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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
Character:Dr. Dix
Release Date:18/10/2015
Truth
Character:Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:16/10/2015
Interstellar
Character:Williams
Release Date:05/11/2014
Bad Turn Worse
Character:Big Red
Release Date:15/08/2014
50 to 1
Character:Leonard Doc Blach
Release Date:21/03/2014
The Dark Knight Rises
Character:President
Release Date:17/07/2012
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Character:Dr. Dix
Release Date:19/05/2012
Leprechaun's Revenge
Character:Pop O'Hara
Release Date:17/03/2012
Good Morning, Killer
Character:Everett Morgan Gray
Release Date:13/12/2011
Flag of My Father
Character:Jake
Release Date:01/11/2011
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Character:Dr. Dix
Release Date:21/05/2011
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
Character:Thompson
Release Date:02/10/2010
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Character:Dr. Dix
Release Date:09/05/2010
The River Why
Character:Dutch Hines
Release Date:09/04/2010
The Fall
Character:judge Stanley Seeban
Release Date:30/10/2009
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Character:Dr. Dix
Release Date:01/03/2009
The Least Among You
Character:Alan Beckett
Release Date:12/01/2009
The Dealership
Character:Frank Carson
Release Date:01/01/2009
Stargate: Continuum
Character:President Henry Hayes
Release Date:29/07/2008
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Character:Dr. Dix
Release Date:22/05/2007
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Character:Dr. Dix
Release Date:30/04/2006
Deceit
Character:Grove McCarthy
Release Date:15/03/2004
Monte Walsh
Character:Cal Brennan
Release Date:17/01/2003
A Christmas Visitor
Character:George Boyajian
Release Date:24/11/2002
Threat of Exposure
Character:Col. Weldon
Release Date:07/11/2002
The Badge
Character:The Judge
Release Date:07/09/2002
Race to Space
Character:Roger Thornhill
Release Date:31/10/2001
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
Character:Tom Kincaid
Release Date:22/06/2001
Plotting 'Family Plot'
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/2001
Poor White Trash
Character:Ron Lake
Release Date:01/12/2000
Space Cowboys
Character:Eugene Davis
Release Date:04/08/2000
Hollow Man
Character:Dr. Kramer
Release Date:04/08/2000
The Man Who Used to Be Me
Character:Older Sam Ryan
Release Date:16/07/2000
Payback
Character:Carter
Release Date:05/02/1999
Doomsday Rock
Character:Dr. Karl Sorenson
Release Date:23/08/1997
The Absolute Truth
Character:Sen. Emmett Hunter
Release Date:30/04/1997
Exception to the Rule
Character:Lawrence Kellerman
Release Date:01/01/1997
Forgotten Sins
Character:Dr. Richard Ofshe
Release Date:07/03/1996
Freefall: Flight 174
Character:Capt. Bob Pearson
Release Date:10/10/1995
Night Watch
Character:Nick Caldwell
Release Date:04/10/1995
Virus
Character:Dr. Harbuck
Release Date:08/05/1995
Lady in Waiting
Character:Lt. Barrett
Release Date:07/12/1994
For the Love of Nancy
Character:Tom
Release Date:02/10/1994
Rubdown
Character:Harry Orwitz
Release Date:15/09/1993
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Character:Daniel 'Dan' Fields
Release Date:04/05/1993
The President's Child
Character:Elliot McSwain
Release Date:27/10/1992
Obsessed
Character:Ed Bledsoe
Release Date:26/09/1992
Ancient Secrets of the Bible
Character:Host & Narrator
Release Date:15/05/1992
Nightmare in Columbia County
Character:Sheriff Jim Metts
Release Date:10/12/1991
Murder C.O.D.
Character:Alex Brandt
Release Date:24/09/1990
Vital Signs
Character:Dr. Chatham
Release Date:13/04/1990
Chips, the War Dog
Character:Col. Charnley
Release Date:24/03/1990
The Preppie Murder
Character:Jack Litman
Release Date:24/09/1989
Timestalkers
Character:Scott McKenzie
Release Date:10/03/1987
With Intent to Kill
Character:Aaron Charney
Release Date:24/10/1984
Testament
Character:Tom Wetherly
Release Date:04/11/1983
Hadley's Rebellion
Character:Coach Ball
Release Date:30/09/1983
Jane Doe
Character:William Quinn
Release Date:12/03/1983
The Other Victim
Character:Harry Langford
Release Date:04/11/1981
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
Character:Maj. Phil Clark
Release Date:03/10/1981
Honky Tonk Freeway
Character:Mayor Kirby T. Calo
Release Date:21/08/1981
Yanks
Character:John
Release Date:19/09/1979
The Dark
Character:Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
Release Date:27/04/1979
Rolling Thunder
Character:Major Charles Rane
Release Date:02/11/1977
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
Character:Mike Leak
Release Date:08/07/1977
Red Alert
Character:Frank Brolen
Release Date:18/05/1977
Marathon Man
Character:Janeway
Release Date:08/10/1976
Family Plot
Character:Arthur Adamson
Release Date:09/04/1976
Fear on Trial
Character:John Henry Faulk
Release Date:02/10/1975
Report to the Commissioner
Character:Asst. D.A. Jackson
Release Date:05/02/1975
The Missiles of October
Character:President John F. Kennedy
Release Date:18/12/1974
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
Character:
Release Date:11/06/1974
The Bait
Character:Earl Stokey
Release Date:13/03/1973
Crime Club
Character:Kilburn
Release Date:06/03/1973
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
Character:LT. Ashley
Release Date:10/01/1972
Lady Liberty
Character:Jock Fenner
Release Date:22/12/1971
My Old Man's Place
Character:Jimmy Pilgrim
Release Date:29/06/1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Character:The Lawyer
Release Date:24/06/1971
The 300-Year Weekend
Character:Tom
Release Date:26/02/1971
The Pursuit of Happiness
Character:Pilot
Release Date:23/02/1971
In the Country
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1967
Television Appearances
Bosch: Legacy
Character:Whitney Vance
The Grinder
Character:Dean Sanderson Sr.
Revenge
Character:Edward Grayson
Notes from the Underbelly
Character:Walter
Psych
Character:Peters
What About Brian
Character:Michael Davis
Crumbs
Character:Billy Crumb
NCIS
Character:Nicolas Mason
24
Character:James Heller
The Michael Richards Show
Character:Brady McKay
The West Wing
Character:Lewis Berryhill
Turks
Character:Sergeant Joseph Turk
Stargate SG-1
Character:President Hayes
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
Character:Greg Sumner
Early Edition
Character:Bernie Hobson
The Monroes
Character:
Hope and Gloria
Character:William Devane
Touched by an Angel
Character:Benjamin Parker
Phenom
Character:Lou Della Rosa
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Character:Al Capone
The X-Files
Character:General Mark Suveg
A Woman Named Jackie
Character:Black Jack Bouvier
Knots Landing
Character:Greg Sumner
From Here to Eternity
Character:Sgt. Milt Warden
Black Beauty
Character:John Manly
The Missiles of October
Character:John F. Kennedy - US President
The Snoop Sisters
Character:David Prine
Medical Center
Character:Dr. Ray Waltham
Mannix
Character:Al Kordic
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
Gunsmoke
Character:Moss Stratton
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