William Devane Biography

William Devane is an American stage and television actor, best recognized for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera. Knot landing . He has appeared in several movies in his career. He received an Emmy nomination for playing John F. Kennedy in 1974 ‘s The October Missiles. He also played Jacqueline Kennedy’s father, Black Jack Bouvier, in the 1991 TV movie A Woman Called Jackie . He has been married to Eugenie Devane since 1961. The couple share two children.

Early life and education of William Devane

William Devane was born William Joseph Devane on September 5, 1939 in Albany, New York, United States, under the birth sign of Virgo.

Devane is the son of Joseph Devane and Kate Devane . His father worked for Franklin D. Roosevelt as a driver when the latter was Governor of New York. His father is of Irish descent and his mother was falling in love with mixed Dutch and German descent. He belongs to the American nationality and his ethnicity is mixed.

William completed his education at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts which is located in New York and began looking for a professional career to start with.

William Devane’s career

After graduation, William Devane performed in several plays with the New York Shakespeare Festival. Greg Sumner’s character of him is still remembered by his fans around the world who found themselves in the year 1983 to the year 1993 within Knots Landing which is a prime time soap opera.

Similarly, from mid 1983 to 1993 he appeared as James Heller which is also the remarkable performance done by him. William’s father’s name is Joseph Devane and he was engaged to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s chauffeur when he was in New York as the city’s governor.

William Devane at this time made guest appearances and also had the opportunity to appear in minor roles in the early stages.

His role as President John F. Kennedy in a TV docudrama about the Cuban Missile Crisis, The October Missiles (1974) won acclaim and was the most beloved performance of him among the people.

Similarly, he played blacklisted radio personality John Henry Faulk in the Emmy Award-winning TV movie Fear on Trial (1975). He is widely known for his ten years as the ambitious and tough politician-turned-corporate titan Greg Sumner on Knots Landing.

William Devane appeared in several films such as McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971); Lady Liberty (1971); Family Plot (1976), directed by Alfred Hitchcock; Marathon Man (1976); Rolling Thunder (1977); Yanks (1979); Testament (1983) with Jane Alexander; Timestalkers (1987) with Lauren Hutton and Klaus Kinski; Forgotten Sins (1996) with John Shea; Exception to the Rule (1997); Payback (1999); The Hollow Man and the Space Cowboys (2000).

He began a recurring role as Grandpa Edward Grayson on the ABC prime time soap opera Revenge. He also played the President of the United States in the Christopher Nolan movie. The dark knight rises.

He was part of the regular cast of the sitcom The Grinder and had a cameo appearance as Williams as part of NASA in the 2014 film Interstellar.

William Devane Net Worth and Salary

William Devane net worth is $5 million according to celebrity net worth, as of 2019. He has earned a good amount of salary for his acting work in various projects.

American actor Devane has been in the entertainment industry since 1967 , and to this day has contributed to many television series and movies.

He has appeared in high-grossing films such as Instellar (Box office: $667.5 million) starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway, The Dark Knight Rises (1.085 billion) starring Christian Bale, Stargate: Continuum (Box office: $9.2 million) , and Hollow Man Box Office: ($190.2 million).

The actor also played several supporting roles in films such as McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Family Plot (1976), Marathon Man (1976), Timestalkers (1987), and Space Cowboys (2000).

The affair and the wife of William Devane

William Devane’s personal life, according to him, is very interesting because he had many adventures in his life. He also mentioned that he used to plan a date in his little diary with many girlfriends he made in his college days.

But then he married his wife Eugenie Devane in the year 1961 for the long term couple and proudly mentioning as his wife. They are the father and mother of 2 children and he has been able to balance his career and his personal life a bit by side by side to spend some healthy time with his family.

William is a very optimistic person, therefore his adventure stories were the best moment of his life and getting engaged and being married was for him the best decision he made in his life.

Age, height and other facts of William Devane

• William Devane’s age: He is 70 years old.
• Height: She stands 5′ 10′ (1.78m) tall.
• Birth name: William Joseph Devane