Bruce Davison
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 28, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Active Years
- 1944–2026 (83 Years)
- Total Credits
- 261 credits in database
Acting Born Jun 28, 1946 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 261 credits
Biography
Bruce Davison is an American actor and director. He was born on June 28, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Davison's notable film roles include Senator Robert Kelly in X-Men and X2, Willard Stiles in Willard, and Thomas Semmes in the HBO original movie Vendetta. He has also appeared in various other films, such as Black Beauty, High Crimes, Runaway Jury, At First Sight, Apt Pupil, The Crucible, Spies Like Us, and Stephen King's film. Davison received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe award for his performance in Longtime Companion. He has a long career in acting, with over 250 credits to his name.
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Career overview
Bruce Davison is an American actor and director. He has appeared in a variety of film roles throughout his career. One of his notable performances is as Willard Stiles in the cult horror film Willard. He has also played the role of Senator Robert Kelly in the films X-Men and X2.
In addition to his work in film, Davison has appeared in television productions, including the HBO original movie Vendetta, in which he played the role of Thomas Semmes. His film roles have included Grandpa in Black Beauty, 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 G.
Davison's acting career has spanned multiple decades, with a notable performance in the film Longtime Companion, for which he received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe award. He has accumulated a large number of credits throughout his career, with over 250 acting credits to his name.
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Career timeline
25 Miles to Normal
The American RevolutionThe Lightning Code
Universal Basic GuysCamera
Suitable FleshCondor's NestFrom the Shadows
The Lincoln Lawyer1923Bosch: LegacyThe Good NeighborEvil at the Door
The ManorGlow and DarknessMy True Fairytale
CaptorsSkin: A History of Nudity in the MoviesMore Beautiful for Having Been BrokenAwait the DawnInfluence
CreepshowWish ManItsy BitsyAlong Came the Devil IIChristmas at the Plaza
Insidious: The Last KeyAlong Came the DevilCorbin NashAbnormal AttractionAny Bullet Will Do
OzarkThe Son9/11Last RampageThe Slider
Designated SurvivorLa La LandBenderGet a JobThe Bronx Bull
BlindspotOceanus: Act OneThe Leisure ClassBlack Beauty
KingdomMozart in the JungleTripTankSequesteredWords and Pictures
The FostersCrossing LinesThe Lords of SalemSaving LincolnBeyond the Heavens
The Legend of KorraDon't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23Last ResortBigfootBigfoot · Director
UnforgettableThe CongregationEarth's Final Hours3 Holiday TailsGod Don't Make the Laws
Hawaii Five-0Titanic IIJustice League: Crisis on Two EarthsArctic BlastCamp Hell
CastleDrop Dead DivaCelebrity Ghost StoriesMegaFaultA Golden Christmas
LeverageChildrens HospitalTerminator: The Sarah Connor ChroniclesKnight RiderKnight Rider
Breach
PsychThe Dead GirlSpecial Ops: Delta Force
Criminal MindsThe CloserGhost WhispererNumb3rsClose to Home
LostBattlestar GalacticaThe L WordThe ClinicStephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Runaway JuryX-Men: Premieres Around the WorldEvolution X - The Making of X-MenOut of the AshesManFast
CSI: MiamiWithout a TraceHigh CrimesToo Young to Be a DadDahmer
Star Trek: EnterpriseProject GreenlightCrazy/BeautifulSummer CatchOn the Edge
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationX-Men: The Mutant WatchThe King Is AliveX-Men
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitVendettaA Memory in My HeartAt First SightLocked in Silence
Apt PupilPaulieLittle Girl Fly Away
The PracticeThe HungerLoveLifeThe Trial of Adolf EichmannColor of Justice
Full Filmography
261 titles- 25 Miles to Normal (2026) as John
- The American Revolution (2025) as (voice)
- The Lightning Code (2025) as Nikola Tesla
- Universal Basic Guys (2024) as (voice)
- Camera (2024) as Frank Flynn
- Suitable Flesh (2023) as Ephraim Waite
- Condor's Nest (2023) as Gerhardt Schrude
- From the Shadows (2023) as Dr. Joseph Cawl
- The Lincoln Lawyer (2022) as Walter Abrams
- 1923 (2022) as Arthur
- Bosch: Legacy (2022) as James Rafferty
- The Good Neighbor (2022) as Grant
- Evil at the Door (2022) as John Doe
- The Manor (2021) as Roland
- Glow and Darkness (2021) as Pope Urban III
- My True Fairytale (2021) as Martin Goodwin
- Captors (2020) as Silas Visler
- Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020) as Self
- More Beautiful for Having Been Broken (2020) as Colin
- Await the Dawn (2020) as David
- Influence (2020) as Walter Klein
- The Gift of Christmas (2020) as Bob Rodgers
- We Still Say Grace (2020) as Harold
- Creepshow (2019) as Avery Whitlock
- Wish Man (2019) as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
- Itsy Bitsy (2019) as Walter
- Along Came the Devil II (2019) as Reverend Michael
- Christmas at the Plaza (2019) as Reginald Brookwater
- The Great Alaskan Race (2019) as Governor Bone
- A Violent Man (2019) as Benjamin Green
- Insidious: The Last Key (2018) as Christian Rainier
- Along Came the Devil (2018) as Reverend Michael
- Corbin Nash (2018) as Jack
- Abnormal Attraction (2018) as Dr. Stanley Cole
- Any Bullet Will Do (2018) as Jonathan Carrington
- Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters (2018)
- A Fairy's Game (2018) as Spindly (voice)
- Ozark (2017) as Randall Schafer
- The Son (2017) as ENDICOTT
- 9/11 (2017) as Monohan
- Last Rampage (2017) as Cooper
- The Slider (2017) as Ispector Wiesel
- Love Locks (2017) as Hugo Blanchet
- Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2017) as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
- Designated Survivor (2016) as Ray Beckett
- La La Land (2016) as Mia's Father (uncredited)
- Bender (2016) as Mayor Prentiss
- Get a Job (2016) as Lawrence Wilheimer
- The Bronx Bull (2016) as D.A. Bonomi
- The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2016) as Richard
- Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent (2016) as Pastor Ezekiel
- The Mystery of Casa Matusita (2016) as Victor
- Displacement (2016) as Prof. Peter Deckard
- Charlie's Gift (2016)
- Blindspot (2015) as Jean-Paul Bruyere
- Oceanus: Act One (2015) as Commander Mitch Conrad
- The Leisure Class (2015) as Edward
- Black Beauty (2015) as Grandpa
- Kingdom (2014) as Ron Prince
- Mozart in the Jungle (2014) as Hesby Ennis
- TripTank (2014) as Daytona Jack (voice)
- Sequestered (2014)
- Words and Pictures (2014) as Walt
- Persecuted (2014) as Senator Donald Harrison
- Those Who Kill (2014) as Howard Burgess
- 37 (2014) as Psychic
- Elwood (2014) as Congressman Barber
- 108 Stitches (2014) as Coach Scott Deshields
- The Fosters (2013) as Stewart Adams
- Crossing Lines (2013) as Tactical Leader
- The Lords of Salem (2013) as Francis Matthias
- Saving Lincoln (2013) as William H. Seward
- Beyond the Heavens (2013) as Oliver Henry (adult)
- The Legend of Korra (2012) as Lord Zuko (voice)
- Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012) as Gabe Sharpe
- Last Resort (2012) as ARTHUR SHEPARD
- Bigfoot (2012) as Sheriff Walt Henderson
- Bigfoot (2012) Director
- The Millionaire Tour (2012) as The Roman
- Return of the Killer Shrews (2012) as Jerry Farrell
- Stealing Roses (2012) as Mr. Lowell
- That Guy... Who Was in That Thing (2012) as Self
- Unforgettable (2011) as Edward Wythe
- The Congregation (2011) as Amos Christner
- Earth's Final Hours (2011) as Rothman
- 3 Holiday Tails (2011) as Rod Wright
- God Don't Make the Laws (2011) as Bud Kelly / Mayor
- Munger Road (2011) as Chief Kirkhoven
- Coffin (2011) as Garrison
- A Schizophrenic Love Story (2011) as Dr. Bob
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Steven Carver
- Titanic II (2010) as James Maine
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010) as President Wilson (voice)
- Arctic Blast (2010) as Winslaw
- Camp Hell (2010) as Fr. Phineas McAllister
- Castle (2009) as Lou Karnacki
- Drop Dead Diva (2009) as Judge Cyrus Maxwell
- Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009) as Self
- MegaFault (2009) as Dr. Mark Rhodes
- A Golden Christmas (2009) as Rod Wright
- Christmas Angel (2009) as Nick Anderson
- The Line (2009) as Anthony
- Leverage (2008) as Dan Blackwell
- Childrens Hospital (2008) as Narrator
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) as Dr. Peter Silberman
- Knight Rider (2008) as Charles Graiman
- Knight Rider (2008) as Charles Graiman
- The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008) as Professor Lazlo
- Breach (2007) as John O'Neill
- Psych (2006) as Walter Snowden
- The Dead Girl (2006) as Leah's Father
- Special Ops: Delta Force (2006) as General Preston Rossdale
- Criminal Minds (2005) as Father Davison
- The Closer (2005) as Russell Clark
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) as Josh Bedford
- Numb3rs (2005) as Robert Oliver
- Close to Home (2005) as Doug Hellman
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Peter Betts
- The Triangle (2005) as Stan Lathem
- Confession (2005) as Father Thomas Parker
- 8MM 2 (2005) as Ambassador Harrington
- Going Shopping (2005) as Adam
- Touched (2005) as Robert Davis
- Hate Crime (2005) as Pastor Boyd
- Lost (2004) as Douglas Brooks
- Battlestar Galactica (2004) as Dr. Michael Robert
- The L Word (2004) as Leonard Kroll
- The Clinic (2004) as Martin Landrum
- Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004) as Dr. Stegman
- Kingdom Hospital (2004) as Dr. Stegman
- Evergreen (2004) as Frank
- On The Couch (2004) as Daddy
- Runaway Jury (2003) as Durwood Cable
- X-Men: Premieres Around the World (2003) as Self
- Evolution X - The Making of X-Men (2003)
- Out of the Ashes (2003) as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
- ManFast (2003) as Rupert Iris
- X2 (2003) as Senator Kelly
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Dane Daniels
- Without a Trace (2002) as Paul Cartwright
- High Crimes (2002) as General Bill Marks
- Too Young to Be a Dad (2002) as Dan Freeman
- Dahmer (2002) as Lionel Dahmer
- L.A. Law: The Movie (2002) as Lawrence Diebenkorn
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) as Menos
- Project Greenlight (2001) as Self
- Crazy/Beautiful (2001) as Tom Oakley
- Summer Catch (2001) as Rand Parrish
- On the Edge (2001) as (segment "The Other Side")
- Off Season (2001) as Dr. Zimmer
- Off Season (2001) Director
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Avery Tinsdale
- X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000) as Sen. Robert Kelly
- The King Is Alive (2000) as Ray
- X-Men (2000) as Senator Kelly
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Dr. Graham Mandell
- Vendetta (1999) as Thomas Semmes
- A Memory in My Heart (1999) as Chase Stewart
- At First Sight (1999) as Dr. Charles Aaron
- Locked in Silence (1999) as Jim
- Apt Pupil (1998) as Richard Bowden
- Paulie (1998) as Dr. Reingold
- Little Girl Fly Away (1998) as Frank
- The Practice (1997) as Scott Wallace
- The Hunger (1997) as New Lighthouse Keeper
- LoveLife (1997) as Bruce
- The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1997) as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
- Color of Justice (1997) as Frank Gainer
- The Crucible (1996) as Reverend Parris
- It's My Party (1996) as Rodney Bingham
- Grace of My Heart (1996) as John Murray
- Hidden in America (1996) as Michael
- Widow's Kiss (1996) as Justin Sager
- After Jimmy (1996) as Sam Stapp
- JAG (1995) as Morris Sperling
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995) as Jareth
- The Outer Limits (1995) as Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
- Cybill (1995) as Mark Davis
- The Cure (1995) as Dr. Stevens
- The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) as Watson
- The Skateboard Kid II (1995) as Burt Squires
- Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995) as John McCormick
- Homage (1995) as Joseph Smith
- Down, Out and Dangerous (1995) as Brad Harrington
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Burt Peters
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Jake Weiss
- Someone Else's Child (1994) as Nick Callahan
- Six Degrees of Separation (1993) as Larkin
- Short Cuts (1993) as Howard Finnigan
- Stephen King's Golden Tales (1993) as Richard Hagstrom
- A Mother's Revenge (1993) as Bill Sanders
- An Ambush of Ghosts (1993) as Bill Betts
- Live! From Death Row (1992) as Laurence Dvorak
- Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992) as Richard Robbins
- Harry and the Hendersons (1991) as George Henderson
- Steel and Lace (1991) as Albert Morton
- Tales from the Darkside (1990) as Richard Hagstrom
- Stolen: One Husband (1990) as Dr. Peter Foley
- Seinfeld (1989) as Wyck Thayer
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Luden Sandelton
- Lady in a Corner (1989) as Bill Guthrie
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1989) as Jimmy Donahue
- Longtime Companion (1989) as David
- thirtysomething (1987)
- The Misfit Brigade (1987) as Porta
- Designing Women (1986)
- The Ladies Club (1986) as Richard Harrison
- Amazing Stories (1985) as Richard
- Spies Like Us (1985) as Ruby
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as David Carroll
- Hunter (1984) as Deputy Chief Wyler
- Hunter (1984) as Capt. Wyler
- Tales from the Darkside (1984) as Richard Hagstrom
- V (1984) as John Langley
- Crimes of Passion (1984) as Donny Hopper
- Lies (1983) as Stuart Russell
- Ghost Dancing (1983) as Calvin Oberst
- William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1983) as Tranio
- American Playhouse (1982) as David
- Hotel (1982)
- Kiss My Grits (1982) as Dolin T. Pike
- Tomorrow's Child (1982) as Cliff Bender
- Incident at Crestridge (1981) as Clint Larsen
- High Risk (1981) as Dan
- The Wave (1981) as Ben Ross
- The Lathe of Heaven (1980) as George Orr
- The Gathering, Part II (1979) as George
- Mind Over Murder (1979) as Jason
- The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage)
- Summer of My German Soldier (1978) as Anton Reiker
- Brass Target (1978) as Col. Robert Dawson
- Deadman's Curve (1978) as Dean Torrence
- French Quarter (1978) as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
- Mourning Becomes Electra (1978) as Orin Mannon
- Lou Grant (1977) as Andrew Raines
- The Gathering (1977) as George
- Short Eyes (1977) as Clark Davis
- Portrait of Grandpa Doc (1977) as Bruce - as a Young Man
- Grand Jury (1977) as Bobby Allen
- Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976) as Leroy
- The Last Survivors (1975) as Michael Larsen
- Police Woman (1974)
- Mame (1974) as Patrick as an adult
- The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974)
- Police Story (1973)
- The Affair (1973) as Jamie Patterson
- Peege (1973)
- The Waltons (1972)
- The Waltons (1972) as Bob Hill
- Ulzana's Raid (1972) as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
- The Jerusalem File (1972) as David Armstrong
- Willard (1971) as Willard Stiles
- Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971) as Fitzgore
- The Strawberry Statement (1970) as Simon
- Last Summer (1969) as Dan
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Godmother as Mr. Martinson
- Game of Power as Ballard Wright
- Don’t Look Inside
- The Roommates as Arthur
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Bruce Davison best known for?
Bruce Davison is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including 25 Miles to Normal (2026), The Finishers (2013), Camera (2024), Suitable Flesh (2023).
When and where was Bruce Davison born?
Bruce Davison was born on June 28, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
How many credits does Bruce Davison have?
Bruce Davison has accumulated over 261 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1944 to 2026.
What is Bruce Davison's background in cinema and television?
Bruce Davison is an American actor and director. He was born on June 28, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Davison's notable film roles include Senator Robert Kelly in X-Men and X2, Willard Stiles in Willard, and Thomas Semmes in the HBO original movie Vendetta. He has also appeared in various other films, such as B...
Bruce Davison by the numbers
261credits
182films
79TV series
1944–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- 1923 (2022) as Arthur — aged about 76
- Criminal Minds (2005) as Father Davison — aged about 59
- Seinfeld (1989) as Wyck Thayer — aged about 43
- Ozark (2017) as Randall Schafer — aged about 71
- The Legend of Korra (2012) as Lord Zuko (voice) — aged about 66
- Battlestar Galactica (2004) as Dr. Michael Robert — aged about 58
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