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    William B. Davis

    1938-01-13 (86 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    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

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    72 %|Aug 2, 2019
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    The Real 'X-Files'?
    85 %|Dec 4, 2015
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    67 %|Oct 4, 2015
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    Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
    65 %|Sep 13, 2015
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    70 %|Mar 15, 2014
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    Sisters
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    49 %|Jan 1, 2004
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    48 %|Dec 4, 2002
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    Saint Sinner
    43 %|Oct 26, 2002
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    Aftermath
    45 %|Feb 3, 2002
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    30 %|Jan 1, 2001
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    Becoming Dick
    30 %|Aug 31, 2000
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    Murder Most Likely
    47 %|Mar 22, 2000
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    60 %|Jan 17, 2000
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    Killing Moon
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    The X Files
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    Inside The X-Files
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    52 %|Jun 6, 1985
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    Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction

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    Human Target
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    48 %|Jun 17, 2005
    Drama, Comedy
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    Tilt
    63 %|Feb 17, 2005
    Drama
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    Smallville
    82.13 %|Oct 16, 2001
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    MythQuest
    67 %|Aug 1, 2001
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    Broken Saints
    90 %|Feb 14, 2001
    Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    The Fearing Mind
    40 %|Oct 21, 2000
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Andromeda
    71 %|Oct 2, 2000
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    First Wave
    71 %|Sep 9, 1998
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Stargate SG-1
    82.71000000000001 %|Jul 27, 1997
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Mystery
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    Poltergeist: The Legacy
    61 %|Apr 21, 1996
    Drama
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    The Outer Limits
    77 %|Mar 26, 1995
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Outer Limits
    77 %|Mar 26, 1995
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Outer Limits
    77 %|Mar 26, 1995
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Sliders
    75.96000000000001 %|Mar 22, 1995
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The X-Files
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    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The X-Files
    83.78999999999999 %|Sep 10, 1993
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The X-Files
    83.78999999999999 %|Sep 10, 1993
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The X-Files
    83.78999999999999 %|Sep 10, 1993
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The X-Files
    83.78999999999999 %|Sep 10, 1993
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Nightmare Cafe
    54 %|Jan 29, 1992
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Commish
    72 %|Sep 28, 1991
    Drama, Comedy
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    It
    69 %|Nov 18, 1990
    Mystery, Drama
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    Wiseguy
    65 %|Sep 16, 1987
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    21 Jump Street
    71 %|Apr 12, 1987
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    21 Jump Street
    71 %|Apr 12, 1987
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    21 Jump Street
    71 %|Apr 12, 1987
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    Danger Bay
    72 %|Oct 7, 1985
    Drama
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    MacGyver
    77 %|Sep 29, 1985
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Family, Crime, Western
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    Airwolf
    75 %|Jan 22, 1984
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Airwolf
    75 %|Jan 22, 1984
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy