William Stanford Davis

Actor Aug 7 (age 74) St. Louis, Missouri, USA 1994–2025 (31 year career)

6.7 avg rating

Highest Rated

A Holiday Chance

2021 · as Bernie

8.5

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005 · as Mr. Johnson

8.3

Chicago Med

2015 · as Ed Brennan

8.3

Known For

Film

Please Stand By

Creed (uncredited)

Film

Abbott Elementary

Mr. Johnson

Film

Primary Colors

Jack Mandela Washington

Film

Adopt a Highway

Hatty

Film

James Dean

Train Conductor

Film

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

Portly Coroner

Film

Across the Hall

Custodian

Film

Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie

Lester

Filmography

Acting (63)

Movies (23)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

2025

as Troopmaster Barrett (voice)

A Holiday Chance

as Bernie

Adopt a Highway

as Hatty

Holly Day

as Thaddeus

Please Stand By

as Creed (uncredited)

6.8

Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie

as Lester

A Winter Rose

as Stage Manager

You Can Never Really Know Someone

2016

as Man 2 (Bible Study Member)

When Duty Calls

as Clyde Pierce

Love, Gloria

as Kenny

Barry Munday

as Greens Keeper

Across the Hall

as Custodian

Accused at 17

as Detective Gilson

Self Medicated

as Gabe

Clean

as Foster

The Spirit Hunter

as Gabe

Subway Cafe

2004

as Jerome Mayfield

James Dean

2001

as Train Conductor

6.7

The Red Boot Diaries

2001

as Leon

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

as Portly Coroner

Ragdoll

as Big Pere

Primary Colors

as Jack Mandela Washington

6.3

Running Time

1997

as Buzz

5.6

Television (40)

Side Quest

2025

as Earl

5.5

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Abbott Elementary

as Mr. Johnson

Snowpiercer

as Mr. Riggs

Perry Mason

as Daniel Madison

Truth Be Told

as Agathia

Light as a Feather

as Old Man

Chicago Med

as Ed Brennan

Ray Donovan

as Potato Pie

The Finder

as Earl

Shameless

as Conrad

Harry's Law

as Kareem Anderson

The Middle

as Projectionist

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

as Pastor Jonas

The Big Bang Theory

as Dry Cleaner

Saving Grace

as Group member at party

7.4

Shark

2006

as Sonny Gore

6.7

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

as Floor Manager

Sons & Daughters

as Cook

Bones

as Floyd Barber

The Closer

as Homeless Man

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Mr. Johnson

My Name Is Earl

as Neighbor

Desperate Housewives

as William

LAX

as Engineer Dietrich

Cold Case

as Deante

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

The Shield

as Deon

American Dreams

as Joe

The Guardian

as Brian

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Mechanic

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Chulu Porter

Strong Medicine

as Doug - Aneesha's Boss

The District

as Mr. Gillis

Angel

as Security Guard

The Practice

as Clarence Barnett

Ally McBeal

as Jim

Touched by an Angel

as Doug

Sister, Sister

as Rev. Tatum