10.0
10.0
The President's Child
1992
as Elliot McSwain
William Devane
Acting
Born:September 5, 1939(age 87)
Birthplace:Albany, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Albany High School
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (80 movies)
9.0
9.0
Fear on Trial
1975
as John Henry Faulk
8.5
8.5
Chips, the War Dog
1990
as Col. Charnley
8.5
8.5
Interstellar
2014
as Williams
7.8
7.8
Murder C.O.D.
1990
as Alex Brandt
7.5
7.5
The Missiles of October
1974
as President John F. Kennedy
7.2
7.2
Marathon Man
1976
as Janeway
7.2
7.2
Stargate: Continuum
2008
as President Henry Hayes
7.1
7.1
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as The Lawyer
7.0
7.0
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007
as Dr. Dix
6.9
6.9
For the Love of Nancy
1994
as Tom
6.9
6.9
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006
as Dr. Dix
6.9
6.9
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010
as Dr. Dix
6.8
6.8
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009
as Dr. Dix
6.8
6.8
Payback
1999
as Carter
6.8
6.8
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012
as Dr. Dix
6.8
6.8
My Old Man's Place
1971
as Jimmy Pilgrim
6.8
6.8
Rolling Thunder
1977
as Major Charles Rane
6.8
6.8
Family Plot
1976
as Arthur Adamson
6.6
6.6
50 to 1
2014
as Leonard Doc Blach
6.6
6.6
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015
as Dr. Dix
6.5
6.5
Nightmare in Columbia County
1991
as Sheriff Jim Metts
6.4
6.4
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011
as Dr. Dix
6.4
6.4
Space Cowboys
2000
as Eugene Davis
6.4
6.4
The Bait
1973
as Earl Stokey
6.4
6.4
Report to the Commissioner
1975
as Asst. D.A. Jackson
6.3
6.3
Testament
1983
as Tom Wetherly
6.2
6.2
Plotting 'Family Plot'
2001
as Self
6.0
6.0
Monte Walsh
2003
as Cal Brennan
6.0
6.0
Jane Doe
1983
as William Quinn
6.0
6.0
Hollow Man
2000
as Dr. Kramer
6.0
6.0
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
as Pilot
6.0
6.0
Flag of My Father
2011
as Jake
6.0
6.0
Obsessed
1992
as Ed Bledsoe
6.0
6.0
In the Country
1967
6.0
6.0
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
1976
Writer
5.9
5.9
Race to Space
2001
as Roger Thornhill
5.9
5.9
Yanks
1979
as John
5.8
5.8
The Badge
2002
as The Judge
5.7
5.7
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1977
as Mike Leak
5.5
5.5
Freefall: Flight 174
1995
as Capt. Bob Pearson
5.4
5.4
Bad Turn Worse
2014
as Big Red
5.3
5.3
Lady Liberty
1971
as Jock Fenner
5.3
5.3
The Man Who Used to Be Me
2000
as Older Sam Ryan
5.3
5.3
Timestalkers
1987
as Scott McKenzie
5.3
5.3
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
as Daniel 'Dan' Fields
5.3
5.3
A Christmas Visitor
2002
as George Boyajian
5.2
5.2
The River Why
2010
as Dutch Hines
5.2
5.2
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
as Mayor Kirby T. Calo
5.2
5.2
The Preppie Murder
1989
as Jack Litman
5.1
5.1
Leprechaun's Revenge
2012
as Pop O'Hara
5.0
5.0
The Least Among You
2009
as Alan Beckett
4.9
4.9
Good Morning, Killer
2011
as Everett Morgan Gray
4.9
4.9
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
2010
as Thompson
4.7
4.7
Doomsday Rock
1997
as Dr. Karl Sorenson
4.6
4.6
Night Watch
1995
as Nick Caldwell
4.6
4.6
Virus
1995
as Dr. Harbuck
4.6
4.6
The Dark
1979
as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
4.5
4.5
Threat of Exposure
2002
as Col. Weldon
4.5
4.5
Vital Signs
1990
as Dr. Chatham
4.3
4.3
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
2001
as Tom Kincaid
4.2
4.2
Poor White Trash
2000
as Ron Lake
4.0
4.0
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
1981
as Maj. Phil Clark
4.0
4.0
Red Alert
1977
as Frank Brolen
4.0
4.0
The Fall
2009
as judge Stanley Seeban
3.7
3.7
The Absolute Truth
1997
as Sen. Emmett Hunter
3.3
3.3
Hadley's Rebellion
1983
as Coach Ball
3.0
3.0
Deceit
2004
as Grove McCarthy
3.0
3.0
With Intent to Kill
1984
as Aaron Charney
3.0
3.0
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
1972
as LT. Ashley
2.8
2.8
Exception to the Rule
1997
as Lawrence Kellerman
2.8
2.8
Lady in Waiting
1994
as Lt. Barrett
2.0
2.0
Rubdown
1993
as Harry Orwitz
2.0
2.0
Forgotten Sins
1996
as Dr. Richard Ofshe
2.0
2.0
The 300-Year Weekend
1971
as Tom
The Dealership
2009
as Frank Carson
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
The Other Victim
1981
as Harry Langford
Ancient Secrets of the Bible
1992
as Host & Narrator
Crime Club
1973
as Kilburn
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