Bruce Davison Highlights

  • 2007: Co-starred in "Breach," a thriller about FBI traitor Robert Hanssen played by Chris Cooper
  • 2005: Had a recurring role on the CBS drama series, "Close to Home"
  • 2004: Cast as Dr. "Steg" Stegman, the arrogant chief of staff in Stephen King's medical drama "Kingdom Hospital"
  • 2001: Made directorial debut with the Showtime original "Off Season"; also starred
  • 2001: Portrayed yet another parent to a teen, this time a troubled young woman played by Kirsten Dunst in "crazy/beautiful"
  • 2001: Appeared as Jessica Biel's father in the Freddie Prinze Jr romance "Summer Catch"
  • 2000: Starred in the Dogma 95 production of "The King Is Alive", a drama about passengers who stage "King Lear" after their bus breaks down in the desert; premiered at Cannes
  • 2000: Reunited with Singer for the big-screen version of the comic-book adventure "X-Men"; played Senator Kelly, a politician who believed mutants should not be treated like people
  • 1999: Guest starred as an arrogant plastic surgeon in the season premiere of "Chicago Hope" (CBS)
  • 1998: Earned an Emmy nomination for his guest stint on "Touched By an Angel"
  • 1998: Played the father of a troubled teen in the film adaptation of the Stephen King novella "Apt Pupil", directed by Bryan Singer
  • 1997: Returned to the New York stage playing a man who commits incest with his niece in the Off-Broadway play "How I Learned to Drive"
  • 1997: Starred in the controversial Showtime movie "The Color of Justice"
  • 1996: Portrayed Reverend Paris in the film adaptation of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"
  • 1993: Acted in four films, including Robert Altman's "Short Cuts" and Fred Schepisi's "Six Degrees of Separation"
  • 1990: Received Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a gay man caring for his dying lover in "Longtime Companion"
  • 1987: Appeared in the NBC miniseries "Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story"
  • 1986: Played Felix, the journalist who succumbs to AIDS, in the L.A. premiere of Larry Kramer's play "The Normal Heart"
  • 1984: Portrayed Captain Wyler on the NBC TV series "Hunter"
  • 1984: Had leading role on TV in "V: The Series" (NBC)
  • 1983: Played Tom, the authorial stand-in, in a Broadway revival of "The Glass Menagerie" with Jessica Tandy
  • 1980: Starred on Broadway in "The Elephant Man"; succeeded original star Philip Anglim in the role of John Merrick
  • 1977: Had small role in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
  • 1977: Played a child molester in realistic prison drama, "Short Eyes"
  • 1974: Appeared as the grown-up Patrick in Lucille Ball's last film of "Mame"
  • 1973: Featured in episode of "Love, American Style"
  • 1971: First leading role; played a rat-loving social misfit in "Willard"
  • 1971: Made TV acting debut in an episode of the ABC series "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law"
  • 1969: Feature acting debut, "Last Summer"
  • 1967: Broadway debut, Lincoln Center Repertory production of "Tiger at the Gates"
  • Caught the acting bug while studying art at Penn State University
  • Starred as George Henderson in the syndicated comedy series "Harry and the Hendersons"; directed a number of episodes
  • Played recurring role on "The Practice" (ABC)