
William Devane
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Filmography

Bosch: Legacy
2022
as Whitney Vance

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015
as Dr. Dix

Truth
2015
as Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)

The Grinder
2015
as Dean Sanderson Sr.

50 to 1
2014
as Leonard Doc Blach

Bad Turn Worse
2014
as Big Red

Interstellar
2014
as Williams

Leprechaun's Revenge
2012
as Pop O'Hara

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012
as Dr. Dix

The Dark Knight Rises
2012
as President

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011
as Dr. Dix

Flag of My Father
2011
as Jake

Good Morning, Killer
2011
as Everett Morgan Gray

Revenge
2011
as Edward Grayson

The Kane Files: Life of Trial
2010
as Thompson

Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010
as Dr. Dix

The River Why
2010
as Dutch Hines
The Least Among You
2009
as Alan Beckett
The Dealership
2009
as Frank Carson

The Fall
2009
as judge Stanley Seeban

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009
as Dr. Dix

Stargate: Continuum
2008
as President Henry Hayes

Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007
as Dr. Dix

Notes from the Underbelly
2007
as Walter

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006
as Dr. Dix

Crumbs
2006
as Billy Crumb

Psych
2006
as Peters

What About Brian
2006
as Michael Davis

Deceit
2004
as Grove McCarthy

Monte Walsh
2003
as Cal Brennan

NCIS
2003
as Nicolas Mason

The Badge
2002
as The Judge

A Christmas Visitor
2002
as George Boyajian

Threat of Exposure
2002
as Col. Weldon

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
2001
as Tom Kincaid

Race to Space
2001
as Roger Thornhill

Plotting 'Family Plot'
2001
as Self

24
2001
as James Heller

Space Cowboys
2000
as Eugene Davis

Poor White Trash
2000
as Ron Lake

The Man Who Used to Be Me
2000
as Older Sam Ryan

Hollow Man
2000
as Dr. Kramer

The Michael Richards Show
2000
as Brady McKay

Payback
1999
as Carter

Turks
1999
as Sergeant Joseph Turk

The West Wing
1999
as Lewis Berryhill
Doomsday Rock
1997
as Dr. Karl Sorenson

Exception to the Rule
1997
as Lawrence Kellerman

The Absolute Truth
1997
as Sen. Emmett Hunter

Stargate SG-1
1997
as President Hayes

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
1997
as Greg Sumner

Rogues Gallery
1997
as Self β Narrator
Forgotten Sins
1996
as Dr. Richard Ofshe

Early Edition
1996
as Bernie Hobson

Night Watch
1995
as Nick Caldwell

Freefall: Flight 174
1995
as Capt. Bob Pearson

Virus
1995
as Dr. Harbuck

The Monroes
1995

Hope and Gloria
1995
as William Devane

For the Love of Nancy
1994
as Tom

Lady in Waiting
1994
as Lt. Barrett

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Benjamin Parker

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
as Daniel 'Dan' Fields

Rubdown
1993
as Harry Orwitz

Phenom
1993
as Lou Della Rosa

The X-Files
1993
as General Mark Suveg

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Al Capone

Obsessed
1992
as Ed Bledsoe

Ancient Secrets of the Bible
1992
as Host & Narrator

The President's Child
1992
as Elliot McSwain

Nightmare in Columbia County
1991
as Sheriff Jim Metts

A Woman Named Jackie
1991
as Black Jack Bouvier

Murder C.O.D.
1990
as Alex Brandt

Vital Signs
1990
as Dr. Chatham

Chips, the War Dog
1990
as Col. Charnley

The Preppie Murder
1989
as Jack Litman

Timestalkers
1987
as Scott McKenzie

With Intent to Kill
1984
as Aaron Charney

Testament
1983
as Tom Wetherly

Hadley's Rebellion
1983
as Coach Ball

Jane Doe
1983
as William Quinn

The Other Victim
1981
as Harry Langford

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
1981
as Maj. Phil Clark

Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
as Mayor Kirby T. Calo

Yanks
1979
as John

The Dark
1979
as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree

Knots Landing
1979
as Greg Sumner

From Here to Eternity
1979
as Sgt. Milt Warden

Black Beauty
1978
as John Manly

Rolling Thunder
1977
as Major Charles Rane

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1977
as Mike Leak

Red Alert
1977
as Frank Brolen

Marathon Man
1976
as Janeway

Family Plot
1976
as Arthur Adamson

Report to the Commissioner
1975
as Asst. D.A. Jackson

Fear on Trial
1975
as John Henry Faulk

The Missiles of October
1974
as President John F. Kennedy

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya β General Yamashita
1974

The Missiles of October
1974
as John F. Kennedy - US President

The Bait
1973
as Earl Stokey

Crime Club
1973
as Kilburn

The Snoop Sisters
1973
as David Prine

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
1972
as LT. Ashley

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as The Lawyer

Lady Liberty
1971
as Jock Fenner

My Old Man's Place
1971
as Jimmy Pilgrim

The 300-Year Weekend
1971
as Tom

The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
as Pilot

Medical Center
1969
as Dr. Ray Waltham

In the Country
1967

Mannix
1967
as Al Kordic

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Gunsmoke
1955
as Moss Stratton