Bruce Dern
Search results
William Joseph Devane (born September 5, 1939) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing (1983–1993) and as James Heller on the Fox serial dramas 24 (2001–2010) and 24: Live Another Day (2014).
William Joseph Devane is an American actor. He is known for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing and as James Heller on the Fox serial dramas 24 and 24: Live Another...
He made a bid for stardom with major roles in Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976) and John Schlesinger's Marathon Man (1976) (both 1976) and The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) (1977), as well as roles in Schlesinger's Yanks (1979) and the TV adaptation of James Jones' classic barracks drama From Here to Eternity (1979).
- January 1, 1
- 1.78 m
- Albany, New York, USA
May 30, 2014 · Devane found inspiration for his portrayal of President Heller and his struggle with dementia in the Nobel Prize-winning Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who died in April.
5 days ago · There’s more to William Devane than meets the eye. In this exclusive interview, the man who defined President Kennedy on screen, appeared in Hitchcock’s last hurrah and now leads a gentlemanly life of horse breeding and restaurant proprietorship reveals how he does it.
Oct 1, 2015 · The actor: William Devane got his start in the theater, turning heads in New York with his performance in the play MacBird!, earning the opportunity to step in front of the camera as well.
People also ask
Who is William Devane?
Does William Devane have a restaurant?
Why did Devane leave the show?
What happened to Devane from Knots Landing?
Did Devane re-shot Thinnes?
Did Devane like playing Greg?
He made a bid for stardom with major roles in Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976) and John Schlesinger's Marathon Man (1976) (both 1976) and The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) (1977), as well as roles in Schlesinger's Yanks (1979) and the TV adaptation of James Jones' classic barracks drama From Here to Eternity (1979).
