William B. Davis

Personal Info

Birthday

January 13, 1938

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Bill Davis

William Davis

William B. Davis

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.

Known For

Supernatural

Smallville

Stargate SG-1

The X-Files

MacGyver

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Filmography

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