William B. Davis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-01-13 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

    Supernatural

  • Smallville

    Smallville

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • It

    It

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Andromeda

    Andromeda

  • Airwolf

    Airwolf

  • Airwolf

    Airwolf

  • Murder in a Small Town

    Murder in a Small Town

  • 21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

  • 21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

  • 21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

  • Sliders

    Sliders

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Upload

    Upload

  • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

    Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

  • R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

    R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

  • R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

    R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

  • Wiseguy

    Wiseguy

  • Continuum

    Continuum

  • First Wave

    First Wave

  • Caprica

    Caprica

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • Midnight Matinee

    Midnight Matinee

  • The Commish

    The Commish

  • The Messengers

    The Messengers

  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

    Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

  • 50 States of Fright

    50 States of Fright

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Fear Itself

    Fear Itself

  • The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

    The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

  • Abduct

    Abduct

  • Bad Times at the El Royale

    Bad Times at the El Royale

  • Look Who's Talking

    Look Who's Talking

  • Danger Bay

    Danger Bay

  • The Hitman

    The Hitman

  • The Thaw

    The Thaw

  • Focus

    Focus

  • Damage

    Damage

  • The Proposal

    The Proposal

  • Poltergeist: The Legacy

    Poltergeist: The Legacy

  • Numb

    Numb

  • The Dead Zone

    The Dead Zone

  • Behemoth

    Behemoth

  • Dark Storm

    Dark Storm

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told

  • Robson Arms

    Robson Arms

  • Better Off

    Better Off

  • Residue

    Residue

  • Unforgettable

    Unforgettable

  • Death Note

    Death Note

  • Possession

    Possession

  • Dark Pines

    Dark Pines

  • Amazon Falls

    Amazon Falls

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • Reverse

    Reverse

  • It's a Wonderful Knife

    It's a Wonderful Knife

  • Tilt

    Tilt

  • Mindstorm

    Mindstorm

  • The Tall Man

    The Tall Man

  • Masters of Science Fiction

    Masters of Science Fiction

  • Saint Sinner

    Saint Sinner

  • MythQuest

    MythQuest

  • Killing Moon

    Killing Moon

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream

  • Passengers

    Passengers

  • Circumstances Unknown

    Circumstances Unknown

  • Snakehead Terror

    Snakehead Terror

  • Word of Honor

    Word of Honor

  • When the Vows Break

    When the Vows Break

  • The Cradle Will Fall

    The Cradle Will Fall

  • Don't Talk to Strangers

    Don't Talk to Strangers

  • The Package

    The Package

  • Packing Up

    Packing Up

  • Head Office

    Head Office

  • Heart of a Child

    Heart of a Child

  • Game Over, Man!

    Game Over, Man!

  • Sworn to Silence

    Sworn to Silence

  • Inside The X-Files

    Inside The X-Files

  • The Secret of Hidden Lake

    The Secret of Hidden Lake

  • Nightmare Cafe

    Nightmare Cafe

  • 100 Days In The Jungle

    100 Days In The Jungle

  • Perpetrators of the Crime

    Perpetrators of the Crime

  • Judicial Indiscretion

    Judicial Indiscretion

  • Omen IV: The Awakening

    Omen IV: The Awakening

  • Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy

    Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy

  • Voyage of Terror

    Voyage of Terror

  • The Doctor's Case

    The Doctor's Case

  • Rise of the Damned

    Rise of the Damned

  • Her Fatal Flaw

    Her Fatal Flaw

  • More Secrets of the X-Files

    More Secrets of the X-Files

  • Becoming Dick

    Becoming Dick

  • Something Evil Comes

    Something Evil Comes

  • Anything to Survive

    Anything to Survive

  • Stonados

    Stonados

  • Broken Saints

    Broken Saints

  • Aftermath

    Aftermath

  • Anthrax

    Anthrax

  • 2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be

    2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be

  • The Real 'X-Files'?

    The Real 'X-Files'?

  • Secrets of the X-Files

    Secrets of the X-Files

  • Medium Raw

    Medium Raw

  • Murder Most Likely

    Murder Most Likely

  • Flowers for Norma

    Flowers for Norma

  • Dangerous Intentions

    Dangerous Intentions

  • Phil

    Phil

  • Not Our Son

    Not Our Son

  • Deadly Deception

    Deadly Deception

  • The Mountain Runners

    The Mountain Runners

  • Bribe, Inc.

    Bribe, Inc.

  • Science Of Death

    Science Of Death

  • Singularity Principle

    Singularity Principle