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Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Highest Rated: 95% Short Cuts (1993)

Lowest Rated: 0% The Leisure Class (2015)

Birthday: Jun 28, 1946

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Bruce Davison is one of Hollywood's hardest-working "chameleons," having turned in dozens of outstanding performances in both lead and character roles on stage, screen and television. During his 30-plus-year career he has played many a villain and hero--tackling the roles of disturbed teenagers, crusading defense attorneys, romantic lovers and put-upon husbands. He has managed to avoid being typed, or when typed, the tag has not stuck long. Though some still identify him with the nerd who kissed the rodent in "Willard" (1971), others may remember him as Captain Wyler from NBC's "Hunter (1984-86), the sensitive caregiver in "Longtime Companion" (1990) or the senator who hates mutants in "X-Men" (2000). Davison has shown Hollywood he is an actor with a wide range, and the movie industry has rewarded him with challenging and diverse roles.

Highest rated movies

95% 88% Short Cuts
92% 84% Short Eyes
91% 83% Longtime Companion
90% 66% Ulzana's Raid
88% 71% Six Degrees of Separation 85% 60% Suitable Flesh 85% 85% X2
84% 67% Breach

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 100% Camera Frank Flynn (Character) - 2024
85% 60% Suitable Flesh Unknown (Character) $11.1K 2023
No Score Yet 86% From the Shadows Dr. Joseph Cawl (Character) - 2023
40% 51% Condor's Nest Gerhardt Schrude (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Captors Silas Visler (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 64% Evil at the Door John Doe (Character) - 2022
31% 72% The Good Neighbor Grant (Character) - 2021
62% 34% The Manor Unknown (Character) - 2021
38% 50% My True Fairytale Martin Goodwin (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 67% We Still Say Grace Harold (Character) - 2020
57% 74% Pearl The Dean (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Gift of Christmas Bob Rodgers (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 50% Christmas at the Plaza Reginald Brookwater (Character) - 2019
20% 84% The Great Alaskan Race Governor Bone (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 81% Along Came the Devil 2 Reverend Michael (Character) - 2019
64% 47% Itsy Bitsy Walter (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 88% Wish Man Frank Shankwitz Sr. (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Await the Dawn David (Character) - 2019
48% 63% The Sonata Sir Victor (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 82% Abnormal Attraction Dr. Stanley Cole (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 55% Any Bullet Will Do Jonathan Carrington (Character) - 2018
38% 54% Tell Me Your Name Reverend Michael (Character) - 2018
20% 54% Corbin Nash Jack (Character) - 2018
33% 49% Insidious: The Last Key Christian Rainier (Character) $67.3M 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Slider Ispector Wiesel (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 71% Yamasong: March of the Hollows P'Torr The Exile (Voice) - 2017
36% 71% A Violent Man Benjamin Green (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 42% Love Locks Hugo Blanchet (Character) - 2017
64% 48% Last Rampage Cooper (Character) - 2017
20% 41% 9/11 Monohan (Character) $172.0K 2017
No Score Yet 29% Bender Mayor Prentiss (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 21% Displacement Prof. Peter Deckard (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 60% Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent Pastor Ezekiel (Character) - 2016
15% 30% The Curse of Sleeping Beauty Richard (Character) - 2016
9% 21% Get a Job Lawrence Wilheimer (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Passengers Roger (Character) - 2015
0% 16% The Leisure Class Unknown (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 39% The Bronx Bull D.A. Bonomi (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 42% Black Beauty Grandpa (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 40% 37: A Final Promise The Psychic (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 67% 108 Stitches Coach Scott Deshields (Character) - 2014
0% 58% Persecuted Senator Donald Harrison (Character) $1.6M 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Everybody Street Self - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Beyond the Heavens Oliver Henry - Adult (Character) - 2013
43% 50% Words and Pictures Walt (Character) $2.2M 2013
27% 67% Saving Lincoln William H. Seward (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 7% Return of the Killer Shrews Jerry Farrell (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 53% Brother White Howard (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stealing Roses Mr. Lowell (Character) - 2012
47% 30% The Lords of Salem Francis Matthias (Character) $1.2M 2012
No Score Yet 12% Bigfoot Sheriff Walt Henderson (Character),
Director
- 2012
No Score Yet 72% The Millionaire Tour The Roman (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 29% God Don't Make the Laws Bud Kelly (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 15% Earth's Final Hours Rothman (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 29% Coffin Garrison (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 50% A Golden Christmas 2: The Second Tail Rod Wright (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 39% Munger Road Chief Kirkhoven (Character) $266.2K 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Doggie Holiday Rod Wright (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 15% Titanic II James Maine (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 10% Camp Hope Fr. Phineas McAllister (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 73% Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths President Wilson (Voice) - 2010
No Score Yet 23% Arctic Blast Winslaw (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 55% Christmas Angel Nick Anderson (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 51% A Golden Christmas Rod Wright (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 17% Megafault Dr. Mark Rhodes (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 19% The Line Anthony (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 56% The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice Professor Lazlo/Vlad (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice Professor Lazlo / Vlad (Character) - 2008
84% 67% Breach John O'Neill (Character) $33.0M 2007
76% 65% The Dead Girl Bill (Character) $17.3K 2006
41% 40% Going Shopping Adam (Character) $20.2K 2005
6% 61% Hate Crime Pastor Boyd (Character) $40.8K 2005
No Score Yet 75% Touched Robert Davis (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 54% Confession Father Thomas Parker (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 17% 8MM 2 Ambassador Harrington (Character) - 2005
43% 30% Evergreen Frank (Character) $1.6K 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Clinic Kyle Southern (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 76% Out of the Ashes Peter Schuman (Character) - 2003
73% 75% Runaway Jury Durwood Cable (Character) $49.4M 2003
85% 85% X2 Senator Kelly (Character) $214.9M 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Out of the Ashes Peter Schuman (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 77% Too Young to Be a Dad Dan Freeman (Character) - 2002
73% 40% Dahmer Lionel Dahmer (Character) $71.5K 2002
31% 50% High Crimes Brig. General Marks (Character) $41.5M 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet L.A. Law: The Movie Lawrence Diebenkorn (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Off Season Dr. Zimmer (Character),
Director
- 2001
8% 41% Summer Catch Rand Parrish (Character) $19.7M 2001
63% 69% Crazy/Beautiful Tom Oakley (Character) $16.9M 2001
82% 83% X-Men Senator Kelly (Character) $157.3M 2000
60% 58% The King Is Alive Ray (Character) $103.5K 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Memory in My Heart Chase Stewart (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 61% Vendetta Thomas Semmes (Character) - 1999
32% 45% At First Sight Dr. Charles Aaron (Character) $22.4M 1999
No Score Yet 40% Locked in Silence Jim (Character) - 1999
54% 56% Apt Pupil Richard Bowden (Character) $8.8M 1998
62% 55% Paulie Dr. Reingold (Character) $27.0M 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Little Girl Fly Away Frank (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Poet Frank (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 67% Color of Justice Frank Gainer (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 32% Lovelife Bruce (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 69% Hidden in America Dr. Michael Millerton (Character) - 1996
79% 79% Grace of My Heart John Murray (Character) $646.9K 1996
70% 66% The Crucible Reverend Parris (Character) $7.3M 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Anything for Love Unknown (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 14% After Jimmy Sam Stapp (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Homage Joseph Smith (Character) - 1995
45% 84% The Cure Dr. Stevens (Character) $2.5M 1995
63% 54% Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog John McCormick (Character) $10.4M 1995
67% 47% The Baby-Sitters Club Watson Brewer (Character) $9.0M 1995
No Score Yet 50% Widow's Kiss Justin Sager (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 43% Down, Out & Dangerous Brad Harrington (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 32% The Skateboard Kid 2 Burt Squires (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Someone Else's Child Nick Callahan (Character) - 1994
88% 71% Six Degrees of Separation Larkin (Character) $6.3M 1993
95% 88% Short Cuts Howard Finnigan (Character) $6.1M 1993
No Score Yet 60% A Mother's Revenge Bill Sanders (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet An Ambush of Ghosts Bill Betts (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet In a New Light '92 Unknown (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Live! From Death Row Laurence Dvorak (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Desperate Choices: To Save My Child Richard Robbins (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stolen: One Husband Doctor Peter Foley (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 16% Steel and Lace Albert Morton (Character) - 1990
91% 83% Longtime Companion David (Character) $4.6M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lady in a Corner Bill Guthrie (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 38% Wheels of Terror Porta (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Misfit Brigade Cpl. Joseph Porta (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 84% Poor Little Rich Girl Jimmy Donahue (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 38% The Ladies Club Richard Harrison (Character) $239.1K 1986
35% 56% Spies Like Us Ruby (Character) $56.5M 1985
50% 61% Crimes of Passion Donny Hopper (Character) - 1984
43% No Score Yet Lies Stuart Russell (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ghost Dancing Calvin Oberst (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tomorrow's Child Cliff Bender (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kiss My Grits Dolin T. Pike (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Incident at Crestridge Clint Larsen (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 50% High Risk Dan (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 73% The Lathe of Heaven George Orr (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mind Over Murder Jason (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 0% French Quarter Kid Ross/Inspector Sordik (Character) - 1978
92% 84% Short Eyes Clark Davis (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 38% Brass Target Col. Robert Dawson (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Day of Terror, Night of Fear Victor Joe Vero (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 90% Summer of My German Soldier Anton Reiker (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadman's Curve Dean Torrence (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 79% The Gathering George (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Grand Jury Bobby Allen (Character) - 1977
53% 53% Mother, Jugs & Speed Leroy (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Survivors Michael Larsen (Character) - 1975
36% 48% Mame The Older Patrick (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 0% The Affair Jamie Patterson (Character) - 1973
90% 66% Ulzana's Raid Lt. Harry Garnett DeBuin (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jerusalem File David Armonstrong (Character) - 1972
52% 36% Willard Willard Stiles (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Pattern of Morality Unknown (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 73% The Strawberry Statement Simon (Character) - 1970
78% 73% Last Summer Dan (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Extra School Lars Connery (Character) -

TV

Credit
100% 86% Bosch: Legacy James Rafferty (Character) 2023
85% 75% Creepshow Unknown (Character) 2019
52% 87% The Son Unknown (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Home & Family Guest 2018
93% 91% Imposters Cy Roberts (Guest Star) 2018
No Score Yet 73% Blindspot Jean-Paul Bruyere (Guest Star) 2018
89% 91% The Exorcist Pope Sebastian (Guest Star) 2016
97% 85% The Fosters Stewart (Guest Star) 2015-2016
No Score Yet 55% Unforgettable Dr. Edward Wythe (Guest Star) 2016
88% No Score Yet Project Greenlight Self 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sequestered Unknown (Character) 2014
89% 79% The Legend of Korra Lord Zuko (Guest Voice) 2014
28% 69% Those Who Kill Howard Burgess (Character) 2014
79% 85% Last Resort Unknown (Guest Star) 2012-2013
85% 83% Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
78% 60% Drop Dead Diva Judge Cyrus Maxwell (Guest Star) 2011-2012
No Score Yet 69% Hawaii Five-0 Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
No Score Yet 80% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
82% 87% Castle Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
92% 89% Leverage Dan Blackwell (Guest Star) 2010
86% 90% Lost Dr. Douglas Brooks (Guest Star) 2006 2010
No Score Yet 87% Ghost Whisperer Unknown (Guest Star) 2009-2010
83% 84% The Closer Russell Clark (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
5% No Score Yet Knight Rider Charles Graiman (Character) 2008-2009
85% 86% Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
65% No Score Yet Close to Home Unknown (Guest Star) 2005-2007
No Score Yet 65% CSI: Miami Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Triangle Unknown (Character) 2005
No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Law & Order: Trial by Jury Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet JAG Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kingdom Hospital Unknown (Character) 2004
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Graham Mandell (Guest Star) 2002
56% 79% Star Trek: Enterprise Menos (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet 72% Without a Trace Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 2000-2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chicago Hope Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead Man's Gun Bill Curtis (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Touched by an Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hunger Unknown (Character) 1998
89% 92% Seinfeld Wyck (Guest Star) 1996-1997
76% 79% Star Trek: Voyager Jareth (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Outer Limits Dr. 'Mac' McEnerney (Character) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cybill Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
82% 90% Tales From the Crypt Unknown (Character) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Designing Women Unknown (Guest Star) 1990
83% No Score Yet thirtysomething Congressman Mainway (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote David Carroll (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hunter Capt. Wyler (Guest Star) 1985-1987
No Score Yet 82% Amazing Stories Unknown (Character) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown (Character) 1985
67% 75% V John Langley (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hotel Unknown (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Police Story Victor Joe Vero (Character) 1974 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Police Woman Binns (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Waltons Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love Story Jeffrey (Character) 1974