William Devane
Acting
- Naissance:
- 1939-09-05
- Lieu de naissance:
- Albany, New York, USA
Biographie
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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Filmographie
Bosch : Legacy
Jesse Stone : L'Éventreur de Boston
Truth : Le Prix de la vérité
The Grinder
Interstellar
Bad Turn Worse
50 to 1
The Dark Knight Rises
Jesse Stone : Le Bénéfice du doute
Leprechaun's Revenge
Le Visage d'un prédateur
Flag of My Father
Revenge
Jesse Stone : Innocences perdues
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
Jesse Stone : Sans remords
La Vie selon Gus Orviston
The Fall
Chasing the Green
Jesse Stone : L'Enfant disparu
The Least Among You
The Dealership
Stargate : Continuum
Jesse Stone : L'Empreinte du Passé
Notes from the Underbelly
Psych : Enquêteur malgré lui
Jesse Stone : Meurtre à Paradise
What About Brian
Crumbs
Deceit
NCIS : Enquêtes Spéciales
Le Dernier Cow-boy
Le visiteur de Noël
Threat of Exposure
En eaux troubles
24 heures chrono
Mon copain Mac héros des étoiles
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
Plotting 'Family Plot'
Poor White Trash
The Michael Richards Show
Space Cowboys
Hollow Man : L'Homme sans ombre
Rencontre avec le passé
À la Maison Blanche
Payback
Turks
La météorite du siècle
Stargate SG-1
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
Un candidat idéal
Rogues Gallery
Pièges de diamants
Demain à la Une
Forgotten Sins
767 en Détresse
Night Watch
The Monroes
Virus
Hope and Gloria
Lady in Waiting
La Détresse invisible
Les Anges du bonheur
Rubdown
Phenom
Loïs et Clark : Les Nouvelles Aventures de Superman
X-Files : Aux frontières du réel
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
The President's Child
Ultime étreinte
Ancient Secrets of the Bible
Victim of Beauty
Une femme nommée Jackie
Meurtre contre remboursement
Vital Signs
Chips, Chien de Combat
The Preppie Murder
Tueur du futur
With Intent to Kill
Le dernier testament
Hadley's Rebellion
Jane Doe
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
American Playhouse
The Other Victim
Drapeau rouge : l'ultime manoeuvre
Honky Tonk Freeway
Côte Ouest
Yanks
Les Nuits de la violence
Tant qu'il y aura des hommes
Black Beauty
Légitime violence
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
Alerte rouge
Marathon Man
Complot de famille
Fear on Trial
Rapport Confidentiel
The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
The Snoop Sisters
The Bait
Crime Club
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
Mortadella
Film '72
John McCabe
My Old Man's Place
The 300-Year Weekend
The Pursuit of Happiness
Medical Center
Hawaï police d'État
Mannix
L'Homme de fer
In the Country
The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson
Gunsmoke Police Des Plaines