Bruce Davison
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-06-28 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Bruce Davison
Biography
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.
Acting
Game of Power
as Ballard Wright
25 Miles to Normal
as John
The Roommates
as Arthur
On The Couch
as Daddy
(2025)
The Lightning Code
as Nikola Tesla
(2024)
Camera
as Frank Flynn
(2023)
Suitable Flesh
as Ephraim Waite
(2023)
Condor's Nest
as Gerhardt Schrude
(2023)
From the Shadows
as Dr. Joseph Cawl
(2022)
The Good Neighbor
as Grant
(2022)
Evil at the Door
as John Doe
(2021)
The Manor
as Roland
(2021)
My True Fairytale
as Martin Goodwin
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
Await the Dawn
as David
(2020)
Captors
as Silas Visler
(2020)
We Still Say Grace
as Harold
(2020)
Influence
as Walter Klein
(2020)
The Gift of Christmas
as Bob Rodgers
(2019)
The Great Alaskan Race
as Governor Bone
(2019)
Along Came the Devil II
as Reverend Michael
(2019)
Wish Man
as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
(2019)
Christmas at the Plaza
as Reginald Brookwater
(2019)
A Violent Man
as Benjamin Green
(2019)
Itsy Bitsy
as Walter
(2018)
Insidious: The Last Key
as Christian Rainier
(2018)
Along Came the Devil
as Reverend Michael
(2018)
Abnormal Attraction
as Dr. Stanley Cole
(2018)
A Fairy's Game
as Spindly (voice)
(2018)
Any Bullet Will Do
as Jonathan Carrington
(2018)
Corbin Nash
as Jack
(2018)
(2017)
9/11
as Monohan
(2017)
Love Locks
as Hugo Blanchet
(2017)
Last Rampage
as Cooper
(2017)
The Slider
as Ispector Wiesel
(2017)
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
(2016)
La La Land
as Mia's Father (uncredited)
(2016)
Get a Job
as Lawrence Wilheimer
(2016)
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
as Richard
(2016)
Displacement
as Prof. Peter Deckard
(2016)
The Bronx Bull
as D.A. Bonomi
(2016)
Bender
as Mayor Prentiss
(2016)
Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
as Pastor Ezekiel
(2016)
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
as Victor
(2016)
(2015)
The Leisure Class
as Edward
(2015)
Black Beauty
as Grandpa
(2015)
Oceanus: Act One
as Commander Mitch Conrad
(2014)
Words and Pictures
as Walt
(2014)
Persecuted
as Senator Donald Harrison
(2014)
37
as Psychic
(2014)
Elwood
as Congressman Barber
(2014)
108 Stitches
as Coach Scott Deshields
(2013)
The Lords of Salem
as Francis Matthias
(2013)
Saving Lincoln
as William H. Seward
(2013)
Beyond the Heavens
as Oliver Henry (adult)
(2012)
Bigfoot
as Sheriff Walt Henderson
(2012)
Return of the Killer Shrews
as Jerry Farrell
(2012)
Stealing Roses
as Mr. Lowell
(2012)
(2012)
The Millionaire Tour
as The Roman
(2011)
Earth's Final Hours
as Rothman
(2011)
3 Holiday Tails
as Rod Wright
(2011)
Coffin
as Garrison
(2011)
Munger Road
as Chief Kirkhoven
(2011)
God Don't Make the Laws
as Bud Kelly / Mayor
(2011)
The Congregation
as Amos Christner
(2011)
A Schizophrenic Love Story
as Dr. Bob
(2010)
Titanic II
as James Maine
(2010)
Arctic Blast
as Winslaw
(2010)
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
as President Slade Wilson (voice)
(2010)
Camp Hell
as Fr. Phineas McAllister
(2009)
The Line
as Anthony
(2009)
MegaFault
as Dr. Mark Rhodes
(2009)
Christmas Angel
as Nick Anderson
(2009)
A Golden Christmas
as Rod Wright
(2008)
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
as Professor Lazlo
(2008)
Knight Rider
as Charles Graiman
(2007)
Breach
as John O'Neill
(2006)
The Dead Girl
as Leah's Father
(2005)
8MM 2
as Ambassador Harrington
(2005)
Hate Crime
as Pastor Boyd
(2005)
Confession
as Father Thomas Parker
(2005)
Touched
as Robert Davis
(2005)
Going Shopping
as Adam
(2004)
Evergreen
as Frank
(2004)
Kingdom Hospital
as Dr. Stegman
(2004)
The Clinic
as Martin Landrum
(2003)
Runaway Jury
as Durwood Cable
(2003)
ManFast
as Rupert Iris
(2003)
Out of the Ashes
as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
(2003)
X2
as Senator Kelly
(2003)
(2002)
High Crimes
as Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
(2002)
Dahmer
as Lionel Dahmer
(2002)
Too Young to Be a Dad
as Dan Freeman
(2002)
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Lawrence Diebenkorn
(2001)
Crazy/Beautiful
as Tom Oakley
(2001)
Summer Catch
as Rand Parrish
(2001)
On the Edge
as (segment "The Other Side")
(2001)
Off Season
as Dr. Zimmer
(2000)
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Sen. Robert Kelly
(2000)
X-Men
as Senator Kelly
(2000)
The King Is Alive
as Ray
(1999)
At First Sight
as Dr. Charles Aaron
(1999)
Vendetta
as Thomas Semmes
(1999)
A Memory in My Heart
as Chase Stewart
(1999)
Locked in Silence
as Jim
(1998)
Paulie
as Dr. Reingold
(1998)
Apt Pupil
as Richard Bowden
(1998)
Little Girl Fly Away
as Frank
(1997)
Color of Justice
as Frank Gainer
(1997)
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
(1997)
Lovelife
as Bruce
(1996)
The Crucible
as Reverend Parris
(1996)
It's My Party
as Rodney Bingham
(1996)
Grace of My Heart
as John Murray
(1996)
Widow's Kiss
as Justin Sager
(1996)
After Jimmy
as Sam Stapp
(1996)
Hidden in America
as Michael
(1995)
The Cure
as Dr. Stevens
(1995)
The Baby-Sitters Club
as Watson
(1995)
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
as John McCormick
(1995)
Homage
as Joseph Smith
(1995)
Down, Out and Dangerous
as Brad Harrington
(1995)
The Skateboard Kid II
as Burt Squires
(1994)
Someone Else's Child
as Nick Callahan
(1993)
Short Cuts
as Howard Finnigan
(1993)
Six Degrees of Separation
as Larkin
(1993)
A Mother's Revenge
as Bill Sanders
(1993)
An Ambush of Ghosts
as Bill Betts
(1992)
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
as Richard Robbins
(1992)
Live! From Death Row
as Laurence Dvorak
(1991)
Steel and Lace
as Albert Morton
(1990)
Tales from the Darkside
as Richard Hagstrom
(1990)
Stolen: One Husband
as Dr. Peter Foley
(1989)
Longtime Companion
as David
(1989)
Lady in a Corner
as Bill Guthrie
(1987)
The Misfit Brigade
as Porta
(1986)
The Ladies Club
as Richard Harrison
(1985)
Spies Like Us
as Ruby
(1985)
Stephen King's Golden Tales
as Richard Hagstrom
(1984)
Crimes of Passion
as Donny Hopper
(1983)
Lies
as Stuart Russell
(1983)
Ghost Dancing
as Calvin Oberst
(1983)
(1982)
Tomorrow's Child
as Cliff Bender
(1982)
Kiss My Grits
as Dolin T. Pike
(1981)
High Risk
as Dan
(1981)
The Wave
as Ben Ross
(1981)
Incident at Crestridge
as Clint Larsen
(1980)
The Lathe of Heaven
as George Orr
(1979)
Mind Over Murder
as Jason
(1979)
The Gathering, Part II
as George
(1979)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
(1978)
Brass Target
as Col. Robert Dawson
(1978)
French Quarter
as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
(1978)
Deadman's Curve
as Dean Torrence
(1978)
Summer of My German Soldier
as Anton Reiker
(1977)
Short Eyes
as Clark Davis
(1977)
The Gathering
as George
(1977)
Grand Jury
as Bobby Allen
(1977)
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
as Bruce - as a Young Man
(1976)
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Leroy
(1975)
The Last Survivors
as Michael Larsen
(1974)
Mame
as Patrick as an adult
(1973)
The Affair
as Jamie Patterson
(1973)
(1972)
Ulzana's Raid
as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
(1972)
The Jerusalem File
as David Armstrong
(1971)
Willard
as Willard Stiles
(1971)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
as Fitzgore
(1970)
The Strawberry Statement
as Simon
(1969)
Last Summer
as Dan
Crew
(2012)
Bigfoot
Director
(2001)
Off Season
Director