William B. Davis
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.
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Known for
Supernatural
College Professor
Smallville
William Tate
Sliders
Prof. Myman
Stargate SG-1
Damaris
The X-Files
Cigarette Smoking Man
The X-Files
Cancer Man
The X-Files
CGB Spender
The X-Files
SS Oberfuehrer / Smoking Man
MacGyver
Judge
Andromeda
Professor Logitch
21 Jump Street
Mr. Weidlin
21 Jump Street
Mr. Wickenton
21 Jump Street
Judge Harrison
The Outer Limits
John Wymer
The Outer Limits
Ed
The Outer Limits
Dr. Frank Biemler
Airwolf
F.I.R.M. Official
Airwolf
Newman
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Plumberg
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Grandfather
Continuum
Future Alec Sadler
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Methuselah
The Commish
Wiseguy
Caprica
Minister Chambers
Upload
David Choak
First Wave
Sagon
Fear Itself
Father Chris
Human Target
Whitey Doyle
It
Mr. Gedreau
Murder in a Small Town
Captain Darcy Stewart
Midnight Matinee
Heath Harris
Danger Bay
Norris
Broken Saints
Benjamin Palmer (voice)
Tilt
Father Luke
50 States of Fright
Frank
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Dr. Bill Nigel
Robson Arms
Omen IV: The Awakening
Lawyer (uncredited)
Bad Times at the El Royale
Judge Gordon Hoffman
The X-Files
The Cigarette-Smoking Man
Masters of Science Fiction
Death Note
Radio Host
MythQuest
Drossos
Passengers
Jack
The Dead Zone
Ambulance Driver
Damage
Veltz
Behemoth
William Walsh
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
Look Who's Talking
Drug Doctor
Becoming Dick
Dr. Hardwin
The Messengers
Colby Price
Nightmare Cafe
Doctor
Numb
Peter Milbank
The Thaw
Ted
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
Harper
Possession
Hypnotist
The Package
Dr. Willhelm
The Tall Man
Sheriff Chestnut
Abduct
Zane
Phil
Father Grant
Heart of a Child
Vern
Word of Honor
Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
Sisters
Dr. Lucas Bryant
Unforgettable
Doctor
Head Office
University Dean
It's a Wonderful Knife
Roger Evans
Game Over, Man!
Ray - Security
The Proposal
Agent Frank Gruning
Judicial Indiscretion
Senator Garland Wolf
Stonados
Ben
Dangerous Intentions
Group Leader
Anthrax
Tye Crow
Sworn to Silence
Peter Massio
Dark Storm
General Killion
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
Harper
Dark Pines
Shannon Fraser
Don't Talk to Strangers
Huddleston
Inside The X-Files
Self
Mindstorm
Parish
Rise of the Damned
Doctor
Something Evil Comes
Mr. Dutton
Bribe, Inc.
Figaro (voice)
Aftermath
Deputy Director Edwards
Reverse
Chris
The Hitman
Dr. Atkins
Deadly Deception
Lawyer
Saint Sinner
Father Michael
Goose on the Loose
Alphonse David
Snakehead Terror
Doc Jenkins
Better Off
Self
The Doctor's Case
Doctor Watson
100 Days In The Jungle
Ambassador Shear
Residue
Lamont
Medium Raw
Dr. Robert Parker
Murder Most Likely
Detective Inspector
Killing Moon
Ed
Anything to Survive
Dr Reynolds
Web of Desire
Dr. Charles Friedman
The Cradle Will Fall
Alex Myerson
Amazon Falls
Calvin
Singularity Principle
Lawrence Cason
Not Our Son
Police Chief
When the Vows Break
Dr. Alexander
Her Fatal Flaw
Richard O'Brien
Circumstances Unknown
Gene Reuschel
Out of Line
Russell
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
Rick Brinkley
Science Of Death
Narrator
Secrets of the X-Files
Self
Voyage of Terror
Dr. Norman Ellisy
Focus
Mr. Grant
Packing Up
Jenkins
The Secret of Hidden Lake
The Mountain Runners
Henry Engberg
Flowers for Norma
Older Gentleman #2
Perpetrators of the Crime
Henderson
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
Granddad
More Secrets of the X-Files
Self
The Real 'X-Files'?
Himself