William Devane

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William Devane, the movie and television actor, was born in Albany, New York, the son of Joseph Devane, who served as 'Franklin D.

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Country: United States
Gender: Male
Education: American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Place of birth: Albany· New York
Birth date: 05 September 1939
Nationality: American

Enjoys horseback riding. Is an avid polo player and has won many awards for it.
Owned a restaurant, Devanes, that specializes in New York-Italian cuisine. Originally located in Indio, the restaurant expanded to Rancho Mirage, CA.
Has the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same weekend in the U.S.
Appeared with Donald Sutherland in Space Cowboys . He later costarred with Donalds son, Kiefer Sutherland , in "24" .
He replaced Roy Thinnes in Alfred Hitchcock s Family Plot one month into the filming, after the legendary director found out that he was then available because Devane was Hitchcocks first choice for the part. Some long shots in the film are still of Thinnes, but all other footage was re-shot with Devane.
Best-known for political roles, largely because of his Kennedyesque looks and mannerisms. Played the President of the United States in "Stargate SG-1" , Stargate: Continuum , The Dark Knight Rises and "24" .
When "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest" debuted off-Broadway at the Mercer Arts Center as a stage play in 1971, he originated the role of Randall P. McMurphy.
Admits that he only did Poor White Trash for the money.

Movies

50 to 1
2014
A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby.
Bad Turn Worse
2013
Three Texas teens hope to make a break for it and escape their dead-end existence in a cotton-mill town but get sucked into the seedy underbelly of organized crime when one of them steals from the wrong man..
The Making of 'Rolling Thunder'
2013
Flag of My Father
2011
William Devane portrays the families patriarch, while John Schneider plays the sister's protagonist, her cynical civilian brother..
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
2010
Scott Kane (Drew Fuller), a man with a checkered past is trying to live a clean life.
Chasing the Green
2009
Inspired by a true story, "Chasing the Green" tells the story of two young brothers who become millionaires during the early 1990s.
The Least Among You
2009
Inspired by a true story about a black college graduate forced to serve probation after the 1965 Watts riots at an all-white seminary that wants black followers not leaders.
The Dealership
2009
'The Dealership' is about the dysfunctional world of Carson Luxury Auto Gallery, a family-owned, used-car dealership.
Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again
2005
The Wind Effect
2003
Dani Porter has never set foot outside Illinois.
Threat of Exposure
2002
Dr.
The Badge
2002
A sheriff (Thornton) begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved.
A Christmas Visitor
2002
A father struggles with the past.
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
2000
A staunch professional executive and his wife coerce their rebellious teens and their older sister to take a plane trip for a weekend in the mountains.
The Man Who Used to Be Me
2000
A former policeman (William Devane) gets the opportunity to travel back in time to catch his father's murderer and in so doing runs into his younger self (Rob Estes)..
Exception to the Rule
1997
An aggressive woman tries to blackmail a married gem trader who had an affair with her..
Forgotten Sins
1996
A county sheriff is accused by his daughter of having abused her.
Freefall: Flight 174
1995
It's the summer of 1982.
Detonator II: Night Watch
1995
UN agents Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver are sent by their director Nick Caldwell to investigate the theft of Rembrandt's painting, "The Night Watch".
Virus
1995
Who could have deliberately released a rare and deadly African plague that is now spreading uncontrollably throughout America's largest urban areas?
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
The take-down of an infamous leader of a small polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group, who ordered assassinations of his opponents..
The Knots Landing Block Party
1993
Obsessed
1992
A young woman (Doherty) who grew feeling neglected by her father, has a fascination for older men.
Ancient Secrets of the Bible
1992
Jesus Christ is the center of the worldwide Christian faith.
Nightmare in Columbia County
1991
The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's..
Hadley's Rebellion
1987
After he transfers to a new school, Hadley is victimized and ostracized by his too-cool classmates.
Timestalkers
1987
Scott, a history professor, becomes involved with two time travellers from the year 2586 after making a discovery in an old photograph.
CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
1985
The 24th Annual International Broadcasting Awards
1984
Jane Doe
1983
The police are looking for a serial killer.
Testament
1983
Testament is a 1983 drama film based on a three page long story titled \"The Last Testament\" by Carol Amen (1934-1987), directed by Lynne Littman and written by John Sacret Young.
The Other Victim
1981
After his wife is raped, a man struggles to find ways to express the anger and helplessness which the crime has instilled in him..
The Dark
1979
At night the Mangler stalks the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating random victims.
Yanks
1979
During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort.
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1977
Sentimental sequel film finds the Bears, somehow, the little league champions of California.
Red Alert
1977
A computer at a nuclear power plant malfunctions and receives erroneous information of a radiation leak.
Rolling Thunder
1977
Rolling Thunder is a 1977 film starring William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones.
Family Plot
1976
The trickster Madam Blanche Tyler lures the elder millionaire Julia Rainbird that believes she is a spiritualist.
Marathon Man
1976
Marathon Man is a 1976 suspense/thriller film directed by John Schlesinger.
Fear on Trial
1975
The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era.
The Missiles of October
1974
Based in part on Robert F.
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita
1974
Dramatization of the trial of General Yamashita when he was tried for his actions in the Philippines during World War 2 that resulted in the death of thousands of civilians.
Shirts/Skins
1974
The Bait
1973
The Bait is a television film about LAPD Detective Tracy Fleming, who is out to catch a serial killer preying on women in Los Angeles.
Crime Club
1973
A group of public and private investigators looks into the suspicious death of the son of one of its members' wealthy girlfriends..
Irish Whiskey Rebellion
1972
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
Set in winter in the Old West.
Lady Liberty
1971
Maddalena and Michele fall in love in Italy in the 1960s, while working at a meat factory in Emilia stormed by the workers' protest, but their love can't be, because he is married and Italy has no divorce.
My Old Man's Place
1971
Two soldiers return from Vietnam with serious PTSD.
A Change in the Wind
1971
In the Country
1967
"During the Vietnam War, a young revolutionary, isolated with his lover in a country house, struggles to comprehend his self-inflicted inactivity and his alienation from former political associates.

TV

Crumbs
2006
Dweezil & Lisa
2004
Rock musicians and food lovers Dweezil Zappa and Lisa Loeb are hitting the road in search of musical and culinary adventures.
The Michael Richards Show
2000
The show is about Vic Nardozza (Michael Richards), a lanky and bumbly P.
Turks
1999
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
1997
Paige leaves Greg because she wants a baby and he doesn't.
The Monroes
1995
A soap opera about a Kennedyesque political family..
From Here to Eternity
1980
In 1942, Honolulu is under martial law following the attack by the Japanese, but the personnel of G Company, 24th Infantry Division seem to be more interested in their personal lives than in fighting the war.

Books

Browning handbook
William C DeVane
Shorter Poems of Robert Browning
William C. Devane
Browning's Parleyings
William C. DeVane
Higher education in twentieth-century America.
William C. DeVane
Browning's Parleyings
William C. DeVane
American university in the twentieth century.
William C. DeVane
Selected Poems
William C. Devane
Browning handbook.
William C. DeVane
Browning handbook
William C. DeVane
Browning's Parleyings
William C. DeVane
Higher Education in Twentieth-Century America
William Clyde DeVane
Higher education in twentieth-century America.
William Clyde DeVane
Higher education in twentieth-century America.
William Clyde DeVane
Browning's parleyings
William Clyde DeVane
Browning handbook
William Clyde DeVane
Browning's Parleyings; The Autobiography Of A Mind (BCL1-PR English Literature)
William Clyde Devane

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