William Devane

William Devane

Birthday: 1939-09-05

Place of birth: Albany, New York, USA

Also known as: William Joseph Devane, Γουίλιαμ Ντιβέιν, ویلیام دیوان

imdb_id: nm0001137

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.

Played in movies:

The President's Child

Score: 10.0

Fear on Trial

Score: 9.0

Interstellar

Score: 8.5

Chips, the War Dog

Score: 8.5

Murder C.O.D.

Score: 7.8

The Dark Knight Rises

Score: 7.8

The Missiles of October

Score: 7.5

Marathon Man

Score: 7.2

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Score: 7.2

Stargate: Continuum

Score: 7.1

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Score: 6.9

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Score: 6.9

For the Love of Nancy

Score: 6.9

Payback

Score: 6.8

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Score: 6.8

My Old Man's Place

Score: 6.8

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Score: 6.8

Rolling Thunder

Score: 6.8

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Score: 6.8

Family Plot

Score: 6.8

Report to the Commissioner

Score: 6.6

50 to 1

Score: 6.6

Truth

Score: 6.5

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Score: 6.5

Nightmare in Columbia County

Score: 6.5

Space Cowboys

Score: 6.4

The Bait

Score: 6.4

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Score: 6.4

Testament

Score: 6.3

The Pursuit of Happiness

Score: 6.3

Plotting 'Family Plot'

Score: 6.2

Monte Walsh

Score: 6.1

Jane Doe

Score: 6.0

In the Country

Score: 6.0

Obsessed

Score: 6.0

Flag of My Father

Score: 6.0

Hollow Man

Score: 6.0

Yanks

Score: 5.9

The Badge

Score: 5.9

Race to Space

Score: 5.9

The Preppie Murder

Score: 5.8

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

Score: 5.7

Lady Liberty

Score: 5.5

Bad Turn Worse

Score: 5.5

Freefall: Flight 174

Score: 5.5

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

Score: 5.3

Threat of Exposure

Score: 5.3

The Man Who Used to Be Me

Score: 5.3

Timestalkers

Score: 5.3

A Christmas Visitor

Score: 5.3

The River Why

Score: 5.3

Honky Tonk Freeway

Score: 5.2

Good Morning, Killer

Score: 5.2

Leprechaun's Revenge

Score: 5.1

The Least Among You

Score: 5.0

Vital Signs

Score: 4.9

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

Score: 4.9

Doomsday Rock

Score: 4.7

Night Watch

Score: 4.6

The Dark

Score: 4.6

Virus

Score: 4.6

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

Score: 4.3

The Fall

Score: 4.0

Hadley's Rebellion

Score: 4.0

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

Score: 4.0

Red Alert

Score: 4.0

Poor White Trash

Score: 4.0

Deceit

Score: 3.7

The Absolute Truth

Score: 3.7

Exception to the Rule

Score: 3.2

Lady in Waiting

Score: 3.2

With Intent to Kill

Score: 3.0

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

Score: 3.0

Rubdown

Score: 2.5

The 300-Year Weekend

Score: 2.0

Forgotten Sins

Score: 2.0

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

Score: 0.0

Crime Club

Score: 0.0

Ancient Secrets of the Bible

Score: 0.0

The Other Victim

Score: 0.0

The Dealership

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

A Woman Named Jackie

Score: 9.2

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

Score: 9.0

The Missiles of October

Score: 8.8

The X-Files

Score: 8.4

The West Wing

Score: 8.3

Stargate SG-1

Score: 8.3

Bosch: Legacy

Score: 8.0

Psych

Score: 7.9

24

Score: 7.8

NCIS

Score: 7.6

Revenge

Score: 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

Turks

Score: 7.3

Early Edition

Score: 7.3

The Snoop Sisters

Score: 7.2

Touched by an Angel

Score: 7.2

Black Beauty

Score: 7.0

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Score: 6.9

From Here to Eternity

Score: 6.8

The Grinder

Score: 6.7

Knots Landing

Score: 6.7

Mannix

Score: 6.7

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Medical Center

Score: 6.1

Crumbs

Score: 5.8

Hope and Gloria

Score: 5.0

Phenom

Score: 4.8

The Michael Richards Show

Score: 4.5

The Monroes

Score: 0.0