Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director. He's known for his role as Senator Robert Kelly in the X-Men film franchise – through X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). He's also well known for his starring role as Willard Stiles in the cult horror film Willard (1971) and 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.

Camera
2024
Frank Flynn
From the Shadows
2023
Dr. Joseph Cawl
Suitable Flesh
2023
Ephraim Waite
The Good Neighbor
2022
Grant
Influence
2020
Walter Klein
Charlie's Gift
2016
Words and Pictures
2014
Walt
Persecuted
2014
Senator Donald Harrison
The Lords of Salem
2013
Francis Matthias
Saving Lincoln
2013
William H. Seward
Beyond the Heavens
2013
Oliver Henry (adult)
Bigfoot
2012
Director
The Millionaire Tour
2012
The Roman
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
2012
Self
Return of the Killer Shrews
2012
Jerry Farrell
Munger Road
2011
Chief Kirkhoven
3 Holiday Tails
2011
Rod Wright
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010
President Wilson (voice)
Titanic II
2010
James Maine
Arctic Blast
2010
Winslaw
Camp Hell
2010
Fr. Phineas McAllister
MegaFault
2009
Dr. Mark Rhodes
The Line
2009
Anthony
Christmas Angel
2009
Nick Anderson
A Golden Christmas
2009
Rod Wright
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008
Professor Lazlo
Knight Rider
2008
Charles Graiman
The Dead Girl
2006
Leah's Father
8MM 2
2005
Ambassador Harrington
Hate Crime
2005
Pastor Boyd
Confession
2005
Father Thomas Parker
Touched
2005
Robert Davis
Runaway Jury
2003
Durwood Cable
X2
2003
Senator Kelly
Out of the Ashes
2003
Peter Schuman, Interrogator
High Crimes
2002
Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
Dahmer
2002
Lionel Dahmer
Off Season
2001
Director
Crazy/Beautiful
2001
Tom Oakley
Summer Catch
2001
Rand Parrish
On the Edge
2001
(segment "The Other Side")
The King Is Alive
2000
Ray
X-Men
2000
Senator Kelly
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000
Sen. Robert Kelly
Locked in Silence
1999
Jim
A Memory in My Heart
1999
Chase Stewart
Apt Pupil
1998
Richard Bowden
Paulie
1998
Dr. Reingold
Lovelife
1997
Bruce
The Crucible
1996
Reverend Parris
Grace of My Heart
1996
John Murray
Hidden in America
1996
Michael
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
1995
John McCormick
The Baby-Sitters Club
1995
Watson
The Skateboard Kid II
1995
Burt Squires
Short Cuts
1993
Howard Finnigan
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
Larkin
Live! From Death Row
1992
Laurence Dvorak
Steel and Lace
1991
Albert Morton
The Misfit Brigade
1987
Porta
Spies Like Us
1985
Ruby
Crimes of Passion
1984
Donny Hopper
Tomorrow's Child
1982
Cliff Bender
The Wave
1981
Ben Ross
High Risk
1981
Dan
The Lathe of Heaven
1980
George Orr
The Horror Show
1979
(archive footage)
The Gathering, Part II
1979
George
Brass Target
1978
Col. Robert Dawson
Deadman's Curve
1978
Dean Torrence
Summer of My German Soldier
1978
Anton Reiker
Short Eyes
1977
Clark Davis
The Gathering
1977
George
The Last Survivors
1975
Michael Larsen
Mame
1974
Patrick as an adult
Peege
1973
The Affair
1973
Jamie Patterson
Ulzana's Raid
1972
Lt. Garnett DeBuin
The Jerusalem File
1972
David Armstrong
Willard
1971
Willard Stiles
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971
Fitzgore
The Strawberry Statement
1970
Simon
Last Summer
1969
Dan
The Roommates

Arthur
The Lightning Code
2025
Nikola Tesla
Condor's Nest
2023
Gerhardt Schrude
Evil at the Door
2022
John Doe
The Manor
2021
Roland
My True Fairytale
2021
Martin Goodwin
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
2020
Colin
Captors
2020
Silas Visler
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
Self
Await the Dawn
2020
David
We Still Say Grace
2020
Harold
The Gift of Christmas
2020
Bob Rodgers
A Violent Man
2019
Benjamin Green
Itsy Bitsy
2019
Walter
The Great Alaskan Race
2019
Governor Bone
Along Came the Devil II
2019
Reverend Michael
Wish Man
2019
Frank Shankwitz Sr.
Christmas at the Plaza
2019
Reginald Brookwater
Along Came the Devil
2018
Reverend Michael
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
Christian Rainier
Corbin Nash
2018
Jack
Any Bullet Will Do
2018
Jonathan Carrington
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
2018
Abnormal Attraction
2018
Dr. Stanley Cole
A Fairy's Game
2018
Spindly (voice)
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017
P'Torr The Exile (voice)
Last Rampage
2017
Cooper
Love Locks
2017
Hugo Blanchet
9/11
2017
Monohan
The Slider
2017
Ispector Wiesel
Get a Job
2016
Lawrence Wilheimer
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
2016
Richard
Displacement
2016
Prof. Peter Deckard
Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
2016
Pastor Ezekiel
The Bronx Bull
2016
D.A. Bonomi
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
2016
Victor
Bender
2016
Mayor Prentiss
La La Land
2016
Mia's Father (uncredited)
Black Beauty
2015
Grandpa
The Leisure Class
2015
Edward
Oceanus: Act One
2015
Commander Mitch Conrad
37
2014
Psychic
108 Stitches
2014
Coach Scott Deshields
Elwood
2014
Congressman Barber
A Schizophrenic Love Story
2011
Dr. Bob
The Congregation
2011
Amos Christner
God Don't Make the Laws
2011
Bud Kelly / Mayor
Coffin
2011
Garrison
Earth's Final Hours
2011
Rothman
Breach
2007
John O'Neill
Going Shopping
2005
Adam
Evergreen
2004
Frank
Kingdom Hospital
2004
Dr. Stegman
ManFast
2003
Rupert Iris
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
L.A. Law: The Movie
2002
Lawrence Diebenkorn
Too Young to Be a Dad
2002
Dan Freeman
At First Sight
1999
Dr. Charles Aaron
Vendetta
1999
Thomas Semmes
Little Girl Fly Away
1998
Frank
Color of Justice
1997
Frank Gainer
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997
Yehiel Dinur (voice)
Widow's Kiss
1996
Justin Sager
It's My Party
1996
Rodney Bingham
Homage
1995
Joseph Smith
Down, Out and Dangerous
1995
Brad Harrington
The Cure
1995
Dr. Stevens
A Mother's Revenge
1993
Bill Sanders
An Ambush of Ghosts
1993
Bill Betts
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
1992
Richard Robbins
Stolen: One Husband
1990
Dr. Peter Foley
Tales from the Darkside
1990
Richard Hagstrom
Lady in a Corner
1989
Bill Guthrie
Longtime Companion
1989
David
The Ladies Club
1986
Richard Harrison
Stephen King's Golden Tales
1985
Richard Hagstrom
Lies
1983
Stuart Russell
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
1983
Tranio
Kiss My Grits
1982
Dolin T. Pike
Incident at Crestridge
1981
Clint Larsen
Mind Over Murder
1979
Jason
French Quarter
1978
Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976
Leroy
25 Miles to Normal

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