Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison
Biography
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
253
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-06-28 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Acting

2024

Universal Basic Guys as (voice)

2023

From the Shadows as Dr. Joseph Cawl

2023

Suitable Flesh as Ephraim Waite

2023

Condor's Nest as Gerhardt Schrude

2022

1923 as Arthur

2022

Bosch: Legacy as James Rafferty

2022

The Lincoln Lawyer as Judge Walter Abrams

2022

The Good Neighbor as Grant

2021

The Manor as Roland

2019

Creepshow as Avery Whitlock

2019

The Great Alaskan Race as Governor Bone

2018

Insidious: The Last Key as Christian Rainier

2017

Ozark as Senator Randall Schafer

2017

The Son as ENDICOTT

2017

9/11 as Monohan

2017

Last Rampage as Cooper

2016

Designated Survivor as Ray Beckett

2016

La La Land as Mia's Father (uncredited)

2016

Get a Job as Lawrence Wilheimer

2015

Blindspot as Jean-Paul Bruyere

2015

The Leisure Class as Edward

2014

Mozart in the Jungle as Hesby Ennis

2014

Kingdom as Ron Prince

2014

Those Who Kill as Howard Burgess

2014

TripTank as Daytona Jack (voice)

2014

Sequestered as Not available

2014

Words and Pictures as Walt

2013

The Fosters as Stewart Adams

2013

Crossing Lines as Tactical Leader

2013

The Lords of Salem as Francis Matthias

2012

Last Resort as ARTHUR SHEPARD

2011

Unforgettable as Dr. Edward Wythe

2011

Coffin as Garrison

2011

Earth's Final Hours as Rothman

2010

Hawaii Five-0 as Steven Carver

2010

Titanic II as James Maine

2010

Arctic Blast as Winslaw

2010

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as President Wilson (voice)

2010

Camp Hell as Fr. Phineas McAllister

2009

Castle as Lou Karnacki

2009

Drop Dead Diva as Judge Cyrus Maxwell

2009

The Line as Anthony

2008

Leverage as Dan Blackwell

2008

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Dr. Peter Silberman

2008

Childrens Hospital as Narrator

2008

Knight Rider as Charles Graiman

2008

Knight Rider as Charles Graiman

2007

Breach as John O'Neill

2006

Psych as Walter Snowden

2006

The Dead Girl as Leah's Father

2005

Criminal Minds as Father Davison

2005

Ghost Whisperer as Josh Bedford

2005

Numb3rs as Robert Oliver

2005

The Closer as Russell Clark

2005

Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Peter Betts

2005

Close to Home as Doug Hellman

2005

The Triangle as Stan Lathem

2005

Hate Crime as Pastor Boyd

2005

8MM 2 as Ambassador Harrington

2004

Lost as Douglas Brooks

2004

Battlestar Galactica as Dr. Michael Robert

2004

The L Word as Leonard Kroll

2003

Runaway Jury as Durwood Cable

2003

Out of the Ashes as Peter Schuman, Interrogator

2002

CSI: Miami as Dane Daniels

2002

Without a Trace as Paul Cartwright

2002

High Crimes as Brig. Gen. Bill Marks

2002

Dahmer as Lionel Dahmer

2001

Star Trek: Enterprise as Menos

2001

Summer Catch as Rand Parrish

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Avery Tinsdale

2000

X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Sen. Robert Kelly

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Graham Mandell

1999

At First Sight as Dr. Charles Aaron

1999

Vendetta as Thomas Semmes

1998

Paulie as Dr. Reingold

1998

Apt Pupil as Richard Bowden

1997

The Practice as Scott Wallace

1997

The Hunger as New Lighthouse Keeper

1996

The Crucible as Reverend Parris

1995

Star Trek: Voyager as Jareth

1995

JAG as Dr. Morris Sperling

1995

The Outer Limits as Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney

1995

Cybill as Not available

1995

The Cure as Dr. Stevens

1995

The Baby-Sitters Club as Watson

1994

Touched by an Angel as Jake Weiss

1994

Chicago Hope as Not available

1993

Short Cuts as Howard Finnigan

1991

Harry and the Hendersons as George Henderson

1989

Seinfeld as Wyck Thayer

1989

Tales from the Crypt as Luden Sandelton

1987

thirtysomething as Not available

1987

The Misfit Brigade as Porta

1986

Designing Women as Not available

1985

Amazing Stories as Richard

1985

Spies Like Us as Ruby

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

V as John Langley

1984

Crimes of Passion as Donny Hopper

1982

Hotel as Not available

1981

High Risk as Dan

1978

Mourning Becomes Electra as Orin Mannon

1977

Lou Grant as Andrew Raines

1974

Police Woman as Not available

1974

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin as Not available

1973

Police Story as Not available

1972

The Waltons as Not available

1972

The Waltons as Bob Hill

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter

NaN

Glow and Darkness as Papa Urbano III

2025

The Lightning Code as Nikola Tesla

2024

Camera as Frank Flynn

2022

Evil at the Door as John Doe

2021

My True Fairytale as Martin Goodwin

2020

Await the Dawn as David

2020

Influence as Walter Klein

2020

We Still Say Grace as Harold

2020

Captors as Silas Visler

2020

The Gift of Christmas as Bob Rodgers

2019

Itsy Bitsy as Walter

2019

Wish Man as Frank Shankwitz Sr.

2019

Christmas at the Plaza as Reginald Brookwater

2019

Along Came the Devil II as Reverend Michael

2019

A Violent Man as Benjamin Green

2018

Along Came the Devil as Reverend Michael

2018

Corbin Nash as Jack

2018

A Fairy's Game as Spindly (voice)

2018

Any Bullet Will Do as Jonathan Carrington

2018

Abnormal Attraction as Dr. Stanley Cole

2017

Love Locks as Hugo Blanchet

2017

Yamasong: March of the Hollows as P'Torr The Exile (voice)

2017

The Slider as Ispector Wiesel

2016

Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent as Pastor Ezekiel

2016

Displacement as Prof. Peter Deckard

2016

The Bronx Bull as D.A. Bonomi

2016

Bender as Mayor Prentiss

2016

Charlie's Gift as Not available

2015

Black Beauty as Grandpa

2015

Oceanus: Act One as Commander Mitch Conrad

2014

Persecuted as Senator Donald Harrison

2014

37 as Psychic

2014

Elwood as Congressman Barber

2014

108 Stitches as Coach Scott Deshields

2013

Saving Lincoln as William H. Seward

2013

Beyond the Heavens as Oliver Henry (adult)

2012

The Millionaire Tour as The Roman

2012

Return of the Killer Shrews as Jerry Farrell

2012

Bigfoot as Sheriff Walt Henderson

2012

Stealing Roses as Mr. Lowell

2011

3 Holiday Tails as Rod Wright

2011

God Don't Make the Laws as Bud Kelly / Mayor

2011

Munger Road as Chief Kirkhoven

2011

The Congregation as Amos Christner

2009

MegaFault as Dr. Mark Rhodes

2009

A Golden Christmas as Rod Wright

2009

Christmas Angel as Nick Anderson

2005

Touched as Robert Davis

2005

Confession as Father Thomas Parker

2005

Going Shopping as Adam

2004

Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman

2004

Evergreen as Frank

2004

The Clinic as Martin Landrum

2003

ManFast as Rupert Iris

2003

X2 as Senator Kelly

2003

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men as Not available

2002

Too Young to Be a Dad as Dan Freeman

2002

L.A. Law: The Movie as Lawrence Diebenkorn

2001

Crazy/Beautiful as Tom Oakley

2001

On the Edge as (segment "The Other Side")

2001

Off Season as Dr. Zimmer

2000

X-Men as Senator Kelly

2000

The King Is Alive as Ray

1999

A Memory in My Heart as Chase Stewart

1999

Locked in Silence as Jim

1998

Little Girl Fly Away as Frank

1997

Color of Justice as Frank Gainer

1997

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Yehiel Dinur (voice)

1997

Lovelife as Bruce

1996

Grace of My Heart as John Murray

1996

It's My Party as Rodney Bingham

1996

Widow's Kiss as Justin Sager

1996

After Jimmy as Sam Stapp

1996

Hidden in America as Michael

1995

The Skateboard Kid II as Burt Squires

1995

Homage as Joseph Smith

1995

Down, Out and Dangerous as Brad Harrington

1994

Someone Else's Child as Nick Callahan

1993

A Mother's Revenge as Bill Sanders

1993

An Ambush of Ghosts as Bill Betts

1992

Live! From Death Row as Laurence Dvorak

1992

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child as Richard Robbins

1991

Steel and Lace as Albert Morton

1990

Tales from the Darkside as Richard Hagstrom

1990

Stolen: One Husband as Dr. Peter Foley

1989

Longtime Companion as David

1989

Lady in a Corner as Bill Guthrie

1986

The Ladies Club as Richard Harrison

1985

Stephen King's Golden Tales as Richard Hagstrom

1983

Lies as Stuart Russell

1983

Ghost Dancing as Calvin Oberst

1982

Tomorrow's Child as Cliff Bender

1982

Kiss My Grits as Dolin T. Pike

1981

The Wave as Ben Ross

1980

The Lathe of Heaven as George Orr

1979

The Horror Show as (archive footage)

1979

The Gathering, Part II as George

1979

Mind Over Murder as Jason

1978

Brass Target as Col. Robert Dawson

1977

Short Eyes as Clark Davis

1976

Mother, Jugs & Speed as Leroy

1975

The Last Survivors as Michael Larsen

1974

Mame as Patrick as an adult

1973

The Affair as Jamie Patterson

NaN

Game of Power as Ballard Wright

1981

Incident at Crestridge as Clint Larsen

1978

French Quarter as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik

1978

Summer of My German Soldier as Anton Reiker

1978

Deadman's Curve as Dean Torrence

1977

The Gathering as George

1977

Grand Jury as Bobby Allen

1977

Portrait of Grandpa Doc as Bruce - as a Young Man

1973

Peege as Not available

1972

Ulzana's Raid as Lt. Garnett DeBuin

1972

The Jerusalem File as David Armstrong

1971

Willard as Willard Stiles

1969

Last Summer as Dan

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner

NaN

25 Miles to Normal as John

NaN

On The Couch as Daddy

NaN

The Roommates as Arthur
Crew

2012

Bigfoot Director

2001

Off Season Director