Bruce Davison
Born: 1946-06-28 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- The American Revolution as (voice)
- The Lightning Code as Nikola Tesla
2024
- Universal Basic Guys as (voice)
- Camera as Frank Flynn
2023
- Suitable Flesh as Ephraim Waite
- Condor's Nest as Gerhardt Schrude
- From the Shadows as Dr. Joseph Cawl
2022
- The Lincoln Lawyer as Walter Abrams
- 1923 as Arthur
- Bosch: Legacy as James Rafferty
- The Good Neighbor as Grant
- Evil at the Door as John Doe
2021
- The Manor as Roland
- Glow and Darkness as Pope Urban III
- My True Fairytale as Martin Goodwin
2020
- Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self
- Influence as Walter Klein
- Await the Dawn as David
- We Still Say Grace as Harold
- More Beautiful for Having Been Broken as Colin
- Captors as Silas Visler
- The Gift of Christmas as Bob Rodgers
2019
- Creepshow as Avery Whitlock
- The Great Alaskan Race as Governor Bone
- Wish Man as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
- Christmas at the Plaza as Reginald Brookwater
- Itsy Bitsy as Walter
- Along Came the Devil II as Reverend Michael
- A Violent Man as Benjamin Green
2018
- Insidious: The Last Key as Christian Rainier
- Along Came the Devil as Reverend Michael
- Corbin Nash as Jack
- A Fairy's Game as Spindly (voice)
- Any Bullet Will Do as Jonathan Carrington
- Abnormal Attraction as Dr. Stanley Cole
- Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
2017
- Ozark as Randall Schafer
- The Son as ENDICOTT
- 9/11 as Monohan
- Love Locks as Hugo Blanchet
- Last Rampage as Cooper
- Yamasong: March of the Hollows as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
- The Slider as Ispector Wiesel
2016
- Designated Survivor as Ray Beckett
- La La Land as Mia's Father (uncredited)
- Get a Job as Lawrence Wilheimer
- The Curse of Sleeping Beauty as Richard
- Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent as Pastor Ezekiel
- The Bronx Bull as D.A. Bonomi
- Displacement as Prof. Peter Deckard
- The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Victor
- Bender as Mayor Prentiss
- Charlie's Gift
2015
- Blindspot as Jean-Paul Bruyere
- The Leisure Class as Edward
- Oceanus: Act One as Commander Mitch Conrad
- Black Beauty as Grandpa
2014
- Mozart in the Jungle as Hesby Ennis
- Kingdom as Ron Prince
- TripTank as Daytona Jack (voice)
- Those Who Kill as Howard Burgess
- Sequestered
- Words and Pictures as Walt
- Persecuted as Senator Donald Harrison
- Elwood as Congressman Barber
- 108 Stitches as Coach Scott Deshields
- 37 as Psychic
2013
- The Fosters as Stewart Adams
- Crossing Lines as Tactical Leader
- The Lords of Salem as Francis Matthias
- Saving Lincoln as William H. Seward
- Beyond the Heavens as Oliver Henry (adult)
2012
- The Legend of Korra as Lord Zuko (voice)
- Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 as Gabe Sharpe
- Last Resort as ARTHUR SHEPARD
- Bigfoot as Sheriff Walt Henderson
- Return of the Killer Shrews as Jerry Farrell
- The Millionaire Tour as The Roman
- That Guy... Who Was in That Thing as Self
- Stealing Roses as Mr. Lowell
2011
- Unforgettable as Edward Wythe
- Munger Road as Chief Kirkhoven
- 3 Holiday Tails as Rod Wright
- Coffin as Garrison
- Earth's Final Hours as Rothman
- God Don't Make the Laws as Bud Kelly / Mayor
- The Congregation as Amos Christner
- A Schizophrenic Love Story as Dr. Bob
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Steven Carver
- Titanic II as James Maine
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as President Wilson (voice)
- Arctic Blast as Winslaw
- Camp Hell as Fr. Phineas McAllister
2009
- Castle as Lou Karnacki
- Drop Dead Diva as Judge Cyrus Maxwell
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- MegaFault as Dr. Mark Rhodes
- The Line as Anthony
- A Golden Christmas as Rod Wright
- Christmas Angel as Nick Anderson
2008
- Leverage as Dan Blackwell
- Childrens Hospital as Narrator
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Dr. Peter Silberman
- Knight Rider as Charles Graiman
- The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice as Professor Lazlo
- Knight Rider as Charles Graiman
2007
- Breach as John O'Neill
2006
- Psych as Walter Snowden
- The Dead Girl as Leah's Father
- Special Ops: Delta Force as General Preston Rossdale
2005
- Criminal Minds as Father Davison
- The Closer as Russell Clark
- Ghost Whisperer as Josh Bedford
- Numb3rs as Robert Oliver
- Close to Home as Doug Hellman
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Peter Betts
- The Triangle as Stan Lathem
- 8MM 2 as Ambassador Harrington
- Hate Crime as Pastor Boyd
- Going Shopping as Adam
- Confession as Father Thomas Parker
- Touched as Robert Davis
2004
- Lost as Douglas Brooks
- Battlestar Galactica as Dr. Michael Robert
- The L Word as Leonard Kroll
- Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- Evergreen as Frank
- The Clinic as Martin Landrum
- On The Couch as Daddy
2003
- Runaway Jury as Durwood Cable
- Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
- ManFast as Rupert Iris
- X-Men: Premieres Around the World as Self
- Out of the Ashes as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
- X2 as Senator Kelly
2002
- CSI: Miami as Dane Daniels
- Without a Trace as Paul Cartwright
- High Crimes as Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
- Dahmer as Lionel Dahmer
- L.A. Law: The Movie as Lawrence Diebenkorn
- Too Young to Be a Dad as Dan Freeman
2001
- Star Trek: Enterprise as Menos
- Project Greenlight as Self
- Summer Catch as Rand Parrish
- Crazy/Beautiful as Tom Oakley
- On the Edge as (segment "The Other Side")
- Off Season as Dr. Zimmer
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Avery Tinsdale
- X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Sen. Robert Kelly
- X-Men as Senator Kelly
- The King Is Alive as Ray
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Graham Mandell
- At First Sight as Dr. Charles Aaron
- Vendetta as Thomas Semmes
- A Memory in My Heart as Chase Stewart
- Locked in Silence as Jim
1998
- Paulie as Dr. Reingold
- Apt Pupil as Richard Bowden
- Little Girl Fly Away as Frank
1997
- The Practice as Scott Wallace
- The Hunger as New Lighthouse Keeper
- Color of Justice as Frank Gainer
- Lovelife as Bruce
- The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
1996
- The Crucible as Reverend Parris
- Grace of My Heart as John Murray
- Hidden in America as Michael
- It's My Party as Rodney Bingham
- Widow's Kiss as Justin Sager
- After Jimmy as Sam Stapp
1995
- JAG as Morris Sperling
- Star Trek: Voyager as Jareth
- The Outer Limits as Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
- Cybill as Mark Davis
- Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog as John McCormick
- The Cure as Dr. Stevens
- The Baby-Sitters Club as Watson
- Homage as Joseph Smith
- Down, Out and Dangerous as Brad Harrington
- The Skateboard Kid II as Burt Squires
1994
- Chicago Hope as Burt Peters
- Touched by an Angel as Jake Weiss
- Someone Else's Child as Nick Callahan
1993
- Short Cuts as Howard Finnigan
- Six Degrees of Separation as Larkin
- Stephen King's Golden Tales as Richard Hagstrom
- An Ambush of Ghosts as Bill Betts
- A Mother's Revenge as Bill Sanders
1992
- Desperate Choices: To Save My Child as Richard Robbins
- Live! From Death Row as Laurence Dvorak
1991
- Harry and the Hendersons as George Henderson
- Steel and Lace as Albert Morton
1990
- Tales from the Darkside as Richard Hagstrom
- Stolen: One Husband as Dr. Peter Foley
1989
- Seinfeld as Wyck Thayer
- Tales from the Crypt as Luden Sandelton
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story as Jimmy Donahue
- Longtime Companion as David
- Lady in a Corner as Bill Guthrie
1987
- thirtysomething
- The Misfit Brigade as Porta
1986
- Designing Women
- The Ladies Club as Richard Harrison
1985
- Amazing Stories as Richard
- Spies Like Us as Ruby
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as David Carroll
- Hunter as Deputy Chief Wyler
- Tales from the Darkside as Richard Hagstrom
- V as John Langley
- Crimes of Passion as Donny Hopper
1983
- Lies as Stuart Russell
- William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew as Tranio
- Ghost Dancing as Calvin Oberst
1982
- Hotel
- Tomorrow's Child as Cliff Bender
- Kiss My Grits as Dolin T. Pike
1981
- High Risk as Dan
- The Wave as Ben Ross
- Incident at Crestridge as Clint Larsen
1980
- The Lathe of Heaven as George Orr
1979
- The Horror Show as (archive footage)
- Mind Over Murder as Jason
- The Gathering, Part II as George
1978
- Brass Target as Col. Robert Dawson
- Mourning Becomes Electra as Orin Mannon
- Deadman's Curve as Dean Torrence
- Summer of My German Soldier as Anton Reiker
- French Quarter as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
1977
- Lou Grant as Andrew Raines
- Short Eyes as Clark Davis
- The Gathering as George
- Grand Jury as Bobby Allen
- Portrait of Grandpa Doc as Bruce - as a Young Man
1976
- Mother, Jugs & Speed as Leroy
1975
- The Last Survivors as Michael Larsen
1974
- Police Woman
- The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
- Mame as Patrick as an adult
1973
- Police Story
- The Affair as Jamie Patterson
- Peege
1972
- The Waltons
- Ulzana's Raid as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
- The Jerusalem File as David Armstrong
1971
- Willard as Willard Stiles
- Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me as Fitzgore
1970
- The Strawberry Statement as Simon
1969
- Last Summer as Dan
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter