William Devane

País: United States

Género: M

Cumpleaños: 1939-09-05

Biografía
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.

Actor:

  1. 1. Los vividores (1971), película
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    The Lawyer
  2. 2. Mortadela (1971), película
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    Jock Fenner
  3. ...
    Asst. D.A. Jackson
  4. 4. Marathon Man (1976), película
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    Janeway
  5. 5. La trama (1976), película
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    Arthur Adamson
  6. ...
    Major Charles Rane
  7. 7. Dejenlos jugar (1977), película
  8. 8. Yanquis (1979), película
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    John
  9. 9. The Dark (1979), película
  10. ...
    Mayor Kirby T. Calo
  11. ...
    Scott McKenzie
  12. ...
    Col. Charnley
  13. 14. Belleza inocente (1991), película
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    Sheriff Jim Metts
  14. ...
    Nick Caldwell
  15. ...
    Sen. Emmett Hunter
  16. 19. Revancha (1999), película
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    Carter
  17. 20. Space Cowboys (2000), película
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    Eugene Davis
  18. ...
    Dr. Kramer
  19. 22. Carrera espacial (2001), película
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    Roger Thornhill
  20. ...
    George Boyajian
  21. 24. Al caer la noche (2002), película
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    The Judge
  22. ...
    Cal Brennan
  23. ...
    Grove McCarthy
  24. ...
    Dr. Dix
  25. ...
    Carter
  26. ...
    Michael Davis
  27. ...
    Dr. Dix
  28. ...
    President Hayes
  29. ...
    Dr. Dix
  30. ...
    Dr. Dix
  31. ...
    Thompson
  32. ...
    Dutch Hines
  33. ...
    Dr. Dix
  34. ...
    Everett Morgan Gray
  35. ...
    Dr. Dix
  36. 39. Trébol maldito (2012), película
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    Pop O'Hara
  37. 40. Trébol maldito (2012), película
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    Pop O'Hara
  38. 41. Bad Turn Worse (2013), película
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    Big Red
  39. 42. Interstellar (2014), película
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    Williams
  40. 43. 50 to 1 (2014), película
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    Leonard Doc Blach
  41. ...
    President James Heller
  42. 45. Jesse Stone (2015), película
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    Dr. Dix
  43. 46. The Grinder (2015), serie
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    Dean Sanderson Sr.

Glas:

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    Gen. Hodges

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