William Devane was born September 5, 1940 in Albany, New
York.
On the popular TV Series "24" William Devane plays
the Secretary of Defense James Heller.
KNOTS LANDING the TV Series has made William Devane a house
hold name on the popular evening soap he played Gregory Sumner
from 1983-1993, then again in the TV mini KNOTS LANDING: BACK
TO THE CUL-DE-SAC in 1997.
Devane has worked with both father and son in the Sutherland
family. He appeared with Donald Sutherland in SPACE COWBOYS
in 2000, and he has co-starring with Donald's son, Kiefer
Sutherland, in "24" in 2001.
In Indio, California William Devane owns Devane's a Restaurant,
that specializes in New York-Italian cuisine.
Not to many stars can say I have had to movies open the same
weekend in the US. William Devane can in 2000 both HOLLOW
MAN and SPACECOWBOYS opened.
In Alfred Hitcock's film, William Devane replaced Roy Thinnes
in filming of FAMILY PLOT in 1976 one month into the filming,
after the legendary director was dissatisfied with Thinnes'
performance.
William Devane's other notable credits include...
THE WIND EFFECT (2003)
THREAT OF EXPOSURE (2002)
RACE TO SPACE (2001)
VITAL SIGNS (1990)
HONKY TONK FREEWAY (1981)
THE BAD NEWS BEARS IN BREAKING TRAINING (1977)
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS (1971)
