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William B. Davis

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Biography

William Bruce Davis, sometimes nicknamed Bill, was born in Toronto, Ontario on January 13, 1938. He receieved his first taste in acting at the…more

Born

1/13/1938, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Birth Name

William Bruce Davis

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- Fear Itself
  Father Chris
  - S 1: Ep 4 In Sickness and in Health
    6/26/08
- Masters of Science Fiction
  President
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Awakening
    8/11/07
- Robson Arms
  Dr. Carlisle Wainwright
  - S 1: Ep 13 Aftershock
    7/29/05
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Recipe
    7/22/05
  - S 1: Ep 10 Educating Alicia
    7/15/05
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Lonely Passion of Mr Tan
    7/15/05
  - S 1: Ep 8 A Material Breach
    7/8/05
  - + 3 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The X-Files
  Cigarette Smoking Man
  - S 9: Ep 20 The Truth (2)
    5/19/02
  - S 9: Ep 19 The Truth (1)
    5/19/02
  - S 7: Ep 22 Requiem
    5/21/00
  - S 7: Ep 15 En Ami
    3/19/00
  - S 7: Ep 11 Closure (2)
    2/13/00
  - + 34 More Credits
Guest Star (34)

Role
- Human Target
  Whitey Doyle
  - S 1: Ep 5 Run
    2/10/10
- Supernatural
  College Professor
  - S 1: Ep 11 Scarecrow
    1/10/06
- Stargate SG-1
  Prior
  - S 9: Ep 11 The Fourth Horseman (2)
    1/6/06
  - S 9: Ep 8 Babylon
    9/9/05
- Tilt
  Father Mike
  - S 1: Ep 8 Nobody Ever Listens
    3/10/05
- Murdoch Mysteries
  Godfrey Shepcote
  - S 1: Ep 1 Except the Dying
    5/13/04
- Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
  Bertram Swinton
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Young and the Headless
    4/8/04
- Smallville
  Mayor William Tate
  - S 3: Ep 6 Relic
    11/5/03
- Smallville
  Mayor Tate
  - S 2: Ep 8 Ryan
    11/12/02
- Body & Soul
  Dr. Edward A. Esseff
  - S 1: Ep 2 Running Home
    9/23/02
  - S 1: Ep 1 Second Opinion
    9/16/02
- Andromeda
  Professor Logitch
  - S 2: Ep 4 Pitiless as the Sun
    10/22/01
- MythQuest
  Head Priest
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Oracle
    10/13/01
- Mentors
  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Truth is in Here
    9/2/01
- The Outer Limits
  Dr. Biemler
  - S 7: Ep 10 Worlds Within
    6/29/01
- First Wave
  Sagon
  - S 3: Ep 18 Checkmate
    1/10/01
- The Outer Limits
  John Wymer
  - S 2: Ep 20 Out of Body
    7/14/96
- Poltergeist: The Legacy
  Dr. Bill Nigel
  - S 1: Ep 11 Do Not Go Gently
    6/21/96
- The Outer Limits
  Ed
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Conversion
    6/9/95
- Sliders
  Professor Myman
  - S 1: Ep 7 Eggheads
    4/26/95
- Nightmare Cafe
  Doctor
  - S 1: Ep 5 Sanctuary for a Child
    3/27/92
- Diagnosis Murder
  Marvin Parkins
  - S 1: Ep 1 Diagnosis of Murder
    1/5/92
- The Commish
  Don Chesley
  - S 1: Ep 6 A Matter of Life or Death (2)
    11/2/91
  - S 1: Ep 5 A Matter of Life or Death (1)
    11/2/91
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Commish
    9/21/91
- MacGyver
  Judge
  - S 6: Ep 20 Trail of Tears
    4/26/91
- Stephen King's It
  Mr. Gedreau
  - S 1: Ep 1 Stephen King's It (1)
    11/18/90
- Danger Bay
  Justice of the Peace
  - S 6: Ep 10 Wolf on Trial
    12/11/89
- Danger Bay
  Jack Kane
  - S 5: Ep 13 Racing Against Time
    12/26/88
- 21 Jump Street
  Mr. Wickenton
  - S 2: Ep 17 Champagne High
    3/6/88
- Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
  Arvin
  - S 1: Ep 16 Judgement
    1/31/88
- Danger Bay
  Frank Norris
  - S 4: Ep 7 High Flyer
    11/18/87
- 21 Jump Street
  Mr. Weidlin
  - S 1: Ep 13 Mean Streets and Pastel Houses
    6/28/87
- Airwolf
  F.I.R.M. Official
  - S 4: Ep 16 The Key
    5/15/87
- Airwolf
  Newman
  - S 4: Ep 13 Rogue Warrior
    4/24/87
  - S 4: Ep 10 Stavograd (2)
    3/27/87
  - S 4: Ep 9 Stavograd (1)
    3/20/87
- SCTV Channel
  Man on the Phone
  - S 1: Ep 14 Half Wits / Save The World Parade
    5/22/84
- Street Justice
  Badgely
  - S 1: Ep 12 Homecoming
- The Fearing Mind
  Mitchell Cofax
  - S 1: Ep 7 Gentleman Caller
Writer (1)

Role
- The X-Files
  Writer
  - S 7: Ep 15 En Ami
    3/19/00

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Trivia
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- Besides producing, William has written an episode of The X-Files, the short films Exchange and Packing Up, and seven episodes of 49th and Main, including the pilot episode.
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- William once claimed that his character, The Cigarette Smoking Man, was the hero of The X-Files.
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- As of 2006, William is training with the Whistler Mountain Ski Club Masters Team.
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Quotes
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- William: I may be 68 but I still haven't decided what to do when I grow up. You will see that I am an actor, a director, a teacher, a writer, a producer, and a skier.
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