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William B. Davis

Acting · 2.0 popularity

Age

88

Movies

84

TV

31

Born: January 13, 1938
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

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

Works

84 films

The X-Files

The X-Files

19986.9

Midnight Matinee

Midnight Matinee

19885.4

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

20016.4

The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

19837.0

Bad Times at the El Royale

Bad Times at the El Royale

20186.8

Death Note

Death Note

20174.3

The Messengers

The Messengers

20075.7

Look Who's Talking

Look Who's Talking

19896.3

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

20126.0

Passengers

Passengers

20086.1

It's a Wonderful Knife

It's a Wonderful Knife

20235.0

Game Over, Man!

Game Over, Man!

20185.5

The Hitman

The Hitman

19915.5

Omen IV: The Awakening

Omen IV: The Awakening

19915.0

Damage

Damage

20096.6

The Thaw

The Thaw

20095.7

The Package

The Package

20125.2

Numb

Numb

20075.9

Judicial Indiscretion

Judicial Indiscretion

20074.8

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

19965.6

Behemoth

Behemoth

20113.9

Head Office

Head Office

19855.4

Phil

Phil

20194.8

Possession

Possession

20095.6

Stonados

Stonados

20134.9

Inside The X-Files

Inside The X-Files

19987.0

Abduct

Abduct

20163.2

Voyage of Terror

Voyage of Terror

19984.3

Saint Sinner

Saint Sinner

20024.5

Dark Storm

Dark Storm

20065.2

Don't Talk to Strangers

Don't Talk to Strangers

19944.9

Sisters

Sisters

20063.9

Out of Line

Out of Line

20018.0

Killing Moon

Killing Moon

19994.2

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told

20156.6

2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be

2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be

2016

Word of Honor

Word of Honor

20037.1

Bribe, Inc.

Bribe, Inc.

202410.0

In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health

2008

The Cradle Will Fall

The Cradle Will Fall

20045.0

Exhuming 'The Messengers'

Exhuming 'The Messengers'

2007

When the Vows Break

When the Vows Break

19954.0

The Proposal

The Proposal

20015.9

Dark Pines

Dark Pines

200510.0

Residue

Residue

20175.8

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

2004

Mindstorm

Mindstorm

20013.9

Snakehead Terror

Snakehead Terror

20044.5

Circumstances Unknown

Circumstances Unknown

19956.0

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream

20156.9

Becoming Dick

Becoming Dick

20004.0

More Secrets of the X-Files

More Secrets of the X-Files

1996

Dangerous Intentions

Dangerous Intentions

19957.3

Secrets of the X-Files

Secrets of the X-Files

199510.0

Not Our Son

Not Our Son

19957.0

Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child

19945.2

The Secret of Hidden Lake

The Secret of Hidden Lake

20064.4

Web of Desire

Web of Desire

20104.5

Science Of Death

Science Of Death

2001

Aftermath

Aftermath

20026.0

Something Evil Comes

Something Evil Comes

20096.2

100 Days in the Jungle

100 Days in the Jungle

20026.0

Singularity Principle

Singularity Principle

20135.5

Sworn to Silence

Sworn to Silence

19877.0

Rise of the Damned

Rise of the Damned

20113.2

Flowers for Norma

Flowers for Norma

2010

The Mountain Runners

The Mountain Runners

20129.0

Murder Most Likely

Murder Most Likely

19995.8

Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy

Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy

20057.1

Anthrax

Anthrax

20014.8

The Cuckoo Bird

The Cuckoo Bird

1985

Amazon Falls

Amazon Falls

20101.0

Deadly Deception

Deadly Deception

19877.3

Anything to Survive

Anything to Survive

19907.0

The Real 'X-Files'?

The Real 'X-Files'?

20158.5

Goose on the Loose

Goose on the Loose

20065.3

Her Fatal Flaw

Her Fatal Flaw

20063.4

The Doctor's Case

The Doctor's Case

20186.0

Perpetrators of the Crime

Perpetrators of the Crime

20006.3

Packing Up

Packing Up

2004

Medium Raw

Medium Raw

20104.8

Focus

Focus

20147.2

Better Off

Better Off

2024

Reverse

Reverse

2008