Bruce Davison
Date of birth: 1946-06-28
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Bruce Davidson, 브루스 데이비슨, 布鲁斯·戴维森, بروس دیویسن
Biography
Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director. He portrayed Senator Robert Kelly in X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). Davison is also well known for his starring role as Willard Stiles in the cult horror film Willard (1971), his Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning performance in Longtime Companion (1989), and as Thomas Semmes in the HBO original movie Vendetta. His other notable film roles are as Grandpa in Black Beauty (2015), Brig. Gen. Bill Marks in High Crimes, Durwood Cable in Runaway Jury, Dr. Charles Aaron in At First Sight, Richard Bowden in Apt Pupil, Reverend Parris in The Crucible, Ruby in Spies Like Us, and Richard Hagstrom in Stephen King's Golden Tales and Tales from the Darkside - the TV movie and originally in an episode of the anthology series. His best known TV roles are as Dr. Charles Graiman on the TV movie and series Knight Rider (2008), Doug Hellman on Close to Home (2005-2007), Dr. Stegman on Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004-2005), George Henderson on the series Harry and the Hendersons (1991-1993), and Scott Wallace on The Practice.
Movie Credits
Short Cuts
1993-10-01
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver.
The King Is Alive
2000-05-11
Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus-passengers shelter in the remnants of an
Crazy/Beautiful
2001-06-29
At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborho
The Crucible
1996-11-27
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 w
MegaFault
2009-10-10
When miner Charley 'Boomer' Baxter sets off a series of massive mining detonations in West Virginia,
The Misfit Brigade
1987-07-02
War story of the 27th Panzers, Hitler's heavy-duty combat regiment composed of prisoners.
The Line
2009-05-11
The story centers around veteran assassin Mark Shields as he tracks down, Pelon, the elusive head of
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010-02-23
A heroic version of Lex Luthor from an alternate universe appears to recruit the Justice League to h
High Crimes
2002-04-05
A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accu
8MM 2
2005-11-22
Entering a seamy underground world of peep shows, nude clubs, and live Internet sex is David Huxley,
The Wave
1981-10-04
A teacher conducts an experiment in an American high school where students learn how easy it is to b
Runaway Jury
2003-01-16
After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell
Steel and Lace
1991-01-30
After her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her ven
Apt Pupil
1998-10-23
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumb
Spies Like Us
1985-12-06
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually
Dahmer
2002-06-21
On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Dahmer, one of the world's most infamous seria
Hate Crime
2005-01-14
Robbie Levinson and Trey McCoy suddenly encounter intolerance and hostility at the hands of their ne
Summer Catch
2001-08-22
Local boy Ryan Dunne, now a pitcher for Boston College, meets Tenley Parrish, the daughter of a weal
Charlie's Gift
2016-12-12
A woman on her first flight receives a gift from her husband.
The Good Neighbor
2022-06-17
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on h
The Horror Show
1979-02-06
A history of horror movies.
The Lathe of Heaven
1980-01-09
George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
1995-01-13
Teenager Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while travelling along t
The Dead Girl
2006-11-07
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated women begin to
Crimes of Passion
1984-10-19
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's at
Mame
1974-03-07
The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted whe
Paulie
1998-04-17
Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor w
X-Men
2000-07-13
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero
X2
2003-04-27
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-m
Ulzana's Raid
1972-10-27
After fierce war chief Ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror,
Willard
1971-07-30
A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started b
The Gathering, Part II
1979-12-17
Two Christmases have passed and widow Kate Thornton has taken over Thornton Industries and is wooed
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008-10-25
While on a dangerous mission to recover the historic Judas Chalice, Flynn is saved by Simone. But wh
Last Summer
1969-06-10
During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people become very close. When an uncool girl tri
Titanic II
2010-08-07
On the 100th anniversary of the original voyage, a modern luxury liner christened "Titanic 2," follo
Arctic Blast
2010-08-04
When a solar eclipse sends a colossal blast of super chilled air towards the earth, it then sets off
Camp Hell
2010-08-13
At the end of every summer, the children of a Christian community from a suburb of New Jersey attend
Camera
2024-07-23
Oscar, a nine-year-old boy who is unable to speak, struggles to adapt in the small fishing town he h
High Risk
1981-05-01
Four American friends, badly needing money, decide to make a commando-like raid into a South America
The Baby-Sitters Club
1995-08-18
Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experienc
Confession
2005-11-29
In a small Catholic boarding school an unspeakable act has been committed. When High School student,
Out of the Ashes
2003-04-13
The real-life story of Gisella Perl, a Jewish Hungarian doctor imprisoned in the notorious Auschwitz
Touched
2005-11-01
A devoted nurse falls in love with a formerly comatose patient who has lost his sense of touch.
A Golden Christmas
2009-12-23
After a magical summer together, a nine-year-old boy whispers his heart into the ear of a best frien
Christmas Angel
2009-11-10
Ashley has been on her own all her life. She feels even more alone this Christmas as she searches fr
The Strawberry Statement
1970-08-28
A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goal
Short Eyes
1977-09-28
A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City’s infamous Tombs prison
Influence
2020-02-20
Carl Weber introduces us to the Hudsons, a family of African-American lawyers lead by famed attorney
Brass Target
1978-12-22
General George S. Patton died in a car accident in 1945. But was his death actually a murder. Is he
Off Season
2001-12-16
After the death of his parents, 10-year-old Jackson Mayhew moves in with his Aunt. But when he befri
Munger Road
2011-09-30
On the eve of the annual Scarecrow Festival, two St. Charles police officers search for a return kil
Tomorrow's Child
1982-03-22
The wife of a research geneticist agrees to the experimental procedure of a 'test-tube baby' by havi
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971-09-15
Free-thinking student tries to put up with life at a straight-laced college in 1958.
The Roommates
Two senior citizens living in a retirement home plot to kill their obnoxious roommate, in a scheme t
The Millionaire Tour
2012-07-31
A mysterious cab passenger taken hostage must convince the hijackers that he is not the con man they
The Lords of Salem
2013-04-18
Heidi, a radio DJ, is sent a box containing a record - a "gift from the Lords". The sounds within th
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
2012-10-11
Documentary about sixteen actors who detail their ups and downs as they struggle to forge careers in
Locked in Silence
1999-01-01
A story of a young boy who becomes an elective mute after witnessing what he believes to be the kill
Ghost Dancing
1983-05-30
Farm widow Sarah Bowman has been impoverished by the siphoning of her water supply. A nearby big-cit
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000-07-02
While Senator Kelly addresses a senate committee about the supposed mutant menace, we learn about th
Live! From Death Row
1992-04-03
Convicted killer Laurence Dvorak grants an exclusive last interview to TV newswoman Alana Powers sho
Lovelife
1997-04-01
Twenty-somethings learn the ups and downs of single life in the 90's as they struggle with commitmen
Return of the Killer Shrews
2012-11-15
A reality TV crew charter a boat to an island for filming, one which the boat's captain had been to
The Gathering
1977-12-04
When Adam Thornton learns that he only has a little time left, he decides that he wants to make peac
Bigfoot
2012-10-28
A rock concert awakens the legendary monster, who goes on a rampage. The event's organizer plans to
The Skateboard Kid II
1995-01-01
Take a roller coaster ride full of high octane adventure as 12 year old Sammy takes to the skies. Wi
3 Holiday Tails
2011-11-15
Rod and Katherine Wright are enjoying their retirement in Florida – or so they’re telling each other
Saving Lincoln
2013-02-15
The almost entirely true story of Abraham Lincoln and his self-appointed bodyguard, U.S. Marshal War
On the Edge
2001-06-28
A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.
Peege
1973-10-01
An ailing elderly woman is paid a perfunctory visit by her family while she sits despondently in a n
Deadman's Curve
1978-02-03
Things were cool. Chicks were pretty. Waves were groovy. Cars had muscle. Jan and Dean rode their wa
Grand Jury
1977-01-01
A man and his wife who are witnesses to a crime find themselves ensnared in a legal system that appe
Knight Rider
2008-02-17
When a group of ruthless mercenaries kill a reclusive scientist, his creation, a new model of artifi
Words and Pictures
2014-05-22
An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their sch
From the Shadows
2023-09-22
When Dr. Joseph Cawl and members of his Hidden Wisdom cult die in a mysterious fire, survivors conta
A Memory in My Heart
1999-03-02
Jane Seymour stars in this made-for-TV drama as Rebecca Blake, a bookstore employee who lives conten
Beyond the Heavens
2013-10-01
Oliver is a bright 12-year-old who lives in the shadow of his parents' loss of their first son. His
Someone Else's Child
1994-12-04
Ten years after the birth of her son, Corey Maddox discovers an awful truth: Her son was switched at
Grace of My Heart
1996-09-13
Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes
Summer of My German Soldier
1978-10-30
Patty Bergen is a teenager in a Jewish family living in the American South during World War II. Patt
Persecuted
2014-05-09
Nationally acclaimed evangelist John Luther is the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious re
The Jerusalem File
1972-02-02
An American student starts working with his Arab colleague while putting all politics aside. However
Hidden in America
1996-12-01
Story of a man whose pride in being the head of his family won't let him accept help from his sick d
The Affair
1973-11-20
A crippled lady songwriter meets an older lawyer who becomes her first love.
The Clinic
2004-01-10
New veterinary school graduate Dr. Andrew McDonald encounters many challanges on his first day as an
Game of Power
Newspaper journalist Louis Ranaldi finds himself questioning the circumstances involving the sale of
Stealing Roses
2012-06-01
Terrified at the prospect of losing his seriously ill wife, a man plans a bank robbery to pay for he
The Last Survivors
1975-03-04
When a passenger ship sinks, a ship's officer must decide which passengers in an overcrowded lifeboa
Suitable Flesh
2023-10-27
A once-esteemed psychiatrist helplessly watches her life spiral into a nightmarish maelstrom of supe
Six Degrees of Separation
1993-12-08
The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly man
37
2014-08-08
A rocker makes a pact to kill himself on his 37th birthday. 12 weeks before the release of his final
A Mother's Revenge
1993-11-14
A girl is beaten and raped by someone from the school, but he doesn't go to prison because there is
Widow's Kiss
1996-01-18
Haunted by his mother's recent death, a young man becomes suspicious of his wealthy father's sexy, n
Homage
1995-05-03
The young caretaker at the estate of a reclusive woman develops a dangerous obsession with her daugh
Down, Out and Dangerous
1995-08-23
An escaped killer convict (Richard Thomas) upheaves the lives of a San Diego businessman (Bruce Davi
Lies
1983-06-01
Struggling actress accepts high paying job to play a rich heiress committed in a lunatic asylum, not
Breach
2007-02-12
Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream o
The Cure
1995-04-21
Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure f
Black Beauty
2015-07-16
A modern retelling of Anna Sewell’s classic novel, Black Beauty explores the heartfelt story of 15 y
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017-09-10
An automated girl and tortoise warrior journey with a band of outlaws on an incredible quest. Their
Evergreen
2004-01-01
Seduced by a boy's affluent, seemingly idyllic family, a young girl goes to extremes to gain accepta
Little Girl Fly Away
1998-10-06
Fact-based story about a woman whose life is shattered by a poetry-spouting stalker who manages to e
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
1977-11-05
The story of a gentle and loving grandfather who encourages his grandson's ambition to be a painter.
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
1992-10-05
Sixteen-year-old Cassie Robbins is a spirited teenage girl, who loves her father Richard and stepmot
Mind Over Murder
1979-10-23
A young woman with precognition realizes she is being stalked by a killer -- a mass murderer she pre
Condor's Nest
2023-01-27
American war veteran Will Spalding has tracked the sadistic Nazi Colonel who executed his bomber cre
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976-05-26
To beat out competing ambulance services, an ace driver, an office secretary/paramedic and a suspend
After Jimmy
1996-09-24
This is a story of Jimmy, a high school senior, who is struggling with his school life, family press
Get a Job
2016-03-17
Life after college graduation is not exactly going as planned for Will and Jillian who find themselv
The Leisure Class
2015-11-02
A man attempts to marry into a wealthy family.
ManFast
2003-01-01
4 women fast from men for 100 days. No talking to, no touching of, no flirting with, and above all:
Stolen: One Husband
1990-11-18
An angry wife seeks revenge against her philandering entrepreneur husband who left her for a younger
Kingdom Hospital
2004-03-03
Stephen King's take on the masterpiece series by Lars von Trier. The story takes place in a hospital
L.A. Law: The Movie
2002-05-12
Reunion movie from the popular TV series reunites most of the original cast from the Los Angeles law
French Quarter
1978-08-01
Chronicles the life of a young New Orleans prostitute and her co-workers.
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
2016-05-05
Thomas Kaiser inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations — only to le
Displacement
2016-06-15
A young physics student must find a way to reverse a deadly quantum time anomaly and solve the murde
It's My Party
1996-03-22
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparation
A Schizophrenic Love Story
2011-06-21
An agoraphobic, schizophrenic consults his three delusions, Mary Mother of Jesus, Einstein, and a va
At First Sight
1999-01-15
A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with
Kiss My Grits
1982-06-18
A man heads for Mexico with a mobster's girlfriend.
Along Came the Devil
2018-08-10
After a troubled childhood, Ashley searches for a connection, and unknowingly invites in a demonic f
Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent
2016-09-06
When an inner city pastor is re-assigned to a rural church, he and his family must find away to adap
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003-02-11
A four part documentary on the making of the first X-Men film, from pre-production, to principal pho
Insidious: The Last Key
2018-01-03
Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, NM, to investigate a man’s claim of
The Bronx Bull
2016-06-13
A combination "before the rage" and "after the rage" of world middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMo
The Mystery of Casa Matusita
2016-09-01
An American writer and his wife temporarily move into the infamous "Casa Matusita" in Lima, Peru for
Last Rampage
2017-09-22
The true story of the infamous prison break of Gary Tison and Randy Greenwalt from the Arizona State
Lady in a Corner
1989-12-11
Grace Guthrie tries to stave off the hostile take over of her publishing empire. While fighting off
Love Locks
2017-01-28
Lindsey Wilson first found love in the romantic city of Paris when she was a university student stud
Oceanus: Act One
2015-07-23
In the year 2029, on the verge of an amazing breakthrough in whale communication, a married marine b
The Congregation
2011-04-10
John Christner returns from war to find that he has been shunned by his Amish family and friends for
Longtime Companion
1989-10-11
During the summer of 1981, a group of friends in New York are completely unprepared for the onslaugh
A Violent Man
2019-02-08
A struggling mixed martial arts fighter finds himself in a fight for his life after his one night st
9/11
2017-09-07
Five random strangers find themselves trapped in an elevator in the World Trade Center's North Tower
Stephen King's Golden Tales
1993-02-08
A collection of horror stories taking the viewer into the dark world of Stephen King, featuring vamp
Corbin Nash
2018-04-20
A rogue police detective in search of his parents' killer is murdered and reborn the ultimate killer
The Ladies Club
1986-04-01
A policewoman who was raped forms a vigilante group of various rape victims. They abduct and castrat
God Don't Make the Laws
2011-12-01
After an accident, a town makes a deal with the devil. It is frozen in time for decades until a myst
Going Shopping
2005-09-30
A clothing designer tries to save her struggling boutique store by having a tumultuous weekend sale
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
1983-02-06
Lucentio loves Bianca but cannot court her until her shrewish older sister Katherina marries. The ec
Bender
2016-10-14
The unsettling true story of America's first serial-killing family. A troubled doctor searches for p
Itsy Bitsy
2019-09-13
A family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an entity t
Coffin
2011-10-27
Awakening from a deep sleep in the pitch black Sean Justice feels around him and realises that he is
Vendetta
1999-09-12
Based on a true story, Vendetta tells the shocking and tragic story of a group of Sicilian immigrant
Too Young to Be a Dad
2002-06-10
When 15-year-old Matt Freeman gets his girlfriend, Francesca, pregnant, her family decides to put th
An Ambush of Ghosts
1993-01-22
A teenage boy coming to grips with his mother's insanity forms an unlikely friendship with a classma
The Great Alaskan Race
2019-02-27
In 1925, a group of brave mushers travel 700 miles to save the small children of Nome, Alaska from a
Any Bullet Will Do
2018-09-04
Taking place during 1876 in Montana, a ruthless headhunter tracks his own Brother through Big Sky co
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
2020-05-08
Three women’s lives intersect at a lakeside resort and are forever changed by the love of a special
Tales from the Darkside
1990-11-29
A compilation of episodes from the classic '80s horror anthology TV series "Tales From The Darkside"
Color of Justice
1997-09-07
Four young black men kill a white woman. Now the D.A. is very cautious how to pursue this case becau
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
2018-10-12
Set in 1949, a Hollywood star mourns the loss of her beloved sister on the one-year anniversary of h
Abnormal Attraction
2018-03-01
In a world where mythical creatures are real, monsters and humans are forced to coexist; and as prej
Along Came the Devil II
2019-10-11
After receiving an unsettling voicemail, Jordan (Wiggins) returns home, looking for answers, only to
Wish Man
2019-06-07
A motorcycle cop is still haunted by the traumatic separation from his father when he was a boy. Aft
A Fairy's Game
2018-06-01
Two siblings are whisked away by an intelligent fairy to become part of a real life game they must c
Captors
2020-10-05
Alys - a human trafficking victim who narrowly escaped her captors ten years ago - confronts her tra
Christmas at the Plaza
2019-11-28
With Christmas approaching in New York City, historian Jessica is hired to create an exhibition hono
The Slider
2017-12-31
Michael works as a hospital janitor and he lives with his wife Ester, who has fallen into depression
Incident at Crestridge
1981-12-29
A woman campaigns for and wins election as sheriff in a crusade against the ineptitude and outright
108 Stitches
2014-09-12
With baseball being the last thing on these player's minds, and dealing with one of the longest losi
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020-08-18
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to t
Await the Dawn
2020-09-18
A troubled family traveling cross country are highjacked by a desperate man. Only to discover he's r
We Still Say Grace
2020-12-11
The teenage daughter of a religious fanatic attempts to escape her twisted family life when three st
The Manor
2021-10-08
After suffering a stroke, Judith moves into a historic nursing home, where she begins to suspect som
The Gift of Christmas
2020-11-01
A Kentucky family comes together for a Christmas Eve church concert.
My True Fairytale
2021-04-09
Angie Goodwin, 17, along with her best friends, Sarah and Andre, go through a horrific car crash. Wh
Evil at the Door
2022-01-21
One night every year the world sees an alarming surge in violent home invasions. This is no coincide
Earth's Final Hours
2011-05-31
After dense matter from an imploded white hole hits Earth, the planet's rotation is devastated. A gr
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997-04-30
David Brinkley hosts this shattering two-hour documentary about the trial of the man whose role in d
Elwood
2014-06-01
Elwood is a parallel world in which animal genetics have evolved equally to humans.
The Lightning Code
2025-05-09
Teenage inventor Miles Fletcher unlocks the lost secret to limitless energy, catching the attention
25 Miles to Normal
Follows a doctor as he reunites with his estranged father and the rest of their family.
La La Land
2016-12-01
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz mu
Don’t Look Inside
Described as an “emotionally charged narrative with chilling, franchise-ready mythology,” set in the
Special Ops: Delta Force
2006-10-01
In this explosive, hard-hitting military action thriller, a U.N. humanitarian convoy in Iraq headed
Godmother
Theo and her boyfriend Colby head into the High Desert for a romantic weekend, only to have their pl
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
2003-02-11
We find notes from Singer, Stan Lee, Stewart, McKellen, Berry, Mane, Davison, Romijn-Stamos, Paquin,