Bruce Davison is an American actor, producer and director. Born June 28, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the family of a secretary and architect. He graduated from Marple Newtown High School, after which he entered the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from the School of the Arts in New York and began working as an actor in one of the theater companies of Broadway, where he played the most diverse roles - from Hamlet to modern productions. He made his film debut in the 1969 Frank Perry
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Bruce Davison is an American actor, producer and director. Born June 28, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the family of a secretary and architect. He graduated from Marple Newtown High School, after which he entered the University of Pennsylvania.
He graduated from the School of the Arts in New York and began working as an actor in one of the theater companies of Broadway, where he played the most diverse roles - from Hamlet to modern productions.
He made his film debut in the 1969 Frank Perry film Last Summer. By then, the young actor had already won several prestigious awards, such as the Dramalogue Awards.
In 1971, he got the lead role in Daniel Mann’s horror film Willard, where he played a lunatic who sent packs of rats to kill his enemies. This role made the actor incredibly popular in America.
Another success for the actor brought in 1977 the role of a child rapist in the drama Robert M. Young.
"Myopia" . After that, the actor was showered with offers of roles, and for twenty years Bruce played in more than fifty films.
In 1989, the actor received an Oscar nomination for his role in Norman René’s film Close Friend, but another actor won. In the film, Davison played the role of David. The plot was based on the story of two homosexuals, one of whom was sick with AIDS.
In 1993, the talented actor brilliantly played the father of a terminally ill boy in the film directed by Robert Altman “Short Editing”, and in 1996 Brian played a priest in the film.
"Severe test" .
In addition, Davison twice tried himself as a director in such projects as “Dead Season” and the television series “Harry and the Hendersons”.
In total, the filmography of the talented actor has more than two hundred roles in such films and television series as “The Widow’s Kiss”, “Royal Hospital”, “Especially Serious Crimes”, “Library: The Curse of the Judas Cup”, “Castle”, “X-Men”, “C.S.I.: Crime Scene of Miami”, “Lost”, “Speaking to Ghosts”, “X-Men 2” and “Law and Order: Special Vicular Unit”.