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
Known For
Supernatural
2005
Smallville
2001
The X-Files
1993
The X-Files
1993
The X-Files
1993
The X-Files
1993
Stargate SG-1
1997
MacGyver
1985
21 Jump Street
1987
21 Jump Street
1987
21 Jump Street
1987
Sliders
1995
Filmography
Supernatural
as College Professor · 2005
Smallville
as William Tate · 2001
The X-Files
as Cigarette Smoking Man · 1993
The X-Files
as Cancer Man · 1993
The X-Files
as SS Oberfuehrer / Smoking Man · 1993
The X-Files
as CGB Spender · 1993
Stargate SG-1
as Damaris · 1997
MacGyver
as Judge · 1985
21 Jump Street
as Mr. Weidlin · 1987
21 Jump Street
as Mr. Wickenton · 1987
21 Jump Street
as Judge Harrison · 1987
Sliders
as Prof. Myman · 1995
Andromeda
as Professor Logitch · 2000
Airwolf
as F.I.R.M. Official · 1984
Airwolf
as Newman · 1984
Murder in a Small Town
as Captain Darcy Stewart · 2024
The Outer Limits
as John Wymer · 1995
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Frank Biemler · 1995
The Outer Limits
as Ed · 1995
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
as Plumberg · 2010
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
as Grandfather · 2010
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
as Methuselah · 2018
First Wave
as Sagon · 1998
Continuum
as Future Alec Sadler · 2012
Wiseguy
· 1987
Upload
as David Choak · 2020
The Commish
· 1991
It
as Mr. Gedreau · 1990
Human Target
as Whitey Doyle · 2010
Caprica
as Minister Chambers · 2010
Danger Bay
as Norris · 1985
Midnight Matinee
as Heath Harris · 1989
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Dr. Bill Nigel · 1996
Robson Arms
· 2005
50 States of Fright
as Frank · 2020
Fear Itself
as Father Chris · 2008
The Messengers
as Colby Price · 2007
The Dead Zone
as Ambulance Driver · 1983
The X-Files
as Carl Busch · 1998
Bad Times at the El Royale
as Judge Gordon Hoffman · 2018
Death Note
as Radio Host · 2017
MythQuest
as Drossos · 2001
Tilt
as Father Luke · 2005
Look Who's Talking
as Drug Doctor · 1989
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited) · 2001
Omen IV: The Awakening
as Lawyer (uncredited) · 1991
Masters of Science Fiction
· 2007
The Tall Man
as Sheriff Chestnut · 2012
Passengers
as Jack · 2008
It's a Wonderful Knife
as Roger Evans · 2023
Game Over, Man!
as Ray - Security · 2018
The Hitman
as Dr. Atkins · 1991
Broken Saints
as Benjamin Palmer (voice) · 2001
The Thaw
as Ted · 2009
Nightmare Cafe
as Doctor · 1992
Possession
as Hypnotist · 2009
The Package
as Dr. Willhelm · 2013
Damage
as Veltz · 2009
Numb
as Peter Milbank · 2007
Unforgettable
as Doctor · 1996
Head Office
as University Dean · 1985
Word of Honor
as Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss · 2003
Inside The X-Files
as Self · 1998
The Cradle Will Fall
as Alex Myerson · 2004
Stonados
as Ben · 2013
Dark Storm
as General Killion · 2006
Saint Sinner
as Father Michael · 2002
Goose on the Loose
as Alphonse David · 2006
Don't Talk to Strangers
as Huddleston · 1994
The Doctor's Case
as Doctor Watson · 2018
Heart of a Child
as Vern · 1994
Judicial Indiscretion
as Senator Garland Wolf · 2007
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote · 2004
Voyage of Terror
as Dr. Norman Ellisy · 1998
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
as Granddad · 2016
Behemoth
as William Walsh · 2011
Sisters
as Dr. Lucas Bryant · 2006
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
as Harper · 2015
Phil
as Father Grant · 2019
Snakehead Terror
as Doc Jenkins · 2004
Killing Moon
as Ed · 1999
Secrets of the X-Files
as Self · 1995
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
as Harper · 2015
Web of Desire
as Dr. Charles Friedman · 2010
In Sickness and in Health
as Father Chris · 2008
When the Vows Break
as Dr. Alexander · 1995
Bribe, Inc.
as Figaro (voice) · 2024
100 Days in the Jungle
as Ambassador Shear · 2002
Rise of the Damned
as Doctor · 2011
Dangerous Intentions
as Group Leader · 1995
Singularity Principle
as Lawrence Cason · 2013
More Secrets of the X-Files
as Self · 1996
The Real 'X-Files'?
as Himself · 2015
Focus
as Mr. Grant · 2014
Perpetrators of the Crime
as Henderson · 2000
Flowers for Norma
as Older Gentleman #2 · 2010
Abduct
as Zane · 2016
The Mountain Runners
as Henry Engberg · 2012
Exhuming 'The Messengers'
as Self · 2007
Sworn to Silence
as Peter Massio · 1987
The Secret of Hidden Lake
· 2006
The Proposal
as Agent Frank Gruning · 2001
Mindstorm
as Parish · 2001
Out of Line
as Russell · 2001
Amazon Falls
as Calvin · 2010
Dark Pines
as Shannon Fraser · 2005
Circumstances Unknown
as Gene Reuschel · 1995
Becoming Dick
as Dr. Hardwin · 2000
Something Evil Comes
as Mr. Dutton · 2009
Murder Most Likely
as Detective Inspector · 1999
Residue
as Lamont · 2017
The Cuckoo Bird
as Ted · 1985
Her Fatal Flaw
as Richard O'Brien · 2006
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
as Rick Brinkley · 2005
Not Our Son
as Police Chief · 1995
Anthrax
as Tye Crow · 2001
Anything to Survive
as Dr Reynolds · 1990
Better Off
as Self · 2024
Medium Raw
as Dr. Robert Parker · 2010
Deadly Deception
as Lawyer · 1987
Packing Up
as Jenkins · 2004
Reverse
as Chris · 2008
Science Of Death
as Narrator · 2001
Aftermath
as Deputy Director Edwards · 2002