William B. Davis

William B. Davis
Davis in 2011
Born
William Bruce Davis

(1938-01-14) January 14, 1938
OccupationActor
Years active1949–present
Spouse
Emmanuelle Herpin
(m. 2011)
Children2
Websitewilliambdavis.com

William Bruce Davis (born January 14, 1938) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as the Cigarette Smoking Man on The X-Files. Besides appearing in many TV programs and movies, he founded his own acting school, the William Davis Centre for Actors Study. In 2011 he published his memoir, Where There's Smoke ... The Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man.