William B. Davis
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1938-01-13 (86 years old)
Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As Bill Davis, William Davis
William B. Davis
Biography
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
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Actor
as Roger Evans
as David Choak
as Frank
as Mr. M
as Father Grant
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
as Doctor Watson
as Ray - Security
as Methuselah
as Radio Host
as Lamont
as Zane
as Granddad
as Himself
as Harper
as Mr. Grant
as Ben
as Lawrence Cason
as Dr. Willhelm
as Henry Engberg
as Sheriff Chestnut
as Future Alec Sadler
as Doctor
as William Walsh
as Calvin
as Dr. Robert Parker
as Plumberg
as Grandfather
as Minister Chambers
as Veltz
as Mr. Dutton
as Ted
as Hypnotist
as Chris
as Jack
as Father Chris
as Peter Milbank
as Senator Garland Wolf
as Colby Price
as Richard O'Brien
as Dr. Lucas Bryant
as General Killion
as Rick Brinkley
as College Professor
as Father Luke
as Jenkins
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
as Doc Jenkins
as Alex Myerson
as Ambassador Shear
as Father Michael
as Deputy Director Edwards
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
as Parish
as Agent Frank Gruning
as Narrator
as Tye Crow
as William Tate
as Drossos
as Benjamin Palmer (voice)
as Dr. Hardwin
as Henderson
as Mitchell Colfax
as Professor Logitch
as Ed
as The Cigarette-Smoking Man
as Self
as Dr. Norman Ellisy
as Sagon
as Damaris
as Doctor
as Dr. Bill Nigel
as Dr. Alexander
as Gene Reuschel
as Police Chief
as Group Leader
as John Wymer
as Ed
as Dr. Frank Biemler
as Prof. Myman
as Huddleston
as Vern
as Cigarette Smoking Man
as Cancer Man
as CGB Spender
as SS Oberfuehrer / Smoking Man
as Cigarette Smoking Man / True Name Carl Gerhard Busch
as Doctor
as Lawyer (uncredited)
as Dr. Atkins
as Dr Reynolds
as Mr. Gedreau
as Drug Doctor
as Heath Harris
as Peter Massio
as Lawyer
as Mr. Weidlin
as Mr. Wickenton
as Judge Harrison
as University Dean
as Norris
as Judge
as F.I.R.M. Official
as Newman
as Ambulance Driver
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as Creator