William B. Davis
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
117
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
Smallville
Stargate SG-1
The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files
MacGyver
Upload
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
Airwolf
Airwolf
Sliders
Andromeda
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
It
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
First Wave
Continuum
Wiseguy
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
The Commish
Human Target
Danger Bay
Caprica
50 States of Fright
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Passengers
Fear Itself
Death Note
The Messengers
The X-Files
It's a Wonderful Knife
Robson Arms
Rise of the Damned
Aftermath
Tilt
Reverse
Residue
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
Focus
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
The Dead Zone
Unforgettable
Bad Times at the El Royale
Heart of a Child
Dangerous Intentions
Sworn to Silence
Numb
Look Who's Talking
Midnight Matinee
Anything to Survive
Broken Saints
The Thaw
Masters of Science Fiction
Damage
MythQuest
The Tall Man
Game Over, Man!
Something Evil Comes
The Hitman
Don't Talk to Strangers
Possession
The Secret of Hidden Lake
Behemoth
Deadly Deception
The Doctor's Case
Nightmare Cafe
Flowers for Norma
Voyage of Terror
When the Vows Break
Mindstorm
The Cradle Will Fall
The Package
100 Days In The Jungle
Omen IV: The Awakening
Dark Storm
Anthrax
Saint Sinner
Snakehead Terror
The Proposal
Word of Honor
Sisters
Killing Moon
Her Fatal Flaw
Inside The X-Files
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
Murder Most Likely
Head Office
Circumstances Unknown
Amazon Falls
Better Off
Stonados
Dark Pines
Abduct
Judicial Indiscretion
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
Medium Raw
Packing Up
The Real 'X-Files'?
Phil
Perpetrators of the Crime
Science Of Death
Becoming Dick
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
Not Our Son
Bribe, Inc.
The Mountain Runners
Singularity Principle
