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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

260

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-06-28 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Bruce Davidson

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Bruce Davison

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Short Cuts

1993

Short Cuts

as

Howard Finnigan

Crazy/Beautiful

2001

Crazy/Beautiful

as

Tom Oakley

The Crucible

1996

The Crucible

as

Reverend Parris

MegaFault

2009

MegaFault

as

Dr. Mark Rhodes

The Line

2009

The Line

as

Anthony

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

2010

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

as

President Wilson (voice)

High Crimes

2002

High Crimes

as

Brig. Gen. Bill Marks

8MM 2

2005

8MM 2

as

Ambassador Harrington

The Wave

1981

The Wave

as

Ben Ross

Runaway Jury

2003

Runaway Jury

as

Durwood Cable

Steel and Lace

1991

Steel and Lace

as

Albert Morton

Apt Pupil

1998

Apt Pupil

as

Richard Bowden

Spies Like Us

1985

Spies Like Us

as

Ruby

Dahmer

2002

Dahmer

as

Lionel Dahmer

Hate Crime

2005

Hate Crime

as

Pastor Boyd

Summer Catch

2001

Summer Catch

as

Rand Parrish

The Horror Show

1979

The Horror Show

as

(archive footage)

The Lathe of Heaven

1980

The Lathe of Heaven

as

George Orr

The Dead Girl

2006

The Dead Girl

as

Leah's Father

Crimes of Passion

1984

Crimes of Passion

as

Donny Hopper

Mame

1974

Mame

as

Patrick as an adult

Paulie

1998

Paulie

as

Dr. Reingold

X-Men

2000

X-Men

as

Senator Kelly

X2

2003

X2

as

Senator Kelly

Ulzana's Raid

1972

Ulzana's Raid

as

Lt. Garnett DeBuin

Willard

1971

Willard

as

Willard Stiles

Last Summer

1969

Last Summer

as

Dan

Titanic II

2010

Titanic II

as

James Maine

Arctic Blast

2010

Arctic Blast

as

Winslaw

Camp Hell

2010

Camp Hell

as

Fr. Phineas McAllister

Camera

2024

Camera

as

Frank Flynn

High Risk

1981

High Risk

as

Dan

Confession

2005

Confession

as

Father Thomas Parker

Out of the Ashes

2003

Out of the Ashes

as

Peter Schuman, Interrogator

Touched

2005

Touched

as

Robert Davis

Christmas Angel

2009

Christmas Angel

as

Nick Anderson

A Golden Christmas

2009

A Golden Christmas

as

Rod Wright

Short Eyes

1977

Short Eyes

as

Clark Davis

Influence

2020

Influence

as

Walter Klein

Brass Target

1978

Brass Target

as

Col. Robert Dawson

Off Season

2001

Off Season

as

Dr. Zimmer

Munger Road

2011

Munger Road

as

Chief Kirkhoven

Tomorrow's Child

1982

Tomorrow's Child

as

Cliff Bender

The Millionaire Tour

2012

The Millionaire Tour

as

The Roman

The Lords of Salem

2013

The Lords of Salem

as

Francis Matthias

Ghost Dancing

1983

Ghost Dancing

as

Calvin Oberst

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

2000

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

as

Sen. Robert Kelly

Live! From Death Row

1992

Live! From Death Row

as

Laurence Dvorak

Lovelife

1997

Lovelife

as

Bruce

Return of the Killer Shrews

2012

Return of the Killer Shrews

as

Jerry Farrell

The Gathering

1977

The Gathering

as

George

Bigfoot

2012

Bigfoot

as

Sheriff Walt Henderson

The Skateboard Kid II

1995

The Skateboard Kid II

as

Burt Squires

3 Holiday Tails

2011

3 Holiday Tails

as

Rod Wright

Saving Lincoln

2013

Saving Lincoln

as

William H. Seward

On the Edge

2001

On the Edge

as

(segment "The Other Side")

Peege

1973

Peege

as

Deadman's Curve

1978

Deadman's Curve

as

Dean Torrence

Grand Jury

1977

Grand Jury

as

Bobby Allen

Knight Rider

2008

Knight Rider

as

Charles Graiman

From the Shadows

2023

From the Shadows

as

Dr. Joseph Cawl

A Memory in My Heart

1999

A Memory in My Heart

as

Chase Stewart

Beyond the Heavens

2013

Beyond the Heavens

as

Oliver Henry (adult)

Someone Else's Child

1994

Someone Else's Child

as

Nick Callahan

Grace of My Heart

1996

Grace of My Heart

as

John Murray

Summer of My German Soldier

1978

Summer of My German Soldier

as

Anton Reiker

Persecuted

2014

Persecuted

as

Senator Donald Harrison

The Jerusalem File

1972

The Jerusalem File

as

David Armstrong

Hidden in America

1996

Hidden in America

as

Michael

The Affair

1973

The Affair

as

Jamie Patterson

The Clinic

2004

The Clinic

as

Martin Landrum

Game of Power

Game of Power

as

Ballard Wright

Stealing Roses

2012

Stealing Roses

as

Mr. Lowell

The Last Survivors

1975

The Last Survivors

as

Michael Larsen

Suitable Flesh

2023

Suitable Flesh

as

Ephraim Waite

37

2014

37

as

Psychic

Widow's Kiss

1996

Widow's Kiss

as

Justin Sager

A Mother's Revenge

1993

A Mother's Revenge

as

Bill Sanders

Homage

1995

Homage

as

Joseph Smith

Down, Out and Dangerous

1995

Down, Out and Dangerous

as

Brad Harrington

Lies

1983

Lies

as

Stuart Russell

Breach

2007

Breach

as

John O'Neill

The Cure

1995

The Cure

as

Dr. Stevens

Black Beauty

2015

Black Beauty

as

Grandpa

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

2017

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

as

P'Torr The Exile (voice)

Evergreen

2004

Evergreen

as

Frank

Portrait of Grandpa Doc

1977

Portrait of Grandpa Doc

as

Bruce - as a Young Man

Mind Over Murder

1979

Mind Over Murder

as

Jason

Condor's Nest

2023

Condor's Nest

as

Gerhardt Schrude

After Jimmy

1996

After Jimmy

as

Sam Stapp

Get a Job

2016

Get a Job

as

Lawrence Wilheimer

The Leisure Class

2015

The Leisure Class

as

Edward

ManFast

2003

ManFast

as

Rupert Iris

Stolen: One Husband

1990

Stolen: One Husband

as

Dr. Peter Foley

Kingdom Hospital

2004

Kingdom Hospital

as

Dr. Stegman

L.A. Law: The Movie

2002

L.A. Law: The Movie

as

Lawrence Diebenkorn

French Quarter

1978

French Quarter

as

Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik

Displacement

2016

Displacement

as

Prof. Peter Deckard

It's My Party

1996

It's My Party

as

Rodney Bingham

At First Sight

1999

At First Sight

as

Dr. Charles Aaron

Kiss My Grits

1982

Kiss My Grits

as

Dolin T. Pike

Along Came the Devil

2018

Along Came the Devil

as

Reverend Michael

Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent

2016

Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent

as

Pastor Ezekiel

Insidious: The Last Key

2018

Insidious: The Last Key

as

Christian Rainier

The Bronx Bull

2016

The Bronx Bull

as

D.A. Bonomi

Last Rampage

2017

Last Rampage

as

Cooper

Lady in a Corner

1989

Lady in a Corner

as

Bill Guthrie

Love Locks

2017

Love Locks

as

Hugo Blanchet

Oceanus: Act One

2015

Oceanus: Act One

as

Commander Mitch Conrad

The Congregation

2011

The Congregation

as

Amos Christner

A Violent Man

2019

A Violent Man

as

Benjamin Green

9/11

2017

9/11

as

Monohan

Stephen King's Golden Tales

1993

Stephen King's Golden Tales

as

Richard Hagstrom

Corbin Nash

2018

Corbin Nash

as

Jack

The Ladies Club

1986

The Ladies Club

as

Richard Harrison

God Don't Make the Laws

2011

God Don't Make the Laws

as

Bud Kelly / Mayor

Going Shopping

2005

Going Shopping

as

Adam

Bender

2016

Bender

as

Mayor Prentiss

Itsy Bitsy

2019

Itsy Bitsy

as

Walter

Coffin

2011

Coffin

as

Garrison

Vendetta

1999

Vendetta

as

Thomas Semmes

Too Young to Be a Dad

2002

Too Young to Be a Dad

as

Dan Freeman

An Ambush of Ghosts

1993

An Ambush of Ghosts

as

Bill Betts

The Great Alaskan Race

2019

The Great Alaskan Race

as

Governor Bone

Any Bullet Will Do

2018

Any Bullet Will Do

as

Jonathan Carrington

Tales from the Darkside

1990

Tales from the Darkside

as

Richard Hagstrom

Color of Justice

1997

Color of Justice

as

Frank Gainer

Abnormal Attraction

2018

Abnormal Attraction

as

Dr. Stanley Cole

Along Came the Devil II

2019

Along Came the Devil II

as

Reverend Michael

Wish Man

2019

Wish Man

as

Frank Shankwitz Sr.

A Fairy's Game

2018

A Fairy's Game

as

Spindly (voice)

Captors

2020

Captors

as

Silas Visler

Christmas at the Plaza

2019

Christmas at the Plaza

as

Reginald Brookwater

The Slider

2017

The Slider

as

Ispector Wiesel

Incident at Crestridge

1981

Incident at Crestridge

as

Clint Larsen

108 Stitches

2014

108 Stitches

as

Coach Scott Deshields

Await the Dawn

2020

Await the Dawn

as

David

We Still Say Grace

2020

We Still Say Grace

as

Harold

The Manor

2021

The Manor

as

Roland

The Gift of Christmas

2020

The Gift of Christmas

as

Bob Rodgers

My True Fairytale

2021

My True Fairytale

as

Martin Goodwin

Evil at the Door

2022

Evil at the Door

as

John Doe

Earth's Final Hours

2011

Earth's Final Hours

as

Rothman

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

1997

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

as

Yehiel Dinur (voice)

Elwood

2014

Elwood

as

Congressman Barber

The Lightning Code

2025

The Lightning Code

as

Nikola Tesla

La La Land

2016

La La Land

as

Mia's Father (uncredited)

Special Ops: Delta Force

2006

Special Ops: Delta Force

as

General Preston Rossdale

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

David Carroll

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Wyck Thayer

Castle

Castle

as

Lou Karnacki

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

as

Josh Bedford

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Dane Daniels

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Luden Sandelton

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

as

Dr. Michael Robert

Cybill

Cybill

as

Mark Davis

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as

Paul Cartwright

The L Word

The L Word

as

Leonard Kroll

V

V

as

John Langley

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

as

Father Davison

The Practice

The Practice

as

Scott Wallace

Lost

Lost

as

Douglas Brooks

Close to Home

Close to Home

as

Doug Hellman

Hunter

Hunter

as

Deputy Chief Wyler

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as

Burt Peters

The Triangle

The Triangle

as

Stan Lathem

Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons

as

George Henderson

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

as

Richard Hagstrom

Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva

as

Judge Cyrus Maxwell

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

as

Charles Graiman

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney

Hunter

Hunter

as

Capt. Wyler

Psych

Psych

as

Walter Snowden

The Fosters

The Fosters

as

Stewart Adams

Kingdom

Kingdom

as

Ron Prince

Crossing Lines

Crossing Lines

as

Tactical Leader

Bosch: Legacy

Bosch: Legacy

as

James Rafferty

Ozark

Ozark

as

Senator Randall Schafer

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

as

Judge Walter Abrams

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as

Steven Carver

TripTank

TripTank

as

Daytona Jack (voice)

Those Who Kill

Those Who Kill

as

Howard Burgess

Blindspot

Blindspot

as

Jean-Paul Bruyere

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

as

Dr. Edward Wythe

The Hunger

The Hunger

as

New Lighthouse Keeper

Designated Survivor

Designated Survivor

as

Ray Beckett

1923

1923

as

Arthur

Leverage

Leverage

as

Dan Blackwell

Creepshow

Creepshow

as

Avery Whitlock

Last Resort

Last Resort

as

ARTHUR SHEPARD

The Son

The Son

as

ENDICOTT

JAG

JAG

as

Dr. Morris Sperling

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as

Robert Oliver

The Closer

The Closer

as

Russell Clark

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

The Waltons

The Waltons

as

Bob Hill

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

as

Andrew Raines

The Legend of Korra

The Legend of Korra

as

Lord Zuko (voice)

Glow and Darkness

Glow and Darkness

as

Pope Urban III

Production

Crew

Directing

Bigfoot

2012

Bigfoot

as