Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison was born on June 28, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and filmmaker.
Davison made his Broadway debut in Tiger at the Gates in 1968. He also appeared as John Merrick in The Elephant Man and in The Glass Menagerie.
He made his film debut in Last Summer in 1969. He appeared in Mame, Mother, Jugs & Speed, Short Eyes, The Lathe of Heaven, and Six Degrees of Separation.
The '70s also started Davison's successful career in television. Among his many television credits are miniseries and television films such as Lost and Found, Little Girl Fly Away, Color of Justice, Poor Little Rich Girl, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
He appeared on the series Seinfeld, Touched By An Angel, Tales From the Crypt, Outer Limits, thirtysomething and Hunter.
Other his movie credits include Ghost Eyes (1983), Someone Else's Child (1994), The Crucible (1996), Grace of My Heart (1996), Apt Pupil (1998) and X-Men sequels.
He married twice; Davison is currently married to actress Lisa Pelikan.
Filmography
- Linea, La (2008)
- Camp Hope (2008)
- The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008) (TV)
- "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (1 episode, 2008)
- Knight Rider (2008) (TV)
- "Close to Home" (13 episodes, 2005-2007)
- "The L Word" (3 episodes, 2007)
- Breach (2007)
- "Battlestar Galactica" (1 episode, 2007)
- The Dead Girl (2006)
- Special Ops: Delta Force (2006)
- "CSI: Miami" (1 episode, 2006)
- "Lost" (1 episode, 2006)
- Untitled Brad Copeland Project (2006) (TV)
- "The Triangle" (2005) TV mini-series
- 8MM 2 (2005) (V)
- Touched (2005)
- Going Shopping (2005)
- "Numb3rs" (1 episode, 2005)
- "Jack & Bobby" (1 episode, 2005)
- Confession (2005)
- "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (1 episode, 2005)
- Hate Crime (2005)
- "JAG" (1 episode, 2004)
- On the Couch (2004)
- Evergreen (2004)
- The Clinic (2004) (TV)
- "Kingdom Hospital" (10 episodes, 2004)
- Rules of the Game (2003)
- Runaway Jury (2003)
- X2 (2003)
- Out of the Ashes (2003) (TV)
- "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1 episode, 2002)
- "Enterprise" (1 episode, 2002)
- Manfast (2002)
- "Without a Trace" (1 episode, 2002)
- Dahmer (2002)
- Too Young to Be a Dad (2002) (TV)
- L.A. Law: The Movie (2002) (TV)
- High Crimes (2002)
- Off Season (2001) (TV)
- Summer Catch (2001)
- On the Edge (2001) (TV)
- Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
- "The Practice" (9 episodes, 2000-2001)
- X-Men (2000)
- The King Is Alive (2000)
- "Chicago Hope" (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
- The Mutant Watch (2000) (TV)
- Vendetta (1999) (TV)
- A Memory in My Heart (1999) (TV)
- At First Sight (1999)
- Locked in Silence (1999) (TV)
- Little Girl Fly Away (1998) (TV)
- Apt Pupil (1998)
- "Dead Man's Gun" (1 episode, 1998)
- "Touched by an Angel" (1 episode, 1998)
- Paulie (1998)
- "The Hunger" (1 episode, 1998)
- Color of Justice (1997) (TV)
- Lovelife (1997)
- "Seinfeld" (3 episodes, 1996-1997)
- Hidden in America (1996) (TV)
- The Crucible (1996)
- "Star Trek: Voyager" (1 episode, 1996)
- After Jimmy (1996) (TV)
- Grace of My Heart (1996)
- Widow's Kiss (1996) (TV)
- It's My Party (1996)
- Down, Out & Dangerous (1995) (TV)
- The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
- The Cure (1995)
- "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1995)
- "Cybill" (1 episode, 1995)
- "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1995)
- Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)
- The Skateboard Kid II (1995)
- Homage (1995)
- Present Tense, Past Perfect (1995) (TV)
- Someone Else's Child (1994) (TV)
- Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
- A Mother's Revenge (1993) (TV)
- Short Cuts (1993)
- An Ambush of Ghosts (1993)
- Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992) (TV)
- Live! From Death Row (1992) (TV)
- "Harry and the Hendersons" (1 episode, 1991)
- Steel and Lace (1991)
- "Designing Women" (1 episode, 1990)
- "City" (2 episodes, 1990)
- Stolen: One Husband (1990) (TV)
- "thirtysomething" (1 episode, 1990)
- Longtime Companion (1990)
- Lady in the Corner (1989) (TV)
- "Hunter" (2 episodes, 1985-1989)
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987) (TV)
- The Misfit Brigade (1987)
- "Murder, She Wrote" (1 episode, 1987)
- The Ladies Club (1986)
- "Amazing Stories" (1 episode, 1986)
- Spies Like Us (1985)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV)
- "V" (2 episodes, 1985)
- "Hotel" (1 episode, 1985)
- "Tales from the Darkside" (1 episode, 1984)
- Crimes of Passion (1984)
- Ghost Dancing (1983) (TV)
- The Taming of the Shrew (1983) (V)
- Lies (1983)
- The Astronauts (1982) (TV)
- Tomorrow's Child (1982) (TV)
- Kiss My Grits (1982)
- Incident at Crestridge (1981) (TV)
- The Wave (1981) (TV)
- High Risk (1981)
- The Lathe of Heaven (1980) (TV)
- The Gathering, Part II (1979) (TV)
- "Lou Grant" (2 episodes, 1979)
- "Insight" (2 episodes, 1974-1979)
- Mind Over Murder (1979) (TV)
- Brass Target (1978)
- "Mourning Becomes Electra" (1978) TV mini-series
- Summer of My German Soldier (1978) (TV)
- Police Story" (2 episodes, 1974-1978)
- Deadman's Curve (1978) (TV)
- The Gathering (1977) (TV)
- "ABC Weekend Specials" (1 episode, 1977)
- Short Eyes (1977)
- French Quarter (1977)
- "Police Woman" (1 episode, 1976)
- Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
- Grand Jury (1976)
- Last Summer (1976) (TV)
- The Last Survivors (1975) (TV)
- "The Waltons" (1 episode, 1975)
- Mame (1974)
- Ma and Pa (1974) (TV)
- "Love Story" (1 episode, 1974)
- The Affair (1973) (TV)
- "Love, American Style" (1 episode, 1973)
- Cops (1973) (TV)
- "Hec Ramsey" (1 episode, 1973)
- Ulzana's Raid (1972)
- "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1 episode, 1972)
- The Jerusalem File (1972)
- Peege (1972)
- Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971)
- Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law (1971) (TV)
- Willard (1971)
- The Strawberry Statement (1970)
- "Medical Center" (1 episode, 1970)
- Last Summer (1969)
Awards
- Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor "Longtime Companion" 1990
- Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Actor "Longtime Companion" 1990
- National Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor "Longtime Companion" 1990
- New York Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor "Longtime Companion" 1990
- Drama-Logue Award "The Normal Heart" 1986
- Los Angeles Drama Critics Award "The Normal Heart" 1986
- New York Drama League Award "The Elephant Man" 1980
- Drama-Logue Award "Streamers" 1978
- Los Angeles Drama Critics Award "Streamers" 1978
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