
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/5/1939
Place of Birth
Albany, New York, USA
Also Known As
William Joseph DevaneΓουίλιαμ Ντιβέινویلیام 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. Kennedy in the Off-Broadway spoof MacBird. He gaine...
Known For

Interstellar
as Williams

The Dark Knight Rises
as President

The Badge
as The Judge

The Dark
as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree

Lady Liberty
as Jock Fenner

Virus
as Dr. Harbuck

Truth
as Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)

Testament
as Tom Wetherly

Space Cowboys
as Eugene Davis

The Fall
as judge Stanley Seeban

Timestalkers
as Scott McKenzie

Monte Walsh
as Cal Brennan

The Man Who Used to Be Me
as Older Sam Ryan

Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Dr. Dix

Threat of Exposure
as Col. Weldon

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
as Dr. Dix

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Dr. Dix

The Pursuit of Happiness
as Pilot

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
as Dr. Dix

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Dr. Dix