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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. De…
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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
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Bribe, Inc.
as Figaro (voice)
Better Off
as Self
It's a Wonderful Knife
as Roger Evans
Phil
as Father Grant
Bad Times at the El Royale
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
No Poster
Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files
as Self
The Doctor's Case
as Doctor Watson
Game Over, Man!
as Ray - Security
Death Note
as Radio Host
Residue
as Lamont
Abduct
as Zane
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
as Granddad
The Real 'X-Files'?
as Himself
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
as Harper
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
as Harper
Focus
as Mr. Grant
Stonados
as Ben
Singularity Principle
as Lawrence Cason
The Package
as Dr. Willhelm
The Mountain Runners
as Henry Engberg
The Tall Man
as Sheriff Chestnut
Rise of the Damned
as Doctor
Behemoth
as William Walsh
Flowers for Norma
as Older Gentleman #2
Amazon Falls
as Calvin
Medium Raw
as Dr. Robert Parker
Web of Desire
as Dr. Charles Friedman
Damage
as Veltz
Something Evil Comes
as Mr. Dutton
The Thaw
as Ted
Possession
as Hypnotist
No Poster
Reverse
as Chris
Passengers
as Jack
In Sickness and in Health
as Father Chris
Exhuming 'The Messengers'
as Self
Numb
as Peter Milbank
Judicial Indiscretion
as Senator Garland Wolf
The Messengers
as Colby Price
Her Fatal Flaw
as Richard O'Brien
Sisters
as Dr. Lucas Bryant
The Secret of Hidden Lake
Dark Storm
as General Killion
Goose on the Loose
as Alphonse David
No Poster
Dark Pines
as Shannon Fraser
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
as Rick Brinkley
Packing Up
as Jenkins
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
Snakehead Terror
as Doc Jenkins
The Cradle Will Fall
as Alex Myerson
Word of Honor
as Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
100 Days in the Jungle
as Ambassador Shear
Saint Sinner
as Father Michael
Aftermath
as Deputy Director Edwards
Out of Line
as Russell
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
Mindstorm
as Parish
The Proposal
as Agent Frank Gruning
Anthrax
as Tye Crow
Science Of Death
as Narrator
Becoming Dick
as Dr. Hardwin
Perpetrators of the Crime
as Henderson
Murder Most Likely
as Detective Inspector
Killing Moon
as Ed
The X-Files
as Carl Busch
Inside The X-Files
as Self
Voyage of Terror
as Dr. Norman Ellisy
More Secrets of the X-Files
as Self
Unforgettable
as Doctor
When the Vows Break
as Dr. Alexander
Secrets of the X-Files
as Self
Circumstances Unknown
as Gene Reuschel
Not Our Son
as Police Chief
Dangerous Intentions
as Group Leader
Don't Talk to Strangers
as Huddleston
Heart of a Child
as Vern
Omen IV: The Awakening
as Lawyer (uncredited)
The Hitman
as Dr. Atkins
Anything to Survive
as Dr Reynolds
Look Who's Talking
as Drug Doctor
Midnight Matinee
as Heath Harris
Sworn to Silence
as Peter Massio
Deadly Deception
as Lawyer
Head Office
as University Dean
No Poster
The Cuckoo Bird
as Ted
The Dead Zone
as Ambulance Driver