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
Midnight Matinee (1988)
as Heath Harris
The X-Files (1998)
as Carl Busch
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
Death Note (2017)
as Radio Host
The Dead Zone (1983)
as Ambulance Driver
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
Look Who's Talking (1989)
as Drug Doctor
Passengers (2008)
as Jack
Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)
as Lawyer (uncredited)
The Messengers (2007)
as Colby Price
Game Over, Man! (2018)
as Ray - Security
The Tall Man (2012)
as Sheriff Chestnut
It's a Wonderful Knife (2023)
as Roger Evans
Damage (2009)
as Veltz
The Thaw (2009)
as Ted
Unforgettable (1996)
as Doctor
The Package (2012)
as Dr. Willhelm
Numb (2007)
as Peter Milbank
The Hitman (1991)
as Dr. Atkins
Head Office (1985)
as University Dean
Possession (2009)
as Hypnotist
Judicial Indiscretion (2007)
as Senator Garland Wolf
Behemoth (2011)
as William Walsh
Stonados (2013)
as Ben
Don't Talk to Strangers (1994)
as Huddleston
Saint Sinner (2002)
as Father Michael
Phil (2019)
as Father Grant
Voyage of Terror (1998)
as Dr. Norman Ellisy
Flowers for Norma (2010)
as Older Gentleman #2
Out of Line (2001)
as Russell
Inside The X-Files (1998)
as Self
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream (2015)
as Harper
Dangerous Intentions (1995)
as Group Leader
Sisters (2006)
as Dr. Lucas Bryant
Word of Honor (2003)
as Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
Dark Storm (2006)
as General Killion
Snakehead Terror (2004)
as Doc Jenkins
Killing Moon (1999)
as Ed
Sworn to Silence (1987)
as Peter Massio
Web of Desire (2010)
as Dr. Charles Friedman
Abduct (2016)
as Zane
The Proposal (2001)
as Agent Frank Gruning
Bribe, Inc. (2024)
as Figaro (voice)
In Sickness and in Health (2008)
as Father Chris
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told (2015)
as Harper
Goose on the Loose (2006)
as Alphonse David
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be (2016)
as Granddad
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying (2004)
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
Becoming Dick (2000)
as Dr. Hardwin
Singularity Principle (2013)
as Lawrence Cason
The Cradle Will Fall (2004)
as Alex Myerson
Not Our Son (1995)
as Police Chief
The Doctor's Case (2018)
as Doctor Watson
Exhuming 'The Messengers' (2007)
as Self
Deadly Deception (1987)
as Lawyer
Mindstorm (2001)
as Parish
Circumstances Unknown (1995)
as Gene Reuschel
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy (2005)
as Rick Brinkley
Rise of the Damned (2011)
as Doctor
Secrets of the X-Files (1995)
as Self
Anything to Survive (1990)
as Dr Reynolds
Aftermath (2002)
as Deputy Director Edwards
Heart of a Child (1994)
as Vern
Her Fatal Flaw (2006)
as Richard O'Brien
Residue (2017)
as Lamont
The Secret of Hidden Lake (2006)
Actor
Science Of Death (2001)
as Narrator
More Secrets of the X-Files (1996)
as Self
Murder Most Likely (1999)
as Detective Inspector
The Cuckoo Bird (1985)
as Ted
100 Days in the Jungle (2002)
as Ambassador Shear
The Mountain Runners (2012)
as Henry Engberg
Amazon Falls (2010)
as Calvin
Better Off (2024)
as Self
Dark Pines (2005)
as Shannon Fraser
Anthrax (2001)
as Tye Crow
When the Vows Break (1995)
as Dr. Alexander
Something Evil Comes (2009)
as Mr. Dutton
Medium Raw (2010)
as Dr. Robert Parker
The Real 'X-Files'? (2015)
as Himself
Packing Up (2004)
as Jenkins
Reverse (2008)
as Chris
Perpetrators of the Crime (2000)
as Henderson
Focus (2014)
as Mr. Grant