Bruce Davison
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 28 June 1946 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Acting 185
- 2026The Roommates as Arthur
- 2026Godmother as Mr. Martinson
- 2026Don’t Look Inside
- 2026Game of Power as Ballard Wright
- 202625 Miles to Normal as John
- 2025Out of the Woods
- 2025On The Couch as Daddy
- 2025The Lightning Code as Nikola Tesla
- 2024Camera as Frank Flynn
- 2023Suitable Flesh as Ephraim Waite
- 2023From the Shadows as Dr. Joseph Cawl
- 2023Condor's Nest as Gerhardt Schrude
- 2022The Good Neighbor as Grant
- 2022Evil at the Door as John Doe
- 2021The Manor as Roland
- 2021My True Fairytale as Martin Goodwin
- 2020We Still Say Grace as Harold
- 2020The Gift of Christmas as Bob Rodgers
- 2020Captors as Silas Visler
- 2020Await the Dawn as David
- 2020Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self
- 2020More Beautiful for Having Been Broken as Colin
- 2020Influence as Walter Klein
- 2019Christmas at the Plaza as Reginald Brookwater
- 2019Along Came the Devil II as Reverend Michael
- 2019Itsy Bitsy as Walter
- 2019Wish Man as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
- 2019The Great Alaskan Race as Governor Bone
- 2019A Violent Man as Benjamin Green
- 2018Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
- 2018Any Bullet Will Do as Jonathan Carrington
- 2018Along Came the Devil as Reverend Michael
- 2018A Fairy's Game as Spindly (voice)
- 2018Corbin Nash as Jack
- 2018Abnormal Attraction as Dr. Stanley Cole
- 2018Insidious: The Last Key as Christian Rainier
- 2017The Slider as Ispector Wiesel
- 2017Last Rampage as Cooper
- 2017Yamasong: March of the Hollows as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
- 20179/11 as Monohan
- 2017Love Locks as Hugo Blanchet
- 2016Charlie's Gift
- 2016La La Land as Mia's Father (uncredited)
- 2016Bender as Mayor Prentiss
- 2016Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent as Pastor Ezekiel
- 2016The Mystery of Casa Matusita as Victor
- 2016Displacement as Prof. Peter Deckard
- 2016The Bronx Bull as D.A. Bonomi
- 2016The Curse of Sleeping Beauty as Richard
- 2016Get a Job as Lawrence Wilheimer
- 2015The Leisure Class as Edward
- 2015Oceanus: Act One as Commander Mitch Conrad
- 2015Black Beauty as Grandpa
- 2014108 Stitches as Coach Scott Deshields
- 201437 as Psychic
- 2014Elwood as Congressman Barber
- 2014Words and Pictures as Walt
- 2014Persecuted as Senator Donald Harrison
- 2013Beyond the Heavens as Oliver Henry (adult)
- 2013The Lords of Salem as Francis Matthias
- 2013Saving Lincoln as William H. Seward
- 2012Return of the Killer Shrews as Jerry Farrell
- 2012Bigfoot as Sheriff Walt Henderson
- 2012That Guy... Who Was in That Thing as Self
- 2012The Millionaire Tour as The Roman
- 2012Stealing Roses as Mr. Lowell
- 2011God Don't Make the Laws as Bud Kelly / Mayor
- 20113 Holiday Tails as Rod Wright
- 2011Coffin as Garrison
- 2011Munger Road as Chief Kirkhoven
- 2011A Schizophrenic Love Story as Dr. Bob
- 2011Earth's Final Hours as Rothman
- 2011The Congregation as Amos Christner
- 2010Camp Hell as Fr. Phineas McAllister
- 2010Titanic II as James Maine
- 2010Arctic Blast as Winslaw
- 2010Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as President Wilson (voice)
- 2009A Golden Christmas as Rod Wright
- 2009Christmas Angel as Nick Anderson
- 2009MegaFault as Dr. Mark Rhodes
- 2009The Line as Anthony
- 2008The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice as Professor Lazlo
- 2008Knight Rider as Charles Graiman
- 2007Breach as John O'Neill
- 2006The Dead Girl as Leah's Father
- 2006Special Ops: Delta Force as General Preston Rossdale
- 2005Confession as Father Thomas Parker
- 20058MM 2 as Ambassador Harrington
- 2005Touched as Robert Davis
- 2005Going Shopping as Adam
- 2005Hate Crime as Pastor Boyd
- 2005Criminal Minds as Father Davison · 1 episode
- 2004On The Couch as Daddy
- 2004Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Stegman
- 2004The Clinic as Martin Landrum
- 2004Evergreen as Frank
- 2003Runaway Jury as Durwood Cable
- 2003X2 as Senator Kelly
- 2003Out of the Ashes as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
- 2003Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
- 2003X-Men: Premieres Around the World as Self
- 2003ManFast as Rupert Iris
- 2002Dahmer as Lionel Dahmer
- 2002Too Young to Be a Dad as Dan Freeman
- 2002L.A. Law: The Movie as Lawrence Diebenkorn
- 2002High Crimes as General Bill Marks
- 2001Off Season as Dr. Zimmer
- 2001Summer Catch as Rand Parrish
- 2001Crazy/Beautiful as Tom Oakley
- 2001On the Edge as (segment "The Other Side")
- 2000X-Men as Senator Kelly
- 2000X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Sen. Robert Kelly
- 2000The King Is Alive as Ray
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Avery Tinsdale · 1 episode
- 1999Vendetta as Thomas Semmes
- 1999A Memory in My Heart as Chase Stewart
- 1999At First Sight as Dr. Charles Aaron
- 1999Locked in Silence as Jim
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Graham Mandell · 1 episode
- 1998Apt Pupil as Richard Bowden
- 1998Little Girl Fly Away as Frank
- 1998Paulie as Dr. Reingold
- 1997Color of Justice as Frank Gainer
- 1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
- 1997Lovelife as Bruce
- 1996Hidden in America as Michael
- 1996The Crucible as Reverend Parris
- 1996After Jimmy as Sam Stapp
- 1996Grace of My Heart as John Murray
- 1996It's My Party as Rodney Bingham
- 1996Widow's Kiss as Justin Sager
- 1995Down, Out and Dangerous as Brad Harrington
- 1995The Baby-Sitters Club as Watson
- 1995Homage as Joseph Smith
- 1995The Cure as Dr. Stevens
- 1995Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog as John McCormick
- 1995The Skateboard Kid II as Burt Squires
- 1994Someone Else's Child as Nick Callahan
- 1993Six Degrees of Separation as Larkin
- 1993A Mother's Revenge as Bill Sanders
- 1993Short Cuts as Howard Finnigan
- 1993Stephen King's Golden Tales as Richard Hagstrom
- 1993An Ambush of Ghosts as Bill Betts
- 1992Desperate Choices: To Save My Child as Richard Robbins
- 1992Live! From Death Row as Laurence Dvorak
- 1991Steel and Lace as Albert Morton
- 1990Tales from the Darkside as Richard Hagstrom
- 1990Stolen: One Husband as Dr. Peter Foley
- 1989Lady in a Corner as Bill Guthrie
- 1989Longtime Companion as David
- 1987The Misfit Brigade as Porta
- 1986The Ladies Club as Richard Harrison
- 1985Spies Like Us as Ruby
- 1984Crimes of Passion as Donny Hopper
- 1983Lies as Stuart Russell
- 1983Ghost Dancing as Calvin Oberst
- 1983William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew as Tranio
- 1982Kiss My Grits as Dolin T. Pike
- 1982Tomorrow's Child as Cliff Bender
- 1981Incident at Crestridge as Clint Larsen
- 1981The Wave as Ben Ross
- 1981High Risk as Dan
- 1980The Lathe of Heaven as George Orr
- 1979The Gathering, Part II as George
- 1979Mind Over Murder as Jason
- 1979The Horror Show as (archive footage)
- 1978Brass Target as Col. Robert Dawson
- 1978Summer of My German Soldier as Anton Reiker
- 1978French Quarter as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
- 1978Deadman's Curve as Dean Torrence
- 1977The Gathering as George
- 1977Portrait of Grandpa Doc as Bruce - as a Young Man
- 1977Short Eyes as Clark Davis
- 1977Grand Jury as Bobby Allen
- 1976Mother, Jugs & Speed as Leroy
- 1975The Last Survivors as Michael Larsen
- 1974Mame as Older Patrick
- 1973The Affair as Jamie Patterson
- 1973Peege
- 1972Ulzana's Raid as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
- 1972The Jerusalem File as David Armstrong
- 1971Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me as Fitzgore
- 1971Willard as Willard Stiles
- 1970The Strawberry Statement as Simon
- 1969Last Summer as Dan
Directing 2
- 2012Bigfoot · director
- 2001Off Season · director