William Devane [21416] Gender: Male Popularity: 3.9414 Birthplace: Albany, New York, USA Birthday: 1939-09-05 Age: 85 years Movies: 80 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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 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. Jesse Stone: Los2015-10-18 Truth2015-10-16 Interstellar2014-11-05 50 to 12014-03-21 Bad Turn Worse2014-08-15 The Dark Knight 2012-07-17 Jesse Stone: Ben2012-05-19 Leprechaun's Rev2012-03-17 Good Morning, Ki2011-12-13 Flag of My Fathe2011-11-01 Jesse Stone: Inn2011-05-21 The Kane Files: 2010-10-02 Jesse Stone: No 2010-05-09 The River Why2010-04-09 Jesse Stone: Thi2009-03-01 The Least Among 2009-01-12 The Dealership2009-01-01 The Fall2009-10-30 Stargate: Contin2008-07-29 Jesse Stone: Sea2007-05-22 Jesse Stone: Dea2006-04-30 Deceit2004-03-15 Monte Walsh2003-01-17 A Christmas Visi2002-11-24 Threat of Exposu2002-11-07 The Badge2002-09-07 Race to Space2001-10-31 Plotting 'Family2001-03-06 Hollow Man2000-08-04 Space Cowboys2000-08-04 The Man Who Used2000-07-16 Poor White Trash2000-12-01 Miracle on the M2001-06-22 Payback1999-02-05 Doomsday Rock1997-08-23 The Absolute Tru1997-04-30 Exception to the1997-01-01 Forgotten Sins1996-03-07 Freefall: Flight1995-10-10 Night Watch1995-10-04 Virus1995-05-08 Lady in Waiting1994-12-07 For the Love of 1994-10-02 Rubdown1993-09-15 Prophet of Evil:1993-05-04 The President's 1992-10-27 Obsessed1992-09-26 Nightmare in Col1991-12-10 Murder C.O.D.1990-09-24 Vital Signs1990-04-13 Chips, the War D1990-03-24 The Preppie Murd1989-09-24 Timestalkers1987-03-10 With Intent to K1984-10-24 Testament1983-11-04 Hadley's Rebelli1983-09-30 Jane Doe1983-03-12 The Other Victim1981-11-04 Red Flag: The Ul1981-10-03 Honky Tonk Freew1981-08-21 Yanks1979-09-01 The Dark1979-04-27 Rolling Thunder1977-11-02 The Bad News Bea1977-07-08 Red Alert1977-05-18 Marathon Man1976-10-08 Family Plot1976-04-09 Fear on Trial1975-10-02 Report to the Co1975-02-05 The Missiles of 1974-12-18 Judgment: The Co1974-06-11 The Bait1973-03-13 Crime Club1973-03-06 The Irish Whiske1972-01-10 Lady Liberty1971-12-22 My Old Man's Pla1971-06-29 McCabe & Mrs. Mi1971-06-24 The 300-Year Wee1971-02-26 The Pursuit of H1971-02-23 In the Country1967-01-01