About
Bruce Davison
Overview
Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director. He's known for his role as Senator Robert Kelly in the X-Men film franchise – through X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). He's also well known for his starring role as Willard Stiles in the cult horror film Willard (1971) and 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 |
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| 2025 | Game of Power | Actor | Ballard Wright | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Camera | Actor | Frank Flynn | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Suitable Flesh | Actor | Ephraim Waite | 57 Average |
| 2023 | From the Shadows | Actor | Dr. Joseph Cawl | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Condor's Nest | Actor | Gerhardt Schrude | 58 Average |
| 2022 | The Good Neighbor | Actor | Grant | 60 Fair |
| 2022 | Evil at the Door | Actor | John Doe | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Manor | Actor | Roland | 57 Average |
| 2021 | My True Fairytale | Actor | Martin Goodwin | 59 Average |
| 2020 | We Still Say Grace | Actor | Harold | 58 Average |
| 2020 | The Gift of Christmas | Actor | Bob Rodgers | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Captors | Actor | Silas Visler | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Await the Dawn | Actor | David | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | More Beautiful for Having Been Broken | Actor | Colin | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Influence | Actor | Walter Klein | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Christmas at the Plaza | Actor | Reginald Brookwater | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Along Came the Devil II | Actor | Reverend Michael | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Creepshow | Actor | Avery Whitlock (segment "Night of the Paw") | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | Itsy Bitsy | Actor | Walter | 57 Average |
| 2019 | Wish Man | Actor | Frank Shankwitz Sr. | 59 Average |
| 2019 | The Great Alaskan Race | Actor | Governor Bone | 58 Average |
| 2019 | A Violent Man | Actor | Benjamin Green | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2018 | Any Bullet Will Do | Actor | Jonathan Carrington | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Along Came the Devil | Actor | Reverend Michael | 58 Average |
| 2018 | A Fairy's Game | Actor | Spindly (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Corbin Nash | Actor | Jack | 57 Average |
| 2018 | Abnormal Attraction | Actor | Dr. Stanley Cole | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | Actor | Christian Rainier | 62 Fair |
| 2017 | The Slider | Actor | Ispector Wiesel | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Last Rampage | Actor | Cooper | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Yamasong: March of the Hollows | Actor | P'Torr The Exile | 58 Average |
| 2017 | 9/11 | Actor | Monohan | 56 Average |
| 2017 | Love Locks | Actor | Hugo Blanchet | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Charlie's Gift | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2016 | Bender | Actor | Mayor Prentiss | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent | Actor | Pastor Ezekiel | 59 Average |
| 2016 | The Mystery of Casa Matusita | Actor | Victor | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Displacement | Actor | Prof. Peter Deckard | 58 Average |
| 2016 | The Bronx Bull | Actor | D.A. Bonomi | 58 Average |
| 2016 | The Curse of Sleeping Beauty | Actor | Richard | 56 Average |
| 2016 | Get a Job | Actor | Lawrence Wilheimer | 55 Average |
| 2015 | The Leisure Class | Actor | Edward | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Oceanus: Act One | Actor | Commander Mitch Conrad | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Black Beauty | Actor | Grandpa | 59 Average |
| 2014 | 108 Stitches | Actor | Coach Scott Deshields | 58 Average |
| 2014 | 37 | Actor | Psychic | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Sequestered | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 2014 | Words and Pictures | Actor | Walt | 60 Fair |
| 2014 | Persecuted | Actor | Senator Donald Harrison | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Beyond the Heavens | Actor | Oliver Henry (adult) | 59 Average |
| 2013 | The Lords of Salem | Actor | Francis Matthias | 56 Average |
| 2013 | Saving Lincoln | Actor | William H. Seward | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Return of the Killer Shrews | Actor | Jerry Farrell | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Bigfoot | Actor | Sheriff Walt Henderson | 56 Average |
| 2012 | That Guy... Who Was in That Thing | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | The Millionaire Tour | Actor | The Roman | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Stealing Roses | Actor | Mr. Lowell | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | God Don't Make the Laws | Actor | Bud Kelly / Mayor | 58 Average |
| 2011 | 3 Holiday Tails | Actor | Rod Wright | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Coffin | Actor | Garrison | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Munger Road | Actor | Chief Kirkhoven | 58 Average |
| 2011 | A Schizophrenic Love Story | Actor | Dr. Bob | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Earth's Final Hours | Actor | Rothman | 57 Average |
| 2011 | The Congregation | Actor | Amos Christner | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | Camp Hell | Actor | Fr. Phineas McAllister | 57 Average |
| 2010 | Titanic II | Actor | James Maine | 54 Average |
| 2010 | Arctic Blast | Actor | Winslaw | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Actor | President Slade Wilson (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2009 | A Golden Christmas | Actor | Rod Wright | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Christmas Angel | Actor | Nick Anderson | 59 Average |
| 2009 | MegaFault | Actor | Dr. Mark Rhodes | 58 Average |
| 2009 | The Line | Actor | Anthony | 57 Average |
| 2008 | The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice | Actor | Professor Lazlo | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | Knight Rider | Actor | Dr. Charles Graiman | 73 Good |
| 2008 | Knight Rider | Actor | Charles Graiman | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Breach | Actor | John O'Neill | 62 Fair |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl | Actor | Leah's Father | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Triangle | Actor | Stan Lathem | 64 Fair |
| 2005 | Confession | Actor | Father Thomas Parker | 58 Average |
| 2005 | 8MM 2 | Actor | Ambassador Harrington | 56 Average |
| 2005 | Touched | Actor | Robert Davis | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Going Shopping | Actor | Adam | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Hate Crime | Actor | Pastor Boyd | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Actor | Dr. Stegman | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital | Actor | Dr. Stegman | 69 Fair |
| 2004 | The Clinic | Actor | Martin Landrum | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Evergreen | Actor | Frank | 59 Average |
| 2003 | X2 | Actor | Senator Kelly | 69 Fair |
| 2003 | Out of the Ashes | Actor | Peter Schuman, Interrogator | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Evolution X - The Making of X-Men | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Actor | Durwood Cable | 66 Fair |
| 2003 | ManFast | Actor | Rupert Iris | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Dahmer | Actor | Lionel Dahmer | 56 Average |
| 2002 | Too Young to Be a Dad | Actor | Dan Freeman | 59 Average |
| 2002 | L.A. Law: The Movie | Actor | Lawrence Diebenkorn | 59 Average |
| 2002 | High Crimes | Actor | Brig. Gen. Bill Marks | 61 Fair |
| 2001 | Off Season | Actor | Dr. Zimmer | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Summer Catch | Actor | Rand Parrish | 57 Average |
| 2001 | Crazy/Beautiful | Actor | Tom Oakley | 61 Fair |
| 2001 | On the Edge | Actor | (segment "The Other Side") | 58 Average |
| 2000 | X-Men | Actor | Senator Kelly | 69 Fair |
| 2000 | X-Men: The Mutant Watch | Actor | Sen. Robert Kelly | 62 Fair |
| 2000 | The King Is Alive | Actor | Ray | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Vendetta | Actor | Thomas Semmes | 59 Average |
| 1999 | A Memory in My Heart | Actor | Chase Stewart | 58 Average |
| 1999 | At First Sight | Actor | Dr. Charles Aaron | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Locked in Silence | Actor | Jim | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Apt Pupil | Actor | Richard Bowden | 62 Fair |
| 1998 | Little Girl Fly Away | Actor | Frank | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Paulie | Actor | Dr. Reingold | 63 Fair |
| 1997 | Color of Justice | Actor | Frank Gainer | 59 Average |
| 1997 | The Trial of Adolf Eichmann | Actor | Yehiel Dinur (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Lovelife | Actor | Bruce | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Hidden in America | Actor | Michael | 59 Average |
| 1996 | The Crucible | Actor | Reverend Parris | 62 Fair |
| 1996 | After Jimmy | Actor | Sam Stapp | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Grace of My Heart | Actor | John Murray | 59 Average |
| 1996 | It's My Party | Actor | Rodney Bingham | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Widow's Kiss | Actor | Justin Sager | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Down, Out and Dangerous | Actor | Brad Harrington | 59 Average |
| 1995 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Actor | Watson | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Homage | Actor | Joseph Smith | 58 Average |
| 1995 | The Cure | Actor | Dr. Stevens | 66 Fair |
| 1995 | Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog | Actor | John McCormick | 59 Average |
| 1995 | The Skateboard Kid II | Actor | Burt Squires | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Someone Else's Child | Actor | Nick Callahan | N/A N/A |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation | Actor | Larkin | 60 Fair |
| 1993 | A Mother's Revenge | Actor | Bill Sanders | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Actor | Howard Finnigan | 66 Fair |
| 1993 | An Ambush of Ghosts | Actor | Bill Betts | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Desperate Choices: To Save My Child | Actor | Richard Robbins | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Live! From Death Row | Actor | Laurence Dvorak | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Steel and Lace | Actor | Albert Morton | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Harry and the Hendersons | Actor | George Henderson | 65 Fair |
| 1990 | Tales from the Darkside | Actor | Richard Hagstrom | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Stolen: One Husband | Actor | Dr. Peter Foley | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Lady in a Corner | Actor | Bill Guthrie | N/A N/A |
| 1989 | Longtime Companion | Actor | David | 60 Fair |
| 1989 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | Actor | Jimmy Donahue | 68 Fair |
| 1987 | The Misfit Brigade | Actor | Porta | 58 Average |
| 1986 | The Ladies Club | Actor | Richard Harrison | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Spies Like Us | Actor | Ruby | 60 Fair |
| 1985 | Stephen King's Golden Tales | Actor | Richard Hagstrom | 59 Average |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Actor | (segment "An Unlocked Window") | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | Crimes of Passion | Actor | Donny Hopper | 59 Average |
| 1983 | Lies | Actor | Stuart Russell | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Ghost Dancing | Actor | Calvin Oberst | N/A N/A |
| 1983 | William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew | Actor | Tranio | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Kiss My Grits | Actor | Dolin T. Pike | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Tomorrow's Child | Actor | Cliff Bender | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | Incident at Crestridge | Actor | Clint Larsen | 59 Average |
| 1981 | The Wave | Actor | Ben Ross | 60 Fair |
| 1981 | High Risk | Actor | Dan | 58 Average |
| 1980 | The Lathe of Heaven | Actor | George Orr | 59 Average |
| 1979 | The Gathering, Part II | Actor | George | N/A N/A |
| 1979 | Mind Over Murder | Actor | Jason | 59 Average |
| 1979 | The Horror Show | Actor | (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1978 | Brass Target | Actor | Col. Robert Dawson | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Mourning Becomes Electra | Actor | Orin Mannon | N/A N/A |
| 1978 | Summer of My German Soldier | Actor | Anton Reiker | 59 Average |
| 1978 | French Quarter | Actor | Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Deadman's Curve | Actor | Dean Torrence | 58 Average |
| 1977 | The Gathering | Actor | George | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Portrait of Grandpa Doc | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1977 | Short Eyes | Actor | Clark Davis | 59 Average |
| 1977 | Grand Jury | Actor | Bobby Allen | N/A N/A |
| 1976 | Mother, Jugs & Speed | Actor | Leroy | 58 Average |
| 1975 | The Last Survivors | Actor | Michael Larsen | 59 Average |
| 1974 | Mame | Actor | Patrick as an adult | 59 Average |
| 1974 | The Lives of Benjamin Franklin | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1973 | The Affair | Actor | Jamie Patterson | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Peege | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1972 | Ulzana's Raid | Actor | Lt. Garnett DeBuin | 61 Fair |
| 1972 | The Jerusalem File | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1971 | Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me | Actor | Fitzgore | 59 Average |
| 1971 | Willard | Actor | Willard Stiles | 59 Average |
| 1970 | The Strawberry Statement | Actor | Simon | 59 Average |
| 1969 | Last Summer | Actor | Dan | 59 Average |
| On The Couch | Actor | Daddy | N/A N/A |
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| The Roommates | Actor | Arthur | 59 Average |
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| Glow and Darkness | Actor | Papa Urbano III | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2012 | Bigfoot | Directing | Director | 56 Average |
| 2001 | Off Season | Directing | Director | 58 Average |