Acting
Bruce Davison
Born 1946-06-28
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Bruce Davison
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La La Land
2016
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X-Men
2000
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X2
2003
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Lost
2004
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Criminal Minds
2005
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Insidious: The Last Key
2018
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Ozark
2017
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Castle
2009
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Seinfeld
1989
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (261 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Godmother | Mr. Martinson | Movie | 2026 |
 | 25 Miles to Normal | John | Movie | 2026 |
 | The American Revolution | (voice) | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Out of the Woods | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Lightning Code | Nikola Tesla | Movie | 2025 |
 | Universal Basic Guys | (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Camera | Frank Flynn | Movie | 2024 |
 | Suitable Flesh | Ephraim Waite | Movie | 2023 |
 | From the Shadows | Dr. Joseph Cawl | Movie | 2023 |
 | Condor's Nest | Gerhardt Schrude | Movie | 2023 |
 | 1923 | Arthur | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Good Neighbor | Grant | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Walter Abrams | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Bosch: Legacy | James Rafferty | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Evil at the Door | John Doe | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Manor | Roland | Movie | 2021 |
| Glow and Darkness | Pope Urban III | TV Series | 2021 | |
 | My True Fairytale | Martin Goodwin | Movie | 2021 |
 | We Still Say Grace | Harold | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Gift of Christmas | Bob Rodgers | Movie | 2020 |
 | Captors | Silas Visler | Movie | 2020 |
 | Await the Dawn | David | Movie | 2020 |
 | Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | More Beautiful for Having Been Broken | Colin | Movie | 2020 |
 | Influence | Walter Klein | Movie | 2020 |
 | Christmas at the Plaza | Reginald Brookwater | Movie | 2019 |
 | Along Came the Devil II | Reverend Michael | Movie | 2019 |
 | Creepshow | Avery Whitlock | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Itsy Bitsy | Walter | Movie | 2019 |
 | Wish Man | Frank Shankwitz Sr. | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Great Alaskan Race | Governor Bone | Movie | 2019 |
 | A Violent Man | Benjamin Green | Movie | 2019 |
 | Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2018 |
 | Any Bullet Will Do | Jonathan Carrington | Movie | 2018 |
 | Along Came the Devil | Reverend Michael | Movie | 2018 |
 | A Fairy's Game | Spindly (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Corbin Nash | Jack | Movie | 2018 |
 | Abnormal Attraction | Dr. Stanley Cole | Movie | 2018 |
 | Insidious: The Last Key | Christian Rainier | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Slider | Ispector Wiesel | Movie | 2017 |
 | Last Rampage | Cooper | Movie | 2017 |
 | Yamasong: March of the Hollows | P'Torr The Exile (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | 9/11 | Monohan | Movie | 2017 |
 | Ozark | Randall Schafer | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Son | ENDICOTT | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Love Locks | Hugo Blanchet | Movie | 2017 |
 | Charlie's Gift | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | La La Land | Mia's Father (uncredited) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Bender | Mayor Prentiss | Movie | 2016 |
 | Designated Survivor | Ray Beckett | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent | Pastor Ezekiel | Movie | 2016 |
 | Displacement | Prof. Peter Deckard | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Bronx Bull | D.A. Bonomi | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Curse of Sleeping Beauty | Richard | Movie | 2016 |
 | Get a Job | Lawrence Wilheimer | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Leisure Class | Edward | Movie | 2015 |
 | Blindspot | Jean-Paul Bruyere | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Oceanus: Act One | Commander Mitch Conrad | Movie | 2015 |
 | Black Beauty | Grandpa | Movie | 2015 |
 | Kingdom | Ron Prince | TV Series | 2014 |
 | 108 Stitches | Coach Scott Deshields | Movie | 2014 |
 | 37 | Psychic | Movie | 2014 |
 | Sequestered | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Elwood | Congressman Barber | Movie | 2014 |
 | Words and Pictures | Walt | Movie | 2014 |
 | Persecuted | Senator Donald Harrison | Movie | 2014 |
 | TripTank | Daytona Jack (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Those Who Kill | Howard Burgess | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Mozart in the Jungle | Hesby Ennis | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Beyond the Heavens | Oliver Henry (adult) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Crossing Lines | Tactical Leader | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Fosters | Stewart Adams | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Lords of Salem | Francis Matthias | Movie | 2013 |
 | Saving Lincoln | William H. Seward | Movie | 2013 |
 | Return of the Killer Shrews | Jerry Farrell | Movie | 2012 |
 | Bigfoot | Sheriff Walt Henderson | Movie | 2012 |
| Bigfoot | Director | Movie | 2012 |
 | That Guy... Who Was in That Thing | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Last Resort | ARTHUR SHEPARD | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Millionaire Tour | The Roman | Movie | 2012 |
 | Stealing Roses | Mr. Lowell | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Legend of Korra | Lord Zuko (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Gabe Sharpe | TV Series | 2012 |
 | God Don't Make the Laws | Bud Kelly / Mayor | Movie | 2011 |
 | 3 Holiday Tails | Rod Wright | Movie | 2011 |
 | Coffin | Garrison | Movie | 2011 |
 | Munger Road | Chief Kirkhoven | Movie | 2011 |
 | Unforgettable | Edward Wythe | TV Series | 2011 |
 | A Schizophrenic Love Story | Dr. Bob | Movie | 2011 |
 | Earth's Final Hours | Rothman | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Congregation | Amos Christner | Movie | 2011 |
 | Hawaii Five-0 | Steven Carver | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Camp Hell | Fr. Phineas McAllister | Movie | 2010 |
 | Titanic II | James Maine | Movie | 2010 |
 | Arctic Blast | Winslaw | Movie | 2010 |
 | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | President Wilson (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | A Golden Christmas | Rod Wright | Movie | 2009 |
 | Christmas Angel | Nick Anderson | Movie | 2009 |
 | MegaFault | Dr. Mark Rhodes | Movie | 2009 |
 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Drop Dead Diva | Judge Cyrus Maxwell | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Line | Anthony | Movie | 2009 |
 | Castle | Lou Karnacki | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Childrens Hospital | Narrator | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Leverage | Dan Blackwell | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice | Professor Lazlo | Movie | 2008 |
 | Knight Rider | Charles Graiman | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Knight Rider | Charles Graiman | Movie | 2008 |
 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Dr. Peter Silberman | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Breach | John O'Neill | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Dead Girl | Leah's Father | Movie | 2006 |
| Special Ops: Delta Force | General Preston Rossdale | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Psych | Walter Snowden | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Triangle | Stan Lathem | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Confession | Father Thomas Parker | Movie | 2005 |
 | 8MM 2 | Ambassador Harrington | Movie | 2005 |
 | Touched | Robert Davis | Movie | 2005 |
 | Going Shopping | Adam | Movie | 2005 |
 | Ghost Whisperer | Josh Bedford | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Criminal Minds | Father Davison | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Close to Home | Doug Hellman | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Closer | Russell Clark | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Peter Betts | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Numb3rs | Robert Oliver | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Hate Crime | Pastor Boyd | Movie | 2005 |
 | Battlestar Galactica | Dr. Michael Robert | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Lost | Douglas Brooks | TV Series | 2004 |
 | On The Couch | Daddy | Movie | 2004 |
 | Kingdom Hospital | Dr. Stegman | Movie | 2004 |
 | Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital | Dr. Stegman | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The L Word | Leonard Kroll | TV Series | 2004 |
| The Clinic | Martin Landrum | Movie | 2004 | |
 | Evergreen | Frank | Movie | 2004 |
 | Runaway Jury | Durwood Cable | Movie | 2003 |
 | X2 | Senator Kelly | Movie | 2003 |
 | Out of the Ashes | Peter Schuman, Interrogator | Movie | 2003 |
 | Evolution X - The Making of X-Men | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 |
 | X-Men: Premieres Around the World | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | ManFast | Rupert Iris | Movie | 2003 |
 | Without a Trace | Paul Cartwright | TV Series | 2002 |
 | CSI: Miami | Dane Daniels | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Dahmer | Lionel Dahmer | Movie | 2002 |
 | Too Young to Be a Dad | Dan Freeman | Movie | 2002 |
 | L.A. Law: The Movie | Lawrence Diebenkorn | Movie | 2002 |
 | High Crimes | General Bill Marks | Movie | 2002 |
 | Off Season | Dr. Zimmer | Movie | 2001 |
| Off Season | Director | Movie | 2001 |
 | Project Greenlight | Self | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Menos | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Summer Catch | Rand Parrish | Movie | 2001 |
 | Crazy/Beautiful | Tom Oakley | Movie | 2001 |
 | On the Edge | (segment "The Other Side") | Movie | 2001 |
 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Avery Tinsdale | TV Series | 2000 |
 | X-Men | Senator Kelly | Movie | 2000 |
 | X-Men: The Mutant Watch | Sen. Robert Kelly | Movie | 2000 |
 | The King Is Alive | Ray | Movie | 2000 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Graham Mandell | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Vendetta | Thomas Semmes | Movie | 1999 |
 | A Memory in My Heart | Chase Stewart | Movie | 1999 |
 | At First Sight | Dr. Charles Aaron | Movie | 1999 |
 | Locked in Silence | Jim | Movie | 1999 |
 | Apt Pupil | Richard Bowden | Movie | 1998 |
 | Little Girl Fly Away | Frank | Movie | 1998 |
 | Paulie | Dr. Reingold | Movie | 1998 |
 | LoveLife | Bruce | Movie | 1997 |
 | Color of Justice | Frank Gainer | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Hunger | New Lighthouse Keeper | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Trial of Adolf Eichmann | Yehiel Dinur (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Practice | Scott Wallace | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Hidden in America | Michael | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Crucible | Reverend Parris | Movie | 1996 |
| After Jimmy | Sam Stapp | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Grace of My Heart | John Murray | Movie | 1996 |
 | It's My Party | Rodney Bingham | Movie | 1996 |
 | Widow's Kiss | Justin Sager | Movie | 1996 |
 | JAG | Morris Sperling | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Down, Out and Dangerous | Brad Harrington | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Watson | Movie | 1995 |
 | Homage | Joseph Smith | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Cure | Dr. Stevens | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Outer Limits | Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Star Trek: Voyager | Jareth | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog | John McCormick | Movie | 1995 |
 | Cybill | Mark Davis | TV Series | 1995 |
 | The Skateboard Kid II | Burt Squires | Movie | 1995 |
| Someone Else's Child | Nick Callahan | Movie | 1994 | |
 | Touched by an Angel | Jake Weiss | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Chicago Hope | Burt Peters | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Six Degrees of Separation | Larkin | Movie | 1993 |
 | A Mother's Revenge | Bill Sanders | Movie | 1993 |
 | Short Cuts | Howard Finnigan | Movie | 1993 |
 | Stephen King's Golden Tales | Richard Hagstrom | Movie | 1993 |
 | An Ambush of Ghosts | Bill Betts | Movie | 1993 |
 | Desperate Choices: To Save My Child | Richard Robbins | Movie | 1992 |
 | Live! From Death Row | Laurence Dvorak | Movie | 1992 |
 | Steel and Lace | Albert Morton | Movie | 1991 |
 | Harry and the Hendersons | George Henderson | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Tales from the Darkside | Richard Hagstrom | Movie | 1990 |
 | Stolen: One Husband | Dr. Peter Foley | Movie | 1990 |
 | Lady in a Corner | Bill Guthrie | Movie | 1989 |
 | Longtime Companion | David | Movie | 1989 |
 | Seinfeld | Wyck Thayer | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Tales from the Crypt | Luden Sandelton | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | Jimmy Donahue | TV Series | 1989 |
 | thirtysomething | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1987 |
 | The Misfit Brigade | Porta | Movie | 1987 |
 | Designing Women | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1986 |
 | The Ladies Club | Richard Harrison | Movie | 1986 |
 | Spies Like Us | Ruby | Movie | 1985 |
 | Amazing Stories | Richard | TV Series | 1985 |
 | V | John Langley | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Crimes of Passion | Donny Hopper | Movie | 1984 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | David Carroll | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Tales from the Darkside | Richard Hagstrom | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Hunter | Wyler | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Lies | Stuart Russell | Movie | 1983 |
| Ghost Dancing | Calvin Oberst | Movie | 1983 | |
 | William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew | Tranio | Movie | 1983 |
 | Hotel | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Kiss My Grits | Dolin T. Pike | Movie | 1982 |
 | Tomorrow's Child | Cliff Bender | Movie | 1982 |
 | American Playhouse | David | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Incident at Crestridge | Clint Larsen | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Wave | Ben Ross | Movie | 1981 |
 | High Risk | Dan | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Lathe of Heaven | George Orr | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Gathering, Part II | George | Movie | 1979 |
 | Mind Over Murder | Jason | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | Movie | 1979 |
 | Brass Target | Col. Robert Dawson | Movie | 1978 |
 | Mourning Becomes Electra | Orin Mannon | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Summer of My German Soldier | Anton Reiker | Movie | 1978 |
 | French Quarter | Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik | Movie | 1978 |
 | Deadman's Curve | Dean Torrence | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Gathering | George | Movie | 1977 |
| Portrait of Grandpa Doc | Bruce - as a Young Man | Movie | 1977 | |
 | Short Eyes | Clark Davis | Movie | 1977 |
 | Lou Grant | Andrew Raines | TV Series | 1977 |
| Grand Jury | Bobby Allen | Movie | 1977 | |
 | Mother, Jugs & Speed | Leroy | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Last Survivors | Michael Larsen | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Lives of Benjamin Franklin | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Police Woman | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Mame | Older Patrick | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Affair | Jamie Patterson | Movie | 1973 |
 | Peege | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Police Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Ulzana's Raid | Lt. Garnett DeBuin | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Waltons | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Waltons | Bob Hill | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Jerusalem File | David Armstrong | Movie | 1972 |
 | Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me | Fitzgore | Movie | 1971 |
 | Willard | Willard Stiles | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Strawberry Statement | Simon | Movie | 1970 |
 | Last Summer | Dan | Movie | 1969 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |
 | The Roommates | Arthur | Movie | — |
| Game of Power | Ballard Wright | Movie | — | |
 | The Mystery of Casa Matusita | Victor | Movie | — |
| Don’t Look Inside | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |