Cast
William Devane
Acting
Cast
William Devane
Known for
Acting
Born
1939-09-05
From
Albany, New York, USA
Also known as William Joseph Devane, ΞΞΏΟ Ξ―Ξ»ΞΉΞ±ΞΌ ΞΟΞΉΞ²ΞΞΉΞ½, ΩΫΩΫΨ§Ω Ψ―ΫΩΨ§Ω
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.
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8.5
MOVIE2014
Interstellar
as Williams
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7.8
MOVIE2012
The Dark Knight Rises
as President
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6.0
MOVIE2000
Hollow Man
as Dr. Kramer
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6.8
MOVIE1999
Payback
as Carter
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6.4
MOVIE2000
Space Cowboys
as Eugene Davis
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7.2
MOVIE1976
Marathon Man
as Janeway
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6.8
MOVIE1976
Family Plot
as Arthur Adamson
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6.9
MOVIE2010
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Dr. Dix
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4.6
MOVIE1990
Vital Signs
as Dr. Chatham
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7.1
MOVIE1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as Lawyer
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7.0
MOVIE2007
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Dr. Dix
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6.8
MOVIE1977
Rolling Thunder
as Major Charles Rane
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7.1
MOVIE2008
Stargate: Continuum
as President Henry Hayes
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6.9
MOVIE2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
as Dr. Dix
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6.4
MOVIE1983
Testament
as Tom Wetherly
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5.9
MOVIE1979
Yanks
as John
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5.6
MOVIE1989
The Preppie Murder
as Jack Litman
β
6.5
MOVIE2015
Truth
as Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
β
6.5
MOVIE2011
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Dr. Dix
β
6.9
MOVIE2009
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Dr. Dix
β
6.9
MOVIE2012
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Dr. Dix
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5.7
MOVIE2002
The Badge
as The Judge
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6.1
MOVIE2003
Monte Walsh
as Cal Brennan
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4.5
MOVIE2000
Poor White Trash
as Ron Lake
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7.5
MOVIE1974
The Missiles of October
as President John F. Kennedy
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6.6
MOVIE2015
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
as Dr. Dix
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6.0
MOVIE2001
Race to Space
as Roger Thornhill
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7.2
MOVIE1994
For the Love of Nancy
as Tom
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6.9
MOVIE2001
Plotting 'Family Plot'
as Self
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6.7
MOVIE1991
Victim of Beauty
as Sheriff Jim Metts
β
4.9
MOVIE2011
Good Morning, Killer
as Everett Morgan Gray
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4.7
MOVIE1979
The Dark
as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
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3.1
MOVIE1994
Lady in Waiting
as Lt. Barrett
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5.1
MOVIE2012
Leprechaun's Revenge
as Pop O'Hara
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5.6
MOVIE1993
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
as Daniel 'Dan' Fields
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5.3
MOVIE1981
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Mayor Kirby T. Calo
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5.4
MOVIE1987
Timestalkers
as Scott McKenzie
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6.2
MOVIE1971
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Pilot
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5.7
MOVIE1995
Freefall: Flight 174
as Capt. Bob Pearson
β
5.5
MOVIE1971
Lady Liberty
as Jock Fenner
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4.8
MOVIE1995
Virus
as Dr. Harbuck
β
5.8
MOVIE1977
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
as Mike Leak
β
6.0
MOVIE1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
β
6.6
MOVIE1975
Report to the Commissioner
as Asst. D.A. Jackson
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5.4
MOVIE2002
A Christmas Visitor
as George Boyajian
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6.8
MOVIE1971
My Old Man's Place
as Jimmy Pilgrim
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4.8
MOVIE2010
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
as Thompson
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3.6
MOVIE1997
Exception to the Rule
as Lawrence Kellerman
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5.5
MOVIE1977
Red Alert
as Frank Brolen
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8.0
MOVIE1967
In the Country
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6.7
MOVIE2014
50 to 1
as Leonard Doc Blach
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8.3
MOVIE1990
Chips, the War Dog
as Col. Charnley
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5.4
MOVIE2014
Bad Turn Worse
as Big Red
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6.1
MOVIE1992
Obsessed
as Ed Bledsoe
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5.3
MOVIE1997
Doomsday Rock
as Dr. Karl Sorenson
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5.3
MOVIE2010
The River Why
as Dutch Hines
MOVIE2009
The Dealership
as Frank Carson
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4.5
MOVIE1997
The Absolute Truth
as Sen. Emmett Hunter
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9.0
MOVIE1975
Fear on Trial
as John Henry Faulk
β
5.5
MOVIE1996
Forgotten Sins
as Dr. Richard Ofshe
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6.0
MOVIE2011
Flag of My Father
as Jake
β
4.7
MOVIE1995
Night Watch
as Nick Caldwell
β
5.3
MOVIE1981
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
as Maj. Phil Clark
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5.0
MOVIE2009
The Least Among You
as Alan Beckett
β
4.5
MOVIE2001
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
as Tom Kincaid
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10.0
MOVIE1973
Crime Club
as Kilburn
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5.5
MOVIE1972
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
as LT. Ashley
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4.3
MOVIE1971
The 300-Year Weekend
as Tom
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5.8
MOVIE2000
The Man Who Used to Be Me
as Older Sam Ryan
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6.5
MOVIE1984
With Intent to Kill
as Aaron Charney
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8.0
MOVIE1974
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya β General Yamashita
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6.5
MOVIE1973
The Bait
as Earl Stokey
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4.2
MOVIE2004
Deceit
as Grove McCarthy
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5.0
MOVIE2002
Threat of Exposure
as Col. Weldon
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5.5
MOVIE2009
The Fall
as judge Stanley Seeban
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8.1
MOVIE1990
Murder C.O.D.
as Alex Brandt
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8.0
MOVIE1981
The Other Victim
as Harry Langford
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6.5
MOVIE1983
Jane Doe
as William Quinn
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4.8
MOVIE1983
Hadley's Rebellion
as Coach Ball
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4.0
MOVIE1993
Rubdown
as Harry Orwitz
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9.0
MOVIE1992
The President's Child
as Elliot McSwain
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8.0
MOVIE1992
Ancient Secrets of the Bible
as Host & Narrator