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Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
William Devane, the movie and television actor, was born in Albany, New York... more
Trivia:
As an added irony after playing cabinet members in "The West Wing" (1999), he... more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
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4 wins
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6 nominations
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(10 articles)
Victor's Greatest Hits on The Young and the Restless
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'Inglourious Basterds': Playing spot the Tarantino reference
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'Inglourious Basterds': Playing spot the Tarantino reference
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 19 August 2009, 1:17 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
William De Vane
Filmography
Actor:
- Hell to Pay (2009) (pre-production) (rumored) .... Nick Darwin
- Flag of My Father (2010) (post-production) .... Jake
- The River Why (2010) (post-production) .... Dutch Hines
- The Least Among You (2009) (completed) .... Alan Beckett
- The Dealership (2009) (TV) (completed) .... Frank Carson
- Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009) (TV) .... Dr. Dix
- Chasing the Green (2009) .... Victor Gatling
- Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2009) (TV) .... Dr. Hix
- Stargate: Continuum (2008) (V) .... President Henry Hayes
... aka Continuum (USA: short title)
... aka Stargate Continuum: The Movie (USA: promotional title) - The Fall (2008/I) .... Judge Stanley Seeban
- Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007) (TV) .... Dr. Dix
- "24" .... James Heller (20 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Day 6: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. (2007) TV episode .... James Heller
- Day 6: 1:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. (2007) TV episode .... James Heller
- Day 5: 1:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. (2006) TV episode .... James Heller
- Day 5: 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. (2006) TV episode .... James Heller
- Day 5: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (2006) TV episode .... James Heller
(15 more) - "What About Brian" .... Michael Davis / ... (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
- What About the Tangled Web... (2007) TV episode .... Michael Davis
- What About True Confessions? (2006) TV episode .... Michael Davis
- What About Secrets... (2006) TV episode .... Michael Davis
- What About What Was Supposed to Be... (2006) TV episode .... Michael
- What About Angelo's Ashes... (2006) TV episode .... Michael O'Hara
(1 more) - Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006) (TV) .... Dr. Dix
... aka Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (Australia) - "Crumbs" .... Billy Crumb / ... (13 episodes, 2006)
- Sleeping with the Enemies (2006) TV episode .... Billy Crumb
- Six Feet Blunder (2006) TV episode .... Billy
- Jody Crumb, Superstar (2006) TV episode .... Billy Crumb
- Friends in High Places (2006) TV episode .... Billy Crumb
- Whatever Happened to Baby Bodashka? (2006) TV episode .... Billy Crumb
(8 more) - Deceit (2004) (TV) .... Grove McCarthy
- "Stargate SG-1" .... President Hayes (3 episodes, 2004)
... aka La porte des étoiles (Canada: French title: dubbed version)
- Lost City: Part 2 (2004) TV episode .... President Hayes
- Lost City: Part 1 (2004) TV episode .... President Hayes
- Inauguration (2004) TV episode .... President Hayes - "The West Wing" .... Secretary of State Lewis Berryhill (2 episodes, 2003)
- Jefferson Lives (2003) TV episode .... Secretary of State Lewis Berryhill
- The Dogs of War (2003) TV episode .... Secretary of State Lewis Berryhill - The Wind Effect (2003) .... LT Porter
- Monte Walsh (2003) (TV) .... Cal Brennan
- A Christmas Visitor (2002) (TV) .... George Boyajian
- Threat of Exposure (2002) .... Col. Weldon
- The Badge (2002) .... The Judge
- "The X Files" .... General Mark Suveg (1 episode, 2002)
... aka The X-Files (USA)
- The Truth: Parts 1 & 2 (2002) TV episode .... General Mark Suveg - "Judging Amy" .... Richard McCarty (1 episode, 2002)
- Who Shot Dick? (2002) TV episode .... Richard McCarty - Race to Space (2001) .... Roger Thornhill
... aka Race to Space - Mission ins Unbekannte (Germany: TV title) - "The Michael Richards Show" .... Brady McKay (7 episodes, 2000)
- USA Toy (2000) TV episode .... Brady McKay
- It's Only Personal (2000) TV episode .... Brady McKay
- The Nursing Home (2000) TV episode .... Brady McKay
- The Identity Loan (2000) TV episode .... Brady McKay
- Discrimination (2000) TV episode .... Brady McKay
(2 more) - Hollow Man (2000) .... Dr. Howard Kramer
... aka Hollow Man - Unsichtbare Gefahr (Germany) - Space Cowboys (2000) .... Eugene Davis
- The Man Who Used to Be Me (2000) (TV) .... Sam
... aka Race Through Time
... aka Rencontre avec le passé (Canada: French title) - Poor White Trash (2000) .... Ron Lake
- Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story (2000) (TV) .... Tom Kincaid
- "Early Edition" .... Bernie Hobson (5 episodes, 1997-1999)
- Duck Day Afternoon (1999) TV episode .... Bernie Hobson
- Home Groan (1999) TV episode .... Bernie Hobson
- Don't Walk Away, Renee (1998) TV episode .... Bernie Hobson
- The Fourth Carpathian (1998) TV episode .... Bernie Hobson
- Dad (1997) TV episode .... Bernie Hobson - "Turks" .... Sergeant Joseph Turk (13 episodes, 1999)
- Live, Love, Lose and Learn (1999) TV episode .... Sergeant Joseph Turk
- Shades of Gray (1999) TV episode .... Sergeant Joseph Turk
- Overkill (1999) TV episode .... Sergeant Joseph Turk
- Siege (1999) TV episode .... Sergeant Joseph Turk
- Fathers & Sins (1999) TV episode .... Sergeant Joseph Turk
(8 more) - Payback (1999/I) .... Carter
- "Touched by an Angel" .... Benjamin Parker (1 episode, 1997)
- Sandcastles (1997) TV episode .... Benjamin Parker - "Timecop" .... Older Detective John Langdon (1 episode, 1997)
- The Heist (1997) TV episode .... Older Detective John Langdon - Doomsday Rock (1997) (TV) .... Dr. Karl Sorenson
... aka Cosmic Shock (UK) - "Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac" (1997) TV mini-series .... Gregory 'Greg' Sumner
- The Absolute Truth (1997) (TV) .... Sen. Emmett Hunter
- Exception to the Rule (1997) .... Lawrence Kellerman
... aka Nach gefährlichen Regeln (Germany) - Forgotten Sins (1996) (TV) .... Dr. Richard Ofshe
- Night Watch (1995) (TV) .... Nick Caldwell
... aka Alistair MacLean's Night Watch
... aka Detonator 2: Night Watch
... aka Detonator II: Night Watch (USA) - "The Monroes" (1995) TV series .... John Monroe (unknown episodes)
- Virus (1995) (TV) .... Dr. Harbuck
... aka Formula for Death
... aka Robin Cook's Formula for Death (UK)
... aka Robin Cook's Outbreak (Canada: English title)
... aka Robin Cook's Virus - Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (1995) (TV) .... Capt. Bob Pearson
... aka Freefall: Flight 174 (Canada: English title) (UK)
... aka Vol 767 en détresse (Canada: French title) - Lady in Waiting (1994) .... Lt. Barrett
... aka Hollywood Madam - "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" .... Al Capone (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Lois & Clark
... aka The New Adventures of Superman (UK)
- That Old Gang of Mine (1994) TV episode .... Al Capone - For the Love of Nancy (1994) (TV) .... Tom
- "Phenom" .... Lou Del La Rosa (21 episodes, 1993-1994)
- Strictly Lunchroom (1994) TV episode .... Lou Del La Rosa
- Just a Family of Doolans Sittin' Around Talkin' (1994) TV episode .... Lou Del La Rosa
- It's a Wonderful Mid-Life Crisis (1994) TV episode .... Lou Del La Rosa
- Angela's Fifteen Minutes (1994) TV episode .... Lou Del La Rosa
- Dianne's Young Buck (1994) TV episode .... Lou Del La Rosa
(16 more) - Frogmen (1994) (TV)
- Rubdown (1993) (TV) .... Harry Orwitz
- "Knots Landing" .... Gregory Sumner (259 episodes, 1983-1993)
- Just Like Old Times: Part 1 (1993) TV episode .... Gregory Sumner
- Just Like Old Times: Part 2 (1993) TV episode .... Gregory Sumner
- Day of the Assassin (1993) TV episode .... Gregory Sumner
- My Kingdom for a Horse (1993) TV episode .... Gregory Sumner
- Farewell, My Lovely (1993) TV episode .... Gregory Sumner
(254 more) - Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993) (TV) .... Daniel 'Dan' Fields
- The President's Child (1992) (TV)
- Obsessed (1992) (TV) .... Ed Bledsoe
- Nightmare in Columbia County (1991) (TV) .... Sheriff Jim Metts
... aka Victim of Beauty (UK) - "A Woman Named Jackie" (1991) TV mini-series .... 'Black Jack' Bouvier
- Murder C.O.D. (1990) (TV) .... Alex Brandt
- Vital Signs (1990) .... Dr. Chatham
- Chips, the War Dog (1990) (TV) .... Col. Charnley
- The Preppie Murder (1989) (TV) .... Jack Litman
- Hadley's Rebellion (1987) .... Coach Ball
- Timestalkers (1987) (TV) .... Scott McKenzie
- With Intent to Kill (1984) (TV) .... Aaron Charney
... aka Urge to Kill - Testament (1983) .... Tom Wetherly
- Jane Doe (1983) (TV) .... Lieutenant William Quinn
- "Insight" (1 episode, 1982)
- So Little Time (1982) TV episode - The Other Victim (1981) (TV) .... Harry Langford
- Red Flag: The Ultimate Game (1981) (TV) .... Maj. Phil Clark
- Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) .... Mayor Kirby T. Calo
- "From Here to Eternity" .... Master Sgt. Milt Warden (11 episodes, 1980)
- Aftermath (1980) TV episode .... Master Sgt. Milt Warden
- Revenge (1980) TV episode .... Master Sgt. Milt Warden
- Crossroads (1980) TV episode .... Master Sgt. Milt Warden
- Secrets (1980) TV episode .... Master Sgt. Milt Warden
- Homecoming (1980) TV episode .... Master Sgt. Milt Warden
(6 more) - Yanks (1979) .... John
... aka Yanks - Gestern waren wir noch Fremde (West Germany) - The Dark (1979) .... Roy Warner/Steve Dupree
... aka The Mutilator - "From Here to Eternity" (1979) TV mini-series .... Sgt. Milt Warden
- "Black Beauty" (1978) TV mini-series .... John Manly
- Rolling Thunder (1977) .... Major Charles Rane
- The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) .... Mike Leak
... aka Breaking Training (Philippines: English title) - Red Alert (1977) (TV) .... Frank Brolen
- Marathon Man (1976) .... Janeway
- Family Plot (1976) .... Arthur Adamson aka Edward Shoebridge
- Fear on Trial (1975) (TV) .... John Henry Faulk
- Report to the Commissioner (1975) .... Asst. D.A. Jackson
... aka Operation Undercover (UK) - The Missiles of October (1974) (TV) .... President John F. Kennedy
- Judgement: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita (1974) (TV)
- Black Day for Bluebeard (1974) (TV) .... David Prine
- "Hawaii Five-O" .... Fallon (1 episode, 1974)
... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
- Killer at Sea (1974) TV episode .... Fallon - "Mannix" .... Kordic (1 episode, 1974)
- The Dark Hours (1974) TV episode .... Kordic - "Medical Center" .... Dr. Waltham / ... (3 episodes, 1970-1973)
- Nightmare (1973) TV episode .... Dr. Waltham
- Gladiator (1972) TV episode .... Dr. Waltham
- Ghetto Clinic (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Ray Waltham - "Ironside" .... Chambers / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
- Downhill All the Way (1973) TV episode .... Smiley
- Riddle Me Death (1972) TV episode .... Chambers - The Bait (1973) (TV) .... Earl Stokey
- Crime Club (1973) (TV) .... Jack Kilburn
- "Gunsmoke" .... Moss Stratton (1 episode, 1973)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- Kimbro (1973) TV episode (as William De Vane) .... Moss Stratton - Irish Whiskey Rebellion (1972) .... Lt. Ashley
- My Old Man's Place (1971) .... Jimmy Pilgrim
... aka Glory Boy (USA: alternative title) - McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) .... The Lawyer
- The 300 Year Weekend (1971) .... Tom
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1971) .... Pilot
- La mortadella (1971) .... Jock Fenner
... aka Lady Liberty (USA)
... aka The Sausage (Italy) - "The Interns" (1 episode, 1970)
- An Afternoon in the Fall (1970) TV episode - "N.Y.P.D." .... John / ... (3 episodes, 1967-1969)
- Candy Man: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... John
- Candy Man: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... John
- The Screaming Woman (1967) TV episode .... Laney - "Directions" .... Boyfriend (1 episode, 1967)
- Woman of the World (1967) TV episode .... Boyfriend - In the Country (1967)
Writer:
- "Knots Landing" (4 episodes, 1987-1993)
- The Way Things Were (1993) TV episode (writer)
- Just Desserts (1988) TV episode (writer)
- Bouncing Babies (1988) TV episode (writer)
- Survival of the Fittest (1987) TV episode (writer) - The Million Dollar Rip-Off (1976) (TV) (story)
- The 300 Year Weekend (1971) (additional dialogue)
Director:
- "Knots Landing" (4 episodes, 1989-1992)
- And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (1992) TV episode
- Play, Pause, Search: Part 1 (1991) TV episode
- A Merry Little Christmas (1990) TV episode
- Straight Down the Line (1989) TV episode
Thanks:
- Celebrating Schlesinger (2006) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- The 7th Annual TV Land Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- Celebrating Schlesinger (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again (2005) (TV)
- "TV Land Confidential" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka TV Land Confidential: The Untold Stories (USA: second season title)
- Breakout and Disappearing Star (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Dweezil & Lisa" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Chicago Tour (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Gaia Symphony II (1999) .... Voice over
- "Hope & Gloria" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- One Sorry Mother (1996) TV episode .... Himself - The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- The Knots Landing Block Party (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- Ancient Secrets of the Bible (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Host & Narrator
... aka Mysteries of the Ancient World: Program 3 - History's Greatest Secrets (USA: DVD title) - The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself
- The Wildest West Show of the Stars (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- Battle of the Network Stars XVII (1984) (TV) .... Himself (CBS Team Captain)
- Battle of the Network Stars XVI (1984) (TV) .... Himself (CBS Team Captain)
- Battle of the Network Stars XV (1983) (TV) .... Himself (CBS Team Captain)
- Battle of the Network Stars VIII (1980) (TV) .... Himself (NBC Team contestant)
- Battle of the Network Stars VI (1979) (TV) .... Himself (NBC Team)
- Battle of the Network Stars V (1978) (TV) .... Himself (NBC Team)
Archive Footage:
- Paybacks Are a Bitch (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Payback: Straight Up - The Director's Cut (2006) (V) .... Carter
- Testament at 20 (2003) (V) .... Tom Weatherly
Additional Details
Other Works:
(1997) TV commercial for Maxwell House coffee (voice)
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