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William B. Davis

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William B. Davis
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William B. Davis was born on 13 January 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for The X-Files (1993), The X Files (1998) and The Dead Zone (1983). He has been married to Emmanuelle Herpin since 2011. He was previously married to ?.
BornJanuary 13, 1938
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William B. Davis in Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
William B. Davis, Maggie Lawson, and James Roday Rodriguez in Fear Itself (2008)
William B. Davis in The X-Files (1993)
William B. Davis in The X-Files (1993)
William B. Davis in The X-Files (1993)
William B. Davis and Jerry Hardin in The X-Files (1993)
William B. Davis in The X-Files (1993)
William B. Davis in The X-Files (1993)
William B. Davis, John Neville, and Don S. Williams in The X-Files (1993)
William B. Davis and Don S. Williams in The X-Files (1993)
William B. Davis in The X-Files (1993)
Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and William B. Davis in The X-Files (1993)

Known for

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
The X-Files
8.6
TV Series
  • Smoking Man
  • Cigarette Smoking Man
  • CGB Spender
  • Cancer Man
  • CIA Agent
  • Cigarette Man
  • SS Oberfuehrer
  • True Name Carl Gerhard Busch
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X Files (1998)
The X Files
7.0
  • The Cigarette-Smoking Man
  • 1998
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Dead Zone
7.2
  • Ambulance Driver(as William Davis)
  • 1983
Richard Dean Anderson, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, and Amanda Tapping in Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Stargate SG-1
8.4
TV Series
  • Damaris
  • Ori Prior Damaris

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Actor

  • Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone, Sauriyan Sapkota, Adia, Aya Furukawa, Iman Benson, William Chris Sumpter, and Igby Rigney in The Midnight Club (2022)
    The Midnight Club
  • Upload (2020)
    Upload
  • 50 States of Fright (2020)
    50 States of Fright
  • Crystal's Shadow (2019)
    Crystal's Shadow
  • Miranda Otto, Richard Coyle, Lucy Davis, Michelle Gomez, Luke Cook, Kiernan Shipka, Ross Lynch, Jaz Sinclair, Skye P. Marshall, Lachlan Watson, Tati Gabrielle, Abigail Cowen, Jonathan Whitesell, Gavin Leatherwood, Sam Corlett, Chance Perdomo, and Adeline Rudolph in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
    Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
  • Robert Forster, Greg Kinnear, Luke Wilson, Jay Duplass, Kurt Fuller, Emily Mortimer, Bradley Whitford, and Taylor Schilling in Phil (2019)
    Phil
  • Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Cailee Spaeny in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
    Bad Times at the El Royale
  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
    The X-Files
    • ...
  • Adam Devine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson in Game Over, Man! (2018)
    Game Over, Man!
  • Denise Crosby, Michael Coleman, William B. Davis, Erin Fitzgerald, and J.P. Winslow in The Doctor's Case (2018)
    The Doctor's Case
  • Nat Wolff in Death Note (2017)
    Death Note
  • Matt Frewer, William B. Davis, Costas Mandylor, Paul Vigano, Blaine Anderson, James Clayton, Michael Matic, and Taylor Hickson in Residue (2017)
    Residue
  • 2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be (2016)
    2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
  • Abduct (2016)
    Abduct
  • Rachel Nichols in Continuum (2012)
    Continuum

Director

  • Daedalus (2018)
    Daedalus
  • William B. Davis in Reverse (2008)
    Reverse
  • 49th and Main
  • William B. Davis in Packing Up (2004)
    Packing Up
  • Exchange (2003)
    Exchange

Writer

  • William B. Davis in Reverse (2008)
    Reverse
  • 49th and Main
  • William B. Davis in Packing Up (2004)
    Packing Up
  • Exchange (2003)
    Exchange
  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
    The X-Files
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Videos55

The X-Files: The Complete Series
Clip 1:31
The X-Files: The Complete Series
The X-Files: The Complete Series
Clip 1:28
The X-Files: The Complete Series
The X-Files: The Complete Series
Clip 1:40
The X-Files: The Complete Series
The X-Files: The Complete Series
Clip 1:04
The X-Files: The Complete Series
The X-Files: The Complete Series
Clip 1:47
The X-Files: The Complete Series
Possession
Clip 0:59
Possession
Possession
Clip 1:11
Possession
Possession
Clip 1:13
Possession
Possession
Clip 0:59
Possession
Possession
Clip 1:11
Possession
The X-Files: The Complete Series
Interview 1:27
The X-Files: The Complete Series
New York Comic Con Official Trailer
Trailer 2:10
New York Comic Con Official Trailer

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    • January 13, 1938
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • 2011 - present
  • Other works
    Appeared in a Petro Canada advertisement promoting the Canadian Olympic Torch Relay in 1987 as the kindly father of a young Neve Campbell.
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    • 8 Interviews
    • 4 Articles
    • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

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    A spokesman for the Canadian Cancer Society.

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