Interstellar2014
As Williams
TMDb 8.5 / 10
William Devane
Born
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 (83)
The Dark Knight Rises2012
As President
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Hollow Man2000
As Dr. Kramer
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Payback1999
As Carter
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Space Cowboys2000
As Eugene Davis
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Marathon Man1976
As Janeway
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Testament1983
As Tom Wetherly
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Stargate: Continuum2008
As President Henry Hayes
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise2015
As Dr. Dix
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise2006
As Dr. Dix
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Family Plot1976
As Arthur Adamson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Yanks1979
As John
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Vital Signs1990
As Dr. Chatham
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Truth2015
As Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
McCabe & Mrs. Miller1971
As Lawyer
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt2012
As Dr. Dix
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Rolling Thunder1977
As Major Charles Rane
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Jesse Stone: Sea Change2007
As Dr. Dix
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice2009
As Dr. Dix
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Monte Walsh2003
As Cal Brennan
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost2011
As Dr. Dix
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Jesse Stone: No Remorse2010
As Dr. Dix
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Badge2002
As The Judge
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Dealership
The Dealership2009
As Frank Carson
Victim of Beauty1991
As Sheriff Jim Metts
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Night Watch1995
As Nick Caldwell
TMDb 4.7 / 10
50 to 12014
As Leonard Doc Blach
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Preppie Murder1989
As Jack Litman
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Dark1979
As Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Freefall: Flight 1741995
As Capt. Bob Pearson
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Lady Liberty1971
As Jock Fenner
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The River Why2010
As Dutch Hines
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Good Morning, Killer2011
As Everett Morgan Gray
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Kane Files: Life of Trial2010
As Thompson
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Least Among You
The Least Among You2009
As Alan Beckett
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Poor White Trash2000
As Ron Lake
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Honky Tonk Freeway1981
As Mayor Kirby T. Calo
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training1977
As Mike Leak
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Bad Turn Worse2014
As Big Red
TMDb 5.4 / 10
My Old Man's Place1971
As Jimmy Pilgrim
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Other Victim1981
As Harry Langford
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Chasing the Green2009
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Virus1995
As Dr. Harbuck
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Lady in Waiting1994
As Lt. Barrett
TMDb 3.1 / 10
Jane Doe1983
As William Quinn
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Missiles of October1974
As President John F. Kennedy
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Pursuit of Happiness1971
As Pilot
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Plotting 'Family Plot'2001
As Self
TMDb 6.9 / 10
For the Love of Nancy1994
As Tom
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Report to the Commissioner1975
As Asst. D.A. Jackson
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady1982
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Chips, the War Dog1990
As Col. Charnley
TMDb 8.3 / 10
The Bait1973
As Earl Stokey
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Race to Space2001
As Roger Thornhill
TMDb 6.0 / 10
A Christmas Visitor2002
As George Boyajian
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Leprechaun's Revenge2012
As Pop O'Hara
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Timestalkers1987
As Scott McKenzie
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Fear on Trial1975
As John Henry Faulk
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Exception to the Rule1997
As Lawrence Kellerman
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Obsessed1992
As Ed Bledsoe
TMDb 6.2 / 10
With Intent to Kill1984
As Aaron Charney
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Red Alert1977
As Frank Brolen
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Threat of Exposure2002
As Col. Weldon
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Crime Club1973
As Kilburn
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Man Who Used to Be Me2000
As Older Sam Ryan
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Deceit2004
As Grove McCarthy
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story1993
As Daniel 'Dan' Fields
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Forgotten Sins1996
As Dr. Richard Ofshe
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Murder C.O.D.1990
As Alex Brandt
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Rubdown1993
As Harry Orwitz
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Absolute Truth1997
As Emmett Hunter
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita1974
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Fall
The Fall2009
As judge Stanley Seeban
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Doomsday Rock
Doomsday Rock1997
As Dr. Karl Sorenson
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story2001
As Tom Kincaid
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game1981
As Maj. Phil Clark
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Flag of My Father2011
As Jake
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion1972
As LT. Ashley
TMDb 5.5 / 10
In the Country1967
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The 300-Year Weekend1971
As Tom
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Hadley's Rebellion1983
As Coach Ball
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The President's Child1992
As Elliot McSwain
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Ancient Secrets of the Bible1992
As Host & Narrator
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb