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William Devane

Acting

September 5, 1939 (87)

Albany, New York, USA

83 movies

6.0 avg

3

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...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Interstellar

Interstellar

as Williams

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

as President

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

as Lawyer

Filmography

2010s

14 films

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

as Dr. Dix

Truth

Truth

as Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)

Interstellar

Interstellar

as Williams

Bad Turn Worse

Bad Turn Worse

as Big Red

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Marathon Man

Marathon Man

as Janeway

Stargate: Continuum

Stargate: Continuum

as President Henry Hayes

2014

5.4

50 to 1

50 to 1

as Leonard Doc Blach

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

as President

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

as Dr. Dix

Leprechaun's Revenge

Leprechaun's Revenge

as Pop O'Hara

Good Morning, Killer

Good Morning, Killer

as Everett Morgan Gray

Flag of My Father

Flag of My Father

as Jake

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

as Dr. Dix

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

as Thompson

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

as Dr. Dix

The River Why

The River Why

as Dutch Hines

2000s

20 films

The Fall

as judge Stanley Seeban

Chasing the Green

Chasing the Green

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

as Dr. Dix

The Least Among You

as Alan Beckett

The Dealership

as Frank Carson

Stargate: Continuum

Stargate: Continuum

as President Henry Hayes

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

as Dr. Dix

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

as Dr. Dix

Deceit

Deceit

as Grove McCarthy

Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

as Cal Brennan

A Christmas Visitor

A Christmas Visitor

as George Boyajian

Threat of Exposure

Threat of Exposure

as Col. Weldon

The Badge

as The Judge

Race to Space

Race to Space

as Roger Thornhill

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

as Tom Kincaid

Plotting 'Family Plot'

Plotting 'Family Plot'

as Self

Poor White Trash

Poor White Trash

as Ron Lake

Space Cowboys

Space Cowboys

as Eugene Davis

Hollow Man

Hollow Man

as Dr. Kramer

The Man Who Used to Be Me

The Man Who Used to Be Me

as Older Sam Ryan

1990s

19 films

Payback

Payback

as Carter

Doomsday Rock

as Dr. Karl Sorenson

The Absolute Truth

The Absolute Truth

as Emmett Hunter

Exception to the Rule

Exception to the Rule

as Lawrence Kellerman

Forgotten Sins

Forgotten Sins

as Dr. Richard Ofshe

Freefall: Flight 174

Freefall: Flight 174

as Capt. Bob Pearson

Night Watch

Night Watch

as Nick Caldwell

Virus

Virus

as Dr. Harbuck

Lady in Waiting

Lady in Waiting

as Lt. Barrett

For the Love of Nancy

For the Love of Nancy

as Tom

Rubdown

Rubdown

as Harry Orwitz

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

as Daniel 'Dan' Fields

The President's Child

The President's Child

as Elliot McSwain

Obsessed

Obsessed

as Ed Bledsoe

Ancient Secrets of the Bible

Ancient Secrets of the Bible

as Host & Narrator

Victim of Beauty

Victim of Beauty

as Sheriff Jim Metts

Murder C.O.D.

Murder C.O.D.

as Alex Brandt

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

as Dr. Chatham

Chips, the War Dog

Chips, the War Dog

as Col. Charnley

1980s

10 films

The Preppie Murder

The Preppie Murder

as Jack Litman

Timestalkers

Timestalkers

as Scott McKenzie

With Intent to Kill

With Intent to Kill

as Aaron Charney

Testament

Testament

as Tom Wetherly

Hadley's Rebellion

Hadley's Rebellion

as Coach Ball

Jane Doe

Jane Doe

as William Quinn

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

The Other Victim

The Other Victim

as Harry Langford

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

as Maj. Phil Clark

Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

as Mayor Kirby T. Calo

1970s

19 films

Yanks

Yanks

as John

The Dark

The Dark

as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree

Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder

as Major Charles Rane

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

as Mike Leak

Red Alert

Red Alert

as Frank Brolen

Marathon Man

Marathon Man

as Janeway

Family Plot

Family Plot

as Arthur Adamson

Fear on Trial

Fear on Trial

as John Henry Faulk

Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

as Asst. D.A. Jackson

The Missiles of October

The Missiles of October

as President John F. Kennedy

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

The Bait

The Bait

as Earl Stokey

Crime Club

Crime Club

as Kilburn

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

as LT. Ashley

Lady Liberty

Lady Liberty

as Jock Fenner

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

as Lawyer

My Old Man's Place

My Old Man's Place

as Jimmy Pilgrim

The 300-Year Weekend

The 300-Year Weekend

as Tom

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

as Pilot

1960s

1 film

In the Country

In the Country