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William B. Davis

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  • Director
  • Writer
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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 Stargate SG-1 (1997). He has been married to Emmanuelle Herpin since 2011.
BornJanuary 13, 1938
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BornJanuary 13, 1938
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    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
    Movie
    • The Cigarette-Smoking Man
    • 1998
    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
    Jessica Biel in The Tall Man (2012)
    The Tall Man
    5.9
    Movie
    • Sheriff Chestnut
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Rendlesham UFO - The British Roswell
      • Narrator
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Villain
      • Lamont (rumored)
      • In Development
    • Breakthrough
      • Grandfather
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • The Thing: Remastered (2024)
      The Thing: Remastered
      7.4
      Video Game
      • Col. Whitely (voice)
      • 2024
    • Upload (2020)
      Upload
      7.8
      TV Series
      • David Choak
      • 2020–2023
    • It's a Wonderful Knife (2023)
      It's a Wonderful Knife
      5.2
      • Roger Evans
      • 2023
    • 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
      6.5
      TV Series
      • The Mirror Man
      • 2022
    • 50 States of Fright (2020)
      50 States of Fright
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Frank
      • 2020
    • Kiernan Shipka in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
      Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Methuselah
      • 2019
    • Robert Forster, Greg Kinnear, Luke Wilson, Jay Duplass, Kurt Fuller, Emily Mortimer, Bradley Whitford, and Taylor Schilling in Phil (2019)
      Phil
      5.4
      • Father Grant
      • 2019
    • 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
      7.1
      • Judge Gordon Hoffman
      • 2018
    • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
      The X-Files
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Cigarette Smoking Man
      • True Name Carl Gerhard Busch
      • Smoking Man ...
      • 1993–2018
    • Adam Devine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson in Game Over, Man! (2018)
      Game Over, Man!
      5.5
      • Ray Security
      • 2018
    • Denise Crosby, Michael Coleman, William B. Davis, Erin Fitzgerald, and J.P. Winslow in The Doctor's Case (2018)
      The Doctor's Case
      7.3
      • Doctor Watson
      • 2018
    • Nat Wolff in Death Note (2017)
      Death Note
      4.5
      • Radio Host
      • 2017
    • Matt Frewer, William B. Davis, Costas Mandylor, Paul Vigano, Blaine Anderson, James Clayton, Michael Matic, and Taylor Hickson in Residue (2017)
      Residue
      5.4
      • Mr. Lamont
      • 2017
    • 2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be (2016)
      2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
      7.5
      Short
      • Granddad
      • 2016
    • Crystal's Shadow (2016)
      Crystal's Shadow
      3.5
      • Zane Mcallister
      • 2016

    Director

    • Daedalus (2018)
      Daedalus
      7.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • William B. Davis in Reverse (2008)
      Reverse
      4.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • 49th and Main
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • William B. Davis in Packing Up (2004)
      Packing Up
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Exchange (2003)
      Exchange
      4.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003

    Writer

    • William B. Davis in Reverse (2008)
      Reverse
      4.5
      Short
      • written by
      • 2008
    • 49th and Main
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • William B. Davis in Packing Up (2004)
      Packing Up
      Short
      • written by
      • 2004
    • Exchange (2003)
      Exchange
      4.8
      Short
      • written by
      • 2003
    • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
      The X-Files
      8.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2000
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos56

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    The X-Files: The Complete Series
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    The X-Files: The Complete Series
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    The X-Files: The Complete Series
    Clip 1:04
    The X-Files: The Complete Series
    The X-Files: The Complete Series
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    Possession
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    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • William B. David
    • Height
      • 6′ 2¼″ (1.89 m)
    • Born
      • January 13, 1938
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Spouses
        Emmanuelle Herpin2011 - 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.
    • Publicity listings
      • 8 Interviews
      • 4 Articles
      • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      A spokesman for the Canadian Cancer Society.
    • Nickname
      • Bill

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