William Devane

Personal Info

Birthday

September 5, 1939

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Albany, New York, USA

Also Known As

William Joseph Devane

Γουίλιαμ Ντιβέιν

ویلیام دیوان

William Devane

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.

Known For

NCIS

Stargate SG-1

The X-Files

Psych

Interstellar

The West Wing

Bosch: Legacy

Filmography

2015
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
as Dr. Dix
Truth
as Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
2014
Interstellar
as Williams
Bad Turn Worse
as Big Red
50 to 1
as Leonard Doc Blach
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
as President
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Dr. Dix
Leprechaun's Revenge
as Pop O'Hara
2011
Good Morning, Killer
as Everett Morgan Gray
Flag of My Father
as Jake
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Dr. Dix
2010
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
as Thompson
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Dr. Dix
The River Why
as Dutch Hines
2009
The Fall
as judge Stanley Seeban
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Dr. Dix
The Least Among You
as Alan Beckett
The Dealership
as Frank Carson
2008
Stargate: Continuum
as President Henry Hayes
2007
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Dr. Dix
2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
as Dr. Dix
2004
Deceit
as Grove McCarthy
2003
Monte Walsh
as Cal Brennan
2002
A Christmas Visitor
as George Boyajian
Threat of Exposure
as Col. Weldon
The Badge
as The Judge
2001
Race to Space
as Roger Thornhill
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
as Tom Kincaid
Plotting 'Family Plot'
as Self
2000
Poor White Trash
as Ron Lake
Hollow Man
as Dr. Kramer
Space Cowboys
as Eugene Davis
The Man Who Used to Be Me
as Older Sam Ryan
1999
Payback
as Carter
1997
Doomsday Rock
as Dr. Karl Sorenson
The Absolute Truth
as Sen. Emmett Hunter
Exception to the Rule
as Lawrence Kellerman
1996
Forgotten Sins
as Dr. Richard Ofshe
1995
Freefall: Flight 174
as Capt. Bob Pearson
Night Watch
as Nick Caldwell
Virus
as Dr. Harbuck
1994
Lady in Waiting
as Lt. Barrett
For the Love of Nancy
as Tom
1993
Rubdown
as Harry Orwitz
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
as Daniel 'Dan' Fields
1992
The President's Child
as Elliot McSwain
Obsessed
as Ed Bledsoe
Ancient Secrets of the Bible
as Host & Narrator
1991
Nightmare in Columbia County
as Sheriff Jim Metts
1990
Murder C.O.D.
as Alex Brandt
Vital Signs
as Dr. Chatham
Chips, the War Dog
as Col. Charnley
1989
The Preppie Murder
as Jack Litman
1987
Timestalkers
as Scott McKenzie
1984
With Intent to Kill
as Aaron Charney
1983
Testament
as Tom Wetherly
Hadley's Rebellion
as Coach Ball
Jane Doe
as William Quinn
1981
The Other Victim
as Harry Langford
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
as Maj. Phil Clark
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Mayor Kirby T. Calo
1979
Yanks
as John
The Dark
as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
1977
Rolling Thunder
as Major Charles Rane
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
as Mike Leak
Red Alert
as Frank Brolen
1976
Marathon Man
as Janeway
Family Plot
as Arthur Adamson
1975
Fear on Trial
as John Henry Faulk
Report to the Commissioner
as Asst. D.A. Jackson
1973
The Bait
as Earl Stokey
Crime Club
as Kilburn
1972
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
as LT. Ashley
1971
Lady Liberty
as Jock Fenner
My Old Man's Place
as Jimmy Pilgrim
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as The Lawyer
The 300-Year Weekend
as Tom
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Pilot