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William Devane

William Devane

Acting September 5, 1939 (87 years old) Albany, New York, USA

Biography

William Joseph Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film, television and theater actor, known for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing and as James Heller on the Fox serial drama 24, the role he reprised in Live Another Day. He is also known for his supporting roles in films such as McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Family Plot), Marathon Man, Rolling Thunder and Space Cowboys. Devane began his acting career with the New York Shakespeare Festival where he performed in 15 plays. In 1966, Devane portrayed Robert F. Kennedy in the Off-Broadway spoof MacBird. He gained acclaim for his role as President John F. Kennedy in a television docudrama about the Cuban Missile Crisis, The Missiles of October, and again when he played blacklisted radio personality John Henry Faulk in the Emmy Award-winning TV movie Fear on Trial. He is widely known for his ten years as the ambitious and hardnosed politician-turned-corporate titan Greg Sumner on Knots Landing. In 1994, Devane appeared as Al Capone in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman in an episode entitled "That Old Gang of Mine". He also had a recurring role on the CBS show Early Edition as the lead character's father. Devane appeared in the films McCabe & Mrs. Miller; Lady Liberty; Family Plot; Marathon Man; Rolling Thunder; Yanks; Testament; Timestalkers; Forgotten Sins; Exception to the Rule; Payback; Hollow Man and Space Cowboys. Devane has played members of the Presidential Cabinet on two evening dramas. In 2004, on The West Wing, he guest-starred as the Secretary of State and potential Vice-Presidential nominee. Devane appeared in several scenes with Martin Sheen; they also appeared together as President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert, respectively, 30 years earlier in The Missiles of October. In 2005, he joined the cast of 24 as Secretary of Defense James Heller for seasons 4, 5 and 6.

Movies 83

Interstellar 8.5

Interstellar

as Williams

2014
The Dark Knight Rises 7.8

The Dark Knight Rises

as President

2012
Hollow Man 6.0

Hollow Man

as Dr. Kramer

2000
Payback 6.8

Payback

as Carter

1999
Space Cowboys 6.4

Space Cowboys

as Eugene Davis

2000
Marathon Man 7.2

Marathon Man

as Janeway

1976
Stargate: Continuum 7.1

Stargate: Continuum

as President Henry Hayes

2008
Family Plot 6.8

Family Plot

as Arthur Adamson

1976
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 7.2

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

as Lawyer

1971
Truth 6.5

Truth

as Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)

2015
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise 6.6

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

as Dr. Dix

2015
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice 6.9

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

as Dr. Dix

2009
Yanks 5.9

Yanks

as John

1979
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 6.9

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

as Dr. Dix

2006
The Badge 5.7

The Badge

as The Judge

2002
Testament 6.4

Testament

as Tom Wetherly

1983
The Preppie Murder 5.6

The Preppie Murder

as Jack Litman

1989
Rolling Thunder 6.8

Rolling Thunder

as Major Charles Rane

1977
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost 6.5

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

as Dr. Dix

2011
Jesse Stone: No Remorse 6.8

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

as Dr. Dix

2010
Jesse Stone: Sea Change 7.0

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

as Dr. Dix

2007
Report to the Commissioner 6.6

Report to the Commissioner

as Asst. D.A. Jackson

1975
For the Love of Nancy 7.1

For the Love of Nancy

as Tom

1994
Monte Walsh 6.1

Monte Walsh

as Cal Brennan

2003
Good Morning, Killer 4.9

Good Morning, Killer

as Everett Morgan Gray

2011
Freefall: Flight 174 5.7

Freefall: Flight 174

as Capt. Bob Pearson

1995
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training 5.8

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

as Mike Leak

1977
The Dark 4.5

The Dark

as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree

1979
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt 6.8

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

as Dr. Dix

2012
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game 5.3

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

as Maj. Phil Clark

1981
The River Why 5.3

The River Why

as Dutch Hines

2010
50 to 1 6.7

50 to 1

as Leonard Doc Blach

2014
Lady in Waiting 3.1

Lady in Waiting

as Lt. Barrett

1994
Poor White Trash 4.6

Poor White Trash

as Ron Lake

2000
Honky Tonk Freeway 5.4

Honky Tonk Freeway

as Mayor Kirby T. Calo

1981
Timestalkers 5.3

Timestalkers

as Scott McKenzie

1987
Night Watch 4.6

Night Watch

as Nick Caldwell

1995
The Pursuit of Happiness 6.2

The Pursuit of Happiness

as Pilot

1971
My Old Man's Place 6.8

My Old Man's Place

as Jimmy Pilgrim

1971
Lady Liberty 5.5

Lady Liberty

as Jock Fenner

1971
The Man Who Used to Be Me 5.8

The Man Who Used to Be Me

as Older Sam Ryan

2000
The Bait 6.5

The Bait

as Earl Stokey

1973
A Christmas Visitor 5.4

A Christmas Visitor

as George Boyajian

2002
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady 6.0

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

as Self

1982
The Missiles of October 7.5

The Missiles of October

as President John F. Kennedy

1974
Chips, the War Dog 8.3

Chips, the War Dog

as Col. Charnley

1990
Bad Turn Worse 5.4

Bad Turn Worse

as Big Red

2014
The Kane Files: Life of Trial 4.8

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

as Thompson

2010
Exception to the Rule 3.6

Exception to the Rule

as Lawrence Kellerman

1997
Deceit 4.2

Deceit

as Grove McCarthy

2004
Virus 4.8

Virus

as Dr. Harbuck

1995
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion 5.5

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

as LT. Ashley

1972
Leprechaun's Revenge 5.1

Leprechaun's Revenge

as Pop O'Hara

2012
Race to Space 6.0

Race to Space

as Roger Thornhill

2001
Victim of Beauty 6.6

Victim of Beauty

as Sheriff Jim Metts

1991
Rubdown 4.0

Rubdown

as Harry Orwitz

1993
With Intent to Kill 6.5

With Intent to Kill

as Aaron Charney

1984
Vital Signs 4.9

Vital Signs

as Dr. Chatham

1990
Chasing the Green 4.6

Chasing the Green

2009
Murder C.O.D. 8.1

Murder C.O.D.

as Alex Brandt

1990
The Absolute Truth 4.5

The Absolute Truth

as Emmett Hunter

1997
The President's Child 9.0

The President's Child

as Elliot McSwain

1992
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita 8.0

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

1974
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story 5.6

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

as Daniel 'Dan' Fields

1993
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story 4.5

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

as Tom Kincaid

2001
Plotting 'Family Plot' 6.9

Plotting 'Family Plot'

as Self

2001
Forgotten Sins 5.5

Forgotten Sins

as Dr. Richard Ofshe

1996
Obsessed 6.2

Obsessed

as Ed Bledsoe

1992
Fear on Trial 9.0

Fear on Trial

as John Henry Faulk

1975
The Least Among You 4.0

The Least Among You

as Alan Beckett

2009
The Fall 5.5

The Fall

as judge Stanley Seeban

2009
Threat of Exposure 5.0

Threat of Exposure

as Col. Weldon

2002
Crime Club 10.0

Crime Club

as Kilburn

1973
Flag of My Father 6.0

Flag of My Father

as Jake

2011
The 300-Year Weekend 4.3

The 300-Year Weekend

as Tom

1971
Red Alert 5.3

Red Alert

as Frank Brolen

1977
Doomsday Rock 5.3

Doomsday Rock

as Dr. Karl Sorenson

1997
In the Country 8.0

In the Country

1967
Hadley's Rebellion 4.8

Hadley's Rebellion

as Coach Ball

1983
The Other Victim 8.0

The Other Victim

as Harry Langford

1981
Ancient Secrets of the Bible 8.0

Ancient Secrets of the Bible

as Host & Narrator

1992
Jane Doe 6.5

Jane Doe

as William Quinn

1983
The Dealership

The Dealership

as Frank Carson

2009

TV Shows 38

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Nicolas Mason

2003
24 7.8

24

as James Heller

2001
The X-Files 8.4

The X-Files

as General Mark Suveg

1993
Stargate SG-1 8.3

Stargate SG-1

as President Hayes

1997
The West Wing 8.3

The West Wing

as Lewis Berryhill

1999
Psych 7.9

Psych

as Peters

2006
Hawaii Five-O 7.2

Hawaii Five-O

as Fallon

1969
Ironside 6.8

Ironside

as Smiley

1967
Knots Landing 6.9

Knots Landing

as Greg Sumner

1979
Mannix 6.9

Mannix

as Al Kordic

1967
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Benjamin Parker

1994
Revenge 7.5

Revenge

as Edward Grayson

2011
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 6.9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Al Capone

1993
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Tom Wetherly

1982
Early Edition 7.4

Early Edition

as Bernie Hobson

1996
Medical Center 6.4

Medical Center

as Dr. Ray Waltham

1969
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Moss Stratton

1955
Bosch: Legacy 7.9

Bosch: Legacy

as Whitney Vance

2022
What About Brian 6.2

What About Brian

as Michael Davis

2006
Hope and Gloria 6.3

Hope and Gloria

as William Devane

1995
Battle of the Network Stars 6.4

Battle of the Network Stars

as Self - NBC Team

1976
Battle of the Network Stars 6.4

Battle of the Network Stars

as Self - CBS Team Captain

1976
The Grinder 6.7

The Grinder

as Dean Sanderson Sr.

2015
Notes from the Underbelly 7.0

Notes from the Underbelly

as Walter

2007
Crumbs 6.5

Crumbs

as Billy Crumb

2006
The Michael Richards Show 5.7

The Michael Richards Show

as Brady McKay

2000
Phenom 5.3

Phenom

as Lou Della Rosa

1993
A Woman Named Jackie 8.8

A Woman Named Jackie

as Black Jack Bouvier

1991
The Snoop Sisters 7.5

The Snoop Sisters

as David Prine

1973
From Here to Eternity 7.3

From Here to Eternity

as Sgt. Milt Warden

1979
Black Beauty 7.0

Black Beauty

as John Manly

1978
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac 9.0

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

as Greg Sumner

1997
The Monroes 9.0

The Monroes

1995
Turks 8.0

Turks

as Sergeant Joseph Turk

1999
Rogues Gallery

Rogues Gallery

as Self – Narrator

1997
The Missiles of October 8.8

The Missiles of October

as John F. Kennedy - US President

1974

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