William Devane
- Recitazione
- 5 settembre 1939 · Albany, New York, USA
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- Bosch: l'eredità · Whitney Vance
- Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise · Dr. Dix
- Truth - Il prezzo della verità · Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
- The Grinder · Dean Sanderson Sr.
- Interstellar · Williams
- Bad Turn Worse · Big Red
- 50 a 1 · Leonard Doc Blach
- Il cavaliere oscuro - Il ritorno · President
- Jesse Stone: Trappola di fuoco · Dr. Dix
- Leprechaun's Revenge · Pop O'Hara
- La trappola dell'innocenza · Everett Morgan Gray
- Flag of My Father · Jake
- Revenge · Edward Grayson
- Jesse Stone: Operazione Mosca · Dr. Dix
- The Kane Files: Life of Trial · Thompson
- Nessun rimorso · Dr. Dix
- Il fiume delle verità · Dutch Hines
- The Fall · judge Stanley Seeban
- Chasing the Green
- Jesse Stone: Nel mezzo del nulla · Dr. Dix
- The Least Among You · Alan Beckett
- The Dealership · Frank Carson
- Stargate: Continuum · President Henry Hayes
- Sea Change - Delitto perfetto · Dr. Dix
- Notes from the Underbelly · Walter
- Psych · Peters
- Missing - Dispersa · Dr. Dix
- A proposito di Brian · Michael Davis
- Crumbs · Billy Crumb
- Deceit · Grove McCarthy
- NCIS - Unità anticrimine · Nicolas Mason
- Monte Walsh - Il nome della giustizia · Cal Brennan
- A Christmas Visitor · George Boyajian
- Threat of Exposure · Col. Weldon
- The Badge - Inchiesta scandalo · The Judge
- 24 · James Heller
- Avventura nello spazio - Race to Space · Roger Thornhill
- Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story · Tom Kincaid
- Plotting 'Family Plot' · In persona
- Poor White Trash · Ron Lake
- The Michael Richards Show · Brady McKay
- Space Cowboys · Eugene Davis
- L'uomo senza ombra · Dr. Kramer
- The Man Who Used to Be Me · Older Sam Ryan
- West Wing - Tutti gli uomini del Presidente · Lewis Berryhill
- Payback - La rivincita di Porter · Carter
- Turks · Sergeant Joseph Turk
- Doomsday Rock · Dr. Karl Sorenson
- Stargate SG-1 · President Hayes
- Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac · Greg Sumner
- The Absolute Truth · Emmett Hunter
- Rogues Gallery · In persona
- Exception to the Rule · Lawrence Kellerman
- Ultime dal cielo · Bernie Hobson
- Forgotten Sins · Dr. Richard Ofshe
- Volo 174: caduta libera · Capt. Bob Pearson
- Operazione Rembrandt · Nick Caldwell
- The Monroes
- Virus · Dr. Harbuck
- Hope and Gloria · William Devane
- Lady in Waiting · Lt. Barrett
- For the Love of Nancy · Tom
- Il tocco di un angelo · Benjamin Parker
- Rubdown · Harry Orwitz
- Phenom · Lou Della Rosa
- Lois & Clark - Le nuove avventure di Superman · Al Capone
- X-Files · General Mark Suveg
- Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story · Daniel 'Dan' Fields
- Scandali di potere · Elliot McSwain
- Ossessione d'amore · Ed Bledsoe
- Ancient Secrets of the Bible · Host & Narrator
- Victim of Beauty · Sheriff Jim Metts
- Jackie · Black Jack Bouvier
- Murder C.O.D. · Alex Brandt
- Vital Signs - Un anno, una vita · Dr. Chatham
- La guerra dei Chips · Col. Charnley
- The Preppie Murder · Jack Litman
- I cacciatori del tempo · Scott McKenzie
- With Intent to Kill · Aaron Charney
- Testament · Tom Wetherly