William B. Davis

William B. Davis

Known for: Acting

Born: January 13, 1938

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 p…

Known for

Packing Up
Packing Up
2004
Reverse
2008
Medium Raw
Medium Raw
2010
Science Of Death
Science Of Death
2001
Singularity Principle
Singularity Principle
2013
The Doctor's Case
The Doctor's Case
2018
Abduct
Abduct
2016
The Real 'X-Files'?
The Real 'X-Files'?
2015
Her Fatal Flaw
Her Fatal Flaw
2006
Something Evil Comes
Something Evil Comes
2009
Amazon Falls
Amazon Falls
2010
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
2016
Exhuming 'The Messengers'
Exhuming 'The Messengers'
2007
The X-Files
The X-Files
1998
The Proposal
The Proposal
2001
Damage
Damage
2009
Possession
Possession
2009
The Tall Man
The Tall Man
2012
Aftermath
Aftermath
2002
The Mountain Runners
The Mountain Runners
2012
Inside The X-Files
Inside The X-Files
1998
The Secret of Hidden Lake
The Secret of Hidden Lake
2006
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
2005
Bribe, Inc.
Bribe, Inc.
2024
It's a Wonderful Knife
It's a Wonderful Knife
2023
Dark Storm
Dark Storm
2006
Perpetrators of the Crime
Perpetrators of the Crime
2000
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
2004
Voyage of Terror
Voyage of Terror
1998
Dark Pines
2005
Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health
Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health
2008
Focus
Focus
2014
The Messengers
The Messengers
2007
Passengers
Passengers
2008
Behemoth
Behemoth
2011
Stonados
Stonados
2013
Becoming Dick
Becoming Dick
2000
Circumstances Unknown
Circumstances Unknown
1995
Numb
Numb
2007
Anthrax
Anthrax
2001
Sisters
Sisters
2006
Anything to Survive
Anything to Survive
1990
Mindstorm
Mindstorm
2001
Flowers for Norma
Flowers for Norma
2010
Out of Line
Out of Line
2001
Web of Desire
Web of Desire
2010
The Cradle Will Fall
The Cradle Will Fall
2004
Judicial Indiscretion
Judicial Indiscretion
2007
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
2015
Secrets of the X-Files
Secrets of the X-Files
1995
Saint Sinner
Saint Sinner
2002
Snakehead Terror
Snakehead Terror
2004
Midnight Matinee
Midnight Matinee
1988
Killing Moon
Killing Moon
1999
Residue
Residue
2017
Murder Most Likely
Murder Most Likely
1999
Goose on the Loose
Goose on the Loose
2006
Sworn to Silence
Sworn to Silence
1987
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
2015
Deadly Deception
Deadly Deception
1987
The Cuckoo Bird
1985
When the Vows Break
When the Vows Break
1995
The Thaw
The Thaw
2009
Don't Talk to Strangers
Don't Talk to Strangers
1994
Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child
1994
More Secrets of the X-Files
More Secrets of the X-Files
1996
Unforgettable
Unforgettable
1996
Better Off
Better Off
2024
Phil
Phil
2019
The Package
The Package
2013
Word of Honor
Word of Honor
2003
The Hitman
The Hitman
1991
Rise of the Damned
Rise of the Damned
2011
Bad Times at the El Royale
Bad Times at the El Royale
2018
Dangerous Intentions
Dangerous Intentions
1995
100 Days in the Jungle
100 Days in the Jungle
2002
Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking
1989
Not Our Son
Not Our Son
1995
Head Office
Head Office
1985
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
1983
Omen IV: The Awakening
Omen IV: The Awakening
1991
Game Over, Man!
Game Over, Man!
2018
Death Note
Death Note
2017
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
1987
Airwolf
Airwolf
1984
The Commish
The Commish
1991
Masters of Science Fiction
Masters of Science Fiction
2007
Andromeda
Andromeda
2000
Robson Arms
Robson Arms
2005
The X-Files
The X-Files
1993
Smallville
Smallville
2001
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
1997
Nightmare Cafe
Nightmare Cafe
1992
Wiseguy
Wiseguy
1987
Fear Itself
Fear Itself
2008
Human Target
Human Target
2010
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
1995
50 States of Fright
50 States of Fright
2020
Continuum
Continuum
2012
Supernatural
Supernatural
2005
Danger Bay
Danger Bay
1985
MythQuest
MythQuest
2001
Tilt
Tilt
2005
Sliders
Sliders
1995
It
It
1990
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010
MacGyver
MacGyver
1985
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
Caprica
Caprica
2010
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
Upload
Upload
2020
First Wave
First Wave
1998
Broken Saints
Broken Saints
2001
Murder in a Small Town
Murder in a Small Town
2024