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William Devane

Cast & creator

William Devane

1939-09-05 (age 87) Albany, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NCIS, 24

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.

Also known as: William Joseph Devane, Γουίλιαμ Ντιβέιν, ویلیام دیوان

Movies

85

film credits

Series

36

television credits

Career

119

1955–2022 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

NCIS

NCIS

Nicolas Mason · 2003

24

James Heller · 2001

The X-Files

The X-Files

General Mark Suveg · 1993

The West Wing

The West Wing

Lewis Berryhill · 1999

Across film & television

Filmography (121)

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Showing 121 of 121 credits

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

NCIS

NCIS

Nicolas Mason

24

James Heller

The X-Files

The X-Files

General Mark Suveg

The West Wing

The West Wing

Lewis Berryhill

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

President Hayes

Psych

Psych

Peters

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

Greg Sumner

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Fallon

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Benjamin Parker

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Tom Wetherly

Mannix

Mannix

Al Kordic

Ironside

Ironside

Smiley

Interstellar

Interstellar

Williams

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Al Capone

Revenge

Revenge

Edward Grayson

Early Edition

Early Edition

Bernie Hobson

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

President

Film '72

Self

Medical Center

Medical Center

Dr. Ray Waltham

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Moss Stratton

Bosch: Legacy

Bosch: Legacy

Whitney Vance

What About Brian

What About Brian

Michael Davis

The Grinder

The Grinder

Dean Sanderson Sr.

Hope and Gloria

Hope and Gloria

William Devane

Hollow Man

Hollow Man

Dr. Kramer

Notes from the Underbelly

Notes from the Underbelly

Walter

Payback

Payback

Carter

The Michael Richards Show

The Michael Richards Show

Brady McKay

Space Cowboys

Space Cowboys

Eugene Davis

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

Greg Sumner

Phenom

Phenom

Lou Della Rosa

Crumbs

Crumbs

Billy Crumb

A Woman Named Jackie

A Woman Named Jackie

Black Jack Bouvier

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

David Prine

Marathon Man

Marathon Man

Janeway

Stargate: Continuum

Stargate: Continuum

President Henry Hayes

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

Sgt. Milt Warden

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

John Manly

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Lawyer

Family Plot

Family Plot

Arthur Adamson

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Dr. Dix

Yanks

Yanks

John

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Dr. Dix

The Monroes

The Monroes

Truth

Truth

Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Dr. Dix

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

Dr. Chatham

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Dr. Dix

Turks

Turks

Sergeant Joseph Turk

Testament

Testament

Tom Wetherly

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Dr. Dix

Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

Cal Brennan

Rogues Gallery

Rogues Gallery

Self – Narrator

The Badge

The Judge

Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder

Major Charles Rane

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Dr. Dix

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Dr. Dix

The River Why

The River Why

Dutch Hines

The Preppie Murder

The Preppie Murder

Jack Litman

The Missiles of October

The Missiles of October

John F. Kennedy - US President

Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

Mayor Kirby T. Calo

Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

Asst. D.A. Jackson

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Self

Poor White Trash

Poor White Trash

Ron Lake

The Missiles of October

The Missiles of October

President John F. Kennedy

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

Mike Leak

The Dark

The Dark

Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree

Victim of Beauty

Victim of Beauty

Sheriff Jim Metts

Freefall: Flight 174

Freefall: Flight 174

Capt. Bob Pearson

Chips, the War Dog

Chips, the War Dog

Col. Charnley

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

Pilot

My Old Man's Place

My Old Man's Place

Jimmy Pilgrim

Timestalkers

Timestalkers

Scott McKenzie

Lady Liberty

Lady Liberty

Jock Fenner

50 to 1

50 to 1

Leonard Doc Blach

The Man Who Used to Be Me

The Man Who Used to Be Me

Older Sam Ryan

The Dealership

Frank Carson

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

Daniel 'Dan' Fields

Night Watch

Night Watch

Nick Caldwell

Lady in Waiting

Lady in Waiting

Lt. Barrett

For the Love of Nancy

For the Love of Nancy

Tom

Race to Space

Race to Space

Roger Thornhill

With Intent to Kill

With Intent to Kill

Aaron Charney

Leprechaun's Revenge

Leprechaun's Revenge

Pop O'Hara

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

Thompson

Exception to the Rule

Exception to the Rule

Lawrence Kellerman

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

Maj. Phil Clark

The Least Among You

Alan Beckett

Bad Turn Worse

Bad Turn Worse

Big Red

Plotting 'Family Plot'

Plotting 'Family Plot'

Self

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

Tom Kincaid

Murder C.O.D.

Murder C.O.D.

Alex Brandt

Chasing the Green

Chasing the Green

The Million Dollar Rip-Off

The Million Dollar Rip-Off

Writer

Good Morning, Killer

Good Morning, Killer

Everett Morgan Gray

Crime Club

Crime Club

Kilburn

Doomsday Rock

Dr. Karl Sorenson

The Bait

The Bait

Earl Stokey

The Other Victim

The Other Victim

Harry Langford

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

LT. Ashley

The President's Child

The President's Child

Elliot McSwain

Obsessed

Obsessed

Ed Bledsoe

Rubdown

Rubdown

Harry Orwitz

A Christmas Visitor

A Christmas Visitor

George Boyajian

Ancient Secrets of the Bible

Ancient Secrets of the Bible

Host & Narrator

Red Alert

Red Alert

Frank Brolen

The Absolute Truth

The Absolute Truth

Emmett Hunter

Flag of My Father

Flag of My Father

Jake

The 300-Year Weekend

The 300-Year Weekend

Tom

The 300-Year Weekend

The 300-Year Weekend

Additional Dialogue

Forgotten Sins

Forgotten Sins

Dr. Richard Ofshe

Virus

Virus

Dr. Harbuck

The Fall

judge Stanley Seeban

Threat of Exposure

Threat of Exposure

Col. Weldon

In the Country

In the Country

Hadley's Rebellion

Hadley's Rebellion

Coach Ball

Jane Doe

Jane Doe

William Quinn

Fear on Trial

Fear on Trial

John Henry Faulk

Deceit

Deceit

Grove McCarthy