William Devane
🎂 Sep 5, 1939 (86)
Albany, New York, USA
William Devane is an actor born in Albany, New York, USA. Their performance in Interstellar as Williams remains one of the most memorable of their filmography. Other notable titles in their filmography include The Dark Knight Rises and 24. Their filmography spans 82 films and 33 TV productions across 59 years, working mainly across genres like drama, thriller, action.
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Interstellar
2014
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Hollow Man
2000
Payback
1999
Marathon Man
1976
Vital Signs
1990
Space Cowboys
2000
Truth
2015
The River Why
2010
Yanks
1979
Testament
1983
Family Plot
1976
Rolling Thunder
1977
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012
Monte Walsh
2003
The Dark
1979
50 to 1
2014
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1977
Lady Liberty
1971
Lady in Waiting
1994
Race to Space
2001
Poor White Trash
2000
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
My Old Man's Place
1971
Report to the Commissioner
1975
Hadley's Rebellion
1983
Bad Turn Worse
2014
Exception to the Rule
1997
Leprechaun's Revenge
2012
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
2010
The 300-Year Weekend
1971
Threat of Exposure
2002
TV Shows
24
2001
Phenom
1993
The Grinder
2015
Crumbs
2006
Turks
1999
The Michael Richards Show
2000
What About Brian
2006
Black Beauty
1978
Early Edition
1996
Bosch: Legacy
2022
Stargate SG-1
1997
From Here to Eternity
1979
A Woman Named Jackie
1991
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
1997
The West Wing
1999
Revenge
2011
The Missiles of October
1974
Gunsmoke
1955
The X-Files
1993
NCIS
2003
Psych
2006
Hope and Gloria
1995
Medical Center
1969
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Mannix
1967
Touched by an Angel
1994
The Snoop Sisters
1973
Notes from the Underbelly
2007
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Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
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Bosch: Legacy
Whitney Vance
2022–
TV
Truth
Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
2015
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The Grinder
Dean Sanderson Sr.
2015–
TV
Interstellar
Williams
2014
Film
Bad Turn Worse
Big Red
2014
Film
50 to 1
Leonard Doc Blach
2014
Film
The Dark Knight Rises
President
2012
Film
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Dr. Dix
2012
Film
Leprechaun's Revenge
Pop O'Hara
2012
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is William Devane?
William Devane is 86 years old, born on September 5, 1939 in Albany, New York, USA.
Where is William Devane from?
William Devane was born in Albany, New York, USA.
What are the most famous roles of William Devane?
William Devane is best known as an actor for Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises, Hollow Man.
How many movies has William Devane been in?
William Devane has appeared in 82 movies and 33 TV shows.
What was William Devane's first movie?
William Devane's first credited film was In the Country (1967).
What is William Devane's most recent movie?
William Devane's most recent movie is Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015).
What are William Devane's best movies?
William Devane's most acclaimed films include: Interstellar (2014), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Hollow Man (2000), Payback (1999), Space Cowboys (2000).
What TV shows has William Devane appeared in?
William Devane is known for TV work including: The X-Files, NCIS, Stargate SG-1, 24.
How long has William Devane been working in film?
William Devane has been active since 1967 — a career spanning 59 years.
William Devane
1939-09-05 · Albany, New York, USA
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.