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William B. Davis

William B. Davis TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
STARZMon, Nov 23, 10:25 AMPassengersBuy
STARZMon, Nov 23, 5:40 PMPassengersBuy
LMNSat, Nov 28, 3:50 AMThe Secret of Hidden LakeBuy
LMNTue, Dec 1, 4:00 PMMary Higgins Clark's 'The Cradle Will Fall'Buy
LMNWed, Dec 2, 3:50 AMMary Higgins Clark's 'The Cradle Will Fall'Buy
STARZWed, Dec 2, 4:45 AMPassengersBuy
LMNWed, Dec 2, 6:00 PMThe ProposalBuy

William B. Davis Biography

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  • Birth Name: William Bruce Davis
  • Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/13/1938, Capricorn
  • Profession: Actor; screenwriter; director; producer
William B. Davis Fast Facts:
  • Began acting as a child, working in summer stock with Ontario's Straw Hat Players.
  • Served as assistant director of England's National Theatre for six years.
  • Was the artistic director of Montreal's National Theatre School's English Acting Program.
  • In 1989, he opened the William Davis Centre for Actors' Study in Vancouver, which counts Xena star Lucy Lawless among its former pupils. 
  • An avid waterskiier, he has been the Canadian national champion several times.
  • Although best known for his turn on  The X Files as the Cigarette-Smoking Man, in real life he quit smoking in the '70s prompting him to use herbal cigarettes on the show.
    William B. Davis Relationships:
  • Aubrey Davis - Grandfather
  • Barbara Ellison - Significant Other
  • Donald Davis - Cousin
  • Marie Davis - Cousin

  • College:
  • University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (BA in Philosophy, 1959); London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England
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