Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Acting

Birthday

1946/06/28 (78 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also know as

Bruce Davidson, 브루스 데이비슨, 布鲁斯·戴维森, بروس دیویسن

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 ...Read more

Acting
Short Cuts
7.2

(1993) Short Cuts

as Howard Finnigan

The King Is Alive
6.0

(2000) The King Is Alive

as Ray

Crazy/Beautiful
6.6

(2001) Crazy/Beautiful

as Tom Oakley

The Crucible
6.6

(1996) The Crucible

as Reverend Parris

MegaFault
5.3

(2009) MegaFault

as Dr. Mark Rhodes

The Misfit Brigade
5.9

(1987) The Misfit Brigade

as Porta

La Linea
4.8

(2009) The Line

as Anthony

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
7.3

(2010) Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

as President Slade Wilson (voice)

High Crimes
6.4

(2002) High Crimes

as Brig. Gen. Bill Marks

8MM 2
4.8

(2005) 8MM 2

as Ambassador Harrington

The Wave
7.0

(1981) The Wave

as Ben Ross

Runaway Jury
6.9

(2003) Runaway Jury

as Durwood Cable

Steel and Lace
5.0

(1991) Steel and Lace

as Albert Morton

Apt Pupil
6.5

(1998) Apt Pupil

as Richard Bowden

Spies Like Us
6.2

(1985) Spies Like Us

as Ruby

Dahmer
5.3

(2002) Dahmer

as Lionel Dahmer

Hate Crime
5.9

(2005) Hate Crime

as Pastor Boyd

Summer Catch
5.5

(2001) Summer Catch

as Rand Parrish

Charlie's Gift
0.0

(2016) Charlie's Gift

as ---

The Good Neighbor
6.6

(2022) The Good Neighbor

as Grant

The Horror Show
6.0

(1979) The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

The Lathe of Heaven
6.7

(1980) The Lathe of Heaven

as George Orr

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
6.1

(1995) Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

as John McCormick

The Dead Girl
6.0

(2006) The Dead Girl

as Leah's Father

Crimes of Passion
6.3

(1984) Crimes of Passion

as Donny Hopper

Mame
6.2

(1974) Mame

as Patrick as an adult

Paulie
6.8

(1998) Paulie

as Dr. Reingold

X-Men
7.0

(2000) X-Men

as Senator Kelly

X2
7.0

(2003) X2

as Senator Kelly

Ulzana's Raid
7.0

(1972) Ulzana's Raid

as Lt. Garnett DeBuin

Willard
6.0

(1971) Willard

as Willard Stiles

The Gathering, Part II
0.0

(1979) The Gathering, Part II

as George

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
6.3

(2008) The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

as Professor Lazlo

Last Summer
6.4

(1969) Last Summer

as Dan

Titanic II
5.0

(2010) Titanic II

as James Maine

Arctic Blast
5.7

(2010) Arctic Blast

as Winslaw

Camp Hell
3.8

(2010) Camp Hell

as Fr. Phineas McAllister

Camera
7.0

(2024) Camera

as Frank Flynn

High Risk
6.0

(1981) High Risk

as Dan

The Baby-Sitters Club
5.4

(1995) The Baby-Sitters Club

as Watson

Confession
5.4

(2005) Confession

as Father Thomas Parker

Out of the Ashes
6.5

(2003) Out of the Ashes

as Peter Schuman, Interrogator

Touched
7.1

(2005) Touched

as Robert Davis

Christmas Angel
7.1

(2009) Christmas Angel

as Nick Anderson

A Golden Christmas
5.1

(2009) A Golden Christmas

as Rod Wright

The Strawberry Statement
6.2

(1970) The Strawberry Statement

as Simon

Short Eyes
6.8

(1977) Short Eyes

as Clark Davis

Influence
6.0

(2020) Influence

as Walter Klein

Brass Target
5.6

(1978) Brass Target

as Col. Robert Dawson

Off Season
4.5

(2001) Off Season

as Dr. Zimmer

Munger Road
4.4

(2011) Munger Road

as Chief Kirkhoven

Tomorrow's Child
0.0

(1982) Tomorrow's Child

as Cliff Bender

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
3.5

(1971) Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

as Fitzgore

The Roommates
10.0

The Roommates

as Arthur

The Millionaire Tour
6.4

(2012) The Millionaire Tour

as The Roman

The Lords of Salem
5.5

(2013) The Lords of Salem

as Francis Matthias

That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
6.6

(2012) That Guy... Who Was in That Thing

as Self

Locked in Silence
6.0

(1999) Locked in Silence

as Jim

0.0

(1983) Ghost Dancing

as Calvin Oberst

X-Men: The Mutant Watch
7.0

(2000) X-Men: The Mutant Watch

as Sen. Robert Kelly

Live! From Death Row
9.0

(1992) Live! From Death Row

as Laurence Dvorak

Lovelife
5.5

(1997) Lovelife

as Bruce

Return of the Killer Shrews
5.4

(2012) Return of the Killer Shrews

as Jerry Farrell

The Gathering
4.5

(1977) The Gathering

as George

Bigfoot
3.0

(2012) Bigfoot

as Sheriff Walt Henderson

The Skateboard Kid II
2.4

(1995) The Skateboard Kid II

as Burt Squires

3 Holiday Tails
5.2

(2011) 3 Holiday Tails

as Rod Wright

Saving Lincoln
5.2

(2013) Saving Lincoln

as William H. Seward

On the Edge
6.1

(2001) On the Edge

as (segment "The Other Side")

Peege
6.2

(1973) Peege

as ---

Deadman's Curve
5.9

(1978) Deadman's Curve

as Dean Torrence

0.0

(1977) Grand Jury

as Bobby Allen

Knight Rider
6.4

(2008) Knight Rider

as Charles Graiman

Words and Pictures
6.4

(2014) Words and Pictures

as Walt

From the Shadows
3.1

(2023) From the Shadows

as Dr. Joseph Cawl

A Memory in My Heart
5.8

(1999) A Memory in My Heart

as Chase Stewart

Beyond the Heavens
5.6

(2013) Beyond the Heavens

as Oliver Henry (adult)

0.0

(1994) Someone Else's Child

as Nick Callahan

Grace of My Heart
6.3

(1996) Grace of My Heart

as John Murray

Summer of My German Soldier
6.3

(1978) Summer of My German Soldier

as Anton Reiker

Persecuted
4.5

(2014) Persecuted

as Senator Donald Harrison

The Jerusalem File
5.0

(1972) The Jerusalem File

as David Armstrong

Hidden in America
5.5

(1996) Hidden in America

as Michael

The Affair
5.5

(1973) The Affair

as Jamie Patterson

4.7

(2004) The Clinic

as Martin Landrum

0.0

(2025) Game of Power

as Ballard Wright

0.0

(2012) Stealing Roses

as Mr. Lowell

The Last Survivors
6.0

(1975) The Last Survivors

as Michael Larsen

Suitable Flesh
5.4

(2023) Suitable Flesh

as Ephraim Waite

Six Degrees of Separation
6.4

(1993) Six Degrees of Separation

as Larkin

37
3.8

(2014) 37

as Psychic

Widow's Kiss
4.8

(1996) Widow's Kiss

as Justin Sager

A Mother's Revenge
5.8

(1993) A Mother's Revenge

as Bill Sanders

Homage
5.0

(1995) Homage

as Joseph Smith

Down, Out and Dangerous
7.0

(1995) Down, Out and Dangerous

as Brad Harrington

Lies
5.6

(1983) Lies

as Stuart Russell

Breach
6.6

(2007) Breach

as John O'Neill

The Cure
7.9

(1995) The Cure

as Dr. Stevens

Black Beauty
6.5

(2015) Black Beauty

as Grandpa

Yamasong: March of the Hollows
4.1

(2017) Yamasong: March of the Hollows

as P'Torr The Exile (voice)

Evergreen
4.5

(2004) Evergreen

as Frank

Little Girl Fly Away
8.0

(1998) Little Girl Fly Away

as Frank

0.0

(1977) Portrait of Grandpa Doc

as Bruce - as a Young Man

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
5.8

(1992) Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

as Richard Robbins

Mind Over Murder
6.7

(1979) Mind Over Murder

as Jason

Condor's Nest
5.6

(2023) Condor's Nest

as Gerhardt Schrude

Mother, Jugs & Speed
5.5

(1976) Mother, Jugs & Speed

as Leroy

5.0

(1996) After Jimmy

as Sam Stapp

Get a Job
5.3

(2016) Get a Job

as Lawrence Wilheimer

The Leisure Class
4.0

(2015) The Leisure Class

as Edward

ManFast
4.2

(2003) ManFast

as Rupert Iris

Stolen: One Husband
3.0

(1990) Stolen: One Husband

as Dr. Peter Foley

Kingdom Hospital
6.4

(2004) Kingdom Hospital

as Dr. Stegman

L.A. Law: The Movie
7.6

(2002) L.A. Law: The Movie

as Lawrence Diebenkorn

French Quarter
3.8

(1978) French Quarter

as Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik

The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
5.1

(2016) The Curse of Sleeping Beauty

as Richard

Displacement
5.2

(2016) Displacement

as Prof. Peter Deckard

It's My Party
6.3

(1996) It's My Party

as Rodney Bingham

A Schizophrenic Love Story
0.0

(2011) A Schizophrenic Love Story

as Dr. Bob

At First Sight
6.0

(1999) At First Sight

as Dr. Charles Aaron

Kiss My Grits
4.7

(1982) Kiss My Grits

as Dolin T. Pike

Along Came the Devil
5.6

(2018) Along Came the Devil

as Reverend Michael

Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
7.1

(2016) Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent

as Pastor Ezekiel

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
7.0

(2003) Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

as ---

Insidious: The Last Key
6.3

(2018) Insidious: The Last Key

as Christian Rainier

The Bronx Bull
5.0

(2016) The Bronx Bull

as D.A. Bonomi

The Mystery of Casa Matusita
5.0

(2016) The Mystery of Casa Matusita

as Victor

Last Rampage
5.6

(2017) Last Rampage

as Cooper

Lady in a Corner
0.0

(1989) Lady in a Corner

as Bill Guthrie

Love Locks
5.8

(2017) Love Locks

as Hugo Blanchet

Oceanus: Act One
7.6

(2015) Oceanus: Act One

as Commander Mitch Conrad

The Congregation
0.0

(2011) The Congregation

as Amos Christner

Longtime Companion
6.8

(1989) Longtime Companion

as David

A Violent Man
5.8

(2019) A Violent Man

as Benjamin Green

9/11
5.1

(2017) 9/11

as Monohan

Stephen King's Golden Tales
5.1

(1985) Stephen King's Golden Tales

as Richard Hagstrom

Corbin Nash
4.6

(2018) Corbin Nash

as Jack

The Ladies Club
6.3

(1986) The Ladies Club

as Richard Harrison

God Don't Make the Laws
5.1

(2011) God Don't Make the Laws

as Bud Kelly / Mayor

Going Shopping
4.5

(2005) Going Shopping

as Adam

William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
4.0

(1983) William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

as Tranio

Bender
5.0

(2016) Bender

as Mayor Prentiss

Itsy Bitsy
5.0

(2019) Itsy Bitsy

as Walter

Coffin
4.3

(2011) Coffin

as Garrison

Vendetta
6.3

(1999) Vendetta

as Thomas Semmes

Too Young to Be a Dad
7.4

(2002) Too Young to Be a Dad

as Dan Freeman

An Ambush of Ghosts
6.0

(1993) An Ambush of Ghosts

as Bill Betts

The Great Alaskan Race
5.9

(2019) The Great Alaskan Race

as Governor Bone

Any Bullet Will Do
4.8

(2018) Any Bullet Will Do

as Jonathan Carrington

More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
6.9

(2020) More Beautiful for Having Been Broken

as Colin

Tales from the Darkside
6.8

(1990) Tales from the Darkside

as Richard Hagstrom

Color of Justice
5.5

(1997) Color of Justice

as Frank Gainer

Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
0.0

(2018) Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters

as ---

Abnormal Attraction
4.7

(2018) Abnormal Attraction

as Dr. Stanley Cole

Along Came the Devil II
5.8

(2019) Along Came the Devil II

as Reverend Michael

Wish Man
7.1

(2019) Wish Man

as Frank Shankwitz Sr.

A Fairy's Game
8.0

(2018) A Fairy's Game

as Spindly (voice)

Captors
4.5

(2020) Captors

as Silas Visler

Christmas at the Plaza
6.4

(2019) Christmas at the Plaza

as Reginald Brookwater

The Slider
6.0

(2017) The Slider

as Ispector Wiesel

Incident at Crestridge
5.0

(1981) Incident at Crestridge

as Clint Larsen

108 Stitches
2.7

(2014) 108 Stitches

as Coach Scott Deshields

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
6.6

(2020) Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

as Self

Await the Dawn
4.2

(2020) Await the Dawn

as David

We Still Say Grace
5.8

(2020) We Still Say Grace

as Harold

The Manor
5.5

(2021) The Manor

as Roland

The Gift of Christmas
5.3

(2020) The Gift of Christmas

as Bob Rodgers

My True Fairytale
6.3

(2021) My True Fairytale

as Martin Goodwin

Evil at the Door
3.8

(2022) Evil at the Door

as John Doe

Earth's Final Hours
4.4

(2011) Earth's Final Hours

as Rothman

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
6.6

(1997) The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

as Yehiel Dinur (voice)

5.0

On The Couch

as Daddy

Elwood
0.0

(2014) Elwood

as Congressman Barber

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as David Carroll

Seinfeld
8.3

(1989) Seinfeld

as Wyck Thayer

Star Trek: Enterprise
7.6

(2001) Star Trek: Enterprise

as Menos

Castle
8.0

(2009) Castle

as Lou Karnacki

thirtysomething
6.3

(1987) thirtysomething

as ---

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
7.0

(2004) Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

as Dr. Stegman

Ghost Whisperer
8.1

(2005) Ghost Whisperer

as Josh Bedford

CSI: Miami
7.7

(2002) CSI: Miami

as Dane Daniels

Star Trek: Voyager
7.8

(1995) Star Trek: Voyager

as Jareth

Tales from the Crypt
8.0

(1989) Tales from the Crypt

as Luden Sandelton

Battlestar Galactica
8.2

(2004) Battlestar Galactica

as Dr. Michael Robert

Cybill
5.8

(1995) Cybill

as ---

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9

(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Graham Mandell

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.3

(1985) The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Betty Ames / Man

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
8.0

(2005) Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Peter Betts

Without a Trace
7.3

(2002) Without a Trace

as Paul Cartwright

Hotel
6.8

(1982) Hotel

as ---

The L Word
7.6

(2004) The L Word

as Leonard Kroll

V
6.9

(1984) V

as John Langley

The Practice
7.7

(1997) The Practice

as Scott Wallace

Criminal Minds
8.3

(2005) Criminal Minds

as Father Davison

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.6

(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Avery Tinsdale

Lost
7.9

(2004) Lost

as Douglas Brooks

Close to Home
6.1

(2005) Close to Home

as Doug Hellman

Hunter
7.2

(1984) Hunter

as Deputy Chief Wyler

Chicago Hope
7.2

(1994) Chicago Hope

as ---

The Waltons
7.1

(1972) The Waltons

as ---

The Triangle
6.2

(2005) The Triangle

as Stan Lathem

Police Woman
6.2

(1974) Police Woman

as ---

Police Story
6.9

(1973) Police Story

as ---

Harry and the Hendersons
5.7

(1991) Harry and the Hendersons

as George Henderson

Tales from the Darkside
7.2

(1984) Tales from the Darkside

as Richard Hagstrom

Drop Dead Diva
7.7

(2009) Drop Dead Diva

as Judge Cyrus Maxwell

Knight Rider
7.5

(2008) Knight Rider

as Charles Graiman

The Outer Limits
7.7

(1995) The Outer Limits

as Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney

Hunter
7.2

(1984) Hunter

as Capt. Wyler

Sequestered
6.0

(2014) Sequestered

as ---

Psych
7.9

(2006) Psych

as Walter Snowden

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
4.5

(1989) Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

as Jimmy Donahue

Amazing Stories
7.4

(1985) Amazing Stories

as Richard

The Fosters
7.6

(2013) The Fosters

as Stewart Adams

Kingdom
6.8

(2014) Kingdom

as Ron Prince

Crossing Lines
6.7

(2013) Crossing Lines

as Tactical Leader

Childrens Hospital
7.2

(2008) Childrens Hospital

as Narrator

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
6.7

(2012) Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

as Gabe Sharpe

Bosch: Legacy
8.0

(2022) Bosch: Legacy

as James Rafferty

Ozark
8.2

(2017) Ozark

as Senator Randall Schafer

The Lincoln Lawyer
7.7

(2022) The Lincoln Lawyer

as Judge Walter Abrams

Hawaii Five-0
7.8

(2010) Hawaii Five-0

as Steven Carver

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
0.0

(1974) The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

as ---

Mourning Becomes Electra
1.0

(1978) Mourning Becomes Electra

as Orin Mannon

TripTank
5.1

(2014) TripTank

as Daytona Jack (voice)

Those Who Kill
6.0

(2014) Those Who Kill

as Howard Burgess

Blindspot
7.4

(2015) Blindspot

as Jean-Paul Bruyere

Unforgettable
7.2

(2011) Unforgettable

as Dr. Edward Wythe

The Hunger
5.7

(1997) The Hunger

as New Lighthouse Keeper

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
7.5

(2008) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

as Dr. Peter Silberman

Celebrity Ghost Stories
7.3

(2009) Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

Designated Survivor
7.1

(2016) Designated Survivor

as Ray Beckett

1923
8.1

(2022) 1923

as Arthur

Leverage
7.6

(2008) Leverage

as Dan Blackwell

0.0

Glow and Darkness

as Papa Urbano III

Creepshow
7.5

(2019) Creepshow

as Avery Whitlock

Last Resort
6.7

(2012) Last Resort

as ARTHUR SHEPARD

The Son
6.7

(2017) The Son

as ENDICOTT

JAG
7.3

(1995) JAG

as Dr. Morris Sperling

Mozart in the Jungle
7.5

(2014) Mozart in the Jungle

as Hesby Ennis

Numb3rs
7.0

(2005) Numb3rs

as Robert Oliver

Touched by an Angel
7.2

(1994) Touched by an Angel

as Jake Weiss

The Closer
7.9

(2005) The Closer

as Russell Clark

Designing Women
6.7

(1986) Designing Women

as ---

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Universal Basic Guys
5.0

(2024) Universal Basic Guys

as (voice)

The Waltons
7.1

(1972) The Waltons

as Bob Hill

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner