About
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...
Known for
NCISSeries • 2003
Stargate SG-1Series • 1997
The X-FilesSeries • 1993
24Series • 2001
PsychSeries • 2006
The West WingSeries • 1999
Knots LandingSeries • 1979
IronsideSeries • 1967
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
MannixSeries • 1967
InterstellarMovie • 2014
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
RevengeSeries • 2011
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries • 1993
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
Early EditionSeries • 1996
Medical CenterSeries • 1969
The Dark Knight RisesMovie • 2012
Bosch: LegacySeries • 2022
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
Space CowboysMovie • 2000
What About BrianSeries • 2006
The GrinderSeries • 2015
Hope and GloriaSeries • 1995