William B. Davis
Acting
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
Bad Times at the El Royale
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
Age 80 (now 88)
Bad Times at the El Royale
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
Age 80 (now 88)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
as Harper
Age 77 (now 88)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
as Harper
Age 77 (now 88)
Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health
as Father Chris
Age 70 (now 88)
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
as Rick Brinkley
Age 67 (now 88)
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
Age 66 (now 88)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
Age 63 (now 88)
Murder in a Small Town
as Captain Darcy Stewart
Age 86 (now 88)
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
as Methuselah
Age 80 (now 88)
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
as Grandfather
Age 72 (now 88) R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
as Plumberg
Age 72 (now 88)
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Also Known As
Bill Davis, William Davis, Вільям Брюс Девіс
IMDB
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