Cast
William B. Davis
Acting
Cast
William B. Davis
Known for
Acting
Born
1938-01-13
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Bill Davis, William Davis, Вільям Брюс Девіс
Biography
William Bruce Davis (born January 13, 1938) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as The Smoking Man on The X-Files. He has also appeared in Stargate SG-1 as Damaris, a Prior of the Ori and as Mayor Tate on Smallville. Most recently he has appeared in FOX's Human Target as an aging mobster. Davis was born in Toronto, Ontario, to an attorney father and psychologist mother. In 1959, he graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.A. in philosophy. Afterwards, he went on to become a drama professor at Bishop's University. He is also the founder of the William Davis Centre for Actors Study acting school in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is also a former national champion water skier. Despite being known for his smoking character, Davis actually quit smoking in the 1970s; when The X-Files started up, he was given a choice between herbal cigarettes and actual cigarettes. At first he chose the actual cigarettes, but switched to herbal shortly after for fear of becoming addicted again while playing the Cigarette Smoking Man. He voiced the antagonist Colonel Whitley of the game The Thing. Davis had a co-starring role in a 2001 episode of The Outer Limits revival series, playing the ruthless director of a secret scientific project, in an episode entitled "Worlds Within." Davis also hosts and narrates the series Critical Eye on the Science Channel. In 2011, he will also co-star in The Tall Man. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Midnight Matinee
as Heath Harris
The X-Files
as The Cigarette-Smoking Man
Bad Times at the El Royale
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
Death Note
as Radio Host
Passengers
as Jack
The Messengers
as Colby Price
The Dead Zone
as Ambulance Driver
Damage
as Veltz
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
Game Over, Man!
as Ray - Security
Look Who's Talking
as Drug Doctor
The Package
as Dr. Willhelm
The Tall Man
as Sheriff Chestnut
Omen IV: The Awakening
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Sisters
as Dr. Lucas Bryant
The Thaw
as Ted
The Hitman
as Dr. Atkins
Circumstances Unknown
as Gene Reuschel
Unforgettable
as Doctor
It's a Wonderful Knife
as Roger Evans
Dark Storm
as General Killion
Packing Up
as Jenkins
Abduct
as Zane
Dangerous Intentions
as Group Leader
Head Office
as University Dean
Saint Sinner
as Father Michael
The Proposal
as Agent Frank Gruning
Behemoth
as William Walsh
Possession
as Hypnotist
Focus
as Mr. Grant
Numb
as Peter Milbank
Residue
as Lamont
Word of Honor
as Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
Snakehead Terror
as Doc Jenkins
Judicial Indiscretion
as Senator Garland Wolf
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
as Harper
Goose on the Loose
as Alphonse David
Inside The X-Files
as Self
Stonados
as Ben
Something Evil Comes
as Mr. Dutton
Rise of the Damned
as Doctor
The Cradle Will Fall
as Alex Myerson
Aftermath
as Deputy Director Edwards
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
as Harper
Anthrax
as Tye Crow
Killing Moon
as Ed
Singularity Principle
as Lawrence Cason
Deadly Deception
as Lawyer
Mindstorm
as Parish
Voyage of Terror
as Dr. Norman Ellisy
Don't Talk to Strangers
as Huddleston
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
Her Fatal Flaw
as Richard O'Brien
Web of Desire
as Dr. Charles Friedman
When the Vows Break
as Dr. Alexander
Flowers for Norma
as Older Gentleman #2
The Secret of Hidden Lake
Phil
as Father Grant
Murder Most Likely
as Detective Inspector
100 Days In The Jungle
as Ambassador Shear
Becoming Dick
as Dr. Hardwin
Anything to Survive
as Dr Reynolds
Secrets of the X-Files
as Self
Heart of a Child
as Vern
Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health
as Father Chris
Out of Line
as Russell
The Doctor's Case
as Doctor Watson
Perpetrators of the Crime
as Henderson
Medium Raw
as Dr. Robert Parker
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
as Granddad
More Secrets of the X-Files
as Self
Amazon Falls
as Calvin
Sworn to Silence
as Peter Massio
Not Our Son
as Police Chief
Science Of Death
as Narrator
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
as Rick Brinkley
The Mountain Runners
as Henry Engberg
Reverse
as Chris
The Real 'X-Files'?
as Himself
Better Off
as Self
Dark Pines
as Shannon Fraser
Bribe, Inc.
as Figaro (voice)