William B. Davis

1938 (88) • Acting

Born: 1/13/1938 (88) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Known for: Acting

William B. Davis

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.

Known For

Supernatural

83%

College Professor

2005

Smallville

82%

William Tate

2001

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

82%

Methuselah

2018

The X-Files

84%

Cigarette Smoking Man / CGB Spender / Cancer Man / SS Oberfuehrer / Smoking Man

1993

It

69%

Mr. Gedreau

1990

Stargate SG-1

83%

Damaris

1997

The X-Files

69%

Carl Busch

1998

Upload

78%

David Choak

2020

Bribe, Inc.

100%

Figaro (voice)

2024

Murder in a Small Town

69%

Captain Darcy Stewart

2024

Better Off

Self

2024

It's a Wonderful Knife

50%

Roger Evans

2023

Upload

78%

David Choak

2020

50 States of Fright

72%

Frank

2020

Phil

48%

Father Grant

2019

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

82%

Methuselah

2018

Bad Times at the El Royale

68%

Judge Gordon Hoffman

2018

The Doctor's Case

60%

Doctor Watson

2018

Game Over, Man!

55%

Ray - Security

2018

Death Note

43%

Radio Host

2017

Residue

58%

Lamont

2017

Abduct

32%

Zane

2016

2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be

Granddad

2016

The Real 'X-Files'?

85%

Himself

2015

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream

70%

Harper

2015

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told

67%

Harper

2015

Focus

72%

Mr. Grant

2014

Stonados

49%

Ben

2013

Singularity Principle

55%

Lawrence Cason

2013

The Package

52%

Dr. Willhelm

2012

The Mountain Runners

90%

Henry Engberg

2012

Continuum

75%

Future Alec Sadler

2012

The Tall Man

60%

Sheriff Chestnut

2012

Rise of the Damned

32%

Doctor

2011

Behemoth

39%

William Walsh

2011

Flowers for Norma

Older Gentleman #2

2010