William Devane
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 chara…
Acting
- 2022Bosch: LegacyWhitney Vance4 ep.
- 2015The GrinderDean Sanderson Sr.22 ep.
- 2011RevengeEdward Grayson2 ep.
- 2007Notes from the UnderbellyWalter1 ep.
- 2006What About BrianMichael Davis6 ep.
- 2006CrumbsBilly Crumb13 ep.
- 200124James Heller32 ep.
- 2000The Michael Richards ShowBrady McKay9 ep.
- 1999The West WingLewis Berryhill2 ep.
- 1999TurksSergeant Joseph Turk13 ep.
- 1997Stargate SG-1President Hayes3 ep.
- 1997Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-SacGreg Sumner2 ep.
- 1997Rogues GallerySelf – Narrator10 ep.
- 1996Early EditionBernie Hobson5 ep.
- 1995The Monroes9 ep.
- 1995Hope and GloriaWilliam Devane1 ep.
- 1993PhenomLou Della Rosa22 ep.
- 1991A Woman Named JackieBlack Jack Bouvier3 ep.
- 1979Knots LandingGreg Sumner269 ep.
- 1979From Here to EternitySgt. Milt Warden3 ep.
- 1978Black BeautyJohn Manly5 ep.
- 1974The Missiles of OctoberJohn F. Kennedy - US President2 ep.
- 1973The Snoop SistersDavid Prine1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2022Bosch: LegacyWhitney Vance4 ep.
- 2012RevengeEdward Grayson2 ep.
- 2010NCISNicolas Mason1 ep.
- 2010PsychPeters1 ep.
- 2010King of the HillChuck Garrison (voice)1 ep.
- 200524James Heller20 ep.
- 2006What About BrianMichael Davis6 ep.
- 2004Stargate SG-1President Hayes3 ep.
- 2003The West WingLewis Berryhill2 ep.
- 2002The X-FilesGeneral Mark Suveg1 ep.
- 1997Early EditionBernie Hobson5 ep.
- 1997Touched by an AngelBenjamin Parker1 ep.
- 1996Hope and GloriaWilliam Devane1 ep.
- 1994Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanAl Capone1 ep.
- 1978The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf4 ep.
- 1984American PlayhouseTom Wetherly1 ep.
- 1979Film '72Self1 ep.
- 1974The Snoop SistersDavid Prine1 ep.
- 1974Hawaii Five-OFallon1 ep.
- 1974MannixAl Kordic1 ep.
- 1973IronsideSmiley1 ep.
- 1973GunsmokeMoss Stratton1 ep.
- 1970Medical CenterDr. Ray Waltham1 ep.
- —Notes from the UnderbellyWalter1 ep.
Also known as: William Joseph Devane · Γουίλιαμ Ντιβέιν · ویلیام دیوان