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Bruce Davison


With his blond, clean-cut, Ivy League handsomeness and ready-whipped smile reminiscent of Kennedyesque times, actor Bruce Davison fits the prototype of today's more current crop of fresh-faced, likeable blonds such as Brian Kerwin and Aaron Eckhart. While it proved difficult at times for the actor to get past those perfect features and find meatier roles... See full bio »

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2013 Killing Frank (pre-production)
Dr. Yardley
 
2013 Clean Me (pre-production)
Todd Baxter
 
2013 Persecuted (pre-production)
Senator Donald Harrison
 
2014 Tao of Surfing (filming)
Mr. Pearson
 
2014 Words and Pictures (filming)
Walt
 
2013 37 (post-production)
Psychic
 
2013 Get a Job (completed)
Lawrence Wilheimer
 
2013 The Bronx Bull
D.A. Bonomi
 
2012 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (TV series)
Gabe Sharpe
 
2012 A Schizophrenic Love Story
Dr. Bob
 
2012 The Lords of Salem
Francis Matthias
 
2011-2012 Drop Dead Diva (TV series)
Judge Cyrus Maxwell
 
2012 Bigfoot (TV movie)
Sheriff Walt Henderson
 
2012 The Millionaire Tour
The Roman
 
2012 Luck (TV series)
Hartstone
Ace Counters Smythe's Move with His Own (2012) … Hartstone
Ace and Claire Tour a Horse Farm (2012) … Hartstone
 
2012 Earth's Final Hours (TV movie)
Rothman
 
2012 Brother White
Howard
 
2012 Stealing Roses
Mr. Lowell
 
2011 Elwood (short)
Congressman Barber
 
2011 The Congregation (short)
Amos Christner
 
2011 Covert Affairs (TV series)
Max Langford
Horse to Water (2011) … Max Langford
 
2011 3 Holiday Tails
Rod Wright
 
2011 Coffin
Garrison
 
2011 Munger Road
Chief Kirkhoven
 
2011 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series)
Steven Carver
Ua Lawe Wale (2011) … Steven Carver
 
2011 Childrens Hospital (TV series)
Narrator
 
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Avery Tinsdale
Father of the Bride (2011) … Avery Tinsdale
 
2011 Castle (TV series)
Lou Karnacki
Law & Murder (2011) … Lou Karnacki
 
2011 God Don't Make the Laws
Bud Kelly
 
2010 The Glades (TV series)
Wallace Dosher
Second Chance (2010) … Wallace Dosher
 
2010 General Hospital (TV series)
Wilhelm Van Schlagel / Wilhelm VonSchlagel / Wilhelm
Episode #1.12096 (2010) … Wilhelm
 
2010 Leverage (TV series)
Dan Blackwell
The Underground Job (2010) … Dan Blackwell
 
2010 Camp Hell
Fr. Phineas McAllister
 
2010 Titanic II (video)
James Maine
 
2010 Arctic Blast
Winslaw
 
2006-2010 Lost (TV series)
Dr. Douglas Brooks
Dave (2006) … Dr. Douglas Brooks
 
2009-2010 Ghost Whisperer (TV series)
Josh Bedford
Dead Eye (2010) … Josh Bedford
Implosion (2010) … Josh Bedford
Devil's Bargain (2009) … Josh Bedford
 
2010 Psych (TV series)
Walter Snowden
Think Tank (2010) … Walter Snowden
 
2009 A Golden Christmas
Rod Wright
 
2009 Christmas Angel
Nick Anderson
 
2009 MegaFault (TV movie)
Dr. Mark Rhodes
 
2009 Passengers
Roger
 
2009 The Closer (TV series)
Russell Clark
Identity Theft (2009) … Russell Clark
 
2009 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Father Davison
Demonology (2009) … Father Davison
 
2008 The Cleaner (TV series)
Quentin O'Hurley
Let It Ride (2008) … Quentin O'Hurley
 
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series)
Dr. Peter Silberman
 
2008 La Linea - The Line
Anthony
 
2005-2007 Close to Home (TV series)
Doug Hellman / Hellman
Eminent Domain (2007) … Doug Hellman
Fall from Grace (2007) … Doug Hellman
Drink the Cup (2007) … Doug Hellman
Getting In (2007) … Doug Hellman
 
2007 The L Word (TV series)
Leonard Kroll
Lez Girls (2007) … Leonard Kroll
 
2007 Breach
John O'Neill
 
2007 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Dr. Michael Robert
The Woman King (2007) … Dr. Michael Robert
 
2006 The Dead Girl
Leah's Father
 
2006 Special Ops: Delta Force
General Preston Rossdale
 
2006 CSI: Miami (TV series)
Dane Daniels
Dead Air (2006) … Dane Daniels
 
2006 Untitled Brad Copeland Project (TV movie)
 
2005 The Triangle (TV mini-series)
Stan Lathem
Episode #1.3 (2005) … Stan Lathem
Episode #1.2 (2005) … Stan Lathem
Episode #1.1 (2005) … Stan Lathem
 
2005 8MM 2 (video)
Ambassador Harrington
 
2005/I Touched
Robert Davis
 
2005 Going Shopping
Adam
 
2005 Numb3rs (TV series)
Robert Oliver
Sacrifice (2005) … Robert Oliver
 
2005/I Confession
Father Thomas Parker
 
2005 Jack & Bobby (TV series)
Judge Ryan Byrne
Friends with Benefits (2005) … Judge Ryan Byrne
 
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV series)
Peter Betts
Baby Boom (2005) … Peter Betts
 
2005 Hate Crime
Pastor Boyd
 
2004 JAG (TV series)
Dr. Morris Sperling
The Man on the Bridge (2004) … Dr. Morris Sperling
 
2004 Kingdom Hospital (TV series)
Dr. Stegman
Seizure Day (2004) … Dr. Stegman
Butterfingers (2004) … Dr. Stegman
Heartless (2004) … Dr. Stegman
 
2004 On the Couch (short)
Daddy
 
2004 Evergreen
Frank
 
2004 The Clinic (TV movie)
Martin Landrum
 
2003 Rules of the Game (short)
Detective Sgt. Baker
 
2003 Runaway Jury
Durwood Cable
 
2003 Manfast
Rupert Iris
 
2003 X2
Senator Kelly
 
2003 Out of the Ashes (TV movie)
Peter Schuman
 
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Dr. Graham Mandell
Waste (2002) … Dr. Graham Mandell
 
2002 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
Menos
The Seventh (2002) … Menos
 
2002 Without a Trace (TV series)
Paul Cartwright
Pilot (2002) … Paul Cartwright
 
2002 Dahmer
Lionel Dahmer
 
2002 A Family's Decision (TV movie)
Dan Freeman
 
2002 L.A. Law: The Movie (TV movie)
Lawrence Diebenkorn
 
2001 Off Season (TV movie)
Dr. Zimmer
 
2001 On the Edge (TV movie)
(segment "The Other Side")
 
2001 Shy Guy (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2000-2001 The Practice (TV series)
Scott Wallace
An Early Frost (2001) … Scott Wallace
The Deal (2000) … Scott Wallace
Show and Tell (2000) … Scott Wallace
 
2000 The King Is Alive
Ray
 
1999-2000 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Dr. Burt Peters
Team Play (1999) … Dr. Burt Peters
 
1999 Vendetta (TV movie)
Thomas Semmes
 
1999 A Memory in My Heart (TV movie)
Chase Stewart
 
1999 Locked in Silence (TV movie)
Jim
 
1998 Little Girl Fly Away (TV movie)
Frank
 
1998 Apt Pupil
Richard Bowden
 
1998 Dead Man's Gun (TV series)
Bill Curtis
Ties That Bind (1998) … Bill Curtis
 
1998 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Jacob 'Jake' Weiss
Elijah (1998) … Jacob 'Jake' Weiss
 
1998 The Hunger (TV series)
New Lighthouse Keeper
The Lighthouse (1998) … New Lighthouse Keeper
 
1997 Color of Justice (TV movie)
Frank Gainer
 
1997 Lovelife
Bruce
 
1996-1997 Seinfeld (TV series)
Wyck
The Van Buren Boys (1997) … Wyck
The Soul Mate (1996) … Wyck
The Foundation (1996) … Wyck
 
1996 Hidden in America (TV movie)
Dr. Michael Millerton
 
1996 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
Jareth
Remember (1996) … Jareth
 
1996 After Jimmy (TV movie)
Sam Stapp
 
1996 Grace of My Heart
John Murray
 
1996 Widow's Kiss (TV movie)
Justin Sager
 
1996 It's My Party
Rodney Bingham
 
1995 Down, Out & Dangerous (TV movie)
Brad Harrington
 
1995 The Baby-Sitters Club
Watson Brewer
 
1995 The Cure
Dr. Stevens
 
1995 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
White Light Fever (1995) … Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney
 
1995 Cybill (TV series)
Mark Davis
Look Who's Stalking (1995) … Mark Davis
 
1995 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Luden Sandelton
99 & 44/100 Pure Horror (1995) … Luden Sandelton
 
1995 Present Tense, Past Perfect (TV short)
 
1995 The Skateboard Kid II
Burt Squires
 
1995 Homage
Joseph Smith
 
1994 Someone Else's Child (TV movie)
Nick Callahan
 
1993 Six Degrees of Separation
Larkin
 
1993 A Mother's Revenge (TV movie)
Bill Sanders
 
1993 Short Cuts
Howard Finnigan
 
1993 An Ambush of Ghosts
Bill Betts
 
1992 Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (TV movie)
Richard Robbins
 
1992 Live! From Death Row (TV movie)
Laurence Dvorak
 
1991 Steel and Lace
Albert Morton
 
1990 Designing Women (TV series)
Reverend Eugene 'Gene' Chapman
Have Faith (1990) … Reverend Eugene 'Gene' Chapman (as Bruce Davidson)
 
1990 City (TV series)
Councilman Gene Whalen
 
1990 Stolen: One Husband (TV movie)
Doctor Peter Foley
 
1990 thirtysomething (TV series)
Congressman Mainway
Pulling Away (1990) … Congressman Mainway
 
1989 Lady in the Corner (TV movie)
Bill Guthrie
 
1985-1989 Hunter (TV series)
Capt. Wyler / Captain Wyler / Deputy Chief Wyler
Return of White Cloud (1989) … Capt. Wyler (uncredited)
Requiem for Sergeant McCall (1987) … Deputy Chief Wyler
The Beautiful & the Dead: Part 2 (1986) … Capt. Wyler
The Beautiful & the Dead: Part 1 (1986) … Capt. Wyler
The Setup (1986) … Capt. Wyler
 
1987 Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (TV movie)
Jimmy Donahue
 
1987 The Misfit Brigade
Porta
 
1987 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
David Carroll
The Cemetery Vote (1987) … David Carroll
 
1986 The Ladies Club
Richard Harrison
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Richard
Boo! (1986) … Richard
 
1985 Lies
Stuart Russell
 
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Baker (segment "An Unlocked Window") / Betty Ames
Pilot (1985) … Betty Ames/Baker (segment "An Unlocked Window")
 
1985 V (TV series)
John Langley
The Rescue (1985) … John Langley (uncredited)
The Betrayal (1985) … John Langley
The Hero (1985) … John Langley
 
1985 Hotel (TV series)
Anthony Mortlake
Love and Honor (1985) … Anthony Mortlake
 
1984 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Richard Hagstrom
The Word Processor of the Gods (1984) … Richard Hagstrom
 
1984 Crimes of Passion
Donny Hopper
 
1983 Ghost Dancing (TV movie)
Calvin Oberst
 
1982 Tomorrow's Child (TV movie)
Cliff Bender
 
1981 Incident at Crestridge (TV movie)
Clint Larsen
 
1981 The Wave (TV short)
Ben Ross
 
1981 High Risk
Dan
 
1980 The Lathe of Heaven (TV movie)
George Orr
 
1979 The Gathering, Part II (TV movie)
George
 
1979 Lou Grant (TV series)
Andrew Raines
Andrew: Part 2 (1979) … Andrew Raines
Andrew: Part 1 (1979) … Andrew Raines
 
1970-1979 Insight (TV series)
Andy Fry / Greg - Psych Intern / Randy King / …
Checkmate (1979) … Andy Fry
The Jesus Song (1972) … Randy King
Prayer from the Abyss (1971) … Greg - Psych Intern
 
1979 Mind Over Murder (TV movie)
Jason
 
1978 Brass Target
Col. Robert Dawson
 
1978 Mourning Becomes Electra (TV mini-series)
Orin Mannon
 
1978 Summer of My German Soldier (TV movie)
Anton Reiker
 
1978 French Quarter
Kid Ross/Inspector Sordik
 
1974-1978 Police Story (TV series)
Clyde Griffiths / Victor Joe Vero
Day of Terror... Night of Fear (1978) … Victor Joe Vero
Requiem for C.Z. Smith (1974) … Clyde Griffiths
 
1978 Deadman's Curve (TV movie)
Dean Torrence
 
1977 The Gathering (TV movie)
George
 
1977 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Bruce - as a Young Man
Portrait of Grandpa Doc (1977) … Bruce - as a Young Man
 
1976 Police Woman (TV series)
Binns
Bait (1976) … Binns
 
1976 Mother, Jugs & Speed
Leroy
 
1976 Grand Jury
Bobby Allen
 
1975 The Last Survivors (TV movie)
Michael Larsen
 
1975 The Waltons (TV series)
Bob Hill
The Shivaree (1975) … Bob Hill
 
1974 Benjamin Franklin (TV mini-series)
 
1974 Ma and Pa (TV movie)
 
1974 Love Story (TV series)
Jeffrey
Time for Love (1974) … Jeffrey
 
1973 The Affair (TV movie)
Jamie Patterson
 
1973 Peege (short)
Greg
 
1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
(segment "Love and the Secret Spouse")
 
1973 Cops (TV movie)
Detective Dennis Till
 
1973 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Josh Hollister
The Mystery of Chalk Hill (1973) … Josh Hollister
 
1972 Ulzana's Raid
Lt. Garnett DeBuin
 
1972 The Jerusalem File
David Armonstrong
 
1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Raymond 'Cowboy' Leatherberry
Pilot (1971) … Raymond 'Cowboy' Leatherberry
 
1970 The Strawberry Statement
Simon
 
1970 Medical Center (TV series)
Mickey Peters
A Duel with Doom (1970) … Mickey Peters
 
1969 Last Summer
Dan
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2012 Bigfoot (TV movie)
 
2001 Off Season (TV movie)
 
1991-1993 Harry and the Hendersons (TV series)
Born Again (1992)
Mom (1991)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2002 Lathe of Heaven (TV movie) (co-producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1996 Heart of Africa (TV mini-series) (field assistant)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2010 The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors (video) (additional thanks)
 
2003 Willard (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
2013 Classic Hollywood Cinemas (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 That Guy... Who Was in That Thing (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Knight Rider: The Icon Reborn (video short)
Himself
 
2003 The Uncanny Suspects (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 X-Men Production Scrapbook (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Rat People: Friends and Foes (video documentary short)
Narrated by (voice)
 
2000 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Senator Robert Kelly
 
1997 The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (TV documentary)
Yehiel Katzetnik Dinur (voice)
 
1996 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Bruce Davison (1996) … Himself
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Screenplay
 
1994 The 5th Annual GLAAD Media Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Vicki! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 July 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.94 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 In a New Light: A Call to Action in the War Against AIDS (TV documentary)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1989 The More You Know (TV series)
Himself
 
1973 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Himself
Break-Up (1973) … Himself
 
1970 NBC Experiment in Television (TV series documentary)
Moby Tick (1970)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2006 X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy (video documentary short)
Senator Kelly (uncredited)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 
1975 The Waltons (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(October 1988) He acted in A.R. Gurney's play, "The Cocktail Hour," at the Promenade Theatre in New York City with Nancy Marchand, Keene Curtis, and Holland Taylor in the cast. Jack O'Brien was director.

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Bruce Davidson

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Trivia:

Although it is indicated in X2 that his character (Senator Kelly) is at least 20 years younger than Brian Cox's character (William Stryker), in real life, he is only 27 days younger. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer