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William B. Davis

1938 - Today

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William Bruce Davis (born January 13, 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 his personal life, he is an avid water-skier, lectures on skepticism at events such as the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's CSICon, and advocates for action on climate change. In 2011 he published his memoir, Where There's Smoke ... Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William B. Davis is the 2,161st most popular actor (down from 1,856th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Canada (down from 145th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, William B. Davis ranks 2,161 out of 13,578. Before him are Lee Hoi-chuen, Sung Kang, Cherry Jones, Gedeon Burkhard, Ed Begley, and Carola Neher. After him are Robert Davi, Annette Stroyberg, Lorne Greene, Véra Clouzot, Shu Qi, and Candice King.

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Among people born in 1938, William B. Davis ranks 209. Before him are Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama, Philippe Nahon, Isao Inokuma, Luis Artime, Richard Beymer, and Juan Carlos Wasmosy. After him are Leon Panetta, Karin Balzer, Eiko Ishioka, Carlo Caffarra, Suhaila Siddiq, and Klaus Voormann.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, William B. Davis ranks 179 out of 1,622. Before him are Sid Meier (1954), Norman L. Bowen (1887), James Gosling (1955), Joanna Shimkus (1943), Robert D. Hare (1934), and Ethel Smith (1907). After him are Lorne Greene (1915), Nelly Furtado (1978), Christian Cage (1973), Brian Kernighan (1942), Evangeline Lilly (1979), and Wilfrid Laurier (1841).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, William B. Davis ranks 46. Before him are Nathan Fillion (1971), Tom Cavanagh (1963), Michael Ontkean (1946), Fay Wray (1907), Deanna Durbin (1921), and Joanna Shimkus (1943). After him are Lorne Greene (1915), Evangeline Lilly (1979), Vanity (1959), Henry Czerny (1959), Marie Dressler (1868), and Katheryn Winnick (1977).

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