Profile
Bruce Davison
Actor
Male
Born
Jun 28, 1946
Age
66
Hometown
Philadelphia
Bruce Davison is an American actor and director.
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Lorraine Devon Wilke: The Other Lincoln Movie: Indie Feature Saving Lincoln Premieres On Lincoln's BirthdayHuffington Post - Feb 06, 2013
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Steve Young: Hollywood Exclaims: Stop Mistreating Deceptive Politicians! (Video)Huffington Post - Jun 18, 2012
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The Lords Of Salem Trailer To Premiere May 11th During Rob Zombie/Megadeth ShowDread Central - May 10, 2012
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Pilot Season: Glee's Max Adler And Bruce Davison Join Abc's Last ResortAmerican Superstar - Feb 29, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1946
Birth
Born on June 28, 1946.
TEENAGE
1964
18 Years Old
He graduated in 1964 at Marple Newtown Senior High School, and entered Penn State as an art major but stumbled into acting when he accompanied a friend to an audition.
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TWENTIES

1969
23 Years Old
Davison was one of a quartet of newcomers including Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, and Catherine Burns when he made his film debut in Last Summer in 1969.
1970
24 Years Old
In 1970 he played opposite Kim Darby in the film about peaceful student protest and its violent outcome The Strawberry Statement.
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THIRTIES

1978
32 Years Old
In 1978 he appeared as Dean Torrence opposite Richard Hatch in the made-for-TV biopic Deadman's Curve (the story of 1960s pop duo Jan & Dean).
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1981
35 Years Old
In 1981 he had the lead in The Wave, based on real events, starring as a history teacher who conducts an experiment in Nazi philosophy on his students.
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1983
37 Years Old
In 1983, Davison was cast by Joseph Papp in the Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival production of King Richard III.
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1985
39 Years Old
He also played the role of Ruby in the 1985 comedy Spies Like Us starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase.
FORTIES

1990
44 Years Old
In 1990 he portrayed a gay man whose lover is dying of AIDS, in Longtime Companion.
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1995
49 Years Old
Davison went on to appear in other movies addressing AIDS: in 1995's The Cure, he portrayed a physician sought by a young boy with AIDS in search of medical help.
FIFTIES

In 1996, Davison appeared in the film It's My Party, which chronicled the true events of a man dying with AIDS who decides to hold a farewell party for family and friends before taking his own life.
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2001
55 Years Old
In 2001, Davison directed the TV film Off Season, which starred his Lovelife co-star Sherilyn Fenn, Rory Culkin, Hume Cronyn, and Adam Arkin.
LATE ADULTHOOD
2006
60 Years Old
Davison married Michele Correy on April 30, 2006, and they have a daughter, Sophia Lucinda Davison, born May 29, 2006.
2007
61 Years Old
In 2007, Davison returned to the big screen, playing Eric O'Neill's father in Breach.
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Davison also played the role of Dr. Silberman, the psychiatrist who once tormented Sarah Connor, in the seventh episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. In May 2010, Davison was cast to portray art dealer Wilhelm Van Schlagel for several episodes on ABC's General Hospital to begin airing in July, 2010.

He is currently filming for Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem set for release in 2012.
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