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William Joseph Devane (born September 5, 1939) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing (1983–1993)[1] and as James Heller on the Fox serial dramas 24 (2001–2010) and 24: Live Another Day (2014). He is also known for his work in films such as Family Plot (1976), Marathon Man (1976), Rolling Thunder (1977), Payback (1999), and Space Cowboys (2000).

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William Devane
Devane in The Missiles of October (1974)
Born	William Joseph Devane (1939-09-05) September 5, 1939 (age 83) Albany, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1966–present
Spouse	Eugenie Devane ​ (m. 1961)​
Children	2

Early life

Devane was born on September 5, 1939, in Albany, New York,[2] the son of Joseph Devane, who had been Franklin D. Roosevelt's chauffeur when he was Governor of New York.[3] His father was of Irish descent and his mother had Dutch and German ancestry.[4] Devane graduated from Philip Schuyler High School in Albany, and then the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 1962.[2]

Career

Devane began his acting career with the New York Shakespeare Festival, where he performed in 15 plays.[2] In 1966, Devane portrayed Robert F. Kennedy in the off-Broadway spoof MacBird.[2] He gained acclaim for his role as President John F. Kennedy in a television docudrama about the Cuban Missile Crisis, The Missiles of October (1974),[2] and again when he played blacklisted radio personality John Henry Faulk in the Emmy Award-winning TV movie Fear on Trial (1975). 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 (1996–2000) as the lead character's father. Devane appeared in the films McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971); Lady Liberty (1971); Family Plot (1976), directed by Alfred Hitchcock; Marathon Man (1976); Rolling Thunder (1977); Yanks (1979); Testament (1983) with Jane Alexander; Timestalkers (1987) with Lauren Hutton and Klaus Kinski; Forgotten Sins (1996) with John Shea; Exception to the Rule (1997); Payback (1999); Hollow Man and Space Cowboys (2000).

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.[5] 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 (1974). In 2005, he joined the cast of 24 as Secretary of Defense James Heller for seasons 4, 5 and 6.[5]

Later career

In 2004, Devane appeared in three episodes of Stargate SG-1 as President Henry Hayes and appears in the direct-to-DVD movie Stargate: Continuum. He also co-starred in the short-lived sitcom Crumbs and as Brian's real estate broker father in What About Brian (2006–07). In 2008, he appeared in Russ Emanuel's Chasing the Green alongside Jeremy London, Ryan Hurst, and Robert Picardo. He also appears as police officer turned psychologist Dr. Dix in the Jesse Stone mystery movies with Tom Selleck.[5] In 2010, he appeared in the NCIS episode "Worst Nightmare" as a grandfather, who is not what he appears to be and is actually a former U.S. deep-cover special operations agent, of a child kidnapped from Marine Corps Base Quantico.

In 2012, Devane began a recurring role as Grandpa Edward Grayson on the ABC primetime soap opera Revenge.[6] Devane also played the President of the United States in the Christopher Nolan film The Dark Knight Rises. Devane reprised his role as James Heller, now President, in the limited-run series 24: Live Another Day, which premiered in May 2014.

Devane was also part of the regular cast of the sitcom The Grinder. He had a cameo role as Williams, as part of NASA, in the 2014 film Interstellar.

Devane is currently a spokesman for Rosland Capital.

Personal life

Devane married Eugenie Devane in 1961. They have two sons.[2] One of his sons, Joshua Devane, is also an actor. Their older son, Bill Devane, died in an accident.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	In the Country	Unknown
1969	Gunsmith of Williamsburg	The Narrator
1971	The Pursuit of Happiness	Pilot
	The 300 Year Weekend	Tom
	McCabe & Mrs. Miller	Clement Samuels, Esq
	My Old Man's Place	Jimmy Pilgrim
	Lady Liberty	Jock Fenner
1972	The Irish Whiskey Rebellion	Lieutenant Ashley
1975	Report to the Commissioner	Assistant District Attorney Jackson
1976	Family Plot	Arthur Adamson / Edward Shoebridge
	Marathon Man	Commander Peter "Janey" Janeway
1977	The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training	Mike Leak
	Rolling Thunder	Major Charles Rane
1979	The Dark	Roy Warner
	Yanks	Captain John
1981	Honky Tonk Freeway	Mayor Kirby T. Calo
1981	Red Flag - The Ultimate Game	Major Phil Clark
1983	Testament	Tom Wetherly
1987	Hadley's Rebellion	Coach Ball
1987	Timestalkers	Dr. Scott McKenzie
1990	Vital Signs	Dr. Chatham
1992	Obsessed	Ed Bledsoe
1994	Lady in Waiting (Alternate title: Hollywood Madam)	Lieutenant Barrett
1997	Exception to the Rule	Lawrence Kellerman
1999	Payback	Carter
2000	The Man Who Used To Be Me	Sam
	Poor White Trash	Ron Lake
	Space Cowboys	Flight Director Eugene "Gene" Davis
	Hollow Man	Dr. Howard Kramer
2001	Race to Space	Roger Thornhill
2002	The Badge	The Judge
	Threat of Exposure	Colonel Weldon
2003	The Wind Effect	L.T. Porter
	Monte Walsh	Cal Brennan
2008	The Fall	Judge Stanley Seeban
	Stargate Continuum	President Henry Hayes
2009	The Least Among You	Alan Beckett
	Chasing the Green	Victor Gatling
2010	The River Why	"Dutch" Hines
	The Kane Files: Life of Trial	Thompson
2011	Flag of My Father	Jake
2012	Red Clover	"Pops" O'Hara
	The Dark Knight Rises	The President
2013	Bad Turn Worse	"Big Red"
2014	50 to 1	Leonard "Doc" Blach
	Interstellar	Williams
2015	Truth	Gen. Hodges	Voice; Uncredited

Television

References

External links

• William Devane at IMDb
• William Devane at the Internet Broadway Database
• William Devane at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

На других языках

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William Joseph Devane (* 5. September 1939 in Albany, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Film-, Fernseh- und Theaterschauspieler.

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[es] William Devane

William Devane (Albany, Nueva York; 5 de septiembre de 1937) es un actor de televisión y películas estadounidense.[1][2]

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