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William Devane
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Acting
Birthday
1939-09-05,Albany, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

5.8

The Badge
2002-09-07

6.8

Payback
1999-02-05

7.2

Marathon Man
1976-10-08

6.385

Space Cowboys
2000-08-04

Rolling Thunder

6.816

Rolling Thunder
1977-11-02

6

Yanks
1979-09-01

6.7

Family Plot
1976-04-09

A Christmas Visitor

5.4

A Christmas Visitor
2002-11-24

Stargate: Continuum

7.107

Stargate: Continuum
2008-07-29

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

7.2

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971-06-24

Report to the Commissioner

6.8

Report to the Commissioner
1975-02-05

6.1

Monte Walsh
2003-01-17

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

5.1

The Kane Files: Life of Trial
2010-10-02

Poor White Trash

4.2

Poor White Trash
2000-12-01

4.5

Night Watch
1995-10-04

6.8

Murder C.O.D.
1990-09-24

4.9

Vital Signs
1990-04-13

The Least Among You

5

The Least Among You
2009-01-12

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

5.8

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1977-07-08

5.2

Timestalkers
1987-03-10

Freefall: Flight 174

5.6

Freefall: Flight 174
1995-10-10

The Missiles of October

7.5

The Missiles of October
1974-12-18

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

6.5

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011-05-21

Leprechaun's Revenge

5.2

Leprechaun's Revenge
2012-03-17

4.5

The Dark
1979-04-27

Chips, the War Dog

8.5

Chips, the War Dog
1990-03-24

For the Love of Nancy

6.8

For the Love of Nancy
1994-10-02

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

6.8

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012-05-19

Flag of My Father

6

Flag of My Father
2011-11-01

5.9

Obsessed
1992-09-26

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

5.4

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993-05-04

4

Red Alert
1977-05-18

0

The Dealership
2009-01-01

6.4

50 to 1
2014-03-21

5.4

Bad Turn Worse
2014-08-15

5.4

Lady Liberty
1971-12-22

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

4.1

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
2001-06-22

6.4

The Bait
1973-03-13

Lady in Waiting

3.4

Lady in Waiting
1994-12-07

5.9

Race to Space
2001-10-31

9

Fear on Trial
1975-10-02

6.4

Testament
1983-11-04

8.442

Interstellar
2014-11-05

2

Forgotten Sins
1996-03-07

4.7

Doomsday Rock
1997-08-23

Nightmare in Columbia County

6

Nightmare in Columbia County
1991-12-10

The Other Victim

0

The Other Victim
1981-11-04

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

4

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
1981-10-03

The Man Who Used to Be Me

5.3

The Man Who Used to Be Me
2000-07-16

Exception to the Rule

3.8

Exception to the Rule
1997-01-01

Hadley's Rebellion

4

Hadley's Rebellion
1983-09-30

3.7

Deceit
2004-03-15

0

The Fall
2009-10-30

5.941

Hollow Man
2000-08-04

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

6.6

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015-10-18

The Dark Knight Rises

7.781

The Dark Knight Rises
2012-07-17

Good Morning, Killer

5.2

Good Morning, Killer
2011-12-13

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

7

Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007-05-22

6

In the Country
1967-01-01

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

6.8

Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010-05-09

Threat of Exposure

5.3

Threat of Exposure
2002-11-07

Ancient Secrets of the Bible

0

Ancient Secrets of the Bible
1992-05-15

The Preppie Murder

6

The Preppie Murder
1989-09-24

Plotting 'Family Plot'

6.2

Plotting 'Family Plot'
2001-03-06

My Old Man's Place

6.8

My Old Man's Place
1971-06-29

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

6.9

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009-03-01

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

6.916

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006-04-30

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

3

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
1972-01-10

The Absolute Truth

5

The Absolute Truth
1997-04-30

0

Crime Club
1973-03-06

6.544

Truth
2015-10-16

The President's Child

0

The President's Child
1992-10-27

Honky Tonk Freeway

5.1

Honky Tonk Freeway
1981-08-21

4.6

Virus
1995-05-08

The 300-Year Weekend

2

The 300-Year Weekend
1971-02-26

5.335

The River Why
2010-04-09

1

Rubdown
1993-09-15

6

Jane Doe
1983-03-12

The Pursuit of Happiness

6.3

The Pursuit of Happiness
1971-02-23

With Intent to Kill

0

With Intent to Kill
1984-10-24

Payback: Straight Up

0

Payback: Straight Up
2006-10-21

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

0

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974-06-11

5.8

Crumbs
2006-01-12

King of the Hill

7.326

King of the Hill
1997-01-12

6.8

Knots Landing
1979-12-27

The Michael Richards Show

4.5

The Michael Richards Show
2000-10-24

4.75

Phenom
1993-09-14

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

8.375

The X-Files
1993-09-10

7.6

NCIS
2003-09-23

8.267

Stargate SG-1
1997-07-27

0

The Monroes
1995-09-12

6

Turks
1999-01-21

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

9

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
1997-05-07

7.8

24
2001-11-06

7.8

24
2001-11-06

7.9

Psych
2006-07-07

8.265

The West Wing
1999-09-22

7.6

Revenge
2011-09-21

6.7

The Grinder
2015-09-29

From Here to Eternity

6.5

From Here to Eternity
1979-02-14

A Woman Named Jackie

9

A Woman Named Jackie
1991-10-13

6.944

Black Beauty
1978-01-31

7.974

Bosch: Legacy
2022-05-05

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.4

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

Hope and Gloria

5

Hope and Gloria
1995-03-09

6.1

Medical Center
1969-09-24

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

7

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-09-12

6.7

Mannix
1967-09-16

Touched by an Angel

7.2

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

The Snoop Sisters

7.2

The Snoop Sisters
1973-12-19

The Missiles of October

8.8

The Missiles of October
1974-09-18