Bruce Davison Net Worth is
$1.5 Million

Mini Biography

Along with his blond, clean-cut, Ivy League handsomeness and ready-whipped smile similar to Kennedyesque times, actor Bruce Davison fits the prototype of today’s more current crop of fresh-faced, likable blonds such as for example Brian Kerwin and Aaron Eckhart. Although it demonstrated difficult sometimes for the professional to see through those ideal features and discover meatier jobs, his skill certainly overcame the “handicap”. Incredibly earning and versatile, the award-worthy professional, now experiencing an more than four decade profession, has included from Shakespeare to Seinfeld. He in addition has served being a article writer, producer and movie director with an infrequent basis. Delivered on June 28, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvanis, the boy of Clair, an architect and musician, and Marian (Holman) Davison, a secretary, Bruce’s parents divorced when he was just three. He created a burgeoning fascination with performing while majoring in artwork at Penn Condition and after associated a pal to a university theater audition. Producing his professional stage debut in 1966 as Jonathan in “Oh Father, Poor Father, Mama’s Hung You in the Wardrobe and I’m Feelin’ SO VERY BAD” in the Pa Festival Theater, he had managed to get to Broadway in a matter of a year or two (1968) in the part of Troilus in “Tiger in the Gates” in the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The year from then on he was noticed off-Broadway in “A House Abroad” and made an appearance in the Lincoln Middle in the solid of “Ruler Lear”. Success in the films came immediately for the perennially youthful-looking acting professional after he and a trio of up-and-coming skills (Barbara Hershey [in that case referred to as Barbara Seagull], Richard Thomas and Catherine Burns up) starred collectively in the poignant but disturbing coming-of-age film Last Summer time (1969). Out of this he was granted a starring function contrary Kim Darby in The Strawberry Declaration (1970), an offbeat cultural commentary about 60s university radicalism, and in the cult horror flick Willard (1971) where he bonded notoriously using a herd of rats. Moving further in to the 70s decade, his film insert did not enhance significantly needlessly to say and those he did come in had been no great shakes. Apart from his co-starring function alongside Burt Lancaster in the well-made cavalry item Ulzana’s Raid (1972) as well as the effective low-budget Short Eye (1977) where he played a kid molester, Bruce was amazingly ill-used or underused. Insignificant simply because the elder Patrick Dennis in the poor Lucille Ball musical film edition of Mame (1974), he was just like overlooked in such films simply because The Jerusalem Document (1972), Mom, Jugs & Swiftness (1976), Grand Jury (1976) and Brass Focus on (1978). Bruce smartly looked somewhere else for rewarding function and present it in the stage and on small screen. Earning solid theatrical jobs in “YOUR SKIN of Our Tooth,” “THE TINY Foxes” and “A Existence in the Theater,” he received the LA Drama Critics Honor for his function in “Streamers” in 1977. On Television, he obtained in mini-movie productions of Mourning Becomes Electra (1978), Deadman’s Curve (1978) (portraying Dean Torrence from the surf-era pop duo Jan and Dean) and, primarily, Summer season of My German Soldier (1978) co-starring Kristy McNichol like a German prisoner of battle in the American South who falls for any lonely Jewish-American woman. In 1972 Bruce wedded celebrity Jess Walton who made an appearance briefly like a scholar in The Strawberry Declaration (1970) and later on became a daytime cleaning soap opera fixture. The relationship was quickly annulled the next year. The 1980s was also dominated by strong theater performances. Bruce overran the role from the significantly deformed John Merrick as “The Elephant Guy” on Broadway; portrayed Clarence in “Richard III” at the brand new York Shakespeare Celebration; was aimed by Henry Fonda in “The Caine Mutiny Courtroom Martial”; performed a shifting Tom Wingfield contrary Jessica Tandy’s Amanda in “The Cup Menagerie”; received another Los Angeles Dilemma Critics Prize for his function in the Helps play “THE STANDARD Center”; and completed from the 10 years gathering up good evaluations in the amusing A.R. Gurney period piece “The Cocktail Hour”. While barely lacking for focus on film (Kiss My Grits (1983), Offences of Enthusiasm (1984), Spies Like Us (1985), as well as the Ladies Golf club (1986)), handful of them used his skills and range. It had been not really until he was solid in the ground-breaking homosexual drama Longtime Partner (1989) that his film profession revitalized. Offering a tranquil, finely nuanced, painfully sensitive functionality as the middle-aged fan and caretaker of the wife ravaged by Helps, Bruce were able to stick out amid the solid ensemble ensemble and receive himself an Oscar nomination for “Greatest Supporting Professional”. Although he dropped out to the flashier antics of Joe Pesci in the mob play Goodfellas (1990) that calendar year, Bruce had not been forgotten — copping Golden World, Independent Spirit, NY Film Critics and Country wide Culture of Film Critics honours. Other gay-themed movies also welcomed his existence, including The Treatment (1995) and it’s really My Party (1996). The professional eventually served like a spokesperson for a bunch of AIDS-related businesses, including Hollywood Helps, and, elsewhere, is usually energetic with foundations that help kids who are abused. Bruce continues to be all around the display since his achievement in Longtime Friend (1989). Predominantly viewed as adult, morally responsible fathers and politicians, his genial visual appearance and likability possess sometimes belied a poor or corrupt center. Bruce married celebrity Lisa Pelikan in 1986 (more than ten years after his first relationship ended) plus they possess one child, Ethan, given birth to in 1996. The attractive couple became popular around city and worked often jointly on stage (“The Drawback,” “Like Words,” “Breaking the Silence,” “To Wipe out a Mockingbird”) and in Television films (Color of Justice (1997)). Bruce’s popular films nowadays have got included Six Levels of Parting (1993) starring Will Smith, the family members adventure film Definately not House: The Escapades of Yellow Pet (1995) as well as the box-office strike X-Men (2000) and its own sequel in the function of Senator Kelly. Even more controversial art-house showcases include Dahmer (2002), as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s dad, and Hate Criminal offense (2005), like a bigoted, murderous pastor. Bruce offers attempted Television series prospects in old age. With Harry as well as the Hendersons (1991), he ably aimed many of the show’s shows. He in addition has been tapped for repeating parts around the Practice (1997) as well as the L Term (2004), and it is fondly kept in mind for his humor shows on Seinfeld (1989) as a lawyer who applies to George’s (Jason Alexander) throat when George’s fiancée dies inexplicably of harmful poisoning. The professional recently finished a Television series revival of Knight Rider (2008). Divorced from Lisa Pelikan, Bruce is certainly married nowadays to third wife Michele Correy and includes a daughter by her, Sophia, delivered in 2006. They reside in the LA area.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Bruce Davison
Height	1.85 m
Profession	Film director, Voice Actor, Television Director
Education	New York University, Marple Newtown Senior High School, Pennsylvania State University
Nationality	American
Spouse	Michele Correy, Lisa Pelikan
Children	Ethan Davison, Sophia Lucinda Davison
Parents	Marian Holmes, Clair W. Davison
Facebook	http://www.facebook.com/actorbrucedavison
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Awards	Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, Golden Globe Award for Best Ensemble Cast, Satellite Special Achievement Award for Career of Outstanding Service in the Entertainment Industry
Music Groups	Mayday Parade
Nominations	Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In A Children/Youth/Family Special
Movies	X-Men, The Lords of Salem, Longtime Companion, The Strawberry Statement, Willard, Short Eyes, X2, Ulzana's Raid, Crazy/Beautiful, Apt Pupil, Short Cuts, Runaway Jury, Words and Pictures, Paulie, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice, Titanic II, Six Degrees of Separation, Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog, Last Summer, The Crucible, High Crimes, Spies Like Us, Summer Catch, The Curse of Sleeping Beauty, Mother, Jugs & Speed, Grace of My Heart, The King Is Alive, Steel and Lace, The Misfit Brigade, The Lathe of Heaven, The Persecuted, The Dead Girl, Munger Road, Dahmer, Crimes of Passion, Mame, The Baby-Sitters Club, The Jerusalem File, At First Sight, It's My Party, 8mm 2, Going Shopping, Megafault, Breach, Saving Lincoln, Summer of My German Soldier, Camp Hell, Lovelife, Hidden in America, Out of the Ashes, Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
TV Shows	Those Who Kill, Knight Rider, Kingdom Hospital, Touched by an Angel, Harry and the Hendersons, Hunter, The Triangle