Bruce Davison

Biography

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Criminal Minds

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Hawaii Five-0

Lost

Seinfeld

Castle

CSI: Miami

All Movies (180)

• 25 Miles to Normal2026 · as John
• The Lightning Code2025 · as Nikola Tesla
• Camera2024 · as Frank Flynn
• Suitable Flesh2023 · as Ephraim Waite
• From the Shadows2023 · as Dr. Joseph Cawl
• Condor's Nest2023 · as Gerhardt Schrude
• The Good Neighbor2022 · as Grant
• Evil at the Door2022 · as John Doe
• The Manor2021 · as Roland
• My True Fairytale2021 · as Martin Goodwin
• We Still Say Grace2020 · as Harold
• The Gift of Christmas2020 · as Bob Rodgers
• Captors2020 · as Silas Visler
• Await the Dawn2020 · as David
• Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies2020 · as Self
• More Beautiful for Having Been Broken2020 · as Colin
• Influence2020 · as Walter Klein
• Christmas at the Plaza2019 · as Reginald Brookwater
• Along Came the Devil II2019 · as Reverend Michael
• Itsy Bitsy2019 · as Walter
• Wish Man2019 · as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
• The Great Alaskan Race2019 · as Governor Bone
• A Violent Man2019 · as Benjamin Green
• Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters2018
• Any Bullet Will Do2018 · as Jonathan Carrington
• Along Came the Devil2018 · as Reverend Michael
• A Fairy's Game2018 · as Spindly (voice)
• Corbin Nash2018 · as Jack
• Abnormal Attraction2018 · as Dr. Stanley Cole
• Insidious: The Last Key2018 · as Christian Rainier
• The Slider2017 · as Ispector Wiesel
• Last Rampage2017 · as Cooper
• Yamasong: March of the Hollows2017 · as P'Torr The Exile (voice)
• 9/112017 · as Monohan
• Love Locks2017 · as Hugo Blanchet
• Charlie's Gift2016
• La La Land2016 · as Mia's Father (uncredited)
• Bender2016 · as Mayor Prentiss
• Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent2016 · as Pastor Ezekiel
• The Mystery of Casa Matusita2016 · as Victor
• Displacement2016 · as Prof. Peter Deckard
• The Bronx Bull2016 · as D.A. Bonomi
• The Curse of Sleeping Beauty2016 · as Richard
• Get a Job2016 · as Lawrence Wilheimer
• The Leisure Class2015 · as Edward
• Oceanus: Act One2015 · as Commander Mitch Conrad
• Black Beauty2015 · as Grandpa
• 108 Stitches2014 · as Coach Scott Deshields
• 372014 · as Psychic
• Elwood2014 · as Congressman Barber
• Words and Pictures2014 · as Walt
• Persecuted2014 · as Senator Donald Harrison
• Beyond the Heavens2013 · as Oliver Henry (adult)
• The Lords of Salem2013 · as Francis Matthias
• Saving Lincoln2013 · as William H. Seward
• Return of the Killer Shrews2012 · as Jerry Farrell
• Bigfoot2012 · as Sheriff Walt Henderson
• That Guy... Who Was in That Thing2012 · as Self
• The Millionaire Tour2012 · as The Roman
• Stealing Roses2012 · as Mr. Lowell
• God Don't Make the Laws2011 · as Bud Kelly / Mayor
• 3 Holiday Tails2011 · as Rod Wright
• Coffin2011 · as Garrison
• Munger Road2011 · as Chief Kirkhoven
• A Schizophrenic Love Story2011 · as Dr. Bob
• Earth's Final Hours2011 · as Rothman
• The Congregation2011 · as Amos Christner
• Camp Hell2010 · as Fr. Phineas McAllister
• Titanic II2010 · as James Maine
• Arctic Blast2010 · as Winslaw
• Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths2010 · as President Wilson (voice)
• A Golden Christmas2009 · as Rod Wright
• Christmas Angel2009 · as Nick Anderson
• MegaFault2009 · as Dr. Mark Rhodes
• The Line2009 · as Anthony
• The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice2008 · as Professor Lazlo
• Knight Rider2008 · as Charles Graiman
• Breach2007 · as John O'Neill
• The Dead Girl2006 · as Leah's Father
• Special Ops: Delta Force2006 · as General Preston Rossdale
• Confession2005 · as Father Thomas Parker
• 8MM 22005 · as Ambassador Harrington
• Touched2005 · as Robert Davis
• Going Shopping2005 · as Adam
• Hate Crime2005 · as Pastor Boyd
• On The Couch2004 · as Daddy
• Kingdom Hospital2004 · as Dr. Stegman
• The Clinic2004 · as Martin Landrum
• Evergreen2004 · as Frank
• X22003 · as Senator Kelly
• Out of the Ashes2003 · as Peter Schuman, Interrogator
• Evolution X - The Making of X-Men2003
• X-Men: Premieres Around the World2003 · as Self
• Runaway Jury2003 · as Durwood Cable
• ManFast2003 · as Rupert Iris
• Dahmer2002 · as Lionel Dahmer
• Too Young to Be a Dad2002 · as Dan Freeman
• L.A. Law: The Movie2002 · as Lawrence Diebenkorn
• High Crimes2002 · as General Bill Marks
• Off Season2001 · as Dr. Zimmer
• Summer Catch2001 · as Rand Parrish
• Crazy/Beautiful2001 · as Tom Oakley
• On the Edge2001 · as (segment "The Other Side")
• X-Men2000 · as Senator Kelly
• X-Men: The Mutant Watch2000 · as Sen. Robert Kelly
• The King Is Alive2000 · as Ray
• Vendetta1999 · as Thomas Semmes
• A Memory in My Heart1999 · as Chase Stewart
• At First Sight1999 · as Dr. Charles Aaron
• Locked in Silence1999 · as Jim
• Apt Pupil1998 · as Richard Bowden
• Little Girl Fly Away1998 · as Frank
• Paulie1998 · as Dr. Reingold
• Color of Justice1997 · as Frank Gainer
• The Trial of Adolf Eichmann1997 · as Yehiel Dinur (voice)
• Lovelife1997 · as Bruce
• Hidden in America1996 · as Michael
• The Crucible1996 · as Reverend Parris
• After Jimmy1996 · as Sam Stapp
• Grace of My Heart1996 · as John Murray
• It's My Party1996 · as Rodney Bingham
• Widow's Kiss1996 · as Justin Sager
• Down, Out and Dangerous1995 · as Brad Harrington
• The Baby-Sitters Club1995 · as Watson
• Homage1995 · as Joseph Smith
• The Cure1995 · as Dr. Stevens
• Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog1995 · as John McCormick
• The Skateboard Kid II1995 · as Burt Squires
• Someone Else's Child1994 · as Nick Callahan
• Six Degrees of Separation1993 · as Larkin
• A Mother's Revenge1993 · as Bill Sanders
• Short Cuts1993 · as Howard Finnigan
• Stephen King's Golden Tales1993 · as Richard Hagstrom
• An Ambush of Ghosts1993 · as Bill Betts
• Desperate Choices: To Save My Child1992 · as Richard Robbins
• Live! From Death Row1992 · as Laurence Dvorak
• Steel and Lace1991 · as Albert Morton
• Tales from the Darkside1990 · as Richard Hagstrom
• Stolen: One Husband1990 · as Dr. Peter Foley
• Lady in a Corner1989 · as Bill Guthrie
• Longtime Companion1989 · as David
• The Misfit Brigade1987 · as Porta
• The Ladies Club1986 · as Richard Harrison
• Spies Like Us1985 · as Ruby
• Crimes of Passion1984 · as Donny Hopper
• Lies1983 · as Stuart Russell
• Ghost Dancing1983 · as Calvin Oberst
• William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew1983 · as Tranio
• Kiss My Grits1982 · as Dolin T. Pike
• Tomorrow's Child1982 · as Cliff Bender
• Incident at Crestridge1981 · as Clint Larsen
• The Wave1981 · as Ben Ross
• High Risk1981 · as Dan
• The Lathe of Heaven1980 · as George Orr
• The Gathering, Part II1979 · as George
• Mind Over Murder1979 · as Jason
• The Horror Show1979 · as (archive footage)
• Brass Target1978 · as Col. Robert Dawson
• Summer of My German Soldier1978 · as Anton Reiker
• French Quarter1978 · as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
• Deadman's Curve1978 · as Dean Torrence
• The Gathering1977 · as George
• Portrait of Grandpa Doc1977 · as Bruce - as a Young Man
• Short Eyes1977 · as Clark Davis
• Grand Jury1977 · as Bobby Allen
• Mother, Jugs & Speed1976 · as Leroy
• The Last Survivors1975 · as Michael Larsen
• Mame1974 · as Patrick as an adult
• The Affair1973 · as Jamie Patterson
• Peege1973
• Ulzana's Raid1972 · as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
• The Jerusalem File1972 · as David Armstrong
• Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me1971 · as Fitzgore
• Willard1971 · as Willard Stiles
• The Strawberry Statement1970 · as Simon
• Last Summer1969 · as Dan
• The Roommates— · as Arthur
• Game of Power— · as Ballard Wright
• Don’t Look Inside—
• Godmother— · as Mr. Martinson

All TV Shows (78)

• The American Revolution2025 · as (voice)
• Universal Basic Guys2024 · as (voice)
• 19232022 · as Arthur
• The Lincoln Lawyer2022 · as Walter Abrams
• Bosch: Legacy2022 · as James Rafferty
• Glow and Darkness2021 · as Pope Urban III
• Creepshow2019 · as Avery Whitlock
• Ozark2017 · as Randall Schafer
• The Son2017 · as ENDICOTT
• Designated Survivor2016 · as Ray Beckett
• Blindspot2015 · as Jean-Paul Bruyere
• Kingdom2014 · as Ron Prince
• Sequestered2014
• TripTank2014 · as Daytona Jack (voice)
• Those Who Kill2014 · as Howard Burgess
• Mozart in the Jungle2014 · as Hesby Ennis
• Crossing Lines2013 · as Tactical Leader
• The Fosters2013 · as Stewart Adams
• Last Resort2012 · as ARTHUR SHEPARD
• The Legend of Korra2012 · as Lord Zuko (voice)
• Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 232012 · as Gabe Sharpe
• Unforgettable2011 · as Edward Wythe
• Hawaii Five-02010 · as Steven Carver
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• Drop Dead Diva2009 · as Judge Cyrus Maxwell
• Castle2009 · as Lou Karnacki
• Childrens Hospital2008 · as Narrator
• Leverage2008 · as Dan Blackwell
• Knight Rider2008 · as Charles Graiman
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles2008 · as Dr. Peter Silberman
• Psych2006 · as Walter Snowden
• The Triangle2005 · as Stan Lathem
• Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Josh Bedford
• Criminal Minds2005 · as Father Davison
• Close to Home2005 · as Doug Hellman
• The Closer2005 · as Russell Clark
• Law & Order: Trial by Jury2005 · as Peter Betts
• Numb3rs2005 · as Robert Oliver
• Battlestar Galactica2004 · as Dr. Michael Robert
• Lost2004 · as Douglas Brooks
• Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital2004 · as Dr. Stegman
• The L Word2004 · as Leonard Kroll
• Without a Trace2002 · as Paul Cartwright
• CSI: Miami2002 · as Dane Daniels
• Project Greenlight2001 · as Self
• Star Trek: Enterprise2001 · as Menos
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Avery Tinsdale
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Dr. Graham Mandell
• The Hunger1997 · as New Lighthouse Keeper
• The Practice1997 · as Scott Wallace
• JAG1995 · as Morris Sperling
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
• Star Trek: Voyager1995 · as Jareth
• Cybill1995 · as Mark Davis
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Jake Weiss
• Chicago Hope1994 · as Burt Peters
• Harry and the Hendersons1991 · as George Henderson
• Seinfeld1989 · as Wyck Thayer
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Luden Sandelton
• Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story1989 · as Jimmy Donahue
• thirtysomething1987
• Designing Women1986
• Amazing Stories1985 · as Richard
• V1984 · as John Langley
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as David Carroll
• Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Richard Hagstrom
• Hunter1984 · as Deputy Chief Wyler
• Hunter1984 · as Capt. Wyler
• Hotel1982
• Mourning Becomes Electra1978 · as Orin Mannon
• Lou Grant1977 · as Andrew Raines
• The Lives of Benjamin Franklin1974
• Police Woman1974
• Police Story1973
• The Waltons1972
• The Waltons1972 · as Bob Hill
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee