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 characters 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.

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A Christmas Visitor

George Boyajian

Ταινία 2002

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

The Lawyer

Ταινία 1971

Poor White Trash

Ron Lake

Ταινία 2000

Murder C.O.D.

Alex Brandt

Ταινία 1990

The Least Among You

Alan Beckett

Ταινία 2009

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

Mike Leak

Ταινία 1977

The Missiles of October

President John F. Kennedy

Ταινία 1974

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Dr. Dix

Ταινία 2011

Leprechaun's Revenge

Pop O'Hara

Ταινία 2012

Chips, the War Dog

Col. Charnley

Ταινία 1990

For the Love of Nancy

Tom

Ταινία 1994

Flag of My Father

Jake

Ταινία 2011

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

Daniel 'Dan' Fields

Ταινία 1993

Red Alert

Frank Brolen

Ταινία 1977

The Dealership

Frank Carson

Ταινία 2009

50 to 1

Leonard Doc Blach

Ταινία 2014

Bad Turn Worse

Big Red

Ταινία 2014

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

Tom Kincaid

Ταινία 2001

The Bait

Earl Stokey

Ταινία 1973

Lady in Waiting

Lt. Barrett

Ταινία 1994

Fear on Trial

John Henry Faulk

Ταινία 1975

Testament

Tom Wetherly

Ταινία 1983

Forgotten Sins

Dr. Richard Ofshe

Ταινία 1996

Doomsday Rock

Dr. Karl Sorenson

Ταινία 1997

Nightmare in Columbia County

Sheriff Jim Metts

Ταινία 1991

The Other Victim

Harry Langford

Ταινία 1981

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

Maj. Phil Clark

Ταινία 1981

The Man Who Used to Be Me

Older Sam Ryan

Ταινία 2000

Hadley's Rebellion

Coach Ball

Ταινία 1983

Deceit

Grove McCarthy

Ταινία 2004

The Fall

judge Stanley Seeban

Ταινία 2009

In the Country

Ταινία 1967

Threat of Exposure

Col. Weldon

Ταινία 2002

Ancient Secrets of the Bible

Host & Narrator

Ταινία 1992

The Preppie Murder

Jack Litman

Ταινία 1989

Plotting 'Family Plot'

Self

Ταινία 2001

My Old Man's Place

Jimmy Pilgrim

Ταινία 1971

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Dr. Dix

Ταινία 2009

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion

LT. Ashley

Ταινία 1972

The Absolute Truth

Sen. Emmett Hunter

Ταινία 1997

Crime Club

Kilburn

Ταινία 1973

Truth

Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)

Ταινία 2015

The President's Child

Elliot McSwain

Ταινία 1992

Virus

Dr. Harbuck

Ταινία 1995

The 300-Year Weekend

Tom

Ταινία 1971

Rubdown

Harry Orwitz

Ταινία 1993

Jane Doe

William Quinn

Ταινία 1983

With Intent to Kill

Aaron Charney

Ταινία 1984

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

Ταινία 1974

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Crumbs

Tv 2006

King of the Hill

Chuck Garrison (voice)

Tv 1997

Phenom

Lou Della Rosa

Tv 1993

Gunsmoke

Moss Stratton

Tv 1955

The X-Files

General Mark Suveg

Tv 1993

NCIS

Nicolas Mason

Tv 2003

Stargate SG-1

President Hayes

Tv 1997

The Monroes

Tv 1995

Turks

Sergeant Joseph Turk

Tv 1999

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

Greg Sumner

Tv 1997

The West Wing

Lewis Berryhill

Tv 1999

A Woman Named Jackie

Black Jack Bouvier

Tv 1991

Black Beauty

John Manly

Tv 1978

Bosch: Legacy

Whitney Vance

Tv 2022

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Tv 1962

Hope and Gloria

William Devane

Tv 1995

Medical Center

Dr. Ray Waltham

Tv 1969

Mannix

Al Kordic

Tv 1967

Touched by an Angel

Benjamin Parker

Tv 1994

The Snoop Sisters

David Prine

Tv 1973