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 movie Vendetta.
His other notable film roles are as Grandpa in Black Beauty (2015), Brig. Gen. Bill Marks in High Crimes, Durwood Cable in Runaway Jury, Dr. Charles Aaron in At First Sight, Richard Bowden in Apt Pupil, Reverend Parris in The Crucible, Ruby in Spies Like Us, and Richard Hagstrom in Stephen King's Golden Tales and Tales from the Darkside - the TV movie and originally in an episode of the anthology series.
His best known TV roles are as Dr. Charles Graiman on the TV movie and series Knight Rider (2008), Doug Hellman on Close to Home (2005-2007), Dr. Stegman on Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004-2005), George Henderson on the series Harry and the Hendersons (1991-1993), and Scott Wallace on The Practice.
Filmography
Godmother
2026
as Mr. Martinson
25 Miles to Normal
2026
as John
Out of the Woods
2025
The Lightning Code
2025
as Nikola Tesla
Camera
2024
as Frank Flynn
Suitable Flesh
2023
as Ephraim Waite
From the Shadows
2023
as Dr. Joseph Cawl
Condor's Nest
2023
as Gerhardt Schrude
The Good Neighbor
2022
as Grant
Evil at the Door
2022
as John Doe
The Manor
2021
as Roland
My True Fairytale
2021
as Martin Goodwin
We Still Say Grace
2020
as Harold
The Gift of Christmas
2020
as Bob Rodgers
Captors
2020
as Silas Visler
Await the Dawn
2020
as David
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
as Self
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
2020
as Colin
Influence
2020
as Walter Klein
Christmas at the Plaza
2019
as Reginald Brookwater
Along Came the Devil II
2019
as Reverend Michael
Itsy Bitsy
2019
as Walter
Wish Man
2019
as Frank Shankwitz Sr.
The Great Alaskan Race
2019
as Governor Bone