William Devane is best known for his role as Greg Sumner in the television series ‘Knots Landing’ (983 to 1993). He concurrently appeared as Al Capone in the popular series ‘Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.’Â
He started his career with the New York Shakespeare Festival and went on to portray Robert F. Kennedy in the spoof ‘MacBird,’ in 1966.
He appeared in several successful television series like ‘The X-Files’ (1995 – 2002), ‘Psych’ (2010), and ‘The Grinder’ (2015 -2016). He appeared as James Heller in the series ‘24’ (2005 – 2007) and reprised his role in ’24: Live Another Day’ (2014).
Devane has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films that include ‘McCabe & Mrs Miller’ (1971), ‘Marathon Man’ (1976) and ‘Space Cowboys’ (2000).
His performance as Adamson in the comedy film ‘Family Plot’ (1976) earned him a lot of praise.  Â