William B. Davis

Also Known As: Bill Davis, William Davis

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

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Adult: No

Birthday: January 13, 1938

Age: 87 years old

Gender: Male

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Known For:

The X-Files
The Proposal
The Dead Zone
Damage
Focus
Saint Sinner
The Messengers
Possession
Passengers
Snakehead Terror
Packing Up
Reverse
Medium Raw
Dangerous Intentions
Her Fatal Flaw
Behemoth
The Tall Man
The Cradle Will Fall
Something Evil Comes
Midnight Matinee
Science Of Death
100 Days In The Jungle
Singularity Principle
Amazon Falls
Stonados
It's a Wonderful Knife
Dark Storm
Death Note
The Thaw
The Hitman
Deadly Deception
Unforgettable
Becoming Dick
Better Off
Circumstances Unknown
When the Vows Break
Numb
Don't Talk to Strangers
Aftermath
Sworn to Silence
Judicial Indiscretion
Anthrax
The Mountain Runners
Heart of a Child
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
Inside The X-Files
Sisters
Anything to Survive
Mindstorm
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Omen IV: The Awakening
The Doctor's Case
Killing Moon
Residue
Abduct
The Package
Game Over, Man!
The Real 'X-Files'?
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
The Secret of Hidden Lake
Perpetrators of the Crime
Bad Times at the El Royale
Murder Most Likely
Look Who's Talking
Phil
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
Not Our Son
Rise of the Damned
Head Office
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy
Voyage of Terror
Bribe, Inc.
Dark Pines
Flowers for Norma