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William B. Davis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1938-01-13,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender
Male
Biography
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

Filmography

6.874

The X Files
1998-06-19

5.9

The Proposal
2001-01-08

7.02

The Dead Zone
1983-10-21

6.6

Damage
2009-10-05

7

Focus
2014-03-15

4.315

Saint Sinner
2002-10-26

5.7

The Messengers
2007-02-02

5.5

Possession
2009-07-16

6.11

Passengers
2008-09-26

Snakehead Terror

4.7

Snakehead Terror
2004-03-13

0

Packing Up
2004-08-29

0

Reverse
2008-10-03

4.4

Medium Raw
2010-08-06

Dangerous Intentions

7

Dangerous Intentions
1995-01-03

4

Her Fatal Flaw
2006-11-24

4.1

Behemoth
2011-01-15

6.004

The Tall Man
2012-03-19

The Cradle Will Fall

4.9

The Cradle Will Fall
2004-01-01

Something Evil Comes

6.2

Something Evil Comes
2009-09-03

Midnight Matinee

4

Midnight Matinee
1988-10-12

Science Of Death

0

Science Of Death
2001-01-01

100 Days In The Jungle

4.8

100 Days In The Jungle
2002-12-04

Singularity Principle

6.5

Singularity Principle
2013-03-13

0

Amazon Falls
2010-09-11

5

Stonados
2013-08-31

It's a Wonderful Knife

5.224

It's a Wonderful Knife
2023-11-10

5.6

Dark Storm
2006-06-15

5.3

The Hitman
1991-05-01

5.7

The Thaw
2009-08-30

4.3

Death Note
2017-08-25

Deadly Deception

6.5

Deadly Deception
1987-03-08

5.6

Unforgettable
1996-02-23

3

Becoming Dick
2000-08-31

0

Better Off
2024-04-09

Circumstances Unknown

5

Circumstances Unknown
1995-04-19

When the Vows Break

0

When the Vows Break
1995-11-01

5.8

Numb
2007-04-30

Don't Talk to Strangers

4.8

Don't Talk to Strangers
1994-08-11

4.5

Aftermath
2002-02-03

Sworn to Silence

6

Sworn to Silence
1987-04-06

Judicial Indiscretion

4.3

Judicial Indiscretion
2007-04-09

3

Anthrax
2001-01-01

The Mountain Runners

9

The Mountain Runners
2012-09-27

Heart of a Child

5.5

Heart of a Child
1994-05-09

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told

6.5

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
2015-09-13

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream

6.7

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
2015-10-04

Inside The X-Files

6.7

Inside The X-Files
1998-02-01

3.845

Sisters
2006-11-10

Anything to Survive

6.9

Anything to Survive
1990-02-05

3.571

Mindstorm
2001-02-28

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

6.4

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001-08-22

Omen IV: The Awakening

5

Omen IV: The Awakening
1991-07-19

The Doctor's Case

6

The Doctor's Case
2018-04-26

4

Killing Moon
1999-08-11

6.1

Residue
2017-07-18

3.2

Abduct
2016-05-22

5.2

The Package
2012-11-01

Game Over, Man!

5.485

Game Over, Man!
2018-03-23

The Real 'X-Files'?

8.5

The Real 'X-Files'?
2015-12-04

2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be

0

2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
2016-04-24

The Secret of Hidden Lake

4.8

The Secret of Hidden Lake
2006-10-29

Perpetrators of the Crime

6

Perpetrators of the Crime
2000-01-17

Bad Times at the El Royale

6.8

Bad Times at the El Royale
2018-10-04

Murder Most Likely

4.7

Murder Most Likely
2000-03-22

Look Who's Talking

6.3

Look Who's Talking
1989-10-12

Crystal's Shadow

7.2

Crystal's Shadow
2019-08-02

5

Phil
2019-07-05

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

0

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
2004-05-13

0

Not Our Son
1995-03-03

Rise of the Damned

3.3

Rise of the Damned
2011-06-09

5.2

Head Office
1985-06-06

Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy

6.6

Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
2005-03-03

Voyage of Terror

3.7

Voyage of Terror
1998-01-02

7.105

21 Jump Street
1987-04-12

7.5

Airwolf
1984-01-22

7.2

The Commish
1991-09-28

Masters of Science Fiction

6.1

Masters of Science Fiction
2007-08-04

7.1

Andromeda
2000-10-02

4.8

Robson Arms
2005-06-17

8.375

The X-Files
1993-09-10

8.216

Smallville
2001-10-16

8.267

Stargate SG-1
1997-07-27

5.4

Nightmare Cafe
1992-01-29

6.5

Wiseguy
1987-09-16

6.8

Fear Itself
2008-06-05

8.375

The X-Files
1993-09-10

7.2

Human Target
2010-01-15

The Outer Limits

7.7

The Outer Limits
1995-03-26

50 States of Fright

7.2

50 States of Fright
2020-04-06

7.483

Continuum
2012-05-27

8.375

The X-Files
1993-09-10

8.375

The X-Files
1993-09-10

8.375

The X-Files
1993-09-10

8.302

Supernatural
2005-09-13

The Outer Limits

7.7

The Outer Limits
1995-03-26

The Outer Limits

7.7

The Outer Limits
1995-03-26

7.2

Danger Bay
1985-10-07

6.7

MythQuest
2001-08-01

6.3

Tilt
2005-02-17

7.5

Airwolf
1984-01-22

7.605

Sliders
1995-03-22

The Fearing Mind

4

The Fearing Mind
2000-10-21

6.9

It
1990-11-18

7.105

21 Jump Street
1987-04-12

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

8.1

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010-10-29

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

8.1

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010-10-29

7.741

MacGyver
1985-09-29

Poltergeist: The Legacy

6.1

Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996-04-21

6.9

Caprica
2010-01-22

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

8.215

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018-10-26

7.9

Upload
2020-04-30

7.105

21 Jump Street
1987-04-12

7.1

First Wave
1998-09-09

9

Broken Saints
2001-02-14