Wiki Biography
William Joseph Devane was born on 5 September 1937, in Albany, New York State, USA, of Irish (father) and German and Dutch (mother) descent. He is an actor and television personality, perhaps best known for his appearances in such movies and television shows as “Marathon Man”, “Space Cowboys”, “24”, and “Knots Landing”. During his career, William has been nominated for and has won various awards; some of them include Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award, and Soap Opera Digest Award. Although Devane is now almost 80 years old, he continues his career and is receiving invitations to play various roles.
If you consider how rich William Devane is, it can be said that sources estimate William’s net worth to be over $5 million. Clearly, the main source of this sum of money is William’s numerous appearances in television shows and movies. In addition to this, Devane has also acted in several plays which have contributed to his net worth.
William Devane Net Worth $5 Million
Devane is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York. William’s career as an actor began in 1967, when he appeared in the television show “Directions”. In addition to this, he was cast in the TV series “N.Y.P.D”, in which he acted until 1969. Although these roles were small they still made William’s net worth grow. In 1974 William received an invitation to appear in the movie called “The Missiles of October”, which helped William gain acclaim and become more noticed. Step by step Devane started receiving more invitations to portray roles; in 1979 William started working on the TV show called “Knots Landing”, in which he had an opportunity to meet such actors as Teri Austin, Alec Baldwin, Stacy Galina, Michele Lee, Tonya Crowe and others. This show became really popular and had a huge impact on the growth of William’s net worth.
In addition to his appearances in various television shows, William has also appeared in numerous movies. Some of them include “Forgotten Sins”, “Testament”, “Space Cowboys”, “Rolling Thunder”, “Exception to the Rule”, “Timestalkers” among many others. All these appearances added significantly to William’s net worth. As mentioned, William still continues his acting career, and he has appeared in such famous recent projects as “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Interstellar”, “24: Live Another Day” and “The Grinder”. Overall, William Devane is one of the most experienced actors in the industry, and he has worked on more than 100 projects. There is no doubt that he is a really talented and respected actor.
If to talk about William’s personal life, it can be said that in 1961 he married Eugenie Devane and together they have two children. All in all, William is one of the most successful actors in movie and television industries. During his career he has gathered numerous fans all over the world who obviously admire his work and his talent. There is also no doubt that many contemporary actors are fans of William’s acting. As Devane has worked in this industry for almost 50 years he really knows all the secrets to success, and is able to share them with his colleagues. Luckily, we can still admire his extraordinary talent.
Full Name | William Devane |
Net Worth | $5 million |
Date Of Birth | September 5, 1937 |
Height | 1.78 m |
Profession | Screenwriter, Actor, Television Director |
Education | American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Eugenie Devane |
Children | Joshua Devane |
Parents | Joseph Devane |
Siblings | Joey Devane, Pat Devane |
IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0001137 |
Awards | TV Land Anniversary Award |
Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program, Drama or Comedy |
Movies | Family Plot, Rolling Thunder, Space Cowboys, Marathon Man, Hollow Man, Yanks, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Payback, Interstellar, The Missiles of October, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, Monte Walsh, Timestalkers, The River Why, Honky Tonk Freeway, Poor White Trash, Stargate: Continuum, Jesse Ston... |
TV Shows | The Grinder, 24: Live Another Day, Crumbs, The Michael Richards Show, Turks, Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, The Monroes, Phenom, Knots Landing, From Here to Eternity, ABC Theatre, Second Chance |
# | Quote |
---|
1 | [on working with Vanessa Redgrave in Yanks (1979)] It's been a terrific experience working with somebody as good as she is. An incredible actress. I'm in there with a really high-powered dame, you know. You cut back and forth and Vanessa is incredible. Incredible! She'd survive with Marlon Brando and no woman ever has, except maybe Eva Marie Saint at the beginning. |
2 | [on Robert Redford] I can't stand around like Redford. I'm not that narcissistic. Not that photogenic, either. |
# | Fact |
---|
1 | Admits that he only did Poor White Trash (2000) for the money. |
2 | When "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" debuted off-Broadway at the Mercer Arts Center as a stage play in 1971, he originated the role of Randall P. McMurphy. |
3 | Best-known for political roles, largely because of his Kennedyesque looks and mannerisms. Played the President of the United States in Stargate SG-1 (1997), Stargate: Continuum (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and 24 (2001). Also played the Secretary of State in The West Wing (1999). |
4 | He replaced Roy Thinnes in Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976) one month into the filming, after the legendary director found out that he was then available because Devane was Hitchcock's first choice for the part. Some long shots in the film are still of Thinnes, but all other footage was re-shot with Devane. |
5 | Appeared with Donald Sutherland in Space Cowboys (2000). He later costarred with Donald's son, Kiefer Sutherland, in 24 (2001). |
6 | Has the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same weekend in the U.S.: Hollow Man (2000) and Space Cowboys (2000) (August 6, 2000). |
7 | Owned a restaurant, Devane's, that specializes in New York-Italian cuisine. Originally located in Indio, the restaurant expanded to Rancho Mirage, CA. Additional restaurants in La Quinta and Palm Springs were slated for a 2008 opening, but due to the economy, they closed. |
8 | Enjoys horseback riding. Is an avid polo player and has won many awards for it. Is a fly-fisher. |
All pictures
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|
The Grinder | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Dean Sanderson Sr. |
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise | 2015 | TV Movie | Dr. Dix |
Interstellar | 2014 | | Williams |
24: Live Another Day | 2014 | TV Series | President James Heller |
50 to 1 | 2014 | | Leonard Doc Blach |
Bad Turn Worse | 2013 | | Big Red |
The Dark Knight Rises | 2012 | | President |
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt | 2012 | TV Movie | Dr. Dix |
Red Clover | 2012 | TV Movie | Pop O'Hara |
Revenge | 2012 | TV Series | Edward Grayson |
Good Morning, Killer | 2011 | TV Movie | Everett Morgan Gray |
Flag of My Father | 2011 | | Jake |
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost | 2011 | TV Movie | Dr. Dix |
The Kane Files: Life of Trial | 2010 | | Thompson |
NCIS | 2010 | TV Series | Nicolas Mason |
Psych | 2010 | TV Series | Floyd Peters |
Notes from the Underbelly | 2010 | TV Series | Walter |
Jesse Stone: No Remorse | 2010 | TV Movie | Dr. Dix |
King of the Hill | 2010 | TV Series | Chuck Garrison |
The River Why | 2010 | | Dutch Hines |
The Dealership | 2009 | TV Movie | Frank Carson |
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice | 2009 | TV Movie | Dr. Dix |
Chasing the Green | 2009 | | Victor Gatling |
The Least Among You | 2009 | | Alan Beckett |
The Fall | 2008/I | | Judge Stanley Seeban |
Stargate: Continuum | 2008 | Video | President Hayes |
Jesse Stone: Sea Change | 2007 | TV Movie | Dr. Dix |
24 | 2005-2007 | TV Series | James Heller |
What About Brian | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Michael Davis / Michael O'Hara |
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise | 2006 | TV Movie | Dr. Dix |
Crumbs | 2006 | TV Series | Billy Crumb |
Deceit | 2004 | TV Movie | Grove McCarthy |
Stargate SG-1 | 2004 | TV Series | President Hayes President Henry Hayes |
The West Wing | 2003 | TV Series | Secretary of State Lewis Berryhill |
The Wind Effect | 2003 | Video short | LT Porter |
Monte Walsh | 2003 | TV Movie | Cal Brennan |
Threat of Exposure | 2002 | | Col. Weldon |
A Christmas Visitor | 2002 | TV Movie | George Boyajian |
The Badge | 2002 | | The Judge |
The X-Files | 2002 | TV Series | General Mark Suveg |
Judging Amy | 2002 | TV Series | Richard McCarty |
Race to Space | 2001 | | Roger Thornhill |
The Michael Richards Show | 2000 | TV Series | Brady McKay |
Hollow Man | 2000 | | Dr. Kramer |
Space Cowboys | 2000 | | Eugene Davis |
The Man Who Used to Be Me | 2000 | TV Movie | Sam |
Poor White Trash | 2000 | | Ron Lake |
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story | 2000 | TV Movie | Tom Kincaid |
Early Edition | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Bernie Hobson |
Turks | 1999 | TV Series | Sergeant Joseph Turk |
Payback | 1999/I | | Carter |
Touched by an Angel | 1997 | TV Series | Benjamin Parker |
Timecop | 1997 | TV Mini-Series | Detective John Langdon |
Doomsday Rock | 1997 | TV Movie | Dr. Karl Sorenson |
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac | 1997 | TV Mini-Series | Gregory Sumner |
The Absolute Truth | 1997 | TV Movie | Sen. Emmett Hunter |
Exception to the Rule | 1997 | | Lawrence Kellerman |
Forgotten Sins | 1996 | TV Movie | Dr. Richard Ofshe |
The Monroes | 1995 | TV Series | John Monroe |
Detonator II: Night Watch | 1995 | TV Movie | Nick Caldwell |
Virus | 1995 | TV Movie | Dr. Harbuck |
Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 | 1995 | TV Movie | Capt. Bob Pearson |
Frogmen | 1994 | TV Movie | |
Lady in Waiting | 1994 | | Lt. Barrett |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1994 | TV Series | Al Capone |
For the Love of Nancy | 1994 | TV Movie | Tom |
Phenom | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Lou Del La Rosa Lou Della Rosa |
Rubdown | 1993 | TV Movie | Harry Orwitz |
Knots Landing | 1983-1993 | TV Series | Gregory Sumner |
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story | 1993 | TV Movie | Daniel 'Dan' Fields |
The President's Child | 1992 | TV Movie | |
Obsessed | 1992 | TV Movie | Ed Bledsoe |
Nightmare in Columbia County | 1991 | TV Movie | Sheriff Jim Metts |
A Woman Named Jackie | 1991 | TV Mini-Series | Black Jack Bouvier |
Murder C.O.D. | 1990 | TV Movie | Alex Brandt |
Vital Signs | 1990 | | Dr. Chatham |
Chips, the War Dog | 1990 | TV Movie | Col. Charnley |
The Preppie Murder | 1989 | TV Movie | Jack Litman |
Hadley's Rebellion | 1987 | | Coach Ball |
Timestalkers | 1987 | TV Movie | Scott McKenzie |
With Intent to Kill | 1984 | TV Movie | Aaron Charney |
Testament | 1983 | | Tom Wetherly |
Jane Doe | 1983 | TV Movie | Lieutenant William Quinn |
Insight | 1982 | TV Series | Royce |
The Other Victim | 1981 | TV Movie | Harry Langford |
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game | 1981 | TV Movie | Major Phil Clark |
Honky Tonk Freeway | 1981 | | Mayor Kirby T. Calo |
From Here to Eternity | 1980 | TV Series | Master Sgt. Milt Warden |
Yanks | 1979 | | John |
The Dark | 1979 | | Roy Warner / Steve Dupree |
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 |
Red Alert | 1977 | TV Movie | Frank Brolen |
Marathon Man | 1976 | | Janeway |
Family Plot | 1976 | | Arthur Adamson |
Fear on Trial | 1975 | TV Movie | John Henry Faulk |
Report to the Commissioner | 1975 | | Asst. D.A. Jackson |
The Missiles of October | 1974 | TV Movie | President John F. Kennedy |
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita | 1974 | TV Movie | |
Shirts/Skins | 1974 | TV Movie | |
The Snoop Sisters | 1974 | TV Series | David Prine |
Hawaii Five-O | 1974 | TV Series | Fallon |
Mannix | 1974 | TV Series | Al Kordic |
Medical Center | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Dr. Ray Waltham |
Ironside | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Smiley / Al Chambers |
The Bait | 1973 | TV Movie | Earl Stokey |
Crime Club | 1973 | TV Movie | Jack Kilburn |
Gunsmoke | 1973 | TV Series | Moss Stratton |
Irish Whiskey Rebellion | 1972 | | Lt. Ashley |
Young Dr. Kildare | 1972 | TV Series | Officer Masters |
A Change in the Wind | 1971 | as Bill Devane | |
Lady Liberty | 1971 | | Jock Fenner |
My Old Man's Place | 1971 | | Jimmy Pilgrim |
McCabe & Mrs. Miller | 1971 | | The Lawyer |
The 300 Year Weekend | 1971 | | Tom |
The Pursuit of Happiness | 1971 | | Pilot |
The Interns | 1970 | TV Series | William Hauser |
This Town Will Never Be the Same | 1969 | TV Movie | |
N.Y.P.D. | 1967-1969 | TV Series | John / William Laney |
In the Country | 1967 | | |
Directions | 1967 | TV Series | Boyfriend |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|
Knots Landing | 1987-1993 | TV Series written by - 4 episodes | |
The Million Dollar Rip-Off | 1976 | TV Movie based on a screenplay by - as William J. Devane | |
The 300 Year Weekend | 1971 | additional dialogue | |
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|
Knots Landing | 1989-1992 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|
Cowgirl Up | 2011 | TV Series thanks - 6 episodes | |
Celebrating Schlesinger | 2006 | Video short special thanks | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|
Home & Family | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
Jack Is Back | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Making of 'Rolling Thunder' | 2013 | Video short | Himself |
The 7th Annual TV Land Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
Celebrating Schlesinger | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Gregory Sumner |
TV Land Confidential | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Dweezil & Lisa | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
Plotting 'Family Plot' | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
Gaia Symphony II | 1999 | Documentary | Voice over |
Hope & Gloria | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Favorite Television Dramatic Series |
The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical |
The Knots Landing Block Party | 1993 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Gregory Sumner |
Ancient Secrets of the Bible | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host & Narrator |
One on One with John Tesh | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Female Performer in New Television Series |
The Morning Program | 1987 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series Drama |
The Wildest West Show of the Stars | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1986 | TV Series | Himself |
The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
Battle of the Network Stars XVII | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - CBS Team Captain |
Battle of the Network Stars XVI | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - CBS Team Captain |
The 24th Annual International Broadcasting Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself |
The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical |
Battle of the Network Stars XV | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - CBS Team Captain |
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Battle of the Network Stars VIII | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - NBC Team |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
Battle of the Network Stars VI | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - NBC Team |
Battle of the Network Stars V | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - NBC Team |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
---|
2009 | Anniversary Award | TV Land Awards | | Knots Landing (1979) |
1991 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor: Prime Time | Knots Landing (1979) |
1990 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor: Prime Time | Knots Landing (1979) |
1989 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role: Prime Time | Knots Landing (1979) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
---|
1988 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Villain: Prime Time | Knots Landing (1979) |
1987 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Knots Landing (1979) |
1986 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Villain on a Prime Time Serial | Knots Landing (1979) |
1986 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Actress/Actor in a Comic Relief Role on a Prime Time Serial | Knots Landing (1979) |
1976 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special | Fear on Trial (1975) |
1975 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy | The Missiles of October (1974) |
1975 | Golden Apple | Golden Apple Awards | Male New Star of the Year | |
Known for movies




ncG1vNJzZmimlanEsL7Toaeoq6RjvLOzjrCgpaSZlrpusMSvmKedXaOytXnWqKmtoF8%3D