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.

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  • William Bruce Davis ist ein kanadischer Schauspieler. Bekannt wurde er durch seine Rolle als „Krebskandidat“ in der US-amerikanischen Fernsehserie Akte X. Daneben hatte er Auftritte in der Serie Stargate – Kommando SG-1, im Actionthriller Killing Moon (2000), im Thriller Out of Line (2001), im Actionthriller Das Denver-Attentat (2002), und in den Horrorfilmen Snakehead – Der Schrecken aus dem See (2004) und The Messengers (2007). Davis hatte auch einen Kurzauftritt in Stephen Kings Es (1990).
  • 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.
  • William Bruce Davis es un actor canadiense, mejor conocido por su papel como El Fumador en la serie de televisión The X-Files. Davis, es un ex-profesor de interpretación en la Universidad de Bishop, es fundador del Centro William Davis de Actuación para Jóvenes Estudiantes en Vancouver, Colombia Británica. También es un ex-campeón nacional de esquí acuático. A pesar de ser conocido por su personaje fumador, Davis en realidad dejó de fumar en los años 70 y en la serie que lo hizo famoso fumaba cigarros de hierbas. Entre sus capítulos favoritos de The X-Files están: Mussings Of A Cigarrette Smoking Man Two Fathers The Sixth Extinction: Amor Fati.
  • William Bruce Davis on kanadalainen näyttelijä, joka on parhaiten tunnettu roolistaan salamyhkäisenä Tupakkamiehenä TV-sarjassa Salaiset kansiot. Davis on toiminut draaman professorina Bishopin yliopistossa, ja hän on perustunut Vancouveriin William Davis Centre Actors Study -näyttelijäkoulun. Davis on aiemmin ollut myös maailmanluokan vesihiihtäjä.
  • È professore di arti drammatiche alla Bishop's University in Canada e ha aperto a Vancouver il William Davis Centre, uno studio per attori. Fu molto famoso soprattutto per il ruolo dell'uomo che fuma nella serie televisiva X-Files. È ancora oggi il portavoce della Società Canadese contro il cancro.
  • William B. Davis – kanadyjski aktor filmowy, znany szerokiej publiczności, przede wszystkim z roli Palacza w popularnym serialu "Z archiwum X". Były narciarz wodny - mistrz swojego kraju w tej dyscyplinie.
  • William Bruce Davis, född 13 januari 1938 i Toronto, Kanada, kanadensisk skådespelare och mest känd för sin roll som Cancer Man i TV-serien Arkiv X. Han medverkar också i TV-serien Stargate SG-1. Trots han är känd för att spela den ivrigt rökande Cigarette Smoking Man i Arkiv X så slutade Davis att röka på 70-talet. I serien röker han istället ört-cigaretter. Davis är också före detta kanadensisk mästare i vattenskidåkning.
  • Уильям Брюс Дэвис — канадский актёр. Наиболее известен по роли Курильщика в сериале Секретные материалы. Снялся в 91 фильме с 1983 по 2007 годы. В последние годы актёр стал также сценаристом и режиссёром.
  • William Bruce Davis est un acteur canadien né le 13 janvier 1938 à Toronto, en Ontario au Canada, principalement connu en France pour son rôle de l'homme à la cigarette dans la série télévisée X-Files, aux frontières du réel.
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  • William Bruce Davis ist ein kanadischer Schauspieler. Bekannt wurde er durch seine Rolle als „Krebskandidat“ in der US-amerikanischen Fernsehserie Akte X. Daneben hatte er Auftritte in der Serie Stargate – Kommando SG-1, im Actionthriller Killing Moon (2000), im Thriller Out of Line (2001), im Actionthriller Das Denver-Attentat (2002), und in den Horrorfilmen Snakehead – Der Schrecken aus dem See (2004) und The Messengers (2007). Davis hatte auch einen Kurzauftritt in Stephen Kings Es (1990).
  • William Bruce Davis on kanadalainen näyttelijä, joka on parhaiten tunnettu roolistaan salamyhkäisenä Tupakkamiehenä TV-sarjassa Salaiset kansiot. Davis on toiminut draaman professorina Bishopin yliopistossa, ja hän on perustunut Vancouveriin William Davis Centre Actors Study -näyttelijäkoulun. Davis on aiemmin ollut myös maailmanluokan vesihiihtäjä.
  • È professore di arti drammatiche alla Bishop's University in Canada e ha aperto a Vancouver il William Davis Centre, uno studio per attori. Fu molto famoso soprattutto per il ruolo dell'uomo che fuma nella serie televisiva X-Files. È ancora oggi il portavoce della Società Canadese contro il cancro.
  • William B. Davis – kanadyjski aktor filmowy, znany szerokiej publiczności, przede wszystkim z roli Palacza w popularnym serialu "Z archiwum X". Były narciarz wodny - mistrz swojego kraju w tej dyscyplinie.
  • William Bruce Davis, född 13 januari 1938 i Toronto, Kanada, kanadensisk skådespelare och mest känd för sin roll som Cancer Man i TV-serien Arkiv X. Han medverkar också i TV-serien Stargate SG-1. Trots han är känd för att spela den ivrigt rökande Cigarette Smoking Man i Arkiv X så slutade Davis att röka på 70-talet. I serien röker han istället ört-cigaretter. Davis är också före detta kanadensisk mästare i vattenskidåkning.
  • Уильям Брюс Дэвис — канадский актёр. Наиболее известен по роли Курильщика в сериале Секретные материалы. Снялся в 91 фильме с 1983 по 2007 годы. В последние годы актёр стал также сценаристом и режиссёром.
  • 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.
  • William Bruce Davis es un actor canadiense, mejor conocido por su papel como El Fumador en la serie de televisión The X-Files. Davis, es un ex-profesor de interpretación en la Universidad de Bishop, es fundador del Centro William Davis de Actuación para Jóvenes Estudiantes en Vancouver, Colombia Británica. También es un ex-campeón nacional de esquí acuático.
  • William Bruce Davis est un acteur canadien né le 13 janvier 1938 à Toronto, en Ontario au Canada, principalement connu en France pour son rôle de l'homme à la cigarette dans la série télévisée X-Files, aux frontières du réel.
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