Most Recent Role: Dr. Peter Silberman on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Alias Name(s): Bruce Davidson
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Birthday: 6-28-1946
Alias Name(s): Bruce Davidson
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Birthday: 6-28-1946
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Bruce Davison has been winning awards for over 30 years. In 1971 he was nominated for a Golden Laurel, Star of Tomorrow, for The Strawberry Statement , and took seventh place. In 1977 he won both a Drama-Logue Award and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Lead Performance for his for work in Streamersa , and another one of each n 1985 for The Normal Heart , having won a New York Drama...
Most Recent Appearance
The Demon Hand
Monday 25 February 2008 on FOX
Sarah breaks into Agent Ellison's apartment and discovers a file on her from her time at the mental hospital, leading her to Dr. Silberman, a doomsday convert. Meanwhile Cameron signs up for a ballet class and John finds out why his mom escaped the mental hospital. Can Sarah stop the seemingly...
He was the first actor to be cast for X-Men in 2000.
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He is 6' 1" tall.
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Although it is indicated in X2 (2003) that his character, Senator Kelly, is at least 20 years younger than Brian Cox's character, William Stryker, in real life, he is only 27 days younger.
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Bruce and Ian McKellen have four films in common: Six Degrees of Separation (1993), directed by Fred Shepisi; Apt Pupil (1998), X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003), all three directed by Bryan Singer; and The Uncanny Suspects (2003), a 24-minute documentary with no known directorial credit, which 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment tacked onto the X-Men 1.5 DVD.
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Davison credits directors Robert Aldrich, with whom he worked on Ulzana's Raid, and William A. Wellman as the most influential people in his life. Aldrich once advised him, "Kid, be a character actor. Hero or villain, character actors always work."
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Bruce: I just love the work of acting, that role of processing. It's something you can keep working on until you drop.
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Bruce: Don't take it personally when you are rejected. Be simple. Be truthful. That's pretty much what Hume Cronyn used to tell me.
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Bruce: Characters that have a journey - that's what I find most interesting.
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Bruce: Actors, lots of times, are great when they have great parts. For me, a lot of times, it's been the part.
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Bruce: A good actor is somebody who can be truthful and fascinating and interesting and enlightening.
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Other Appearances
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Harry and the Hendersons
George Henderson |
Knight Rider
Charles Graiman |
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Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Dr. Stegman |
The Triangle (2005)
Stan Lathem |
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Close to Home
Doug Hellman |
The Practice
Scott Wallace |
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ABC Weekend Specials
Portrait of Grandpa Doc Doug |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
An Unlocked Window Betty Ames/Baker |
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Amazing Stories
Boo! Richard |
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
The Woman King Dr. Micah Robert |
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Chicago Hope
Hanlon's Choice Dr. Burt Peters |
Chicago Hope
Team Play Dr. Burt Peters |
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Harry and the Hendersons
Beauty and the Beast |
Harry and the Hendersons
Mom |
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Harry and the Hendersons
Born Again |
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Harry and the HendersonsFollowing a 1987 family movie "Harry and the Hendersons," this series tells us the story of Harry, a Bigfoot who accidentally becomes a member of the Henderson family. The family almost runs... more
Knight RiderIn the modern day version of the 80s classic Knight Rider Sarah Graiman, who is the daughter of Charles Graiman who built the original K.I.T.T., is almost abducted because they think she knows... more Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Using the Danish miniseries "Riget" (a.k.a. "The Kingdom") as a point of inspiration, master of horror Stephen King gives Kingdom Hospital a unique and menacing American touch. Kingdom is a... more The Triangle (2005)
A ragtag team of scientists, led by billionaire Eric Benirall ( Sam Neill , Jurassic Park , Horse Whisperer ), attempts to discover what in the Bermuda Triangle is causing Benirall's cargo ships... more
