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William Devane

Age: 85 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: September 5, 1939

Place of birth: Albany, New York, USA

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 th...

Known for: Acting

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The Badge
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The Badge

as The Judge

Payback
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Payback

as Carter

Marathon Man
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Marathon Man

as Janeway

Space Cowboys
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Space Cowboys

as Eugene Davis

Rolling Thunder
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Rolling Thunder

as Major Charles Rane

Yanks
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Yanks

as John

Family Plot
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Family Plot

as Arthur Adamson

A Christmas Visitor
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A Christmas Visitor

as George Boyajian

Stargate: Continuum
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Stargate: Continuum

as President Henry Hayes

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller

as The Lawyer

Report to the Commissioner
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Report to the Commis...

as Asst. D.A. Jackson

Monte Walsh
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Monte Walsh

as Cal Brennan

The Kane Files: Life of Trial
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The Kane Files: Life...

as Thompson

Poor White Trash
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Poor White Trash

as Ron Lake

Night Watch
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Night Watch

as Nick Caldwell

Murder C.O.D.
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Murder C.O.D.

as Alex Brandt

Vital Signs
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Vital Signs

as Dr. Chatham

The Least Among You
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The Least Among You

as Alan Beckett

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
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The Bad News Bears i...

as Mike Leak

Timestalkers
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Timestalkers

as Scott McKenzie

Freefall: Flight 174
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Freefall: Flight 174

as Capt. Bob Pearson

The Missiles of October
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The Missiles of Octo...

as President John F. Kennedy

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
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Jesse Stone: Innocen...

as Dr. Dix

Leprechaun's Revenge
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Leprechaun's Revenge

as Pop O'Hara

The Dark
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The Dark

as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree

Chips, the War Dog
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Chips, the War Dog

as Col. Charnley

For the Love of Nancy
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For the Love of Nanc...

as Tom

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
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Jesse Stone: Benefit...

as Dr. Dix

Flag of My Father
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Flag of My Father

as Jake

Obsessed
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Obsessed

as Ed Bledsoe

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
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Prophet of Evil: The...

as Daniel 'Dan' Fields

Red Alert
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Red Alert

as Frank Brolen

The Dealership
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The Dealership

as Frank Carson

50 to 1
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50 to 1

as Leonard Doc Blach

Bad Turn Worse
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Bad Turn Worse

as Big Red

Lady Liberty
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Lady Liberty

as Jock Fenner

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
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Miracle on the Mount...

as Tom Kincaid

The Bait
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The Bait

as Earl Stokey

Lady in Waiting
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Lady in Waiting

as Lt. Barrett

Race to Space
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Race to Space

as Roger Thornhill

Fear on Trial
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Fear on Trial

as John Henry Faulk

Testament
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Testament

as Tom Wetherly

Interstellar
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Interstellar

as Williams

Forgotten Sins
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Forgotten Sins

as Dr. Richard Ofshe

Doomsday Rock
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Doomsday Rock

as Dr. Karl Sorenson

Nightmare in Columbia County
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Nightmare in Columbi...

as Sheriff Jim Metts

The Other Victim
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The Other Victim

as Harry Langford

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
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Red Flag: The Ultima...

as Maj. Phil Clark

The Man Who Used to Be Me
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The Man Who Used to ...

as Older Sam Ryan

Exception to the Rule
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Exception to the Rul...

as Lawrence Kellerman

Hadley's Rebellion
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Hadley's Rebellion

as Coach Ball

Deceit
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Deceit

as Grove McCarthy

The Fall
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The Fall

as judge Stanley Seeban

Hollow Man
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Hollow Man

as Dr. Kramer

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
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Jesse Stone: Lost in...

as Dr. Dix

The Dark Knight Rises
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The Dark Knight Rise...

as President

Good Morning, Killer
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Good Morning, Killer

as Everett Morgan Gray

Jesse Stone: Sea Change
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Jesse Stone: Sea Cha...

as Dr. Dix

In the Country
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In the Country

Jesse Stone: No Remorse
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Jesse Stone: No Remo...

as Dr. Dix

Threat of Exposure
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Threat of Exposure

as Col. Weldon

Ancient Secrets of the Bible
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Ancient Secrets of t...

as Host & Narrator

The Preppie Murder
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The Preppie Murder

as Jack Litman

Plotting 'Family Plot'
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Plotting 'Family Plo...

as Self

My Old Man's Place
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My Old Man's Place

as Jimmy Pilgrim

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
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Jesse Stone: Thin Ic...

as Dr. Dix

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
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Jesse Stone: Death i...

as Dr. Dix

The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
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The Irish Whiskey Re...

as LT. Ashley

The Absolute Truth
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The Absolute Truth

as Sen. Emmett Hunter

Crime Club
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Crime Club

as Kilburn

Truth
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Truth

as Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)

The President's Child
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The President's Chil...

as Elliot McSwain

Honky Tonk Freeway
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Honky Tonk Freeway

as Mayor Kirby T. Calo

Virus
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Virus

as Dr. Harbuck

The 300-Year Weekend
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The 300-Year Weekend

as Tom

The River Why
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The River Why

as Dutch Hines

Rubdown
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Rubdown

as Harry Orwitz

Jane Doe
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Jane Doe

as William Quinn

The Pursuit of Happiness
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The Pursuit of Happi...

as Pilot

With Intent to Kill
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With Intent to Kill

as Aaron Charney

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

Crumbs
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Crumbs

King of the Hill
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King of the Hill

as Chuck Garrison (voice)

Knots Landing
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Knots Landing

as Greg Sumner

The Michael Richards Show
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The Michael Richards...

as Brady McKay

Phenom
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Phenom

as Lou Della Rosa

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Moss Stratton

The X-Files
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The X-Files

as General Mark Suveg

NCIS
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NCIS

as Nicolas Mason

Stargate SG-1
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Stargate SG-1

as President Hayes

The Monroes
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The Monroes

Turks
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Turks

as Sergeant Joseph Turk

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
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Knots Landing: Back ...

as Greg Sumner

24
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24

as James Heller

Psych
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Psych

as Peters

The West Wing
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The West Wing

as Lewis Berryhill

Revenge
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Revenge

as Edward Grayson

The Grinder
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The Grinder

as Dean Sanderson Sr.

From Here to Eternity
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From Here to Eternit...

as Sgt. Milt Warden

A Woman Named Jackie
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A Woman Named Jackie

as Black Jack Bouvier

Black Beauty
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Black Beauty

as John Manly

Bosch: Legacy
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Bosch: Legacy

as Whitney Vance

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Tonight Show Sta...

as Self

Hope and Gloria
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Hope and Gloria

as William Devane

Medical Center
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Medical Center

as Dr. Ray Waltham

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
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Lois & Clark: The Ne...

as Al Capone

Mannix
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Mannix

as Al Kordic

Touched by an Angel
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Touched by an Angel

as Benjamin Parker

The Snoop Sisters
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The Snoop Sisters

as David Prine

The Missiles of October
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The Missiles of Octo...

as John F. Kennedy - US President