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Phil

as

2019
Residue

as Lamont

2017
Stonados

as Ben

2013
The Tall Man

as Sheriff Chestnut

2012
The Mountain Runners

as Henry Engberg

2012
Behemoth

as William Walsh

2011
Medium Raw

as Dr. Robert Parker

2010
Damage

as Veltz

2009
Possession

as Hypnotist

2009
Passengers

as Jack

2008
The Messengers

as Colby Price

2007
Numb

as Peter Milbank

2007
Judicial Indiscretion

as Senator Garland Wolf

2007
Dark Storm

as General Killion

2006
Sisters

as Dr. Lucas Bryant

2006
Her Fatal Flaw

as Richard O'Brien

2006
Snakehead Terror

as Doc Jenkins

2004
The Cradle Will Fall

as Alex Myerson

2004
Saint Sinner

as Father Michael

2002
Aftermath

as Deputy Director Edwards

2002
The Proposal

as Agent Frank Gruning

2001
Anthrax

as Tye Crow

2001
Killing Moon

as Ed

1999
The X Files

as The Cigarette-Smoking Man

1998
Midnight Matinee

as Heath Harris

1988
William B. Davis William B. Davis

Birthday

1938-01-13

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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
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