Bill C. Davis

Bill C. Davis
Occupation	Playwright, Actor
Nationality	American
Period	1980-present

Bill C. Davis is an American playwright and actor of Italian, Irish, and Russian-Jewish heritage. He is best known for his 1980 play Mass Appeal. Other works by Davis include Dancing in the End-Zone, Wrestlers, Spine, Avow, Coming2Terms, All Hallowed, Jeremiah Rules, Expatriate, and Austin's Bridge.

Davis was born in Ellenville, New York and grew up in the Hudson Valley. He grew up attending Catholic schools, and later went to Marist College where he graduated cum laude. Upon graduation, he worked at Rhinebeck Country Village, a residential community for developmentally disabled and emotionally disturbed adults. Davis wrote Mass Appeal during his time working and living at Rhinebeck.

Davis has had success as an actor, occasionally performing lead roles in his own plays. He has performed in Mass Appeal several times, opposite Charles Durning, Brian Keith, and Milo O'Shea and in his play Wrestlers opposite Mark Harmon in Los Angeles and Elizabeth Berridge in New York City.

Originally performed in several small theatres, Mass Appeal later had a successful run on Broadway. Davis later adapted the script for the 1984 film of the same title which starred Jack Lemmon and Zeljko Ivanek.

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