William B. Davis

Actor

Born January 13, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Filmography

Bribe, Inc.

Figaro (voice)

Murder in a Small Town

Captain Darcy Stewart

Better Off

Self

It's a Wonderful Knife

Roger Evans

Upload

David Choak

50 States of Fright

Frank

Phil

Father Grant

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Methuselah

Bad Times at the El Royale

Judge Gordon Hoffman

The Doctor's Case

Doctor Watson

Game Over, Man!

Ray - Security

Death Note

Radio Host

Residue

Lamont

Abduct

Zane

2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be

Granddad

The Real 'X-Files'?

Himself

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream

Harper

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told

Harper

Focus

Mr. Grant

Stonados

Ben

Singularity Principle

Lawrence Cason

The Package

Dr. Willhelm

The Mountain Runners

Henry Engberg

Continuum

Future Alec Sadler

The Tall Man

Sheriff Chestnut

Rise of the Damned

Doctor

Behemoth

William Walsh

Flowers for Norma

Older Gentleman #2

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

Plumberg

Amazon Falls

Calvin

Medium Raw

Dr. Robert Parker

Web of Desire

Dr. Charles Friedman

Caprica

Minister Chambers

Human Target

Whitey Doyle

Damage

Veltz

Something Evil Comes

Mr. Dutton

The Thaw

Ted

Possession

Hypnotist

Passengers

Jack

Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health

Father Chris

Fear Itself

Father Chris

Masters of Science Fiction

Exhuming 'The Messengers'

Self

Numb

Peter Milbank

Judicial Indiscretion

Senator Garland Wolf

The Messengers

Colby Price

Her Fatal Flaw

Richard O'Brien

Sisters

Dr. Lucas Bryant

The Secret of Hidden Lake

Dark Storm

General Killion

Goose on the Loose

Alphonse David

Supernatural

College Professor

Robson Arms

Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy

Rick Brinkley

Tilt

Father Luke

Packing Up

Jenkins

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

Alderman Godfrey Shepcote

Snakehead Terror

Doc Jenkins

The Cradle Will Fall

Alex Myerson

Word of Honor

Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss

100 Days in the Jungle

Ambassador Shear

Saint Sinner

Father Michael

Aftermath

Deputy Director Edwards

Out of Line

Russell

Smallville

William Tate

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)

MythQuest

Drossos

Mindstorm

Parish

Broken Saints

Benjamin Palmer (voice)

The Proposal

Agent Frank Gruning

Science Of Death

Narrator

Anthrax

Tye Crow

Andromeda

Professor Logitch

Becoming Dick

Dr. Hardwin

Perpetrators of the Crime

Henderson

Murder Most Likely

Detective Inspector

Killing Moon

First Wave

Sagon

The X-Files

The Cigarette-Smoking Man

Inside The X-Files

Self

Voyage of Terror

Dr. Norman Ellisy

Stargate SG-1

Damaris

More Secrets of the X-Files

Self

Poltergeist: The Legacy

Dr. Bill Nigel

Unforgettable

Doctor

When the Vows Break

Dr. Alexander

Secrets of the X-Files

Self

Circumstances Unknown

Gene Reuschel

The Outer Limits

John Wymer

Sliders

Prof. Myman

Not Our Son

Police Chief

Dangerous Intentions

Group Leader

Don't Talk to Strangers

Huddleston

Heart of a Child

Vern

The X-Files

Cigarette Smoking Man

Nightmare Cafe

Doctor

The Commish

Omen IV: The Awakening

Lawyer (uncredited)

The Hitman

Dr. Atkins

Mr. Gedreau

Anything to Survive

Dr Reynolds

Look Who's Talking

Drug Doctor

Midnight Matinee

Heath Harris

Wiseguy

21 Jump Street

Mr. Weidlin

Sworn to Silence

Peter Massio

Deadly Deception

Lawyer

Danger Bay

Norris

MacGyver

Judge

Head Office

University Dean

Airwolf

F.I.R.M. Official

The Dead Zone

Ambulance Driver