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William Devane

William Devane

Highest Rated: 93% Family Plot (1976)

Lowest Rated: 0% Virus (1995)

Birthday: Sep 5, 1939

Birthplace: Albany, New York, USA

A charismatic lead on television and in the occasional feature, William Devane was an inveterate scene-stealer whose devilish grin and intense focus were among the highlights of such projects as "The Missiles of October" (ABC, 1974), "Marathon Man" (1976), "Rolling Thunder" (1977) and the soap "Knots' Landing" (CBS, 1980-1993). Devane's versatility allowed him to play presidents and politicians, including several Kennedys, with the same degree of believability as his evil but lovable Greg Sumner on "Knots." Along the way, he netted Emmy nods, a fistful of Soap Opera Digest Awards, and a favored player status among television audiences that was reserved for very few performers over the course of a four-decade career. As much in demand in his seventh decade as he was at the beginning of his career, Devane remained one of the most respected and appreciated actors to frequent the small screen.

Highest rated movies

93% Family Plot
89% Testament
85% McCabe & Mrs. Miller
81% Marathon Man
80% We Gotta Get Out of This Place
80% Rolling Thunder
80% The Missiles of October
78% Space Cowboys

Photos

THE BAD NEWS BEARS IN BREAKING TRAINING, William Devane, 1977 TESTAMENT, Jane Alexander, William Devane, 1983, (c)Universal LADY LIBERTY, William Devane, Sophia Loren, 1972, holding a ham 24: Live Another Day, William Devane, 'Day 9: 10:00 PM - 11:00 AM', Season 1, Ep. #12, 07/14/2014, ©FOX FAMILY PLOT, Barbara Harris, William Devane, 1976 FAMILY PLOT, from left: William Devane, Karen Black, 1976 FAMILY PLOT, William Devane, Karen Black, 1976 24: Live Another Day, William Devane, 'Day 9: 10:00 PM - 11:00 AM', Season 1, Ep. #12, 07/14/2014, ©FOX FAMILY PLOT, Karen Black (sunglasses), William Devane, Warren Kemmerling (on ground), 1976 24: Live Another Day, William Devane, 05/05/2014, ©FOX 24: Live Another Day, William Devane (L), Stephen Fry (R), 'Day 9: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM', Season 1, Ep. #3, 05/12/2014, ©FOX THE BAD NEWS BEARS IN BREAKING TRAINING, (back row), Jeffrey Lewis Starr, Erin Blunt, Alfred Lutter, David Stambaugh, David Pollock, Jackie Earle Haley, William Devane, (front row), George Gonzales, Jimmy Baio, Chris Barnes, Jaime O. Escobedo, Brett Marx, The Grinder, William Devane, 'The Olyphant in the Room', Season 1, Ep. #10, 01/05/2016, ©FOX The Grinder, Fred Savage (L), William Devane (R), 'A Bittersweet Grind (Une Mouture Amer)', Season 1, Ep. #5, 11/03/2015, ©FOX The Grinder, William Devane, 09/29/2015, ©FOX ROLLING THUNDER, William Devane, 1977 The Grinder, William Devane (L), Steve Little (C), Fred Savage (R), 'A Hero Has Fallen', Season 1, Ep. #2, 10/06/2015, ©FOX HONKY TONK FREEWAY, William Devane, 1981, (c) Universal ROLLING THUNDER, Linda Haynes, William Devane, 1977 The Grinder, from left: Rob Lowe, Connor Kalopsis, William Devane, Hana Hayes, 'Buckingham Malice', Season 1, Ep. #7, 11/17/2015, ©FOX
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 55% Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise Dr. Dix (Character) - 2015
29% 71% 50 to 1 Doc Blach (Character) $4.6M 2014
80% 51% We Gotta Get Out of This Place Big Red (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 13% Leprechaun's Revenge Pop O'Hara (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 57% Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt Dr. Dix (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Good Morning, Killer Everett Morgan "Poppy" Grey (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 56% Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost Dr. Dix (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flag of My Father Jake (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Kane Files Thompson (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 34% The River Why Dutch Hines (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 58% Jesse Stone: No Remorse Dr. Dix (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 37% The Least Among You Alan Beckett (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 40% Chasing the Green Victor Gatling (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 60% Jesse Stone: Thin Ice Dr. Dix (Character) - 2009
20% No Score Yet The Fall Judge Ceeban (Character) $2.3M 2008
No Score Yet 68% Jesse Stone: Sea Change Dr. Dix (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 66% Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise Dr. Dix (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deceit Grove McCarthy (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 74% Monte Walsh Cal Brennan (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 66% A Christmas Visitor George Boyajian (Character) - 2002
33% 39% The Badge The Judge (Character) - 2002
71% 40% Race to Space Richard Thornhill (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Control Col. Weldon (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Man Who Used to Be Me Sam (Character) - 2000
60% 31% Poor White Trash Ron Lake (Character) $3.5K 2000
No Score Yet 40% Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story Tom Kincaid (Character) - 2000
78% 53% Space Cowboys Eugene Davis (Character) $90.4M 2000
26% 28% Hollow Man Dr. Kramer (Character) $73.2M 2000
56% 69% Payback Carter (Character) $81.5M 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Doomsday Rock Dr. Karl Sorenson (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac Unknown (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Absolute Truth Sen. Emmett Hunter (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Exception to the Rule Lawrence Kellerman (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Forgotten Sins Dr. Richard Ofshe (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 71% Falling From the Sky! Flight 174 Capt. Bob Pearson (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 18% Night Watch Nick Caldwell (Character) - 1995
0% 34% Virus Dr. Harbuck (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Frogmen Unknown (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 66% For the Love of Nancy Tom (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 33% Lady in Waiting Lt. Barrett (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 40% Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story Daniel `'Dan'` Fields (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rubdown Harry Orwitz (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet The President's Child Unknown (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 60% Obsessed Ed Bledsoe (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 36% Nightmare in Columbia County Sheriff Jim Metts (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder C.O.D. Alex Brandt (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 89% Chips, the War Dog Col. Charnley (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 30% The Preppie Murder Jack Litman (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 40% Timestalkers Scott McKenzie (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Urge to Kill Aaron Charney (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hadley's Rebellion Coach Ball (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jane Doe Lieutenant William Quinn (Character) - 1983
89% 74% Testament Tom Wetherly (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 54% Honky Tonk Freeway Mayor Kirby T. Calo (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 50% Red Flag: The Ultimate Game Maj. Phil Clark (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Other Victim Harry Langford (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet From Here to Eternity: Island and Homecoming Master Sgt. Milt Warden (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet From Here to Eternity: Pearl Harbor Master Sgt. Milt Warden (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet From Here to Eternity: Aftermath and Revenge Master Sgt. Milt Warden (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet From Here to Eternity: Crossroads and Secrets Master Sgt. Milt Warden (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 21% The Dark Roy Warner/Steve Dupree (Character) - 1979
57% 62% Yanks John (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet From Here to Eternity Sgt. Milt Warden (Character) - 1979
50% 40% The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training Mike Leak (Character) - 1977
80% 77% Rolling Thunder Major Charles Rane (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 14% Red Alert Frank Brolen (Character) - 1977
81% 81% Marathon Man Peter Janeway (Character) - 1976
93% 62% Family Plot Arthur Adamson (Character) - 1976
43% 60% Report to the Commissioner Asst. D.A. Jackson (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fear on Trial John Henry Faulk (Character) - 1975
80% 91% The Missiles of October John F. Kennedy (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crime Club Jack Kilburn (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lady Liberty Jock Fenner (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bait Earl Stokey (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Irish Whiskey Rebellion Lt. Ashley (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Glory Boy Jimmy Pilgrim (Character) - 1971
85% 86% McCabe & Mrs. Miller The Lawyer (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The 300 Year Weekend Tom (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Old Man's Place Jimmy Pilgrim (Character) - 1971

TV

Credit
100% 86% Bosch: Legacy Whitney Vance (Character) 2022
93% 81% The Grinder Dean Sanderson Sr. (Character) 2015-2016
87% 87% 24 James Heller (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star) 		2005-2007 2014
69% 78% Revenge Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 83% NCIS Nicolas Mason (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 71% King of the Hill Chuck Garrison (Guest Voice) 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet What About Brian Michael Davis (Guest Star) 2006-2007
33% No Score Yet Crumbs Billy Crumb (Character) 2006
81% 95% The West Wing Secretary of State Lewis Berryhill (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Judging Amy Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
0% No Score Yet The Michael Richards Show Brady McKay (Character) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Early Edition Unknown (Guest Star) 1997-1999
43% No Score Yet Turks Sgt. Joe Turk (Character) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Touched by an Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
0% No Score Yet Timecop Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hope & Gloria Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
29% No Score Yet The Monroes Unknown (Character) 1995
86% 86% Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Unknown (Guest Star) 1994
44% No Score Yet Phenom Lou Del La Rosa (Character) 1993-1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Knots Landing Gregory Sumner (Character),
Director 		1983-1987 1990-1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet From Here to Eternity Unknown (Character) 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Snoop Sisters Unknown (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Al Kordic (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Moss Stratton (Guest Star) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Interns Unknown (Guest Star) 1970