William Devane
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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
Credits
Interstellar (2014)
as Williams
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as President
Hollow Man (2000)
as Dr. Kramer
Payback (1999)
as Carter
Space Cowboys (2000)
as Eugene Davis
Marathon Man (1976)
as Janeway
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
as President Henry Hayes
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
as Lawyer
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
as Dr. Dix
Family Plot (1976)
as Arthur Adamson
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
as Dr. Dix
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
as Dr. Dix
Truth (2015)
as Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
Yanks (1979)
as John
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
as Dr. Dix
Vital Signs (1990)
as Dr. Chatham
Testament (1983)
as Tom Wetherly
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
as Dr. Dix
The Badge (2002)
as The Judge
Rolling Thunder (1977)
as Major Charles Rane
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
as Dr. Dix
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
as Dr. Dix
Poor White Trash (2000)
as Ron Lake
Report to the Commissioner (1975)
as Asst. D.A. Jackson
The Dark (1979)
as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
as Mayor Kirby T. Calo
Race to Space (2001)
as Roger Thornhill
The Missiles of October (1974)
as President John F. Kennedy
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
as Mike Leak
Monte Walsh (2003)
as Cal Brennan
The Preppie Murder (1989)
as Jack Litman
My Old Man's Place (1971)
as Jimmy Pilgrim
For the Love of Nancy (1994)
as Tom
The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
as Pilot
Chips, the War Dog (1990)
as Col. Charnley
The River Why (2010)
as Dutch Hines
Exception to the Rule (1997)
as Lawrence Kellerman
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993)
as Daniel 'Dan' Fields
Victim of Beauty (1991)
as Sheriff Jim Metts
The Least Among You (2009)
as Alan Beckett
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
as Self
50 to 1 (2014)
as Leonard Doc Blach
Lady Liberty (1971)
as Jock Fenner
Freefall: Flight 174 (1995)
as Capt. Bob Pearson
Night Watch (1995)
as Nick Caldwell
Lady in Waiting (1994)
as Lt. Barrett
The Man Who Used to Be Me (2000)
as Older Sam Ryan
Murder C.O.D. (1990)
as Alex Brandt
Timestalkers (1987)
as Scott McKenzie
Leprechaun's Revenge (2012)
as Pop O'Hara
With Intent to Kill (1984)
as Aaron Charney
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story (2001)
as Tom Kincaid
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game (1981)
as Maj. Phil Clark
The Kane Files: Life of Trial (2010)
as Thompson
Good Morning, Killer (2011)
as Everett Morgan Gray
Bad Turn Worse (2014)
as Big Red
The Other Victim (1981)
as Harry Langford
A Christmas Visitor (2002)
as George Boyajian
The Bait (1973)
as Earl Stokey
The Dealership (2009)
as Frank Carson
Chasing the Green (2009)
Actor
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita (1974)
Actor
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion (1972)
as LT. Ashley
Obsessed (1992)
as Ed Bledsoe
The President's Child (1992)
as Elliot McSwain
Virus (1995)
as Dr. Harbuck
Red Alert (1977)
as Frank Brolen
The Absolute Truth (1997)
as Emmett Hunter
Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001)
as Self
Doomsday Rock (1997)
as Dr. Karl Sorenson
Crime Club (1973)
as Kilburn
Threat of Exposure (2002)
as Col. Weldon
Flag of My Father (2011)
as Jake
Ancient Secrets of the Bible (1992)
as Host & Narrator
Rubdown (1993)
as Harry Orwitz
The 300-Year Weekend (1971)
as Tom
Fear on Trial (1975)
as John Henry Faulk
Forgotten Sins (1996)
as Dr. Richard Ofshe
The Fall (2009)
as judge Stanley Seeban
In the Country (1967)
Actor
Hadley's Rebellion (1983)
as Coach Ball
Jane Doe (1983)
as William Quinn
Deceit (2004)
as Grove McCarthy