William B. Davis
Acting
🎂 1938-01-13
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
Cast credits(117)
College Professor
2005
Plumberg
2010
Grandfather
2010
Mr. Weidlin
1987
Mr. Wickenton
1987
Judge Harrison
1987
Cigarette Smoking Man
1993
Cancer Man
1993
SS Oberfuehrer / Smoking Man
1993
CGB Spender
1993
Cigarette Smoking Man / True Name Carl Gerhard Busch
1993
1993
William Tate
2001
Methuselah
2018
Damaris
1997
Norris
1985
Judge
1985
Prof. Myman
1995
F.I.R.M. Official
1984
Newman
1984
Future Alec Sadler
2012
1987
David Choak
2020
Professor Logitch
2000
Sr. Gedreau
1990
Whitey Doyle
2010
John Wymer
1995
Dr. Frank Biemler
1995
Ed
1995
Mitchell Colfax
2000
Minister Chambers
2010
Father Chris
2008
2007
1991
Frank
2020
Father Luke
2005
Sagon
1998
Dr. Bill Nigel
1996
Benjamin Palmer (voice)
2001
2005
Doctor
1992
Drossos
2001
Heath Harris
1988
Radio Host
2017
The Cigarette-Smoking Man
1998
Judge Gordon Hoffman
2018
Drug Doctor
1989
Jack
2008
Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
2001
Ambulance Driver
1983
Colby Price
2007
Ray - Security
2018
Lawyer (uncredited)
1991
Roger Evans
2023
Veltz
2009
Doctor
1996
Ted
2009
Father Michael
2002
Sheriff Chestnut
2012
Dr. Willhelm
2012
Peter Milbank
2007
Lawrence Cason
2013
Dr. Atkins
1991
Alex Myerson
2004
Hypnotist
2009
Father Grant
2019
General Killion
2006
Vern
1994
William Walsh
2011
Dr. Norman Ellisy
1998
Ambassador Shear
2002
Mr. Dutton
2009
Doc Jenkins
2004
Doctor
2011
University Dean
1985
Group Leader
1995
Dr. Robert Parker
2010
Ben
2013
2000
Senator Garland Wolf
2007
Dr. Lucas Bryant
2006
Agent Frank Gruning
2001
Huddleston
1994
Harper
2015
Ed
1999
Lawyer
1987
Harper
2015
Dr. Alexander
1995
Zane
2016
Self
1998
Police Chief
1995
Self
2024
Shannon Fraser
2005
Parish
2001
Peter Massio
1987
Lamont
2017
Henry Engberg
2012
Richard O'Brien
2006
Calvin
2010
Gene Reuschel
1995
Henderson
2000
Tye Crow
2001
Older Gentleman #2
2010
Granddad
2016
Deputy Director Edwards
2002
Chris
2008
Rick Brinkley
2005
2006
Dr. Hardwin
2000
Mr. Grant
2014
Dr Reynolds
1990
Narrator
2001
Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
2004
Doctor Watson
2018
Jenkins
2004
Himself
2015
Figaro (voice)
2024