William B. Davis
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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
Known for
Credits
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
The X-Files (1998)
as Carl Busch
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
Death Note (2017)
as Radio Host
Numb (2007)
as Peter Milbank
Look Who's Talking (1989)
as Drug Doctor
The Dead Zone (1983)
as Ambulance Driver
The Messengers (2007)
as Colby Price
Damage (2009)
as Veltz
Judicial Indiscretion (2007)
as Senator Garland Wolf
The Tall Man (2012)
as Sheriff Chestnut
Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Passengers (2008)
as Jack
Behemoth (2011)
as William Walsh
Midnight Matinee (1989)
as Heath Harris
It's a Wonderful Knife (2023)
as Roger Evans
Head Office (1985)
as University Dean
Stonados (2013)
as Ben
Game Over, Man! (2018)
as Ray - Security
Abduct (2016)
as Zane
The Thaw (2009)
as Ted
Exhuming 'The Messengers' (2007)
as Self
Out of Line (2001)
as Russell
Secrets of the X-Files (1995)
as Self
Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files (2018)
as Self
The Hitman (1991)
as Dr. Atkins
Unforgettable (1996)
as Doctor
The Package (2013)
as Dr. Willhelm
Possession (2009)
as Hypnotist
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be (2016)
as Granddad
More Secrets of the X-Files (1996)
as Self
Dangerous Intentions (1995)
as Group Leader
Dark Storm (2006)
as General Killion
Flowers for Norma (2010)
as Older Gentleman #2
The Mountain Runners (2012)
as Henry Engberg
The Cradle Will Fall (2004)
as Alex Myerson
Voyage of Terror (1998)
as Dr. Norman Ellisy
Word of Honor (2003)
as Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
The Secret of Hidden Lake (2006)
Actor
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream (2015)
as Harper
Inside The X-Files (1998)
as Self
Snakehead Terror (2004)
as Doc Jenkins
Phil (2019)
as Father Grant
Don't Talk to Strangers (1994)
as Huddleston
The Doctor's Case (2018)
as Doctor Watson
Sisters (2006)
as Dr. Lucas Bryant
Something Evil Comes (2009)
as Mr. Dutton
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying (2004)
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
Mindstorm (2001)
as Parish
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told (2015)
as Harper
The Cuckoo Bird (1985)
as Ted
Dark Pines (2005)
as Shannon Fraser
Medium Raw (2010)
as Dr. Robert Parker
Goose on the Loose (2006)
as Alphonse David
Rise of the Damned (2011)
as Doctor
Deadly Deception (1987)
as Lawyer
Heart of a Child (1994)
as Vern
In Sickness and in Health (2008)
as Father Chris
Science Of Death (2001)
as Narrator
When the Vows Break (1995)
as Dr. Alexander
Saint Sinner (2002)
as Father Michael
Singularity Principle (2013)
as Lawrence Cason
The Proposal (2001)
as Agent Frank Gruning
Not Our Son (1995)
as Police Chief
Murder Most Likely (1999)
as Detective Inspector
Aftermath (2002)
as Deputy Director Edwards
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy (2005)
as Rick Brinkley
Perpetrators of the Crime (2000)
as Henderson
Residue (2017)
as Lamont
Web of Desire (2010)
as Dr. Charles Friedman
Becoming Dick (2000)
as Dr. Hardwin
The Real 'X-Files'? (2015)
as Himself
Her Fatal Flaw (2006)
as Richard O'Brien
Killing Moon (1999)
as Ed
Anything to Survive (1990)
as Dr Reynolds
Circumstances Unknown (1995)
as Gene Reuschel
Focus (2014)
as Mr. Grant
100 Days in the Jungle (2002)
as Ambassador Shear
Sworn to Silence (1987)
as Peter Massio
Amazon Falls (2010)
as Calvin
Better Off (2024)
as Self
Reverse (2008)
as Chris
Anthrax (2001)
as Tye Crow
Bribe, Inc. (2024)
as Figaro (voice)
Packing Up (2004)
as Jenkins