Midnight Matinee1988
As Heath Harris
TMDb 5.4 / 10
William B. Davis
Born
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
Filmography (84)
The X-Files1998
As Carl Busch
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Death Note2017
As Radio Host
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Dead Zone1983
As Ambulance Driver
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Bad Times at the El Royale2018
As Judge Gordon Hoffman
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back2001
As Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Look Who's Talking1989
As Drug Doctor
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Messengers2007
As Colby Price
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Passengers2008
As Jack
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Tall Man2012
As Sheriff Chestnut
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Game Over, Man!2018
As Ray - Security
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Omen IV: The Awakening1991
As Lawyer (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Thaw2009
As Ted
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Package2012
As Dr. Willhelm
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Damage2009
As Veltz
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Hitman1991
As Dr. Atkins
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Unforgettable1996
As Doctor
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Numb2007
As Peter Milbank
TMDb 5.9 / 10
It's a Wonderful Knife2023
As Roger Evans
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Abduct2016
As Zane
TMDb 2.9 / 10
Behemoth2011
As William Walsh
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Inside The X-Files1998
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Head Office1985
As University Dean
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Stonados2013
As Ben
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Possession2009
As Hypnotist
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Dark Storm2006
As General Killion
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Out of Line2001
As Russell
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Judicial Indiscretion2007
As Senator Garland Wolf
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Killing Moon1999
As Ed
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Phil2019
As Father Grant
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Dark Pines
Dark Pines2005
As Shannon Fraser
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Saint Sinner2002
As Father Michael
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Word of Honor2003
As Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Bribe, Inc.2024
As Figaro (voice)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Goose on the Loose2006
As Alphonse David
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Residue2017
As Lamont
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Sisters2006
As Dr. Lucas Bryant
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Web of Desire2010
As Dr. Charles Friedman
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream2015
As Harper
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying2004
As Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
Mindstorm2001
As Parish
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Becoming Dick2000
As Dr. Hardwin
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Rise of the Damned2011
As Doctor
TMDb 3.2 / 10
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told2015
As Harper
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Heart of a Child1994
As Vern
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Flowers for Norma2010
As Older Gentleman #2
Aftermath2002
As Deputy Director Edwards
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Snakehead Terror2004
As Doc Jenkins
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Reverse
Reverse2008
As Chris
Circumstances Unknown1995
As Gene Reuschel
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Voyage of Terror1998
As Dr. Norman Ellisy
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Exhuming 'The Messengers'2007
As Self
The Cradle Will Fall2004
As Alex Myerson
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Dangerous Intentions1995
As Group Leader
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Proposal2001
As Agent Frank Gruning
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Singularity Principle2013
As Lawrence Cason
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Medium Raw2010
As Dr. Robert Parker
TMDb 4.8 / 10
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be2016
As Granddad
The Mountain Runners2012
As Henry Engberg
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Don't Talk to Strangers1994
As Huddleston
TMDb 4.9 / 10
More Secrets of the X-Files1996
As Self
Better Off2024
As Self
Anything to Survive1990
As Dr Reynolds
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Deadly Deception1987
As Lawyer
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Cuckoo Bird
The Cuckoo Bird1985
As Ted
Secrets of the X-Files1995
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Secret of Hidden Lake2006
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Sworn to Silence1987
As Peter Massio
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Science Of Death2001
As Narrator
Packing Up2004
As Jenkins
Amazon Falls2010
As Calvin
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Murder Most Likely1999
As Detective Inspector
TMDb 5.8 / 10
When the Vows Break1995
As Dr. Alexander
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Anthrax2001
As Tye Crow
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Something Evil Comes2009
As Mr. Dutton
TMDb 6.2 / 10
100 Days in the Jungle2002
As Ambassador Shear
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Focus2014
As Mr. Grant
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Not Our Son1995
As Police Chief
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Real 'X-Files'?2015
As Himself
TMDb 8.5 / 10
The Doctor's Case2018
As Doctor Watson
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Perpetrators of the Crime2000
As Henderson
TMDb 6.3 / 10
In Sickness and in Health2008
As Father Chris
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy2005
As Rick Brinkley
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Her Fatal Flaw2006
As Richard O'Brien
TMDb 3.4 / 10
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