William Devane
William Devane
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Zeke Hawkins
Writers: Dutch Southern,
Cast: Erasmo Martinez, Jeremy Allen White, Jon Gries, Logan Huffman, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Pellegrino, William Devane,
Director: Jim Wilson
Writers: Jim Wilson,
Cast: Bruce Wayne Eckelman, Calvin Borel, Christian Kane, David Atkinson, Eloy Casados, Hugo Perez, Madelyn Deutch, Skeet Ulrich, Todd Lowe, William Devane,
Director: Drew Daywalt
Writers: Anthony C. Ferrante,
Cast: Andrea Frankle, Billy Zane, Chase Boltin, Courtney Halverson, Dave Davis, Derek Babb, Karl Herlinger, Kent Jude Bernard, Matty Ferraro, William Devane,
Director: Dick Lowry
Writers: Michael Brandman,
Cast: Eileen April Boylan, Gloria Reuben, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth, Mark Blum, Saul Rubinek, Stephen McHattie, Tom Selleck, William Devane, William Sadler,
Director: Robert Harmon
Writers: Michael Brandman,
Cast: Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth, Krista Allen, Mae Whitman, Saul Rubinek, Stephen McHattie, Todd Hofley, Tom Selleck, William Devane, William Sadler,
Director: Matthew Leutwyler
Writers: Thomas A. Cohen,
Cast: Amber Heard, Dallas Roberts, Daniel Nelson, Drew Barrios, Gattlin Griffith, Kathleen Quinlan, Nikki DeLoach, William Devane, William Hurt, Zach Gilford,
Director: Martin Wood
Writers: Brad Wright,
Cast: Amanda Tapping, Beau Bridges, Ben Browder, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Cliff Simon, Don S. Davis, Michael Shanks, Richard Dean Anderson, William Devane,
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Ken Kaufman,
Cast: Barbara Babcock, Clint Eastwood, Courtney B. Vance, Donald Sutherland, James Cromwell, James Garner, Loren Dean, Marcia Gay Harden, Tommy Lee Jones, William Devane,
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writers: Andrew W. Marlowe,
Cast: Elisabeth Shue, Greg Grunberg, Joey Slotnick, Josh Brolin, Kevin Bacon, Kim Dickens, Mary Randle, Rhona Mitra, Tom Woodruff Jr., William Devane,
Director: Brian Helgeland
Writers: Terry Hayes,
Cast: Bill Duke, David Paymer, Deborah Kara Unger, Gregg Henry, John Glover, Kris Kristofferson, Lucy Liu, Maria Bello, Mel Gibson, William Devane,
Director: Lynne Littman
Writers: John Sacret Young,
Cast: Jane Alexander, Leon Ames, Lilia Skala, Lukas Haas, Lurene Tuttle, Philip Anglim, Rebecca De Mornay, Rossie Harris, Roxana Zal, William Devane,
Director: John Flynn
Writers: Heywood Gould,
Cast: Cassie Yates, Dabney Coleman, James Best, James Victor, Lawrason Driscoll, Linda Haynes, Lisa Blake Richards, Luke Askew, Tommy Lee Jones, William Devane,
Director: John Schlesinger
Writers: William Goldman,
Cast: Allen Joseph, Dustin Hoffman, Fritz Weaver, Laurence Olivier, Marc Lawrence, Marthe Keller, Richard Bright, Roy Scheider, Tito Goya, William Devane,
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: Ernest Lehman,
Cast: Barbara Harris, Bruce Dern, Cathleen Nesbitt, Ed Lauter, Edith Atwater, Karen Black, Katherine Helmond, Warren J. Kemmerling, William Devane, William Prince,
Director: Robert Altman
Writers: Robert Altman,
Cast: Bert Remsen, Corey Fischer, John Schuck, Julie Christie, Keith Carradine, Michael Murphy, René Auberjonois, Shelley Duvall, Warren Beatty, William Devane,