Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director.
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| 1 | He was awarded the 1990 Drama-Logue Award for Performance for "The Cocktail Hour" in the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson at the James A. Doolittle Theatre (University of California) in Los Angeles, California. |
| 2 | Father of a son, Ethan Davison (born April 5th 1996) with Lisa Pelikan and a daughter, Sophia Lucinda Davison (born May 29th 2006) with Michele Correy. |
| 3 | Originally attended Penn State as an art major and planned on being a painter. Davison auditioned for a school play on a bet and immediately realized that he would rather be an actor instead. |
| 4 | Has appeared with Ian McKellen in four different films: Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Apt Pupil (1998), X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). The first of these is the only one not directed by Bryan Singer. |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | Director Robert Aldrich gave advice to Davison when he was starting out as an actor. "Be a character actor. Hero or villain, character actors always work.". |
| 7 | Was the first actor to be cast for X-Men (2000). |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Oceanus: Odyssey One | 2018 | pre-production | Commander Mitch Conrad |
| Last Rampage | 2017 | post-production | Cooper |
| Insidious: Chapter 4 | 2017 | post-production | |
| Nine Eleven | 2017 | completed | Monohan |
| The Mystery of Casa Matusita | 2017 | pre-production | Victor |
| Abnormal Attraction | 2016 | post-production | Dr. Stanley Cole |
| Any Bullet Will Do | 2016 | post-production | Jonathan Carrington |
| Choke Hold | 2016/II | post-production | Benjamin Green |
| The Slider | 2016 | completed | Ispector Wiesel |
| Charlie's Gift | 2016 | Short completed | Derrick |
| Tell Me Your Name | 2016 | post-production | Reverend Michael |
| Yamasong: March of the Hollows | 2016 | post-production | P'Torr The Exile |
| Corbin Nash | | post-production | Jack |
| Tao of Surfing | | post-production | Mr. Pearson |
| Bender | 2016 | | Mayor Prentiss |
| Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent | 2016 | | Pastor Ezekiel |
| Star Trek: Captain Pike | 2016 | | Captain Robert April |
| TripTank | 2016 | TV Series | Daytona Jack |
| The Fosters | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Stewart Adams |
| Kingdom | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Ron Prince |
| The Bronx Bull | 2016 | | D.A. Bonomi |
| The Curse of Sleeping Beauty | 2016 | | Richard |
| Get a Job | 2016 | | Lawrence Wilheimer |
| Unforgettable | 2016 | TV Series | Dr. Edward Wythe |
| Displacement | 2016/I | | Prof. Peter Deckard |
| Love Kills | 2016 | | Max |
| Defrost | 2015 | Video short | Michael Garrison |
| Dirty Laundry | 2015/I | Short | Jimmy |
| Extra School | 2015 | Short | Lars Connery |
| The Leisure Class | 2015 | TV Movie | Edward |
| Black Beauty | 2015 | | Grandpa |
| Oceanus: Act One | 2015 | Short | Commander Mitch Conrad |
| The Bay | 2014 | TV Series | Red Garrett |
| Sequestered | 2014 | TV Series | Ray Ferman |
| 108 Stitches | 2014 | | Coach Scott Deshields |
| The Legend of Korra | 2014 | TV Series | Lord Zuko Guard |
| Crossing Lines | 2014 | TV Series | Tactical Lead |
| 37 | 2014/II | | Psychic |
| Persecuted | 2014/I | | Sen. Donald Harrison |
| Elwood | 2014 | Short | Congressman Barber |
| A Schizophrenic Love Story | 2014 | | Dr. Bob |
| Those Who Kill | 2014 | TV Series | Howard Burgess |
| Beyond the Heavens | 2013 | | Old Oliver |
| Words and Pictures | 2013 | | Walt |
| Saving Lincoln | 2013 | | William H. Seward |
| Last Resort | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Admiral Arthur Shepard |
| Brother White | 2012 | | Howard |
| Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | 2012 | TV Series | Gabe Sharpe |
| Stealing Roses | 2012 | | Mr. Lowell |
| The Lords of Salem | 2012 | | Francis Matthias |
| Drop Dead Diva | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Judge Cyrus Maxwell |
| Bigfoot | 2012 | TV Movie | Sheriff Walt Henderson |
| The Millionaire Tour | 2012 | | The Roman |
| Luck | 2012 | TV Series | Hartstone |
| Return of the Killer Shrews | 2012 | | Jerry Farrell |
| God Don't Make the Laws | 2011 | | Bud Kelly |
| The Congregation | 2011 | Short | Amos Christner |
| Covert Affairs | 2011 | TV Series | Max Langford |
| Earth's Final Hours | 2011 | TV Movie | Rothman |
| 3 Holiday Tails | 2011 | | Rod Wright |
| Coffin | 2011 | | Garrison |
| Munger Road | 2011 | | Chief Kirkhoven |
| Hawaii Five-0 | 2011 | TV Series | Steven Carver |
| Childrens Hospital | 2011 | TV Series | Narrator |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2011 | TV Series | Avery Tinsdale |
| Castle | 2011 | TV Series | Lou Karnacki |
| The Glades | 2010 | TV Series | Wallace Dosher |
| General Hospital | 2010 | TV Series | Wilhelm VonSchlagel Wilhelm Van Schlagel Wilhelm |
| Leverage | 2010 | TV Series | Dan Blackwell |
| Camp Hell | 2010 | | Fr. Phineas McAllister |
| Titanic II | 2010 | Video | James Maine |
| Arctic Blast | 2010 | | Walter Winslaw |
| Lost | 2006-2010 | TV Series | Dr. Douglas Brooks |
| Ghost Whisperer | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Josh Bedford |
| Psych | 2010 | TV Series | Walter Snowden |
| Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | 2010 | Video | President Wilson (voice) |
| A Golden Christmas | 2009 | | Rod |
| Christmas Angel | 2009 | | Nick Anderson |
| MegaFault | 2009 | TV Movie | Dr. Mark Rhodes |
| Passengers | 2009 | | Roger |
| The Closer | 2009 | TV Series | Russell Clark |
| La linea | 2009 | | Anthony |
| Criminal Minds | 2009 | TV Series | Father Davison |
| Knight Rider | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Charles Graiman |
| The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice | 2008 | TV Movie | Professor Lazlo / Vlad |
| The Cleaner | 2008 | TV Series | Quentin O'Hurley |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | 2008 | TV Series | Dr. Peter Silberman |
| Close to Home | 2005-2007 | TV Series | Doug Hellman / Hellman |
| The L Word | 2007 | TV Series | Leonard Kroll |
| Breach | 2007 | | John O'Neill |
| Battlestar Galactica | 2007 | TV Series | Dr. Michael Robert |
| Untitled Brad Copeland Project | 2006 | TV Movie | |
| The Dead Girl | 2006 | | Leah's Father |
| Special Ops: Delta Force | 2006 | | General Preston Rossdale |
| CSI: Miami | 2006 | TV Series | Dane Daniels |
| The Triangle | 2005 | TV Mini-Series | Stan Lathem |
| 8MM 2 | 2005 | Video | Ambassador Harrington |
| Touched | 2005/I | | Robert Davis |
| Going Shopping | 2005 | | Adam |
| Numb3rs | 2005 | TV Series | Robert Oliver |
| Confession | 2005/I | | Father Thomas Parker |
| Jack & Bobby | 2005 | TV Series | Judge Ryan Byrne |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | 2005 | TV Series | Peter Betts |
| Hate Crime | 2005 | | Pastor Boyd |
| JAG | 2004 | TV Series | Dr. Morris Sperling |
| Kingdom Hospital | 2004 | TV Series | Dr. Stegman |
| On the Couch | 2004 | Short | Daddy |
| Evergreen | 2004 | | Frank |
| The Clinic | 2004 | TV Movie | Martin Landrum |
| Rules of the Game | 2003 | Short | Detective Sgt. Baker |
| Runaway Jury | 2003 | | Durwood Cable |
| My Sister's Keeper | 2003 | Short | Father |
| Manfast | 2003 | | Rupert Iris |
| X2 | 2003 | | Senator Kelly |
| Out of the Ashes | 2003 | TV Movie | Peter Schuman |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2002 | TV Series | Dr. Graham Mandell |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | 2002 | TV Series | Menos |
| Without a Trace | 2002 | TV Series | Paul Cartwright |
| Dahmer | 2002 | | Lionel Dahmer |
| Too Young to Be a Dad | 2002 | TV Movie | Dan Freeman |
| L.A. Law: The Movie | 2002 | TV Movie | Lawrence Diebenkorn |
| High Crimes | 2002 | | Brig. Gen. Bill Marks |
| Off Season | 2001 | TV Movie | Dr. Zimmer |
| Summer Catch | 2001 | | Rand Parrish |
| Crazy/Beautiful | 2001 | | Tom Oakley |
| On the Edge | 2001 | TV Movie segment "The Other Side" | |
| Shy Guy | 2001 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| The Practice | 2000-2001 | TV Series | Scott Wallace |
| X-Men | 2000 | | Senator Kelly |
| The King Is Alive | 2000 | | Ray |
| Chicago Hope | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Dr. Burt Peters |
| Vendetta | 1999 | TV Movie | Thomas Semmes |
| Locked in Silence | 1999 | TV Movie | Jim |
| A Memory in My Heart | 1999 | TV Movie | Chase Stewart |
| At First Sight | 1999 | | Dr. Charles Aaron |
| Little Girl Fly Away | 1998 | TV Movie | Frank |
| Apt Pupil | 1998 | | Richard Bowden |
| Dead Man's Gun | 1998 | TV Series | Bill Curtis |
| Touched by an Angel | 1998 | TV Series | Jake Weiss |
| Paulie | 1998 | | Dr. Reingold |
| The Hunger | 1998 | TV Series | New Lighthouse Keeper |
| Color of Justice | 1997 | TV Movie | Frank Gainer |
| Lovelife | 1997 | | Bruce |
| Seinfeld | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Wyck |
| Hidden in America | 1996 | TV Movie | Dr. Michael Millerton |
| The Crucible | 1996 | | Reverend Parris |
| Star Trek: Voyager | 1996 | TV Series | Jareth |
| After Jimmy | 1996 | TV Movie | Sam Stapp |
| Grace of My Heart | 1996 | | John Murray |
| Widow's Kiss | 1996 | TV Movie | Justin Sager |
| It's My Party | 1996 | | Rodney Bingham |
| Present Tense, Past Perfect | 1995 | TV Short | |
| Down, Out & Dangerous | 1995 | TV Movie | Brad Harrington |
| The Baby-Sitters Club | 1995 | | Watson Brewer |
| The Outer Limits | 1995 | TV Series | Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney |
| The Cure | 1995 | | Dr. Stevens |
| The Skateboard Kid II | 1995 | | Burt Squires |
| Cybill | 1995 | TV Series | Mark Davis |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1995 | TV Series | Luden Sandelton |
| Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog | 1995 | | John McCormick |
| Homage | 1995 | | Joseph Smith |
| Someone Else's Child | 1994 | TV Movie | Nick Callahan |
| Six Degrees of Separation | 1993 | | Larkin |
| A Mother's Revenge | 1993 | TV Movie | Bill Sanders |
| Short Cuts | 1993 | | Howard Finnigan |
| Harry and the Hendersons | 1991-1993 | TV Series | George Henderson |
| An Ambush of Ghosts | 1993 | | Bill Betts |
| Desperate Choices: To Save My Child | 1992 | TV Movie | Richard Robbins |
| Live! From Death Row | 1992 | TV Movie | Laurence Dvorak |
| Steel and Lace | 1991 | | Albert Morton |
| Designing Women | 1990 | TV Series | Reverend Eugene 'Gene' Chapman |
| City | 1990 | TV Series | Councilman Gene Whalen |
| Stolen: One Husband | 1990 | TV Movie | Doctor Peter Foley |
| Thirtysomething | 1990 | TV Series | Congressman Mainway |
| Lady in the Corner | 1989 | TV Movie | Bill Guthrie |
| Longtime Companion | 1989 | | David |
| Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | 1987 | TV Movie | Jimmy Donahue |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1987 | TV Series | David Carroll |
| The Misfit Brigade | 1987 | | Cpl. Joseph Porta |
| Hunter | 1985-1987 | TV Series | Capt. Wyler Deputy Chief Wyler Captain Wyler |
| The Ladies Club | 1986 | | Richard Harrison |
| Amazing Stories | 1986 | TV Series | Richard |
| Spies Like Us | 1985 | | Mr. Ruby |
| Stephen King's Golden Tales | 1985 | Video | |
| Lies | 1985 | | Stuart Russell |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1985 | TV Series | Betty Ames / Man (segment "An Unlocked Window") |
| V | 1985 | TV Series | John Langley |
| Hotel | 1985 | TV Series | Anthony Mortlake |
| Tales from the Darkside | 1984 | TV Series | Richard Hagstrom |
| Crimes of Passion | 1984 | | Donny Hopper |
| Access All Areas | 1984 | Short | |
| The Taming of the Shrew | 1983 | Video | Tranio |
| Ghost Dancing | 1983 | TV Movie | Calvin Oberst |
| Kiss My Grits | 1983 | | Dolin T. Pike |
| The Astronauts | 1982 | TV Movie | Technical Officer David Ackroyd |
| Tomorrow's Child | 1982 | TV Movie | Cliff Bender |
| Incident at Crestridge | 1981 | TV Movie | Clint Larsen |
| The Wave | 1981 | TV Short | Ben Ross |
| High Risk | 1981 | | Dan |
| The Lathe of Heaven | 1980 | TV Movie | George Orr |
| The Gathering, Part II | 1979 | TV Movie | George |
| Lou Grant | 1979 | TV Series | Andrew Raines |
| Insight | 1970-1979 | TV Series | Andy Fry / Randy King / Greg - Psych Intern / ... |
| Mind Over Murder | 1979 | TV Movie | Jason |
| Brass Target | 1978 | | Col. Robert Dawson |
| Mourning Becomes Electra | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Orin Mannon |
| Summer of My German Soldier | 1978 | TV Movie | Anton Reiker |
| French Quarter | 1978 | | Kid Ross / Inspector Sordik |
| Police Story | 1974-1978 | TV Series | Victor Joe Vero / Clyde Griffiths |
| Deadman's Curve | 1978 | TV Movie | Dean Torrence |
| The Gathering | 1977 | TV Movie | George |
| ABC Weekend Specials | 1977 | TV Series | Bruce - as a Young Man |
| Short Eyes | 1977 | | Clark Davis |
| Grand Jury | 1976 | | Bobby Allen |
| Police Woman | 1976 | TV Series | Binns |
| Mother, Jugs & Speed | 1976 | | Leroy |
| The Last Survivors | 1975 | TV Movie | Michael Larsen |
| The Waltons | 1975 | TV Series | Bob Hill |
| The Lives of Benjamin Franklin | 1974-1975 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Ma and Pa | 1974 | TV Movie | |
| Mame | 1974 | | Older Patrick |
| Love Story | 1974 | TV Series | Jeffrey |
| The Affair | 1973 | TV Movie | Jamie Patterson |
| Love, American Style | 1973 | TV Series segment "Love and the Secret Spouse" - Love and the Cozy Comrades/Love and the Flunky/Love and the Hoodwinked Honey/Love and the Secret Spouse 1973 ... segment "Love and the Secret Spouse" | |
| Peege | 1973 | Short | Greg |
| Cops | 1973 | TV Movie | Detective Dennis Till |
| Hec Ramsey | 1973 | TV Series | Josh Hollister |
| Ulzana's Raid | 1972 | | Lt. Garnett DeBuin |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1972 | TV Series | |
| The Jerusalem File | 1972 | | David Armonstrong |
| Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me | 1971 | | Fitzgore |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1971 | TV Series | Raymond 'Cowboy' Leatherberry |
| Willard | 1971 | | Willard Stiles |
| The Strawberry Statement | 1970 | | Simon |
| NBC Experiment in Television | 1970 | TV Series | |
| Medical Center | 1970 | TV Series | Mickey Peters |
| Last Summer | 1969 | | Dan |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Teens Wanna Know | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Home & Family | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| That Guy ... Who Was in That Thing 1 | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Framelines | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Knight Rider: The Icon Reborn | 2009 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Uncanny Suspects | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| X-Men Production Scrapbook | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Rat People: Friends and Foes | 2003 | Video documentary short | Narrated by (voice) |
| X-Men: Behind the Scenes | 2000 | Video short | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Senator Robert Kelly |
| The Trial of Adolf Eichmann | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Yehiel Katzetnik Dinur (voice) |
| The Daily Show | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Screenplay |
| The 5th Annual GLAAD Media Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | 1993 | Documentary | Himself |
| Vicki! | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| In a New Light: A Call to Action in the War Against AIDS | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Co-Host |
| The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
| The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
| The More You Know | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Paul Ryan Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| ABC Late Night | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hero with a Thousand Faces | 2016 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Classic Hollywood Cinemas | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Project Greenlight | 2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Auditioneer |
| Q N' A with Mikki and Shay | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival | | Displacement (2016) |
| 2012 | Honorary Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | | |
| 1994 | Special Award | Golden Globes, USA | | Short Cuts (1993) |
| 1993 | Special Volpi Cup | Venice Film Festival | | Short Cuts (1993) |
| 1991 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Longtime Companion (1989) |
| 1991 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Male | Longtime Companion (1989) |
| 1991 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Longtime Companion (1989) |
| 1990 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Longtime Companion (1989) |
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