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William B. Davis

Born 1938-01-13

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

The X Files 1998 · 7.0 It's a Wonderful Knife 2023 · 4.9 The Tall Man 2012 · 5.9 The Messengers 2007 · 5.3 Passengers 2008 · 5.8 The Thaw 2009 · 5.2 Numb 2007 · 6.5 Damage 2009 · 5.7 Unforgettable 1996 · 6.0 Behemoth 2011 · 3.7 Sisters 2006 · 3.9 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream 2015 · 7.8 Residue 2017 · 5.4 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told 2015 · 7.7 Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf 2010 · 4.3 Abduct 2016 · 3.9 The Mountain Runners 2012 · 7.5