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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Lightning Code
Character:Nikola Tesla
Release Date:09/05/2025
Camera
Character:Frank Flynn
Release Date:23/07/2024
Suitable Flesh
Character:Ephraim Waite
Release Date:27/10/2023
From the Shadows
Character:Dr. Joseph Cawl
Release Date:22/09/2023
Condor's Nest
Character:Gerhardt Schrude
Release Date:27/01/2023
The Good Neighbor
Character:Grant
Release Date:17/06/2022
Evil at the Door
Character:John Doe
Release Date:21/01/2022
The Manor
Character:Roland
Release Date:08/10/2021
My True Fairytale
Character:Martin Goodwin
Release Date:09/04/2021
We Still Say Grace
Character:Harold
Release Date:11/12/2020
The Gift of Christmas
Character:Bob Rodgers
Release Date:01/11/2020
Captors
Character:Silas Visler
Release Date:05/10/2020
Await the Dawn
Character:David
Release Date:18/09/2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:18/08/2020
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
Character:Colin
Release Date:08/05/2020
Influence
Character:Walter Klein
Release Date:20/02/2020
Christmas at the Plaza
Character:Reginald Brookwater
Release Date:28/11/2019
Along Came the Devil II
Character:Reverend Michael
Release Date:11/10/2019
Itsy Bitsy
Character:Walter
Release Date:13/09/2019
Wish Man
Character:Frank Shankwitz Sr.
Release Date:07/06/2019
The Great Alaskan Race
Character:Governor Bone
Release Date:27/02/2019
A Violent Man
Character:Benjamin Green
Release Date:08/02/2019
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
Character:
Release Date:12/10/2018
Any Bullet Will Do
Character:Jonathan Carrington
Release Date:04/09/2018
Along Came the Devil
Character:Reverend Michael
Release Date:10/08/2018
A Fairy's Game
Character:Spindly (voice)
Release Date:01/06/2018
Corbin Nash
Character:Jack
Release Date:20/04/2018
Abnormal Attraction
Character:Dr. Stanley Cole
Release Date:01/03/2018
Insidious: The Last Key
Character:Christian Rainier
Release Date:03/01/2018
The Slider
Character:Ispector Wiesel
Release Date:31/12/2017
Last Rampage
Character:Cooper
Release Date:22/09/2017
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Character:P'Torr The Exile (voice)
Release Date:10/09/2017
9/11
Character:Monohan
Release Date:07/09/2017
Love Locks
Character:Hugo Blanchet
Release Date:28/01/2017
Charlie's Gift
Character:
Release Date:12/12/2016
La La Land
Character:Mia's Father (uncredited)
Release Date:01/12/2016
Bender
Character:Mayor Prentiss
Release Date:14/10/2016
Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
Character:Pastor Ezekiel
Release Date:06/09/2016
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
Character:Victor
Release Date:01/09/2016
Displacement
Character:Prof. Peter Deckard
Release Date:15/06/2016
The Bronx Bull
Character:D.A. Bonomi
Release Date:13/06/2016
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
Character:Richard
Release Date:05/05/2016
Get a Job
Character:Lawrence Wilheimer
Release Date:17/03/2016
The Leisure Class
Character:Edward
Release Date:02/11/2015
Oceanus: Act One
Character:Commander Mitch Conrad
Release Date:23/07/2015
Black Beauty
Character:Grandpa
Release Date:16/07/2015
108 Stitches
Character:Coach Scott Deshields
Release Date:12/09/2014
37
Character:Psychic
Release Date:08/08/2014
Elwood
Character:Congressman Barber
Release Date:01/06/2014
Words and Pictures
Character:Walt
Release Date:22/05/2014
Persecuted
Character:Senator Donald Harrison
Release Date:09/05/2014
Beyond the Heavens
Character:Oliver Henry (adult)
Release Date:01/10/2013
The Lords of Salem
Character:Francis Matthias
Release Date:18/04/2013
Saving Lincoln
Character:William H. Seward
Release Date:15/02/2013
Return of the Killer Shrews
Character:Jerry Farrell
Release Date:15/11/2012
Bigfoot
Character:Sheriff Walt Henderson
Release Date:28/10/2012
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2012
The Millionaire Tour
Character:The Roman
Release Date:31/07/2012
Stealing Roses
Character:Mr. Lowell
Release Date:01/06/2012
God Don't Make the Laws
Character:Bud Kelly / Mayor
Release Date:01/12/2011
3 Holiday Tails
Character:Rod Wright
Release Date:15/11/2011
Coffin
Character:Garrison
Release Date:27/10/2011
Munger Road
Character:Chief Kirkhoven
Release Date:30/09/2011
A Schizophrenic Love Story
Character:Dr. Bob
Release Date:21/06/2011
Earth's Final Hours
Character:Rothman
Release Date:31/05/2011
The Congregation
Character:Amos Christner
Release Date:10/04/2011
Camp Hell
Character:Fr. Phineas McAllister
Release Date:13/08/2010
Titanic II
Character:James Maine
Release Date:07/08/2010
Arctic Blast
Character:Winslaw
Release Date:04/08/2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Character:President Wilson (voice)
Release Date:23/02/2010
A Golden Christmas
Character:Rod Wright
Release Date:23/12/2009
Christmas Angel
Character:Nick Anderson
Release Date:10/11/2009
MegaFault
Character:Dr. Mark Rhodes
Release Date:10/10/2009
The Line
Character:Anthony
Release Date:11/05/2009
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Character:Professor Lazlo
Release Date:25/10/2008
Knight Rider
Character:Charles Graiman
Release Date:17/02/2008
Breach
Character:John O'Neill
Release Date:12/02/2007
The Dead Girl
Character:Leah's Father
Release Date:07/11/2006
Special Ops: Delta Force
Character:General Preston Rossdale
Release Date:01/10/2006
Confession
Character:Father Thomas Parker
Release Date:29/11/2005
8MM 2
Character:Ambassador Harrington
Release Date:22/11/2005
Touched
Character:Robert Davis
Release Date:01/11/2005
Going Shopping
Character:Adam
Release Date:30/09/2005
Hate Crime
Character:Pastor Boyd
Release Date:14/01/2005
Kingdom Hospital
Character:Dr. Stegman
Release Date:03/03/2004
The Clinic
Character:Martin Landrum
Release Date:10/01/2004
Evergreen
Character:Frank
Release Date:01/01/2004
X2
Character:Senator Kelly
Release Date:27/04/2003
Out of the Ashes
Character:Peter Schuman, Interrogator
Release Date:13/04/2003
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
Character:
Release Date:11/02/2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
Character:Self
Release Date:11/02/2003
Runaway Jury
Character:Durwood Cable
Release Date:16/01/2003
ManFast
Character:Rupert Iris
Release Date:01/01/2003
Dahmer
Character:Lionel Dahmer
Release Date:21/06/2002
Too Young to Be a Dad
Character:Dan Freeman
Release Date:10/06/2002
L.A. Law: The Movie
Character:Lawrence Diebenkorn
Release Date:12/05/2002
High Crimes
Character:Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
Release Date:05/04/2002
Off Season
Character:Dr. Zimmer
Release Date:16/12/2001
Summer Catch
Character:Rand Parrish
Release Date:22/08/2001
Crazy/Beautiful
Character:Tom Oakley
Release Date:29/06/2001
On the Edge
Character:(segment "The Other Side")
Release Date:28/06/2001
X-Men
Character:Senator Kelly
Release Date:13/07/2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Character:Sen. Robert Kelly
Release Date:02/07/2000
The King Is Alive
Character:Ray
Release Date:11/05/2000
Vendetta
Character:Thomas Semmes
Release Date:12/09/1999
A Memory in My Heart
Character:Chase Stewart
Release Date:02/03/1999
At First Sight
Character:Dr. Charles Aaron
Release Date:15/01/1999
Locked in Silence
Character:Jim
Release Date:01/01/1999
Apt Pupil
Character:Richard Bowden
Release Date:23/10/1998
Little Girl Fly Away
Character:Frank
Release Date:06/10/1998
Paulie
Character:Dr. Reingold
Release Date:17/04/1998
Color of Justice
Character:Frank Gainer
Release Date:07/09/1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Character:Yehiel Dinur (voice)
Release Date:30/04/1997
Lovelife
Character:Bruce
Release Date:01/04/1997
Hidden in America
Character:Michael
Release Date:01/12/1996
The Crucible
Character:Reverend Parris
Release Date:27/11/1996
After Jimmy
Character:Sam Stapp
Release Date:24/09/1996
Grace of My Heart
Character:John Murray
Release Date:13/09/1996
It's My Party
Character:Rodney Bingham
Release Date:22/03/1996
Widow's Kiss
Character:Justin Sager
Release Date:18/01/1996
Down, Out and Dangerous
Character:Brad Harrington
Release Date:23/08/1995
The Baby-Sitters Club
Character:Watson
Release Date:18/08/1995
Homage
Character:Joseph Smith
Release Date:03/05/1995
The Cure
Character:Dr. Stevens
Release Date:21/04/1995
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
Character:John McCormick
Release Date:13/01/1995
The Skateboard Kid II
Character:Burt Squires
Release Date:01/01/1995
Someone Else's Child
Character:Nick Callahan
Release Date:04/12/1994
Six Degrees of Separation
Character:Larkin
Release Date:08/12/1993
A Mother's Revenge
Character:Bill Sanders
Release Date:14/11/1993
Short Cuts
Character:Howard Finnigan
Release Date:01/10/1993
Stephen King's Golden Tales
Character:Richard Hagstrom
Release Date:08/02/1993
An Ambush of Ghosts
Character:Bill Betts
Release Date:22/01/1993
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
Character:Richard Robbins
Release Date:05/10/1992
Live! From Death Row
Character:Laurence Dvorak
Release Date:03/04/1992
Steel and Lace
Character:Albert Morton
Release Date:30/01/1991
Tales from the Darkside
Character:Richard Hagstrom
Release Date:29/11/1990
Stolen: One Husband
Character:Dr. Peter Foley
Release Date:18/11/1990
Lady in a Corner
Character:Bill Guthrie
Release Date:11/12/1989
Longtime Companion
Character:David
Release Date:11/10/1989
The Misfit Brigade
Character:Porta
Release Date:02/07/1987
The Ladies Club
Character:Richard Harrison
Release Date:01/04/1986
Spies Like Us
Character:Ruby
Release Date:06/12/1985
Crimes of Passion
Character:Donny Hopper
Release Date:19/10/1984
Lies
Character:Stuart Russell
Release Date:01/06/1983
Ghost Dancing
Character:Calvin Oberst
Release Date:30/05/1983
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
Character:Tranio
Release Date:06/02/1983
Kiss My Grits
Character:Dolin T. Pike
Release Date:18/06/1982
Tomorrow's Child
Character:Cliff Bender
Release Date:22/03/1982
Incident at Crestridge
Character:Clint Larsen
Release Date:29/12/1981
The Wave
Character:Ben Ross
Release Date:04/10/1981
High Risk
Character:Dan
Release Date:01/05/1981
The Lathe of Heaven
Character:George Orr
Release Date:09/01/1980
The Gathering, Part II
Character:George
Release Date:17/12/1979
Mind Over Murder
Character:Jason
Release Date:23/10/1979
The Horror Show
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:06/02/1979
Brass Target
Character:Col. Robert Dawson
Release Date:22/12/1978
Summer of My German Soldier
Character:Anton Reiker
Release Date:30/10/1978
French Quarter
Character:Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
Release Date:01/08/1978
Deadman's Curve
Character:Dean Torrence
Release Date:03/02/1978
The Gathering
Character:George
Release Date:04/12/1977
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
Character:Bruce - as a Young Man
Release Date:05/11/1977
Short Eyes
Character:Clark Davis
Release Date:28/09/1977
Grand Jury
Character:Bobby Allen
Release Date:01/01/1977
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Character:Leroy
Release Date:26/05/1976
The Last Survivors
Character:Michael Larsen
Release Date:04/03/1975
Mame
Character:Patrick as an adult
Release Date:07/03/1974
The Affair
Character:Jamie Patterson
Release Date:20/11/1973
Peege
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1973
Ulzana's Raid
Character:Lt. Garnett DeBuin
Release Date:27/10/1972
The Jerusalem File
Character:David Armstrong
Release Date:02/02/1972
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Character:Fitzgore
Release Date:15/09/1971
Willard
Character:Willard Stiles
Release Date:30/07/1971
The Strawberry Statement
Character:Simon
Release Date:28/08/1970
Last Summer
Character:Dan
Release Date:10/06/1969
Television Appearances
The American Revolution
Character:
The American Revolution
Character:voice
Universal Basic Guys
Character:(voice)
1923
Character:Arthur
The Lincoln Lawyer
Character:Judge Walter Abrams
Bosch: Legacy
Character:James Rafferty
Glow and Darkness
Character:Pope Urban III
Creepshow
Character:Avery Whitlock
Ozark
Character:Senator Randall Schafer
The Son
Character:ENDICOTT
Designated Survivor
Character:Ray Beckett
Blindspot
Character:Jean-Paul Bruyere
Kingdom
Character:Ron Prince
Sequestered
Character:
TripTank
Character:Daytona Jack (voice)
Those Who Kill
Character:Howard Burgess
Mozart in the Jungle
Character:Hesby Ennis
Crossing Lines
Character:Tactical Leader
The Fosters
Character:Stewart Adams
Last Resort
Character:ARTHUR SHEPARD
The Legend of Korra
Character:Lord Zuko (voice)
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
Character:Gabe Sharpe
Unforgettable
Character:Dr. Edward Wythe
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Steven Carver
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
Drop Dead Diva
Character:Judge Cyrus Maxwell
Castle
Character:Lou Karnacki
Childrens Hospital
Character:Narrator
Leverage
Character:Dan Blackwell
Knight Rider
Character:Charles Graiman
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Character:Dr. Peter Silberman
Psych
Character:Walter Snowden
The Triangle
Character:Stan Lathem
Ghost Whisperer
Character:Josh Bedford
Criminal Minds
Character:Father Davison
Close to Home
Character:Doug Hellman
The Closer
Character:Russell Clark
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Character:Peter Betts
Numb3rs
Character:Robert Oliver
Battlestar Galactica
Character:Dr. Michael Robert
Lost
Character:Douglas Brooks
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Character:Dr. Stegman
The L Word
Character:Leonard Kroll
Without a Trace
Character:Paul Cartwright
CSI: Miami
Character:Dane Daniels
Project Greenlight
Character:Self
Star Trek: Enterprise
Character:Menos
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Avery Tinsdale
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Dr. Graham Mandell
The Hunger
Character:New Lighthouse Keeper
The Practice
Character:Scott Wallace
JAG
Character:Dr. Morris Sperling
The Outer Limits
Character:Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
Star Trek: Voyager
Character:Jareth
Cybill
Character:Mark Davis
Touched by an Angel
Character:Jake Weiss
Chicago Hope
Character:Burt Peters
Harry and the Hendersons
Character:George Henderson
Seinfeld
Character:Wyck Thayer
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Luden Sandelton
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Character:Jimmy Donahue
thirtysomething
Character:
Designing Women
Character:
Amazing Stories
Character:Richard
V
Character:John Langley
Murder, She Wrote
Character:David Carroll
Tales from the Darkside
Character:Richard Hagstrom
Hunter
Character:Deputy Chief Wyler
Hunter
Character:Capt. Wyler
Hotel
Character:
Mourning Becomes Electra
Character:Orin Mannon
Lou Grant
Character:Andrew Raines
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Character:
Police Woman
Character:
Police Story
Character:
The Waltons
Character:
The Waltons
Character:Bob Hill
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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