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William Devane


William Devane

Birthday:

09/05/1939

Place of birth:

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.


Credits

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
as Dr. Dix
Truth (2015)
as Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
Interstellar (2014)
as Williams
Bad Turn Worse (2014)
as Big Red
50 to 1 (2014)
as Leonard Doc Blach
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as President
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
as Dr. Dix
Leprechaun's Revenge (2012)
as Pop O'Hara
Good Morning, Killer (2011)
as Everett Morgan Gray
Flag of My Father (2011)
as Jake
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
as Dr. Dix
The Kane Files: Life of Trial (2010)
as Thompson
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
as Dr. Dix
The River Why (2010)
as Dutch Hines
The Fall (2009)
as judge Stanley Seeban
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
as Dr. Dix
The Least Among You (2009)
as Alan Beckett
The Dealership (2009)
as Frank Carson
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
as President Henry Hayes
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
as Dr. Dix
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
as Dr. Dix
Deceit (2004)
as Grove McCarthy
Monte Walsh (2003)
as Cal Brennan
A Christmas Visitor (2002)
as George Boyajian
Threat of Exposure (2002)
as Col. Weldon
The Badge (2002)
as The Judge
Race to Space (2001)
as Roger Thornhill
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story (2001)
as Tom Kincaid
Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001)
as Self
Poor White Trash (2000)
as Ron Lake
Hollow Man (2000)
as Dr. Kramer
Space Cowboys (2000)
as Eugene Davis
The Man Who Used to Be Me (2000)
as Older Sam Ryan
Payback (1999)
as Carter
Doomsday Rock (1997)
as Dr. Karl Sorenson
The Absolute Truth (1997)
as Sen. Emmett Hunter
Exception to the Rule (1997)
as Lawrence Kellerman
Forgotten Sins (1996)
as Dr. Richard Ofshe
Freefall: Flight 174 (1995)
as Capt. Bob Pearson
Night Watch (1995)
as Nick Caldwell
Virus (1995)
as Dr. Harbuck
Lady in Waiting (1994)
as Lt. Barrett
For the Love of Nancy (1994)
as Tom
Rubdown (1993)
as Harry Orwitz
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993)
as Daniel 'Dan' Fields
The President's Child (1992)
as Elliot McSwain
Obsessed (1992)
as Ed Bledsoe
Ancient Secrets of the Bible (1992)
as Host & Narrator
Nightmare in Columbia County (1991)
as Sheriff Jim Metts
Murder C.O.D. (1990)
as Alex Brandt
Vital Signs (1990)
as Dr. Chatham
Chips, the War Dog (1990)
as Col. Charnley
The Preppie Murder (1989)
as Jack Litman
Timestalkers (1987)
as Scott McKenzie
With Intent to Kill (1984)
as Aaron Charney
Testament (1983)
as Tom Wetherly
Hadley's Rebellion (1983)
as Coach Ball
Jane Doe (1983)
as William Quinn
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
as
The Other Victim (1981)
as Harry Langford
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game (1981)
as Maj. Phil Clark
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
as Mayor Kirby T. Calo
Yanks (1979)
as John
The Dark (1979)
as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
Rolling Thunder (1977)
as Major Charles Rane
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
as Mike Leak
Red Alert (1977)
as Frank Brolen
Marathon Man (1976)
as Janeway
Family Plot (1976)
as Arthur Adamson
Fear on Trial (1975)
as John Henry Faulk
Report to the Commissioner (1975)
as Asst. D.A. Jackson
The Missiles of October (1974)
as President John F. Kennedy
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita (1974)
as
The Bait (1973)
as Earl Stokey
Crime Club (1973)
as Kilburn
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion (1972)
as LT. Ashley
La mortadella (1971)
as Jock Fenner
My Old Man's Place (1971)
as Jimmy Pilgrim
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
as Lawyer
The 300-Year Weekend (1971)
as Tom
The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
as Pilot
In the Country (1967)
as
The Million Dollar Rip-Off (1976)
Writer
The 300-Year Weekend (1971)
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