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