Davis, William Stanford 1951- (Bill Davis, Stan Davis)

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Davis, William Stanford 1951- (Bill Davis, Stan Davis)

PERSONAL

Born August 7, 1951, in St. Louis, MO.

Addresses:

Agent—Ellis Talent Group, 4705 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Valley Village, CA 91607. Manager—Pallas Management, 12535 Chandler Blvd., Suite 1, North Hollywood, CA 91607.

Career:

Actor.

Awards, Honors:

Ovation Award nomination, 2006, for Fences; Cooper Wing Award (with others), best ensemble, Phoenix Film Festival, 2006, for Self Medicated.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Stan Davis) George, Damn Whitey (short), 1997.

(As Stan Davis) Buzz, Running Time, Dinsdale Releasing, 1997.

(As Stan Davis) Jack Mandela Washington, Primary Colors (also known as Mit aller macht), MCA/Universal, 1998.

(As Stan Davis) Construction foreman, City of Angels (also known as Stadt der engel), Warner Bros., 1998.

(As Stan Davis) FBI director, Visions of Darkness, 1998.

Big Pere, Ragdoll, Full Moon Entertainment, 1999.

(As Stan Davis) Portly coroner, The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (also known as God's Army III), Dimension Films, 2000.

(As Stan Davis) Leon, The Red Boot Diaries (short), 2001.

Leon, Bulldog, Hollywood Wizard, 2002.

Dr. Fields, Killing Christian (short), North of Two Pictures, 2003.

(As Stan Davis) Foster, Clean (also known as Clean: Hollywood, USA), 2004.

Jerome Mayfield, Subway Cafe (short), 2004.

Gabe, The Spirithunter, David Heavener Entertainment, 2004.

Jimbo, Revenge (short), 2004.

Priest, A Lot Like Love, Buena Vista, 2005.

Gabe, Self Medicated, THINKFilm, 2005.

Doctor number six, The Big Empty (short), 2005.

Sheriff Jim, Asylum, Inferno Film Productions LLC, 2007.

Truck driver, Hallowed Ground, 2007.

Liquor store clerk, The Adventure of Beatle Boyin, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Lincoln impersonator, The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, UPN, 1998.

Floor manager, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (also known as Studio 60), NBC, 2006-2007.

Jake, Lincoln Heights, ABC Family, 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Train conductor, James Dean, TNT, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Silas, The Movement, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Bartender, Marlowe, ABC, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Custodian, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Belleza y poder), CBS, 1995.

Maintenance man, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Belleza y poder), CBS, 1995.

Clarence Barnett, "A Day in the Life," The Practice, ABC, 1999.

Minister Tatum, "Fly Away Home," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1999.

Pawn shop owner, "The Time the Truth Was Told," Time of Your Life, Fox, 1999.

Pawn shop owner, "The Time the Millennium Approached," Time of Your Life, Fox, 1999.

Jim, "Seeing Green," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1999.

Jim, "Heat Wave," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1999.

Jim, "Blue Christmas," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1999.

Jim, "Prime Suspect," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2000.

Security guard, "City of Strivers," Robbery Homicide Division (also known as R.H.D./LA: Robbery Homicide Division/Los Angeles), CBS, 2002.

Building superintendent, "Return of the King," The District, CBS, 2002.

Mr. Gillis, "Untouchable," The District, CBS, 2003.

Doug, Aneesha's boss, "Risk," Strong Medicine, Lifetime, 2003.

Deon, "Slipknot," The Shield, FX Channel, 2003.

Joe, "Life's Illusions," American Dreams (also known as Our Generation), NBC, 2003.

DeAnte, "The Runner," Cold Case, CBS, 2003.

Doug, "Private Eyes," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2003.

Security guard, "Damage," Angel (also known as Angel: The Series), The WB, 2004.

Brian, "Without Consent," The Guardian, CBS, 2004.

Engineer Dietrich, "Finnegan Again, Begin Again," LAX, NBC, 2004.

Howard Jackson, "The Vision Thing," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2004.

"Shrek 2 Premiere," Hollywood HD, HD Net, 2004.

Cook, "Bowling Night," Sons & Daughters, ABC, 2006.

William, "Could I Leave You?," Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2006.

Neighbor, "Stole a Badge," My Name Is Earl, NBC, 2006.

Homeless man, "Head Over Heels," The Closer, TNT, 2006.

Prison doctor, Passions (also known as Harmony's Passions and The Passions Storms), NBC, 2007.

Carl, "8 Cut to 6 & 6 Directors Complete," On the Lot, Fox, 2007.

Also appeared as customer, "A Method to Her Madness, " Bette, CBS.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Bono, Fences.

WRITINGS

Television Specials:

(As Stan Davis) Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy, ABC, 1975.

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