William Devane
Age: N/A | From: Albany, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: William Joseph Devane , Γουίλιαμ Ντιβέιν
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Albany, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 75
TV Involvements: 19
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
NCIS
(2003) Nicolas Mason
Stargate SG-1
(1997) President Hayes
The X-Files
(1993) General Mark Suveg
Knots Landing
(1979) Greg Sumner
24
(2001) James Hiller
Touched by an Angel
(1994) Benjamin Parker
The West Wing
(1999) Lewis Berryhill
Revenge
(2011) Edward GraysonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Whitney Vance | |
| 2015 | Dr. Dix | |
| Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Dean Sanderson Sr. | ||
| 2014 | Williams | |
| Big Red | ||
| Leonard Doc Blach | ||
| 2012 | President | |
| Dr. Dix | ||
| Pop O'Hara | ||
| 2011 | Everett Morgan Gray | |
| Jake | ||
| Edward Grayson | ||
| Dr. Dix | ||
| 2010 | Thompson | |
| Dr. Dix | ||
| Dutch Hines | ||
| 2009 | judge Stanley Seeban | |
| Dr. Dix | ||
| Alan Beckett | ||
| Frank Carson | ||
| 2008 | President Henry Hayes | |
| 2007 | Dr. Dix | |
| 2006 | Fred Carter | |
| Peters | ||
| Dr. Dix | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2004 | Grove McCarthy | |
| 2003 | Nicolas Mason | |
| Cal Brennan | ||
| 2002 | George Boyajian | |
| Col. Weldon | ||
| The Judge | ||
| 2001 | President James Heller | |
| James Hiller | ||
| Roger Thornhill | ||
| Tom Kincaid | ||
| Self | ||
| 2000 | Ron Lake | |
| Brady McKay | ||
| Eugene Davis | ||
| Dr. Kramer | ||
| Older Sam Ryan | ||
| 1999 | Lewis Berryhill | |
| Carter | ||
| Sergeant Joseph Turk | ||
| 1997 | Dr. Karl Sorenson | |
| President Hayes | ||
| Greg Sumner | ||
| Sen. Emmett Hunter | ||
| Chuck Garrison (voice) | ||
| Lawrence Kellerman | ||
| 1996 | Dr. Richard Ofshe | |
| 1995 | Capt. Bob Pearson | |
| Nick Caldwell | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Harbuck | ||
| William Devane | ||
| 1994 | Lt. Barrett | |
| Tom | ||
| Benjamin Parker | ||
| 1993 | Harry Orwitz | |
| Lou Della Rosa | ||
| Al Capone | ||
| General Mark Suveg | ||
| Daniel 'Dan' Fields | ||
| 1992 | Elliot McSwain | |
| Ed Bledsoe | ||
| Host & Narrator | ||
| 1991 | Sheriff Jim Metts | |
| Black Jack Bouvier | ||
| 1990 | Alex Brandt | |
| Dr. Chatham | ||
| Col. Charnley | ||
| 1989 | Jack Litman | |
| 1987 | Scott McKenzie | |
| 1984 | Aaron Charney | |
| 1983 | Tom Wetherly | |
| Coach Ball | ||
| William Quinn | ||
| 1981 | Harry Langford | |
| Maj. Phil Clark | ||
| Mayor Kirby T. Calo | ||
| 1979 | Greg Sumner | |
| John | ||
| Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree | ||
| Sgt. Milt Warden | ||
| 1978 | John Manly | |
| 1977 | Major Charles Rane | |
| Mike Leak | ||
| Frank Brolen | ||
| 1976 | Janeway | |
| Arthur Adamson | ||
| 1975 | John Henry Faulk | |
| Asst. D.A. Jackson | ||
| 1974 | President John F. Kennedy | |
| John F. Kennedy - US President | ||
| 1973 | David Prine | |
| Earl Stokey | ||
| Kilburn | ||
| 1972 | LT. Ashley | |
| 1971 | Jock Fenner | |
| Jimmy Pilgrim | ||
| The Lawyer | ||
| Tom | ||
| Pilot | ||
| 1969 | Dr. Ray Waltham | |
| 1967 | Al Kordic | |
| N/A | ||
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1955 | Moss Stratton | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Additional Dialogue | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |