William Devane

Oyuncu Doğum: 1939-09-05 • Albany, New York, USA

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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.

William Devane

Biyografi

Filmografi (Rol Aldığı Yapımlar)

Crime Club

Fear on Trial

The President's Child

The Monroes

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

A Woman Named Jackie

The Missiles of October

Yıldızlararası

Gizli Dosyalar

Chips, the War Dog

The West Wing

Stargate SG-1

Murder C.O.D.

The Other Victim

In the Country

Ancient Secrets of the Bible

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

Turks

Bosch: Miras

Psych

Kara Şövalye Yükseliyor

24

NCIS

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Revenge

The Missiles of October

The Snoop Sisters

Early Edition

From Here to Eternity

Hawaii Five-O

Touched by an Angel

McCabe ve Bayan Miller

Vahşi Koşu

Yıldız Geçidi: Süreklilik

For the Love of Nancy

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Black Beauty

Notes from the Underbelly

Plotting 'Family Plot'

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Knots Landing

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Mannix

Ironside

Gününü Göreceksin

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

My Old Man's Place

Aile Komplosu

Rolling Thunder

Büyük Sürpriz

Gunsmoke

The Grinder

Rapor

Victim of Beauty

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

American Playhouse

Jesse Stone: Kayıp Masumlar

The Bait

Gizli Dosya

Jane Doe

With Intent to Kill

Crumbs

Testament

Medical Center

Battle of the Network Stars

Battle of the Network Stars

Uzay Kovboyları

Hope and Gloria

Obsessed

What About Brian

The Pursuit of Happiness

Monte Walsh

Flag of My Father

Race to Space

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady