William Devane
Born in Albany, New York, USA — Sep 05 1939
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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…
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NCIS
Nicolas Mason
The X-Files
General Mark Suveg
Knots Landing
Greg Sumner
Stargate SG-1
President Hayes
24
James Heller
The West Wing
Lewis Berryhill
Psych
Peters
Interstellar
Williams
Mannix
Al Kordic
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Al Capone
Touched by an Angel
Benjamin Parker
Medical Center
Dr. Ray Waltham
Early Edition
Bernie Hobson
Revenge
Edward Grayson
Bosch: Legacy
Whitney Vance
The Dark Knight Rises
President
Gunsmoke
Moss Stratton
The Grinder
Dean Sanderson Sr.
What About Brian
Michael Davis
Hope and Gloria
William Devane
Notes from the Underbelly
Walter
Hollow Man
Dr. Kramer
The Michael Richards Show
Brady McKay
Payback
Carter
Phenom
Lou Della Rosa
Turks
Sergeant Joseph Turk
The Snoop Sisters
David Prine
Crumbs
Billy Crumb
Space Cowboys
Eugene Davis
Family Plot
Arthur Adamson
A Woman Named Jackie
Black Jack Bouvier
Marathon Man
Janeway
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
The Lawyer
From Here to Eternity
Sgt. Milt Warden
Truth
Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
Black Beauty
John Manly
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
Dr. Dix
Stargate: Continuum
President Henry Hayes
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
Greg Sumner
Testament
Tom Wetherly
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Dr. Dix
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Dr. Dix
Monte Walsh
Cal Brennan
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Dr. Dix
The Badge
The Judge
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Dr. Dix
The Monroes
The River Why
Dutch Hines
Rolling Thunder
Major Charles Rane
Yanks
John
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Dr. Dix
Vital Signs
Dr. Chatham
The Preppie Murder
Jack Litman
Deceit
Grove McCarthy
Virus
Dr. Harbuck
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Dr. Dix
The Missiles of October
John F. Kennedy - US President
Night Watch
Nick Caldwell
The Pursuit of Happiness
Pilot
Lady Liberty
Jock Fenner
50 to 1
Leonard Doc Blach
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
Mike Leak
Freefall: Flight 174
Capt. Bob Pearson
Crime Club
Kilburn
Good Morning, Killer
Everett Morgan Gray
Poor White Trash
Ron Lake
Bad Turn Worse
Big Red
Leprechaun's Revenge
Pop O'Hara
Fear on Trial
John Henry Faulk
Race to Space
Roger Thornhill
Honky Tonk Freeway
Mayor Kirby T. Calo
Rogues Gallery
Self – Narrator
Obsessed
Ed Bledsoe
Jane Doe
William Quinn
Doomsday Rock
Dr. Karl Sorenson
Report to the Commissioner
Asst. D.A. Jackson
The Bait
Earl Stokey
Timestalkers
Scott McKenzie
The Fall
judge Stanley Seeban
Red Alert
Frank Brolen
Forgotten Sins
Dr. Richard Ofshe
The Missiles of October
President John F. Kennedy
The Dark
Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
Rubdown
Harry Orwitz
The Other Victim
Harry Langford
My Old Man's Place
Jimmy Pilgrim
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Writing
The Least Among You
Alan Beckett
The Dealership
Frank Carson
The Man Who Used to Be Me
Older Sam Ryan
Nightmare in Columbia County
Sheriff Jim Metts
For the Love of Nancy
Tom
Plotting 'Family Plot'
Self
Exception to the Rule
Lawrence Kellerman
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
Thompson
With Intent to Kill
Aaron Charney
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
The Absolute Truth
Sen. Emmett Hunter
Lady in Waiting
Lt. Barrett
Hadley's Rebellion
Coach Ball
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Daniel 'Dan' Fields
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
Tom Kincaid
A Christmas Visitor
George Boyajian
In the Country
The President's Child
Elliot McSwain
Chips, the War Dog
Col. Charnley
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
LT. Ashley
Murder C.O.D.
Alex Brandt
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
Maj. Phil Clark
Threat of Exposure
Col. Weldon
The 300-Year Weekend
Tom
Flag of My Father
Jake
Ancient Secrets of the Bible
Host & Narrator