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Albany, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Bosch: Legacy — Whitney Vance2022
- Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise — Dr. Dix2015
- Truth — Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)2015
- The Grinder — Dean Sanderson Sr.2015
- 50 to 1 — Leonard Doc Blach2014
- Bad Turn Worse — Big Red2014
- Interstellar — Williams2014
- Leprechaun's Revenge — Pop O'Hara2012
- Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt — Dr. Dix2012
- The Dark Knight Rises — President2012
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Key facts
- Born
- William Joseph Devane , ( 1939-09-05 ) September 5, 1939 (age 86) , Albany, New York , U.S.
- Alma mater
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1966–present
- Spouse
- Eugenie McCabe ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 ; died 2022 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Albany
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- William Devane 1974.JPG
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- Commons category
- William Devane
- date of birth
- 1939-09-05
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- William Joseph Devane
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Encyclopedic overview
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). He is also known for his work in films such as Family Plot (1976), Marathon Man (1976), Rolling Thunder (1977), Payback (1999), and Space Cowboys (2000).
Early life
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