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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2025
The American Revolution
As: voice
- 2025
The Lightning Code
As: Nikola Tesla
- 2024
Universal Basic Guys
As: (voice)
- 2024
Camera
As: Frank Flynn
- 2023
Suitable Flesh
As: Ephraim Waite
- 2023
From the Shadows
As: Dr. Joseph Cawl
- 2023
Condor's Nest
As: Gerhardt Schrude
- 2022
1923
As: Arthur
2022The Good Neighbor
As: Grant
2022The Lincoln Lawyer
As: Judge Walter Abrams
2022Bosch: Legacy
As: James Rafferty
2022Evil at the Door
As: John Doe
2021The Manor
As: Roland
2021My True Fairytale
As: Martin Goodwin
2020We Still Say Grace
As: Harold
2020The Gift of Christmas
As: Bob Rodgers
2020Captors
As: Silas Visler
2020Await the Dawn
As: David
2020More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
As: Colin
2020Influence
As: Walter Klein
2019Christmas at the Plaza
As: Reginald Brookwater
2019Along Came the Devil II
As: Reverend Michael
2019Creepshow
As: Avery Whitlock
2019Itsy Bitsy
As: Walter
2019Wish Man
As: Frank Shankwitz Sr.
2019The Great Alaskan Race
As: Governor Bone
2019A Violent Man
As: Benjamin Green
2018Any Bullet Will Do
As: Jonathan Carrington
2018Along Came the Devil
As: Reverend Michael
2018A Fairy's Game
As: Spindly (voice)
2018Corbin Nash
As: Jack
2018Abnormal Attraction
As: Dr. Stanley Cole
- 2018
Insidious: The Last Key
As: Christian Rainier
2017The Slider
As: Ispector Wiesel
2017Last Rampage
As: Cooper
2017Yamasong: March of the Hollows
As: P'Torr The Exile (voice)
20179/11
As: Monohan
2017Ozark
As: Senator Randall Schafer
2017The Son
As: ENDICOTT
2017Love Locks
As: Hugo Blanchet
- 2016
La La Land
As: Mia's Father (uncredited)
2016Bender
As: Mayor Prentiss
2016Designated Survivor
As: Ray Beckett
2016Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
As: Pastor Ezekiel
2016The Mystery of Casa Matusita
As: Victor
2016Displacement
As: Prof. Peter Deckard
2016The Bronx Bull
As: D.A. Bonomi
2016The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
As: Richard
2016Get a Job
As: Lawrence Wilheimer
2015The Leisure Class
As: Edward
2015Blindspot
As: Jean-Paul Bruyere
2015Oceanus: Act One
As: Commander Mitch Conrad
2015Black Beauty
As: Grandpa
2014Kingdom
As: Ron Prince
2014108 Stitches
As: Coach Scott Deshields
201437
As: Psychic
2014Elwood
As: Congressman Barber
2014Words and Pictures
As: Walt
2014Persecuted
As: Senator Donald Harrison
2014TripTank
As: Daytona Jack (voice)
2014Those Who Kill
As: Howard Burgess
2014Mozart in the Jungle
As: Hesby Ennis
2013Beyond the Heavens
As: Oliver Henry (adult)
2013Crossing Lines
As: Tactical Leader
2013The Fosters
As: Stewart Adams
2013The Lords of Salem
As: Francis Matthias
2013Saving Lincoln
As: William H. Seward
2012Return of the Killer Shrews
As: Jerry Farrell
2012Bigfoot
As: Sheriff Walt Henderson
2012Last Resort
As: ARTHUR SHEPARD
2012The Millionaire Tour
As: The Roman
2012Stealing Roses
As: Mr. Lowell
2012The Legend of Korra
As: Lord Zuko (voice)
2012Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
As: Gabe Sharpe
2011God Don't Make the Laws
As: Bud Kelly / Mayor
20113 Holiday Tails
As: Rod Wright
2011Coffin
As: Garrison
2011Munger Road
As: Chief Kirkhoven
2011Unforgettable
As: Dr. Edward Wythe
2011A Schizophrenic Love Story
As: Dr. Bob
2011Earth's Final Hours
As: Rothman
2011The Congregation
As: Amos Christner
2010Hawaii Five-0
As: Steven Carver
2010Camp Hell
As: Fr. Phineas McAllister
2010Titanic II
As: James Maine
2010Arctic Blast
As: Winslaw
2010Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
As: President Wilson (voice)
2009A Golden Christmas
As: Rod Wright
2009Christmas Angel
As: Nick Anderson
2009MegaFault
As: Dr. Mark Rhodes
2009Drop Dead Diva
As: Judge Cyrus Maxwell
2009The Line
As: Anthony
2009Castle
As: Lou Karnacki
2008Childrens Hospital
As: Narrator
2008Leverage
As: Dan Blackwell
2008The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
As: Professor Lazlo
2008Knight Rider
As: Charles Graiman
2008Knight Rider
As: Charles Graiman
2008Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
As: Dr. Peter Silberman
2007Breach
As: John O'Neill
2006The Dead Girl
As: Leah's Father
2006Psych
As: Walter Snowden
2005The Triangle
As: Stan Lathem
2005Confession
As: Father Thomas Parker
20058MM 2
As: Ambassador Harrington
2005Touched
As: Robert Davis
2005Going Shopping
As: Adam
2005Ghost Whisperer
As: Josh Bedford
2005Criminal Minds
As: Father Davison
2005Close to Home
As: Doug Hellman
2005The Closer
As: Russell Clark
2005Law & Order: Trial by Jury
As: Peter Betts
2005Numb3rs
As: Robert Oliver
2005Hate Crime
As: Pastor Boyd
2004Battlestar Galactica
As: Dr. Michael Robert
2004Lost
As: Douglas Brooks
2004Kingdom Hospital
As: Dr. Stegman
2004Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
As: Dr. Stegman
2004The L Word
As: Leonard Kroll
2004Evergreen
As: Frank
- 2003
X2
As: Senator Kelly
2003Out of the Ashes
As: Peter Schuman, Interrogator
- 2003
Runaway Jury
As: Durwood Cable
2003ManFast
As: Rupert Iris
2002Without a Trace
As: Paul Cartwright
2002CSI: Miami
As: Dane Daniels
2002Dahmer
As: Lionel Dahmer
2002Too Young to Be a Dad
As: Dan Freeman
2002L.A. Law: The Movie
As: Lawrence Diebenkorn
2002High Crimes
As: Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
2001Off Season
As: Dr. Zimmer
2001Star Trek: Enterprise
As: Menos
2001Summer Catch
As: Rand Parrish
2001Crazy/Beautiful
As: Tom Oakley
2001On the Edge
As: (segment "The Other Side")
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As: Avery Tinsdale
- 2000
X-Men
As: Senator Kelly
2000X-Men: The Mutant Watch
As: Sen. Robert Kelly
2000The King Is Alive
As: Ray
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Dr. Graham Mandell
1999Vendetta
As: Thomas Semmes
1999A Memory in My Heart
As: Chase Stewart
1999At First Sight
As: Dr. Charles Aaron
1999Locked in Silence
As: Jim
1998Apt Pupil
As: Richard Bowden
1998Little Girl Fly Away
As: Frank
1998Paulie
As: Dr. Reingold
1997Color of Justice
As: Frank Gainer
1997The Hunger
As: New Lighthouse Keeper
1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
As: Yehiel Dinur (voice)
1997Lovelife
As: Bruce
1997The Practice
As: Scott Wallace
1996Hidden in America
As: Michael
1996The Crucible
As: Reverend Parris
1996Grace of My Heart
As: John Murray
1996It's My Party
As: Rodney Bingham
1996Widow's Kiss
As: Justin Sager
1995JAG
As: Dr. Morris Sperling
1995Down, Out and Dangerous
As: Brad Harrington
1995The Baby-Sitters Club
As: Watson
1995Homage
As: Joseph Smith
1995The Cure
As: Dr. Stevens
1995The Outer Limits
As: Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
1995Star Trek: Voyager
As: Jareth
1995Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
As: John McCormick
1995Cybill
As: Mark Davis
1995The Skateboard Kid II
As: Burt Squires
1994Touched by an Angel
As: Jake Weiss
1993Six Degrees of Separation
As: Larkin
1993A Mother's Revenge
As: Bill Sanders
1993Short Cuts
As: Howard Finnigan
1993Stephen King's Golden Tales
As: Richard Hagstrom
1993An Ambush of Ghosts
As: Bill Betts
1992Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
As: Richard Robbins
1992Live! From Death Row
As: Laurence Dvorak
1991Steel and Lace
As: Albert Morton
1991Harry and the Hendersons
As: George Henderson
1990Tales from the Darkside
As: Richard Hagstrom
1990Stolen: One Husband
As: Dr. Peter Foley
1989Lady in a Corner
As: Bill Guthrie
1989Longtime Companion
As: David
1989Seinfeld
As: Wyck Thayer
1989Tales from the Crypt
As: Luden Sandelton
1989Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
As: Jimmy Donahue
1987The Misfit Brigade
As: Porta
1986The Ladies Club
As: Richard Harrison
1985Spies Like Us
As: Ruby
1985Amazing Stories
As: Richard
1984V
As: John Langley
1984Crimes of Passion
As: Donny Hopper
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: David Carroll
1984Tales from the Darkside
As: Richard Hagstrom
1984Hunter
As: Deputy Chief Wyler
1984Hunter
As: Capt. Wyler
1983Lies
As: Stuart Russell
1983William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
As: Tranio
1982Kiss My Grits
As: Dolin T. Pike
1982Tomorrow's Child
As: Cliff Bender
1981Incident at Crestridge
As: Clint Larsen
1981The Wave
As: Ben Ross
1981High Risk
As: Dan
1980The Lathe of Heaven
As: George Orr
1979The Gathering, Part II
As: George
1979Mind Over Murder
As: Jason
1978Brass Target
As: Col. Robert Dawson
1978Mourning Becomes Electra
As: Orin Mannon
1978Summer of My German Soldier
As: Anton Reiker
1978French Quarter
As: Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik
1978Deadman's Curve
As: Dean Torrence
1977The Gathering
As: George
1977Short Eyes
As: Clark Davis
1977Lou Grant
As: Andrew Raines
1976Mother, Jugs & Speed
As: Leroy
1975The Last Survivors
As: Michael Larsen
1974Mame
As: Patrick as an adult
1973The Affair
As: Jamie Patterson
1972Ulzana's Raid
As: Lt. Garnett DeBuin
1972The Waltons
As: Bob Hill
1972The Jerusalem File
As: David Armstrong
1971Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
As: Fitzgore
1971Willard
As: Willard Stiles
1970The Strawberry Statement
As: Simon
1969Last Summer
As: Dan