Actor
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Bruce Davison
Born 1946-06-28
📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director. He portrayed Senator Robert Kelly in X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). Davison is also well known for his starring role as Willard Stiles in the cult horror film Willard (1971), his Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning performance in Longtime Companion (1989), and as Thomas Semmes in the HBO original movie Vendetta.
His other notable film roles are as Grandpa in Black Beauty (2015), Brig. Gen. Bill Marks in High Crimes, Durwood Cable in Runaway Jury, Dr. Charles Aaron in At First Sight, Richard Bowden in Apt Pupil, Reverend Parris in The Crucible, Ruby in Spies Like Us, and Richard Hagstrom in Stephen King's Golden Tales and Tales from the Darkside - the TV movie and originally in an episode of the anthology series.
His best known TV roles are as Dr. Charles Graiman on the TV movie and series Knight Rider (2008), Doug Hellman on Close to Home (2005-2007), Dr. Stegman on Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004-2005), George Henderson on the series Harry and the Hendersons (1991-1993), and Scott Wallace on The Practice.
Filmography 248
The American Revolution
as (voice)
2025
The Lightning Code
as Nikola Tesla
2025
Universal Basic Guys
as (voice)
2024
Camera
as Frank Flynn
2024
Suitable Flesh
as Ephraim Waite
2023
From the Shadows
as Dr. Joseph Cawl
2023
Condor's Nest
as Gerhardt Schrude
2023
1923
as Arthur
2022
The Good Neighbor
as Grant
2022
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Judge Walter Abrams
2022
Bosch: Legacy
as James Rafferty
2022
Evil at the Door
as John Doe
2022
The Manor
as Roland
2021
My True Fairytale
as Martin Goodwin
2021
We Still Say Grace
as Harold
2020
The Gift of Christmas
as Bob Rodgers
2020
Captors
as Silas Visler
2020
Await the Dawn
as David
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
2020
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
as Colin
2020
Influence
as Walter Klein
2020
Christmas at the Plaza
as Reginald Brookwater
2019
Along Came the Devil II
as Reverend Michael
2019
Creepshow
as Avery Whitlock
2019
Itsy Bitsy
as Walter
2019
Wish Man
as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
2019
The Great Alaskan Race
as Governor Bone
2019
A Violent Man
as Benjamin Green
2019
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
2018
Any Bullet Will Do
as Jonathan Carrington
2018
Along Came the Devil
as Reverend Michael
2018
A Fairy's Game
as Spindly (voice)
2018
Corbin Nash
as Jack
2018
Abnormal Attraction
as Dr. Stanley Cole
2018
Insidious: The Last Key
as Christian Rainier
2018
The Slider
as Ispector Wiesel
2017
Last Rampage
as Cooper
2017
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
2017
9/11
as Monohan
2017
Ozark
as Senator Randall Schafer
2017
The Son
as ENDICOTT
2017
Love Locks
as Hugo Blanchet
2017
Charlie's Gift
2016
La La Land
as Mia's Father (uncredited)
2016
Bender
as Mayor Prentiss
2016
Designated Survivor
as Ray Beckett
2016
Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
as Pastor Ezekiel
2016
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
as Victor
2016
Displacement
as Prof. Peter Deckard
2016
The Bronx Bull
as D.A. Bonomi
2016
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
as Richard
2016
Get a Job
as Lawrence Wilheimer
2016
The Leisure Class
as Edward
2015
Blindspot
as Jean-Paul Bruyere
2015
Oceanus: Act One
as Commander Mitch Conrad
2015
Black Beauty
as Grandpa
2015
Kingdom
as Ron Prince
2014
108 Stitches
as Coach Scott Deshields
2014
37
as Psychic
2014
Sequestered
2014
Elwood
as Congressman Barber
2014
Words and Pictures
as Walt
2014
Persecuted
as Senator Donald Harrison
2014
TripTank
as Daytona Jack (voice)
2014
Those Who Kill
as Howard Burgess
2014
Mozart in the Jungle
as Hesby Ennis
2014
Beyond the Heavens
as Oliver Henry (adult)
2013
Crossing Lines
as Tactical Leader
2013
The Fosters
as Stewart Adams
2013
The Lords of Salem
as Francis Matthias
2013
Saving Lincoln
as William H. Seward
2013
Return of the Killer Shrews
as Jerry Farrell
2012
Bigfoot
as Sheriff Walt Henderson
2012
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
as Self
2012
Last Resort
as ARTHUR SHEPARD
2012
The Millionaire Tour
as The Roman
2012
Stealing Roses
as Mr. Lowell
2012
The Legend of Korra
as Lord Zuko (voice)
2012
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
as Gabe Sharpe
2012
God Don't Make the Laws
as Bud Kelly / Mayor
2011
3 Holiday Tails
as Rod Wright
2011
Coffin
as Garrison
2011
Munger Road
as Chief Kirkhoven
2011
Unforgettable
as Dr. Edward Wythe
2011
A Schizophrenic Love Story
as Dr. Bob
2011
Earth's Final Hours
as Rothman
2011
The Congregation
as Amos Christner
2011
Hawaii Five-0
as Steven Carver
2010
Camp Hell
as Fr. Phineas McAllister
2010
Titanic II
as James Maine
2010
Arctic Blast
as Winslaw
2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
as President Wilson (voice)
2010
A Golden Christmas
as Rod Wright
2009
Christmas Angel
as Nick Anderson
2009
MegaFault
as Dr. Mark Rhodes
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
Drop Dead Diva
as Judge Cyrus Maxwell
2009
The Line
as Anthony
2009
Castle
as Lou Karnacki
2009
Childrens Hospital
as Narrator
2008
Leverage
as Dan Blackwell
2008
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
as Professor Lazlo
2008
Knight Rider
as Charles Graiman
2008
Knight Rider
as Charles Graiman
2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as Dr. Peter Silberman
2008
Breach
as John O'Neill
2007
The Dead Girl
as Leah's Father
2006
Psych
as Walter Snowden
2006
The Triangle
as Stan Lathem
2005
Confession
as Father Thomas Parker
2005
8MM 2
as Ambassador Harrington
2005
Touched
as Robert Davis
2005
Going Shopping
as Adam
2005
Ghost Whisperer
as Josh Bedford
2005
Criminal Minds
as Father Davison
2005
Close to Home
as Doug Hellman
2005
The Closer
as Russell Clark
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Peter Betts
2005
Numb3rs
as Robert Oliver
2005
Hate Crime
as Pastor Boyd
2005
Battlestar Galactica
as Dr. Michael Robert
2004
Lost
as Douglas Brooks
2004
On The Couch
as Daddy
2004
Kingdom Hospital
as Dr. Stegman
2004
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
as Dr. Stegman
2004
The L Word
as Leonard Kroll
2004
Evergreen
as Frank
2004
X2
as Senator Kelly
2003
Out of the Ashes
as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
2003
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
as Self
2003
Runaway Jury
as Durwood Cable
2003
ManFast
as Rupert Iris
2003
Without a Trace
as Paul Cartwright
2002
CSI: Miami
as Dane Daniels
2002
Dahmer
as Lionel Dahmer
2002
Too Young to Be a Dad
as Dan Freeman
2002
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Lawrence Diebenkorn
2002
High Crimes
as Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
2002
Off Season
as Dr. Zimmer
2001
Project Greenlight
as Self
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Menos
2001
Summer Catch
as Rand Parrish
2001
Crazy/Beautiful
as Tom Oakley
2001
On the Edge
as (segment "The Other Side")
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Avery Tinsdale
2000
X-Men
as Senator Kelly
2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Sen. Robert Kelly
2000
The King Is Alive
as Ray
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Graham Mandell
1999
Vendetta
as Thomas Semmes
1999
A Memory in My Heart
as Chase Stewart
1999
At First Sight
as Dr. Charles Aaron
1999
Locked in Silence
as Jim
1999
Apt Pupil
as Richard Bowden
1998
Little Girl Fly Away
as Frank
1998
Paulie
as Dr. Reingold
1998
Color of Justice
as Frank Gainer
1997
The Hunger
as New Lighthouse Keeper
1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
1997
Lovelife
as Bruce
1997
The Practice
as Scott Wallace
1997
Hidden in America
as Michael
1996
The Crucible
as Reverend Parris
1996
Grace of My Heart
as John Murray
1996
It's My Party
as Rodney Bingham
1996
Widow's Kiss
as Justin Sager
1996
JAG
as Dr. Morris Sperling
1995
Down, Out and Dangerous
as Brad Harrington
1995
The Baby-Sitters Club
as Watson
1995
Homage
as Joseph Smith
1995
The Cure
as Dr. Stevens
1995
The Outer Limits
as Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
as Jareth
1995
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
as John McCormick
1995
Cybill
as Mark Davis
1995
The Skateboard Kid II
as Burt Squires
1995
Touched by an Angel
as Jake Weiss
1994
Chicago Hope
as Burt Peters
1994
Six Degrees of Separation
as Larkin
1993
A Mother's Revenge
as Bill Sanders
1993
Short Cuts
as Howard Finnigan
1993
Stephen King's Golden Tales
as Richard Hagstrom
1993
An Ambush of Ghosts
as Bill Betts
1993
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
as Richard Robbins
1992
Live! From Death Row
as Laurence Dvorak
1992
Steel and Lace
as Albert Morton
1991
Harry and the Hendersons
as George Henderson
1991
Tales from the Darkside
as Richard Hagstrom
1990
Stolen: One Husband
as Dr. Peter Foley
1990
Lady in a Corner
as Bill Guthrie
1989
Longtime Companion
as David
1989
Seinfeld
as Wyck Thayer
1989
Tales from the Crypt
as Luden Sandelton
1989
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
as Jimmy Donahue
1989
thirtysomething
1987
The Misfit Brigade
as Porta
1987
Designing Women
1986
The Ladies Club
as Richard Harrison
1986
Spies Like Us
as Ruby
1985
Amazing Stories
as Richard
1985
V
as John Langley
1984
Crimes of Passion
as Donny Hopper
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as David Carroll
1984
Tales from the Darkside
as Richard Hagstrom
1984
Hunter
as Deputy Chief Wyler
1984
Hunter
as Capt. Wyler
1984
Lies
as Stuart Russell
1983
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
as Tranio
1983
Hotel
1982
Kiss My Grits
as Dolin T. Pike
1982
Tomorrow's Child
as Cliff Bender
1982
Incident at Crestridge
as Clint Larsen
1981
The Wave
as Ben Ross
1981
High Risk
as Dan
1981
The Lathe of Heaven
as George Orr
1980
The Gathering, Part II
as George
1979
Mind Over Murder
as Jason
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1979
Brass Target
as Col. Robert Dawson
1978
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Orin Mannon
1978
Summer of My German Soldier
as Anton Reiker
1978
French Quarter
as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
1978
Deadman's Curve
as Dean Torrence
1978
The Gathering
as George
1977
Short Eyes
as Clark Davis
1977
Lou Grant
as Andrew Raines
1977
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Leroy
1976
The Last Survivors
as Michael Larsen
1975
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974
Police Woman
1974
Mame
as Patrick as an adult
1974
The Affair
as Jamie Patterson
1973
Peege
1973
Police Story
1973
Ulzana's Raid
as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
1972
The Waltons
1972
The Waltons
as Bob Hill
1972
The Jerusalem File
as David Armstrong
1972
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
as Fitzgore
1971
Willard
as Willard Stiles
1971
The Strawberry Statement
as Simon
1970
Last Summer
as Dan
1969
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
The Roommates
as Arthur
25 Miles to Normal
as John
Godmother
as Mr. Martinson