Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Born June 28, 1946
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.
Movie25 Miles to Normal
2026
as John
TVThe American Revolution
2025
as (voice)
MovieThe Lightning Code
2025
as Nikola Tesla
TVUniversal Basic Guys
2024
as (voice)
MovieCamera
2024
as Frank Flynn
MovieSuitable Flesh
2023
as Ephraim Waite
MovieFrom the Shadows
2023
as Dr. Joseph Cawl
MovieCondor's Nest
2023
as Gerhardt Schrude
TV1923
2022
as Arthur
MovieThe Good Neighbor
2022
as Grant
TVThe Lincoln Lawyer
2022
as Walter Abrams
TVBosch: Legacy
2022
as James Rafferty
MovieEvil at the Door
2022
as John Doe
MovieThe Manor
2021
as Roland
Glow and Darkness
2021
as Pope Urban III
MovieMy True Fairytale
2021
as Martin Goodwin
MovieWe Still Say Grace
2020
as Harold
MovieThe Gift of Christmas
2020
as Bob Rodgers
MovieCaptors
2020
as Silas Visler
MovieAwait the Dawn
2020
as David
MovieSkin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
as Self
MovieMore Beautiful for Having Been Broken
2020
as Colin
MovieInfluence
2020
as Walter Klein
MovieChristmas at the Plaza
2019
as Reginald Brookwater
MovieAlong Came the Devil II
2019
as Reverend Michael
TVCreepshow
2019
as Avery Whitlock
MovieItsy Bitsy
2019
as Walter
MovieWish Man
2019
as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
MovieThe Great Alaskan Race
2019
as Governor Bone
MovieA Violent Man
2019
as Benjamin Green
MovieCemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
2018
MovieAny Bullet Will Do
2018
as Jonathan Carrington
MovieAlong Came the Devil
2018
as Reverend Michael
MovieA Fairy's Game
2018
as Spindly (voice)
MovieCorbin Nash
2018
as Jack
MovieAbnormal Attraction
2018
as Dr. Stanley Cole
MovieInsidious: The Last Key
2018
as Christian Rainier
MovieThe Slider
2017
as Ispector Wiesel
MovieLast Rampage
2017
as Cooper
MovieYamasong: March of the Hollows
2017
as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
Movie9/11
2017
as Monohan
TVOzark
2017
as Randall Schafer
TVThe Son
2017
as ENDICOTT
MovieLove Locks
2017
as Hugo Blanchet
MovieCharlie's Gift
2016
MovieLa La Land
2016
as Mia's Father (uncredited)
MovieBender
2016
as Mayor Prentiss
TVDesignated Survivor
2016
as Ray Beckett
MovieFishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
2016
as Pastor Ezekiel
MovieThe Mystery of Casa Matusita
2016
as Victor
MovieDisplacement
2016
as Prof. Peter Deckard
MovieThe Bronx Bull
2016
as D.A. Bonomi
MovieThe Curse of Sleeping Beauty
2016
as Richard
MovieGet a Job
2016
as Lawrence Wilheimer
MovieThe Leisure Class
2015
as Edward
TVBlindspot
2015
as Jean-Paul Bruyere
MovieOceanus: Act One
2015
as Commander Mitch Conrad
MovieBlack Beauty
2015
as Grandpa
TVKingdom
2014
as Ron Prince
Movie108 Stitches
2014
as Coach Scott Deshields
Movie37
2014
as Psychic
TVSequestered
2014
MovieElwood
2014
as Congressman Barber
MovieWords and Pictures
2014
as Walt
MoviePersecuted
2014
as Senator Donald Harrison
TVTripTank
2014
as Daytona Jack (voice)
TVThose Who Kill
2014
as Howard Burgess
TVMozart in the Jungle
2014
as Hesby Ennis
MovieBeyond the Heavens
2013
as Oliver Henry (adult)
TVCrossing Lines
2013
as Tactical Leader
TVThe Fosters
2013
as Stewart Adams
MovieThe Lords of Salem
2013
as Francis Matthias
MovieSaving Lincoln
2013
as William H. Seward
MovieReturn of the Killer Shrews
2012
as Jerry Farrell
MovieBigfoot
2012
as Sheriff Walt Henderson
MovieThat Guy... Who Was in That Thing
2012
as Self
TVLast Resort
2012
as ARTHUR SHEPARD
MovieThe Millionaire Tour
2012
as The Roman
MovieStealing Roses
2012
as Mr. Lowell
TVThe Legend of Korra
2012
as Lord Zuko (voice)
TVDon't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012
as Gabe Sharpe
MovieGod Don't Make the Laws
2011
as Bud Kelly / Mayor
Movie3 Holiday Tails
2011
as Rod Wright
MovieCoffin
2011
as Garrison
MovieMunger Road
2011
as Chief Kirkhoven
TVUnforgettable
2011
as Edward Wythe
MovieA Schizophrenic Love Story
2011
as Dr. Bob
MovieEarth's Final Hours
2011
as Rothman
MovieThe Congregation
2011
as Amos Christner
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Steven Carver
MovieCamp Hell
2010
as Fr. Phineas McAllister
MovieTitanic II
2010
as James Maine
MovieArctic Blast
2010
as Winslaw
MovieJustice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010
as President Wilson (voice)
MovieA Golden Christmas
2009
as Rod Wright
MovieChristmas Angel
2009
as Nick Anderson
MovieMegaFault
2009
as Dr. Mark Rhodes
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
TVDrop Dead Diva
2009
as Judge Cyrus Maxwell
MovieThe Line
2009
as Anthony
TVCastle
2009
as Lou Karnacki
TVChildrens Hospital
2008
as Narrator
TVLeverage
2008
as Dan Blackwell
MovieThe Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008
as Professor Lazlo
TVKnight Rider
2008
as Charles Graiman
MovieKnight Rider
2008
as Charles Graiman
TVTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
as Dr. Peter Silberman
MovieBreach
2007
as John O'Neill
MovieThe Dead Girl
2006
as Leah's Father
Special Ops: Delta Force
2006
as General Preston Rossdale
TVPsych
2006
as Walter Snowden
TVThe Triangle
2005
as Stan Lathem
MovieConfession
2005
as Father Thomas Parker
Movie8MM 2
2005
as Ambassador Harrington
MovieTouched
2005
as Robert Davis
MovieGoing Shopping
2005
as Adam
TVGhost Whisperer
2005
as Josh Bedford
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Father Davison
TVClose to Home
2005
as Doug Hellman
TVThe Closer
2005
as Russell Clark
TVLaw & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Peter Betts
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Robert Oliver
MovieHate Crime
2005
as Pastor Boyd
TVBattlestar Galactica
2004
as Dr. Michael Robert
TVLost
2004
as Douglas Brooks
MovieOn The Couch
2004
as Daddy
MovieKingdom Hospital
2004
as Dr. Stegman
TVStephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Dr. Stegman
TVThe L Word
2004
as Leonard Kroll
The Clinic
2004
as Martin Landrum
MovieEvergreen
2004
as Frank
MovieRunaway Jury
2003
as Durwood Cable
MovieX2
2003
as Senator Kelly
MovieOut of the Ashes
2003
as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
MovieEvolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
MovieX-Men: Premieres Around the World
2003
as Self
MovieManFast
2003
as Rupert Iris
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Paul Cartwright
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Dane Daniels
MovieDahmer
2002
as Lionel Dahmer
MovieToo Young to Be a Dad
2002
as Dan Freeman
MovieL.A. Law: The Movie
2002
as Lawrence Diebenkorn
MovieHigh Crimes
2002
as General Bill Marks
MovieOff Season
2001
as Dr. Zimmer
TVProject Greenlight
2001
as Self
TVStar Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Menos
MovieSummer Catch
2001
as Rand Parrish
MovieCrazy/Beautiful
2001
as Tom Oakley
MovieOn the Edge
2001
as (segment "The Other Side")
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Avery Tinsdale
MovieX-Men
2000
as Senator Kelly
MovieX-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000
as Sen. Robert Kelly
MovieThe King Is Alive
2000
as Ray
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Graham Mandell
MovieVendetta
1999
as Thomas Semmes
MovieA Memory in My Heart
1999
as Chase Stewart
MovieAt First Sight
1999
as Dr. Charles Aaron
MovieLocked in Silence
1999
as Jim
MovieApt Pupil
1998
as Richard Bowden
MovieLittle Girl Fly Away
1998
as Frank
MoviePaulie
1998
as Dr. Reingold
MovieLoveLife
1997
as Bruce
MovieColor of Justice
1997
as Frank Gainer
TVThe Hunger
1997
as New Lighthouse Keeper
MovieThe Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997
as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
TVThe Practice
1997
as Scott Wallace
MovieHidden in America
1996
as Michael
MovieThe Crucible
1996
as Reverend Parris
After Jimmy
1996
as Sam Stapp
MovieGrace of My Heart
1996
as John Murray
MovieIt's My Party
1996
as Rodney Bingham
MovieWidow's Kiss
1996
as Justin Sager
TVJAG
1995
as Morris Sperling
MovieDown, Out and Dangerous
1995
as Brad Harrington
MovieThe Baby-Sitters Club
1995
as Watson
MovieHomage
1995
as Joseph Smith
MovieThe Cure
1995
as Dr. Stevens
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
TVStar Trek: Voyager
1995
as Jareth
MovieFar from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
1995
as John McCormick
TVCybill
1995
as Mark Davis
MovieThe Skateboard Kid II
1995
as Burt Squires
Someone Else's Child
1994
as Nick Callahan
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Jake Weiss
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Burt Peters
MovieSix Degrees of Separation
1993
as Larkin
MovieA Mother's Revenge
1993
as Bill Sanders
MovieShort Cuts
1993
as Howard Finnigan
MovieStephen King's Golden Tales
1993
as Richard Hagstrom
MovieAn Ambush of Ghosts
1993
as Bill Betts
MovieDesperate Choices: To Save My Child
1992
as Richard Robbins
MovieLive! From Death Row
1992
as Laurence Dvorak
MovieSteel and Lace
1991
as Albert Morton
TVHarry and the Hendersons
1991
as George Henderson
MovieTales from the Darkside
1990
as Richard Hagstrom
MovieStolen: One Husband
1990
as Dr. Peter Foley
MovieLady in a Corner
1989
as Bill Guthrie
MovieLongtime Companion
1989
as David
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Wyck Thayer
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Luden Sandelton
TVPoor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989
as Jimmy Donahue
TVthirtysomething
1987
MovieThe Misfit Brigade
1987
as Porta
TVDesigning Women
1986
MovieThe Ladies Club
1986
as Richard Harrison
MovieSpies Like Us
1985
as Ruby
TVAmazing Stories
1985
as Richard
TVV
1984
as John Langley
MovieCrimes of Passion
1984
as Donny Hopper
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as David Carroll
TVTales from the Darkside
1984
as Richard Hagstrom
TVHunter
1984
as Deputy Chief Wyler
MovieLies
1983
as Stuart Russell
Ghost Dancing
1983
as Calvin Oberst
MovieWilliam Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
1983
as Tranio
TVHotel
1982
MovieKiss My Grits
1982
as Dolin T. Pike
MovieTomorrow's Child
1982
as Cliff Bender
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as David
MovieIncident at Crestridge
1981
as Clint Larsen
MovieThe Wave
1981
as Ben Ross
MovieHigh Risk
1981
as Dan
MovieThe Lathe of Heaven
1980
as George Orr
MovieThe Gathering, Part II
1979
as George
MovieMind Over Murder
1979
as Jason
MovieThe Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
MovieBrass Target
1978
as Col. Robert Dawson
TVMourning Becomes Electra
1978
as Orin Mannon
MovieSummer of My German Soldier
1978
as Anton Reiker
MovieFrench Quarter
1978
as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
MovieDeadman's Curve
1978
as Dean Torrence
MovieThe Gathering
1977
as George
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
1977
as Bruce - as a Young Man
MovieShort Eyes
1977
as Clark Davis
TVLou Grant
1977
as Andrew Raines
Grand Jury
1977
as Bobby Allen
MovieMother, Jugs & Speed
1976
as Leroy
MovieThe Last Survivors
1975
as Michael Larsen
TVThe Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974
TVPolice Woman
1974
MovieMame
1974
as Patrick as an adult
MovieThe Affair
1973
as Jamie Patterson
MoviePeege
1973
TVPolice Story
1973
MovieUlzana's Raid
1972
as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
TVThe Waltons
1972
MovieThe Jerusalem File
1972
as David Armstrong
MovieBeen Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971
as Fitzgore
MovieWillard
1971
as Willard Stiles
MovieThe Strawberry Statement
1970
as Simon
MovieLast Summer
1969
as Dan
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe Roommates
as Arthur
Game of Power
as Ballard Wright
Don’t Look Inside
MovieGodmother
as Mr. Martinson
