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