William Devane
Born	September 5, 1937 (1937-09-05) (age 69) Albany, New York,  United States
Notable roles	Major Charles Rane in Rolling Thunder John F. Kennedy in The Missiles of October Greg Sumner in Knots Landing James Heller in 24

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Devane was born in Albany, New York to Joe Devane, who was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's chauffeur when he was Governor of New York. Devane graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates: , , Country United States State New York County Albany Founded 1614 Incorporated 1686 Government  - Mayor Gerald D. Jennings (D) Area  - City  21. ... FDR redirects here. ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City (in a landmark building designed by famed architect Stanford White as the original Colony Club) and 1336 North La Brea Avenue in Hollywood (in a...

Devane is perhaps most widely recognized for his ten years as the villainous Greg Sumner on the drama series Knots Landing, and his role as President Kennedy in the TV film The Missiles of October, about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Devane has also appeared in such films as McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Family Plot (1976), Marathon Man (1976), Rolling Thunder (1977), The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977), Testament (1983), Forgotten Sins (1996), Payback (1999), and Space Cowboys (2000). Knots Landing was a primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 seasons, from December 27th, 1979 to May 13th, 1993 on CBS. As a midseason replacement, it replaced the long-running crime drama, Barnaby Jones which, at that time was the second longest-running primetime drama on U.S... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... The Missiles of October (1974) is a docudrama about the Cuban missile crisis. ... President Kennedy in a crowded Cabinet Room during the Cuban Missile Crisis. ... McCabe & Mrs. ... Family Plot is a 1976 Universal motion picture directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris and William Devane, with Cathleen Nesbitt. ... Marathon Man is a 1974 paranoid thriller novel by William Goldman that was made into a 1976 film directed by John Schlesinger. ... Film poster for Rolling Thunder Rolling Thunder is a 1977 film directed by John Flynn. ... movie poster The Bad News Bears In Breaking Training is the 1977 sequel to The Bad News Bears. ... Testament is a 1983 film which tells the story of how one small town slowly falls apart after a nuclear war destroys outside civilization. ... Forgotten Sins was a 1996 television movie based on Lawrence Wrights book Remembering Satan, which was in turn based on the actual case of Paul Ingram. ... Revenge is retaliation against a person or group in response to wrongdoing. ... Space Cowboys is a 2000 film by Clint Eastwood, released by Warner Bros. ...

Devane has played members of the United States Cabinet on two different evening dramas. In 2004, he guest-starred as United States Secretary of State and potential vice-presidential nominee Lewis Berryhill on The West Wing. In 2005, he joined the cast of 24 as United States Secretary of Defense James Heller in the show's fourth season. During the middle of the season, however, Devane was one of several cast members to be written out of the series. He returned for one more episode later that season, and again in the show's fifth and sixth seasons (2006). In his role on The West Wing, Devane appeared in several scenes with the show's fictional President Josiah Bartlet, played by Martin Sheen. Devane and Sheen also appeared together as President Kennedy and his brother Robert F. Kennedy, respectively, 30 years earlier in The Missiles of October. Cabinet meeting on May 16, 2001. ... Seal of the United States Department of State. ... Seal of the office of the Vice-President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President. ... The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by John Wells. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), concerned with the armed services and The role of the Secretary of Defense is to be the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article or section on a Television-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... Martin Sheen (born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez on August 3, 1940) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Captain Willard in the film Apocalypse Now and, most recently, as President Josiah Bartlet on the acclaimed television drama The West Wing. ... Robert Francis Bobby Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also called RFK, was one of two younger brothers of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. ...

In 2004, Devane also starred in three episodes of Stargate SG-1, as President Henry Hayes. Most recently, he starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom, Crumbs and also plays Brian Davis' father, a real estate broker, in the ABC series What About Brian. Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Henry Hayes is the President of the United States in the fictional Stargate universe, inaugurated in the year 2003. ... Crumbs was an American sitcom starring Fred Savage (The Wonder Years) and Jane Curtin (Kate & Allie, 3rd Rock from the Sun) that debuted on ABC on Thursday, January 12, 2006. ... What About Brian was an American dramatic television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J.J. Abrams company Bad Robot Productions. ...

External link

• William Devane at the Internet Movie Database