William B. Davis
🎂 Jan 13, 1938 (88)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
William B. Davis is an actor whose career stretches back to the 1980s. Their work on The X-Files, playing Cigarette Smoking Man marked a turning point in their career. They have also starred in Death Note and Bad Times at the El Royale. They have 83 films and 40 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like mystery, thriller.
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The X-Files
1998
The Messengers
2007
The Dead Zone
1983
Passengers
2008
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
Damage
2009
Look Who's Talking
1989
The Thaw
2009
The Package
2013
Game Over, Man!
2018
The Tall Man
2012
Unforgettable
1996
Abduct
2016
It's a Wonderful Knife
2023
Aftermath
2002
The Hitman
1991
Focus
2014
Residue
2017
Sisters
2006
Behemoth
2011
Head Office
1985
Possession
2009
Numb
2007
Phil
2019
Singularity Principle
2013
Judicial Indiscretion
2007
The Proposal
2001
Goose on the Loose
2006
Something Evil Comes
2009
Out of Line
2001
Mindstorm
2001
Perpetrators of the Crime
2000
Rise of the Damned
2011
Anthrax
2001
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
2005
Murder Most Likely
1999
TV Shows
The X-Files
1993
Upload
2020
Continuum
2012
Broken Saints
2001
Stargate SG-1
1997
Airwolf
1984
Smallville
2001
50 States of Fright
2020
It
1990
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
21 Jump Street
1987
Andromeda
2000
Nightmare Cafe
1992
Fear Itself
2008
Human Target
2010
The Outer Limits
1995
Supernatural
2005
Danger Bay
1985
MythQuest
2001
Tilt
2005
Sliders
1995
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
Caprica
2010
First Wave
1998
Murder in a Small Town
2024
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Bribe, Inc.
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Murder in a Small Town
Captain Darcy Stewart
2024–
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It's a Wonderful Knife
Roger Evans
2023
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Upload
David Choak
2020–
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50 States of Fright
Frank
2020–
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Phil
Father Grant
2019
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Methuselah
2018–
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The Doctor's Case
Doctor Watson
2018
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Game Over, Man!
Ray - Security
2018
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Residue
Lamont
2017
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is William B. Davis?
William B. Davis is 88 years old, born on January 13, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Where is William B. Davis from?
William B. Davis was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What are the most famous roles of William B. Davis?
William B. Davis is best known as an actor for Death Note, Bad Times at the El Royale, Look Who's Talking.
How many movies has William B. Davis been in?
William B. Davis has appeared in 83 movies and 31 TV shows.
What was William B. Davis's first movie?
William B. Davis's first credited film was The Dead Zone (1983).
What is William B. Davis's most recent movie?
William B. Davis's most recent movie is Bribe, Inc. (2024).
What are William B. Davis's best movies?
William B. Davis's most acclaimed films include: Death Note (2017), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), Look Who's Talking (1989), The Dead Zone (1983), The X-Files (1998).
What TV shows has William B. Davis appeared in?
William B. Davis is known for TV work including: Supernatural, Smallville, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The X-Files.
How long has William B. Davis been working in film?
William B. Davis has been active since 1983 — a career spanning 43 years.
William B. Davis
1938-01-13 · 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.
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.