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William Devane
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William Devane

Born 1939 · Albany, New York, USA · Active 1955–2022

William Devane, born in 1937, is an American actor whose career spans theater and film, with notable performances in Marathon Man (1976) and The Dark (1979). His portrayal of complex characters in these films highlights his ability to navigate the gritty landscapes of cult cinema. Devane's role in The Preppie Murder (1989) further cements his presence in the genre, where he brings a nuanced intensity to the screen. With a foundation in the New York Shakespeare Festival, Devane's work resonates within the realms of exploitation and thriller, making him a significant figure in the SassyFlix catalog.

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Poor White Trash

Poor White Trash

2000 ★ 4.8
as Ron Lake

Mike and Lenny are two buddies who dream of getting out of the trailer park. Out of desperation they resort to burglary as a means of financing Mike's college education. Their dream is jeopardized one summer day when their ploy to shoplift Near Beer begins a crime spree and a series of mishaps during which they are threatened with jail.

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Filmography

117 credits
2020s 1 credit
2022
Bosch: Legacy as Whitney Vance
TV ★ 7.9
2010s 16 credits
2015
Movie ★ 6.6
2015
Truth as Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
2015
The Grinder as Dean Sanderson Sr.
TV ★ 6.7
2014
50 to 1 as Leonard Doc Blach
Movie ★ 6.7
2014
Bad Turn Worse as Big Red
Movie ★ 5.4
2014
Interstellar as Williams
Movie ★ 8.5
2012
Movie ★ 5.1
2012
Movie ★ 6.8
2012
Movie ★ 7.8
2011
Movie ★ 6.4
2011
Movie ★ 6.0
2011
Good Morning, Killer as Everett Morgan Gray
Movie ★ 4.9
2011
Revenge as Edward Grayson
TV ★ 7.6
2010
Movie ★ 4.8
2010
Movie ★ 6.9
2010
The River Why as Dutch Hines
Movie ★ 5.3
2000s 26 credits
2009
The Least Among You as Alan Beckett
Movie ★ 5.0
2009
The Dealership as Frank Carson
Movie
2009
The Fall as judge Stanley Seeban
Movie ★ 5.5
2009
Movie ★ 6.9
2008
Stargate: Continuum as President Henry Hayes
Movie ★ 7.1
2007
Movie ★ 7.0
2007
TV ★ 7.0
2006
Movie ★ 6.9
2006
Crumbs as Billy Crumb
TV ★ 6.5
2006
Psych as Peters
TV ★ 7.9
2006
What About Brian as Michael Davis
TV ★ 6.1
2004
Deceit as Grove McCarthy
Movie ★ 4.4
2003
Monte Walsh as Cal Brennan
Movie ★ 6.2
2003
NCIS as Nicolas Mason
TV ★ 7.6
2002
The Badge as The Judge
Movie ★ 5.7
2002
A Christmas Visitor as George Boyajian
Movie ★ 5.4
2002
Threat of Exposure as Col. Weldon
Movie ★ 5.0
2001
Movie ★ 4.6
2001
Race to Space as Roger Thornhill
Movie ★ 6.0
2001
Movie ★ 6.9
2001
24 as James Heller
TV ★ 7.8
2000
Space Cowboys as Eugene Davis
Movie ★ 6.4
2000
Movie ★ 4.5
2000
The Man Who Used to Be Me as Older Sam Ryan
Movie ★ 5.8
2000
Hollow Man as Dr. Kramer
Movie ★ 6.0
2000
TV ★ 5.7
1990s 32 credits
1999
Payback as Carter
Movie ★ 6.8
1999
Turks as Sergeant Joseph Turk
TV ★ 8.0
1999
The West Wing as Lewis Berryhill
TV ★ 8.3
1997
Doomsday Rock as Dr. Karl Sorenson
Movie ★ 5.3
1997
Exception to the Rule as Lawrence Kellerman
Movie ★ 3.6
1997
The Absolute Truth as Sen. Emmett Hunter
Movie ★ 4.5
1997
Stargate SG-1 as President Hayes
TV ★ 8.3
1997
TV ★ 9.0
1997
Rogues Gallery as Self – Narrator
TV
1996
Forgotten Sins as Dr. Richard Ofshe
Movie ★ 5.5
1996
Early Edition as Bernie Hobson
TV ★ 7.4
1995
Night Watch as Nick Caldwell
Movie ★ 4.8
1995
Freefall: Flight 174 as Capt. Bob Pearson
Movie ★ 5.7
1995
Virus as Dr. Harbuck
Movie ★ 4.8
1995
TV ★ 9.0
1995
Hope and Gloria as William Devane
TV ★ 6.3
1994
Movie ★ 7.2
1994
Lady in Waiting as Lt. Barrett
Movie ★ 3.1
1994
Touched by an Angel as Benjamin Parker
TV ★ 7.2
1993
Movie ★ 5.6
1993
Rubdown as Harry Orwitz
Movie ★ 4.0
1993
Phenom as Lou Della Rosa
TV ★ 5.3
1993
The X-Files as General Mark Suveg
TV ★ 8.4
1992
Obsessed as Ed Bledsoe
Movie ★ 6.1
1992
Movie ★ 8.0
1992
The President's Child as Elliot McSwain
Movie ★ 9.0
1991
Victim of Beauty as Sheriff Jim Metts
Movie ★ 6.7
1991
A Woman Named Jackie as Black Jack Bouvier
TV ★ 8.8
1990
Murder C.O.D. as Alex Brandt
Movie ★ 8.1
1990
Vital Signs as Dr. Chatham
Movie ★ 4.6
1990
Chips, the War Dog as Col. Charnley
Movie ★ 8.3
1980s 10 credits
1989
Movie ★ 5.6
1987
Timestalkers as Scott McKenzie
Movie ★ 5.4
1984
With Intent to Kill as Aaron Charney
Movie ★ 6.5
1983
Testament as Tom Wetherly
Movie ★ 6.4
1983
Hadley's Rebellion as Coach Ball
Movie ★ 4.8
1983
Jane Doe as William Quinn
Movie ★ 6.5
1981
The Other Victim as Harry Langford
Movie ★ 8.0
1981
Movie ★ 5.3
1981
Honky Tonk Freeway as Mayor Kirby T. Calo
Movie ★ 5.3
1970s 25 credits
1979
Yanks as John
Movie ★ 5.9
1979
The Dark as Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
Movie ★ 4.7
1979
Knots Landing as Greg Sumner
TV ★ 6.9
1979
From Here to Eternity as Sgt. Milt Warden
TV ★ 7.3
1978
Black Beauty as John Manly
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Rolling Thunder as Major Charles Rane
Movie ★ 6.7
1977
Movie ★ 5.8
1977
Red Alert as Frank Brolen
Movie ★ 5.5
1976
Movie ★ 7.2
1976
Family Plot as Arthur Adamson
Movie ★ 6.8
1975
Report to the Commissioner as Asst. D.A. Jackson
Movie ★ 6.6
1975
Fear on Trial as John Henry Faulk
Movie ★ 9.0
1974
The Missiles of October as President John F. Kennedy
Movie ★ 7.5
1974
The Missiles of October as John F. Kennedy - US President
TV ★ 8.8
1973
The Bait as Earl Stokey
Movie ★ 6.5
1973
Crime Club as Kilburn
Movie ★ 10.0
1973
The Snoop Sisters as David Prine
TV ★ 7.5
1972
Movie ★ 5.5
1971
Movie ★ 7.2
1971
Lady Liberty as Jock Fenner
Movie ★ 5.5
1971
My Old Man's Place as Jimmy Pilgrim
Movie ★ 6.8
1971
Movie ★ 4.3
1971
Movie ★ 5.9
1971
Film '72 as Self
TV ★ 4.7
1960s 4 credits
1969
Medical Center as Dr. Ray Waltham
TV ★ 6.4
1967
Movie ★ 8.0
1967
Mannix as Al Kordic
TV ★ 6.8
1950s 1 credit
1955
Gunsmoke as Moss Stratton
TV ★ 6.7
Crew Credits
1970s 2 credits
1976
Movie ★ 7.3
1971
The 300-Year Weekend Additional Dialogue
Movie ★ 4.3