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.

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Stage Name: William Devane

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Riwayat Perfilman

2022

Bosch: Legacy

Whitney Vance

2015

Truth

Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)

2015

The Grinder

Dean Sanderson Sr.

2014

Interstellar

Williams

2014

Bad Turn Worse

Big Red

2014

50 to 1

Leonard Doc Blach

2012

Leprechaun's Revenge

Pop O'Hara

2011

Good Morning, Killer

Everett Morgan Gray

2011

Revenge

Edward Grayson

2010

The River Why

Dutch Hines

2009

The Fall

judge Stanley Seeban

2009

The Least Among You

Alan Beckett

2009

The Dealership

Frank Carson

2008

Stargate: Continuum

President Henry Hayes

2006

Psych

Peters

2004

Deceit

Grove McCarthy

2003

NCIS

Nicolas Mason

2003

Monte Walsh

Cal Brennan

2002

A Christmas Visitor

George Boyajian

2002

Threat of Exposure

Col. Weldon

2002

The Badge

The Judge

2001

24

James Heller

2001

Race to Space

Roger Thornhill

2000

Poor White Trash

Ron Lake

2000

Space Cowboys

Eugene Davis

2000

Hollow Man

Dr. Kramer

2000

The Man Who Used to Be Me

Older Sam Ryan

1999

The West Wing

Lewis Berryhill

1999

Payback

Carter

1999

Turks

Sergeant Joseph Turk

1997

Doomsday Rock

Dr. Karl Sorenson

1997

Stargate SG-1

President Hayes

1997

The Absolute Truth

Sen. Emmett Hunter

1997

King of the Hill

Chuck Garrison (voice)

1997

Exception to the Rule

Lawrence Kellerman

1996

Forgotten Sins

Dr. Richard Ofshe

1995

Freefall: Flight 174

Capt. Bob Pearson

1995

Night Watch

Nick Caldwell

1995

Virus

Dr. Harbuck

1995

Hope and Gloria

William Devane

1994

Lady in Waiting

Lt. Barrett

1994

Touched by an Angel

Benjamin Parker

1993

Rubdown

Harry Orwitz

1993

Phenom

Lou Della Rosa

1993

The X-Files

General Mark Suveg

1992

The President's Child

Elliot McSwain

1992

Obsessed

Ed Bledsoe

1992

Ancient Secrets of the Bible

Host & Narrator

1991

Nightmare in Columbia County

Sheriff Jim Metts

1991

A Woman Named Jackie

Black Jack Bouvier

1990

Murder C.O.D.

Alex Brandt

1990

Vital Signs

Dr. Chatham

1990

Chips, the War Dog

Col. Charnley

1989

The Preppie Murder

Jack Litman

1987

Timestalkers

Scott McKenzie

1984

With Intent to Kill

Aaron Charney

1983

Testament

Tom Wetherly

1983

Hadley's Rebellion

Coach Ball

1983

Jane Doe

William Quinn

1981

The Other Victim

Harry Langford

1981

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

Maj. Phil Clark

1981

Honky Tonk Freeway

Mayor Kirby T. Calo

1979

Knots Landing

Greg Sumner

1979

Yanks

John

1979

The Dark

Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree

1979

From Here to Eternity

Sgt. Milt Warden

1978

Black Beauty

John Manly

1977

Rolling Thunder

Major Charles Rane

1977

Red Alert

Frank Brolen

1976

Marathon Man

Janeway

1976

Family Plot

Arthur Adamson

1975

Fear on Trial

John Henry Faulk

1975

Report to the Commissioner

Asst. D.A. Jackson

1974

The Missiles of October

President John F. Kennedy

1974

The Missiles of October

John F. Kennedy - US President

1973

The Snoop Sisters

David Prine

1973

The Bait

Earl Stokey

1973

Crime Club

Kilburn

1971

Lady Liberty

Jock Fenner

1971

My Old Man's Place

Jimmy Pilgrim

1971

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

The Lawyer

1969

Medical Center

Dr. Ray Waltham

1967

Mannix

Al Kordic

1955

Gunsmoke

Moss Stratton