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.
Filmography
all 110
Movies 85
TV Shows 25
self 4
Voice 1
Writer 1
Bosch: Legacy (2022)
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
Truth (2015)
The Grinder (2015)
Interstellar (2014)
Bad Turn Worse (2014)
50 to 1 (2014)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
Red Clover (2012)
Good Morning, Killer (2011)
Flag of My Father (2011)
Revenge (2011)
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
The Kane Files: Life of Trial (2010)
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
The River Why (2010)
The Fall (2009)
Chasing the Green (2009)
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
The Least Among You (2009)
The Dealership (2009)
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
Psych (2006)
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
Crumbs (2006)
Deceit (2004)
NCIS (2003)
Monte Walsh (2003)
A Christmas Visitor (2002)
Threat of Exposure (2002)
The Badge (2002)
24 (2001)
Race to Space (2001)
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story (2001)
Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001)
Poor White Trash (2000)
The Michael Richards Show (2000)
Hollow Man (2000)
Space Cowboys (2000)
The Man Who Used to Be Me (2000)
The West Wing (1999)
Payback (1999)
Turks (1999)
Doomsday Rock (1997)
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (1997)
The Absolute Truth (1997)
Exception to the Rule (1997)
Forgotten Sins (1996)
Freefall: Flight 174 (1995)
Night Watch (1995)
The Monroes (1995)
Virus (1995)
Lady in Waiting (1994)
For the Love of Nancy (1994)
Rubdown (1993)
Phenom (1993)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
The X-Files (1993)
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993)
The President's Child (1992)
Obsessed (1992)
Ancient Secrets of the Bible (1992)
Nightmare in Columbia County (1991)
A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
Murder C.O.D. (1990)
Vital Signs (1990)
Chips, the War Dog (1990)
The Preppie Murder (1989)
Timestalkers (1987)
With Intent to Kill (1984)
Testament (1983)
Hadley's Rebellion (1983)
Jane Doe (1983)
The Other Victim (1981)
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game (1981)
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
From Here to Eternity (1980)
Knots Landing (1979)
Yanks (1979)
The Dark (1979)
From Here to Eternity (1979)
Black Beauty (1978)
Rolling Thunder (1977)
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
Red Alert (1977)
Marathon Man (1976)
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (1976)
The Million Dollar Rip-Off (1976)
Family Plot (1976)
Fear on Trial (1975)
Report to the Commissioner (1975)
The Missiles of October (1974)
The Missiles of October (1974)
The Bait (1973)
Crime Club (1973)
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion (1972)
Lady Liberty (1971)
My Old Man's Place (1971)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
The 300-Year Weekend (1971)
The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
N.Y.P.D. (1967)
In the Country (1967)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Frogmen
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GenderMale
Birthday1939-09-05 (84 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Joseph Devane
Birth PlaceAlbany, United States of America
ChildrenJoshua Devane
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Joseph Devane, Γουίλιαμ Ντιβέιν
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