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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

6.908

The X-Files
1998-06-19

5.925

The Proposal
2001-01-08

7.009

The Dead Zone
1983-10-21

6.6

Damage
2009-10-05

7.25

Focus
2014-03-15

4.5

Saint Sinner
2002-10-26

5.758

The Messengers
2007-02-02

5.56

Possession
2009-07-16

6.129

Passengers
2008-09-26

Snakehead Terror

4.523

Snakehead Terror
2004-03-13

0

Packing Up
2004-08-29

0

Reverse
2008-10-03

4.8

Medium Raw
2010-08-06

Dangerous Intentions

7.318

Dangerous Intentions
1995-01-03

3.4

Her Fatal Flaw
2006-11-24

3.917

Behemoth
2011-01-15

6.031

The Tall Man
2012-03-19

The Cradle Will Fall

5.033

The Cradle Will Fall
2004-01-01

Something Evil Comes

6.2

Something Evil Comes
2009-09-03

Midnight Matinee

5.4

Midnight Matinee
1988-10-12

Science Of Death

0

Science Of Death
2001-01-01

100 Days In The Jungle

5.667

100 Days In The Jungle
2002-12-04

Singularity Principle

5.5

Singularity Principle
2013-03-13

1

Amazon Falls
2010-09-11

4.9

Stonados
2013-08-31

It's a Wonderful Knife

5.053

It's a Wonderful Knife
2023-11-10

5.37

Dark Storm
2006-06-15

5.524

The Hitman
1991-05-01

5.685

The Thaw
2009-08-30

4.274

Death Note
2017-08-25

Deadly Deception

7.333

Deadly Deception
1987-03-08

5.6

Unforgettable
1996-02-23

4

Becoming Dick
2000-08-31

0

Better Off
2024-04-09

Circumstances Unknown

6

Circumstances Unknown
1995-04-19

When the Vows Break

4

When the Vows Break
1995-11-01

5.853

Numb
2007-04-30

Don't Talk to Strangers

5.071

Don't Talk to Strangers
1994-08-11

6

Aftermath
2002-02-03

Sworn to Silence

7

Sworn to Silence
1987-04-06

Judicial Indiscretion

3.5

Judicial Indiscretion
2007-04-09

4.75

Anthrax
2001-01-01

The Mountain Runners

9

The Mountain Runners
2012-09-27

Heart of a Child

5.167

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

6.786

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

Inside The X-Files

7

Inside The X-Files
1998-02-01

3.945

Sisters
2006-11-10

Anything to Survive

7

Anything to Survive
1990-02-05

3.889

Mindstorm
2001-02-28

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

6.436

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001-08-22

Omen IV: The Awakening

5.013

Omen IV: The Awakening
1991-07-19

The Doctor's Case

6

The Doctor's Case
2018-04-26

4.227

Killing Moon
1999-08-11

5.819

Residue
2017-07-18

3.2

Abduct
2016-05-22

5.155

The Package
2013-02-09

Game Over, Man!

5.46

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

4.4

The Secret of Hidden Lake
2006-10-29

Perpetrators of the Crime

6.333

Perpetrators of the Crime
2000-01-17

Bad Times at the El Royale

6.846

Bad Times at the El Royale
2018-10-04

Murder Most Likely

5.75

Murder Most Likely
1999-11-28

Look Who's Talking

6.285

Look Who's Talking
1989-10-12

4.9

Phil
2019-07-05

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

0

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

7

Not Our Son
1995-03-03

Rise of the Damned

3

Rise of the Damned
2011-06-09

5.426

Head Office
1985-06-06

Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy

7.1

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

Voyage of Terror

4.318

Voyage of Terror
1998-01-02

10

Bribe, Inc.
2024-11-03

10

Dark Pines
2005-10-23

Flowers for Norma

0

Flowers for Norma
2010-11-11

7.071

Word of Honor
2003-12-06

Secrets of the X-Files

10

Secrets of the X-Files
1995-05-19

More Secrets of the X-Files

0

More Secrets of the X-Files
1996-05-10

8

Out of Line
2001-11-20

4.5

Web of Desire
2010-05-18

Goose on the Loose

5.35

Goose on the Loose
2006-01-13

Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health

0

Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health
2008-06-26

7.244

21 Jump Street
1987-04-12

7.6

Airwolf
1984-01-22

7.148

The Commish
1991-09-28

Masters of Science Fiction

6.226

Masters of Science Fiction
2007-08-04

7.099

Andromeda
2000-10-02

5.214

Robson Arms
2005-06-17

8.373

The X-Files
1993-09-10

8.189

Smallville
2001-10-16

8.267

Stargate SG-1
1997-07-27

6.364

Nightmare Cafe
1992-01-29

6.649

Wiseguy
1987-09-16

6.737

Fear Itself
2008-06-05

8.373

The X-Files
1993-09-10

7.221

Human Target
2010-01-15

The Outer Limits

7.7

The Outer Limits
1995-03-26

50 States of Fright

7.182

50 States of Fright
2020-04-06

7.464

Continuum
2012-05-27

8.373

The X-Files
1993-09-10

8.373

The X-Files
1993-09-10

8.309

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

7.4

Danger Bay
1985-10-07

7.2

MythQuest
2001-08-01

7.333

Tilt
2005-02-17

7.6

Airwolf
1984-01-22

7.596

Sliders
1995-03-22

6.933

It
1990-11-18

7.244

21 Jump Street
1987-04-12

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

8.192

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

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

8.192

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

7.719

MacGyver
1985-09-29

Poltergeist: The Legacy

6.2

Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996-04-21

6.918

Caprica
2010-01-22

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

8.169

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018-10-26

7.8

Upload
2020-04-30

7.244

21 Jump Street
1987-04-12

7.145

First Wave
1998-09-09

9

Broken Saints
2001-02-14

Murder in a Small Town

6.9

Murder in a Small Town
2024-09-24