William Devane
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1939-09-05 (85 years old)
Place of Birth Albany, New York, USA
Also Known As William Joseph Devane, Γουίλιαμ Ντιβέιν
William Devane
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.
Known For
Actor
as Whitney Vance
as Dr. Dix
as Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
as Dean Sanderson Sr.
as Williams
as Big Red
as Leonard Doc Blach
as President
as Dr. Dix
as Pop O'Hara
as Everett Morgan Gray
as Jake
as Dr. Dix
as Edward Grayson
as Thompson
as Dr. Dix
as Dutch Hines
as judge Stanley Seeban
as Dr. Dix
as Alan Beckett
as Frank Carson
as President Henry Hayes
as Dr. Dix
as Fred Carter
as Dr. Dix
as Peters
as Grove McCarthy
as Cal Brennan
as Nicolas Mason
as George Boyajian
as Col. Weldon
as The Judge
as Roger Thornhill
as Tom Kincaid
as Self
as President James Heller
as James Hiller
as Ron Lake
as Eugene Davis
as Dr. Kramer
as Older Sam Ryan
as Brady McKay
as Carter
as Lewis Berryhill
as Sergeant Joseph Turk
as Dr. Karl Sorenson
as Sen. Emmett Hunter
as Lawrence Kellerman
as President Hayes
as Greg Sumner
as Chuck Garrison (voice)
as Dr. Richard Ofshe
as Capt. Bob Pearson
as Nick Caldwell
as Dr. Harbuck
as William Devane
as Lt. Barrett
as Tom
as Benjamin Parker
as Harry Orwitz
as Daniel 'Dan' Fields
as Lou Della Rosa
as Al Capone
as General Mark Suveg
as Elliot McSwain
as Ed Bledsoe
as Host & Narrator
as Sheriff Jim Metts
as Black Jack Bouvier
as Alex Brandt
as Dr. Chatham
as Col. Charnley
as Jack Litman
as Scott McKenzie
as Aaron Charney
as Tom Wetherly
as Coach Ball
as William Quinn
as Harry Langford
as Maj. Phil Clark
as Mayor Kirby T. Calo
as John
as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
as Greg Sumner
as Sgt. Milt Warden
as John Manly
as Major Charles Rane
as Mike Leak
as Frank Brolen
as Janeway
as Arthur Adamson
as John Henry Faulk
as Asst. D.A. Jackson
as President John F. Kennedy
as John F. Kennedy - US President
as Earl Stokey
as Kilburn
as David Prine
as LT. Ashley
as Jock Fenner
as Jimmy Pilgrim
as The Lawyer
as Tom
as Pilot
as Dr. Ray Waltham
as Al Kordic
as Moss Stratton
Writer
as Writer
Crew
as Additional Dialogue