Bruce Davison

Acting

Bruce Davison

Born June 28, 1946Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA255 credits

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.

Known For

The American Revolution
5.5

The American Revolution

TV

2025

The Lightning Code
6.0

The Lightning Code

Movie

2025

Universal Basic Guys
5.4

Universal Basic Guys

TV

2024

Camera
6.2

Camera

Movie

2024

Suitable Flesh
5.3

Suitable Flesh

Movie

2023

From the Shadows
5.9

From the Shadows

Movie

2023

Filmography

The American Revolution
2025The American Revolutionas (voice)TV
The Lightning Code
2025The Lightning Codeas Nikola TeslaMovie
Universal Basic Guys
2024Universal Basic Guysas (voice)TV
Camera
2024Cameraas Frank FlynnMovie
Suitable Flesh
2023Suitable Fleshas Ephraim WaiteMovie
From the Shadows
2023From the Shadowsas Dr. Joseph CawlMovie
Condor's Nest
2023Condor's Nestas Gerhardt SchrudeMovie
1923
20221923as ArthurTV
The Good Neighbor
2022The Good Neighboras GrantMovie
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022The Lincoln Lawyeras Judge Walter AbramsTV
Bosch: Legacy
2022Bosch: Legacyas James RaffertyTV
Evil at the Door
2022Evil at the Dooras John DoeMovie
The Manor
2021The Manoras RolandMovie
G
2021Glow and Darknessas Pope Urban IIITV
My True Fairytale
2021My True Fairytaleas Martin GoodwinMovie
We Still Say Grace
2020We Still Say Graceas HaroldMovie
The Gift of Christmas
2020The Gift of Christmasas Bob RodgersMovie
Captors
2020Captorsas Silas VislerMovie
Await the Dawn
2020Await the Dawnas DavidMovie
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020Skin: A History of Nudity in the Moviesas SelfMovie
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
2020More Beautiful for Having Been Brokenas ColinMovie
Influence
2020Influenceas Walter KleinMovie
Christmas at the Plaza
2019Christmas at the Plazaas Reginald BrookwaterMovie
Along Came the Devil II
2019Along Came the Devil IIas Reverend MichaelMovie
Creepshow
2019Creepshowas Avery WhitlockTV
Itsy Bitsy
2019Itsy Bitsyas WalterMovie
Wish Man
2019Wish Manas Frank Shankwitz Sr.Movie
The Great Alaskan Race
2019The Great Alaskan Raceas Governor BoneMovie
A Violent Man
2019A Violent Manas Benjamin GreenMovie
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
2018Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two SistersMovie
Any Bullet Will Do
2018Any Bullet Will Doas Jonathan CarringtonMovie
Along Came the Devil
2018Along Came the Devilas Reverend MichaelMovie
A Fairy's Game
2018A Fairy's Gameas Spindly (voice)Movie
Corbin Nash
2018Corbin Nashas JackMovie
Abnormal Attraction
2018Abnormal Attractionas Dr. Stanley ColeMovie
Insidious: The Last Key
2018Insidious: The Last Keyas Christian RainierMovie
The Slider
2017The Slideras Ispector WieselMovie
Last Rampage
2017Last Rampageas CooperMovie
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017Yamasong: March of the Hollowsas P'Torr The Exile (voice)Movie
9/11
20179/11as MonohanMovie
Ozark
2017Ozarkas Senator Randall SchaferTV
The Son
2017The Sonas ENDICOTTTV
Love Locks
2017Love Locksas Hugo BlanchetMovie
Charlie's Gift
2016Charlie's GiftMovie
La La Land
2016La La Landas Mia's Father (uncredited)Movie
Bender
2016Benderas Mayor PrentissMovie
Designated Survivor
2016Designated Survivoras Ray BeckettTV
Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
2016Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sentas Pastor EzekielMovie
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
2016The Mystery of Casa Matusitaas VictorMovie
Displacement
2016Displacementas Prof. Peter DeckardMovie
The Bronx Bull
2016The Bronx Bullas D.A. BonomiMovie
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
2016The Curse of Sleeping Beautyas RichardMovie
Get a Job
2016Get a Jobas Lawrence WilheimerMovie
The Leisure Class
2015The Leisure Classas EdwardMovie
Blindspot
2015Blindspotas Jean-Paul BruyereTV
Oceanus: Act One
2015Oceanus: Act Oneas Commander Mitch ConradMovie
Black Beauty
2015Black Beautyas GrandpaMovie
Kingdom
2014Kingdomas Ron PrinceTV
108 Stitches
2014108 Stitchesas Coach Scott DeshieldsMovie
37
201437as PsychicMovie
Sequestered
2014SequesteredTV
Elwood
2014Elwoodas Congressman BarberMovie
Words and Pictures
2014Words and Picturesas WaltMovie
Persecuted
2014Persecutedas Senator Donald HarrisonMovie
TripTank
2014TripTankas Daytona Jack (voice)TV
Those Who Kill
2014Those Who Killas Howard BurgessTV
Mozart in the Jungle
2014Mozart in the Jungleas Hesby EnnisTV
Beyond the Heavens
2013Beyond the Heavensas Oliver Henry (adult)Movie
Crossing Lines
2013Crossing Linesas Tactical LeaderTV
The Fosters
2013The Fostersas Stewart AdamsTV
The Lords of Salem
2013The Lords of Salemas Francis MatthiasMovie
Saving Lincoln
2013Saving Lincolnas William H. SewardMovie
Return of the Killer Shrews
2012Return of the Killer Shrewsas Jerry FarrellMovie
Bigfoot
2012Bigfootas Sheriff Walt HendersonMovie
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
2012That Guy... Who Was in That Thingas SelfMovie
Last Resort
2012Last Resortas ARTHUR SHEPARDTV
The Millionaire Tour
2012The Millionaire Touras The RomanMovie
Stealing Roses
2012Stealing Rosesas Mr. LowellMovie
The Legend of Korra
2012The Legend of Korraas Lord Zuko (voice)TV
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23as Gabe SharpeTV
God Don't Make the Laws
2011God Don't Make the Lawsas Bud Kelly / MayorMovie
3 Holiday Tails
20113 Holiday Tailsas Rod WrightMovie
Coffin
2011Coffinas GarrisonMovie
Munger Road
2011Munger Roadas Chief KirkhovenMovie
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettableas Dr. Edward WytheTV
A Schizophrenic Love Story
2011A Schizophrenic Love Storyas Dr. BobMovie
Earth's Final Hours
2011Earth's Final Hoursas RothmanMovie
The Congregation
2011The Congregationas Amos ChristnerMovie
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Steven CarverTV
Camp Hell
2010Camp Hellas Fr. Phineas McAllisterMovie
Titanic II
2010Titanic IIas James MaineMovie
Arctic Blast
2010Arctic Blastas WinslawMovie
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010Justice League: Crisis on Two Earthsas President Wilson (voice)Movie
A Golden Christmas
2009A Golden Christmasas Rod WrightMovie
Christmas Angel
2009Christmas Angelas Nick AndersonMovie
MegaFault
2009MegaFaultas Dr. Mark RhodesMovie
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
Drop Dead Diva
2009Drop Dead Divaas Judge Cyrus MaxwellTV
The Line
2009The Lineas AnthonyMovie
Castle
2009Castleas Lou KarnackiTV
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas NarratorTV
Leverage
2008Leverageas Dan BlackwellTV
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chaliceas Professor LazloMovie
Knight Rider
2008Knight Rideras Charles GraimanTV
Knight Rider
2008Knight Rideras Charles GraimanMovie
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chroniclesas Dr. Peter SilbermanTV
Breach
2007Breachas John O'NeillMovie
The Dead Girl
2006The Dead Girlas Leah's FatherMovie
S
2006Special Ops: Delta Forceas General Preston RossdaleMovie
Psych
2006Psychas Walter SnowdenTV
The Triangle
2005The Triangleas Stan LathemTV
Confession
2005Confessionas Father Thomas ParkerMovie
8MM 2
20058MM 2as Ambassador HarringtonMovie
Touched
2005Touchedas Robert DavisMovie
Going Shopping
2005Going Shoppingas AdamMovie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Josh BedfordTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Father DavisonTV
Close to Home
2005Close to Homeas Doug HellmanTV
The Closer
2005The Closeras Russell ClarkTV
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005Law & Order: Trial by Juryas Peter BettsTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Robert OliverTV
Hate Crime
2005Hate Crimeas Pastor BoydMovie
Battlestar Galactica
2004Battlestar Galacticaas Dr. Michael RobertTV
Lost
2004Lostas Douglas BrooksTV
On The Couch
2004On The Couchas DaddyMovie
Kingdom Hospital
2004Kingdom Hospitalas Dr. StegmanMovie
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004Stephen King's Kingdom Hospitalas Dr. StegmanTV
The L Word
2004The L Wordas Leonard KrollTV
T
2004The Clinicas Martin LandrumMovie
Evergreen
2004Evergreenas FrankMovie
X2
2003X2as Senator KellyMovie
Out of the Ashes
2003Out of the Ashesas Peter Schuman, InterrogatorMovie
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003Evolution X - The Making of X-MenMovie
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
2003X-Men: Premieres Around the Worldas SelfMovie
Runaway Jury
2003Runaway Juryas Durwood CableMovie
ManFast
2003ManFastas Rupert IrisMovie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Paul CartwrightTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Dane DanielsTV
Dahmer
2002Dahmeras Lionel DahmerMovie
Too Young to Be a Dad
2002Too Young to Be a Dadas Dan FreemanMovie
L.A. Law: The Movie
2002L.A. Law: The Movieas Lawrence DiebenkornMovie
High Crimes
2002High Crimesas Brig. Gen. Bill MarksMovie
Off Season
2001Off Seasonas Dr. ZimmerMovie
Project Greenlight
2001Project Greenlightas SelfTV
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001Star Trek: Enterpriseas MenosTV
Summer Catch
2001Summer Catchas Rand ParrishMovie
Crazy/Beautiful
2001Crazy/Beautifulas Tom OakleyMovie
On the Edge
2001On the Edgeas (segment "The Other Side")Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Avery TinsdaleTV
X-Men
2000X-Menas Senator KellyMovie
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000X-Men: The Mutant Watchas Sen. Robert KellyMovie
The King Is Alive
2000The King Is Aliveas RayMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Dr. Graham MandellTV
Vendetta
1999Vendettaas Thomas SemmesMovie
A Memory in My Heart
1999A Memory in My Heartas Chase StewartMovie
At First Sight
1999At First Sightas Dr. Charles AaronMovie
Locked in Silence
1999Locked in Silenceas JimMovie
Apt Pupil
1998Apt Pupilas Richard BowdenMovie
Little Girl Fly Away
1998Little Girl Fly Awayas FrankMovie
Paulie
1998Paulieas Dr. ReingoldMovie
Color of Justice
1997Color of Justiceas Frank GainerMovie
The Hunger
1997The Hungeras New Lighthouse KeeperTV
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmannas Yehiel Dinur (voice)Movie
Lovelife
1997Lovelifeas BruceMovie
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Scott WallaceTV
Hidden in America
1996Hidden in Americaas MichaelMovie
The Crucible
1996The Crucibleas Reverend ParrisMovie
A
1996After Jimmyas Sam StappMovie
Grace of My Heart
1996Grace of My Heartas John MurrayMovie
It's My Party
1996It's My Partyas Rodney BinghamMovie
Widow's Kiss
1996Widow's Kissas Justin SagerMovie
JAG
1995JAGas Dr. Morris SperlingTV
Down, Out and Dangerous
1995Down, Out and Dangerousas Brad HarringtonMovie
The Baby-Sitters Club
1995The Baby-Sitters Clubas WatsonMovie
Homage
1995Homageas Joseph SmithMovie
The Cure
1995The Cureas Dr. StevensMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Dr. 'Mac' McEnerneyTV
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyageras JarethTV
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
1995Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dogas John McCormickMovie
Cybill
1995Cybillas Mark DavisTV
The Skateboard Kid II
1995The Skateboard Kid IIas Burt SquiresMovie
S
1994Someone Else's Childas Nick CallahanMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Jake WeissTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Burt PetersTV
Six Degrees of Separation
1993Six Degrees of Separationas LarkinMovie
A Mother's Revenge
1993A Mother's Revengeas Bill SandersMovie
Short Cuts
1993Short Cutsas Howard FinniganMovie
Stephen King's Golden Tales
1993Stephen King's Golden Talesas Richard HagstromMovie
An Ambush of Ghosts
1993An Ambush of Ghostsas Bill BettsMovie
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
1992Desperate Choices: To Save My Childas Richard RobbinsMovie
Live! From Death Row
1992Live! From Death Rowas Laurence DvorakMovie
Steel and Lace
1991Steel and Laceas Albert MortonMovie
Harry and the Hendersons
1991Harry and the Hendersonsas George HendersonTV
Tales from the Darkside
1990Tales from the Darksideas Richard HagstromMovie
Stolen: One Husband
1990Stolen: One Husbandas Dr. Peter FoleyMovie
Lady in a Corner
1989Lady in a Corneras Bill GuthrieMovie
Longtime Companion
1989Longtime Companionas DavidMovie
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas Wyck ThayerTV
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Luden SandeltonTV
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Storyas Jimmy DonahueTV
thirtysomething
1987thirtysomethingTV
The Misfit Brigade
1987The Misfit Brigadeas PortaMovie
Designing Women
1986Designing WomenTV
The Ladies Club
1986The Ladies Clubas Richard HarrisonMovie
Spies Like Us
1985Spies Like Usas RubyMovie
Amazing Stories
1985Amazing Storiesas RichardTV
V
1984Vas John LangleyTV
Crimes of Passion
1984Crimes of Passionas Donny HopperMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas David CarrollTV
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the Darksideas Richard HagstromTV
Hunter
1984Hunteras Deputy Chief WylerTV
Lies
1983Liesas Stuart RussellMovie
G
1983Ghost Dancingas Calvin OberstMovie
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
1983William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrewas TranioMovie
Hotel
1982HotelTV
Kiss My Grits
1982Kiss My Gritsas Dolin T. PikeMovie
Tomorrow's Child
1982Tomorrow's Childas Cliff BenderMovie
Incident at Crestridge
1981Incident at Crestridgeas Clint LarsenMovie
The Wave
1981The Waveas Ben RossMovie
High Risk
1981High Riskas DanMovie
The Lathe of Heaven
1980The Lathe of Heavenas George OrrMovie
The Gathering, Part II
1979The Gathering, Part IIas GeorgeMovie
Mind Over Murder
1979Mind Over Murderas JasonMovie
The Horror Show
1979The Horror Showas (archive footage)Movie
Brass Target
1978Brass Targetas Col. Robert DawsonMovie
Mourning Becomes Electra
1978Mourning Becomes Electraas Orin MannonTV
Summer of My German Soldier
1978Summer of My German Soldieras Anton ReikerMovie
French Quarter
1978French Quarteras Kid Ross / Inspector SordikMovie
Deadman's Curve
1978Deadman's Curveas Dean TorrenceMovie
The Gathering
1977The Gatheringas GeorgeMovie
P
1977Portrait of Grandpa Docas Bruce - as a Young ManMovie
Short Eyes
1977Short Eyesas Clark DavisMovie
Lou Grant
1977Lou Grantas Andrew RainesTV
G
1977Grand Juryas Bobby AllenMovie
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976Mother, Jugs & Speedas LeroyMovie
The Last Survivors
1975The Last Survivorsas Michael LarsenMovie
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974The Lives of Benjamin FranklinTV
Police Woman
1974Police WomanTV
Mame
1974Mameas Patrick as an adultMovie
The Affair
1973The Affairas Jamie PattersonMovie
Peege
1973PeegeMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
Ulzana's Raid
1972Ulzana's Raidas Lt. Garnett DeBuinMovie
The Waltons
1972The WaltonsTV
The Jerusalem File
1972The Jerusalem Fileas David ArmstrongMovie
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Meas FitzgoreMovie
Willard
1971Willardas Willard StilesMovie
The Strawberry Statement
1970The Strawberry Statementas SimonMovie
Last Summer
1969Last Summeras DanMovie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
The Roommates
—The Roommatesas ArthurMovie
G
—Game of Poweras Ballard WrightMovie
25 Miles to Normal
—25 Miles to Normalas JohnMovie
D
—Don’t Look InsideMovie
Godmother
—Godmotheras Mr. MartinsonMovie