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William Joseph Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film, television and theater actor, known for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing and as James Heller on the Fox serial drama 24, the role he reprised in Live Another Day. He is also known for his supporting roles in films such as McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Family Plot), Marathon Man, Rolling Thunder and Space Cowboys. Devane began his acting career with the New York Shakespeare Festival where he performed in 15 plays. In 1966, Devane portrayed Robert F. Kennedy in the Off-Broadway spoof MacBird. He gained acclaim for his role as President John F. Kennedy in a television docudrama about the Cuban Missile Crisis, The Missiles of October, and again when he played blacklisted radio personality John Henry Faulk in the Emmy Award-winning TV movie Fear on Trial. He is widely known for his ten years as the ambitious and hardnosed politician-turned-corporate titan Greg Sumner on Knots Landing. In 1994, Devane appeared as Al Capone in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman in an episode entitled "That Old Gang of Mine". He also had a recurring role on the CBS show Early Edition as the lead character's father. Devane appeared in the films McCabe & Mrs. Miller; Lady Liberty; Family Plot; Marathon Man; Rolling Thunder; Yanks; Testament; Timestalkers; Forgotten Sins; Exception to the Rule; Payback; Hollow Man and Space Cowboys. Devane has played members of the Presidential Cabinet on two evening dramas. In 2004, on The West Wing, he guest-starred as the Secretary of State and potential Vice-Presidential nominee. Devane appeared in several scenes with Martin Sheen; they also appeared together as President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert, respectively, 30 years earlier in The Missiles of October. In 2005, he joined the cast of 24 as Secretary of Defense James Heller for seasons 4, 5 and 6.

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Interstellar Trailer (2014)

05 November 2014

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

The Dark Knight Rises Trailer (2012)

17 July 2012

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department.

The Other Victim Trailer (1981)

04 November 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.

Virus Trailer (1995)

08 May 1995

Who could have deliberately released a rare and deadly African plague that is now spreading uncontrollably throughout America's largest urban areas? A lone determined doctor desperately and fearlessly searches for the truth, but she soon finds herself targeted for death as well.

Hollow Man Trailer (2000)

04 August 2000

Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the subject.

Lady Liberty Trailer (1971)

22 December 1971

An Italian woman faces challenges at JFK Airport when Customs confiscates the mortadella sausage she brought as a gift for her fiancé, leading to a humorous and frustrating ordeal.

The Dealership Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

'The Dealership' is about the dysfunctional world of Carson Luxury Auto Gallery, a family-owned, used-car dealership.

The Least Among You Trailer (2009)

12 January 2009

Black college graduate Richard Kelly reluctantly accepts a plea bargain requiring him to spend two semesters at an all-white seminary after he's wrongly accused of crimes committed during the 1965 Watts riots.

The Badge Trailer (2002)

07 September 2002

A sheriff begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved.

Payback Trailer (1999)

05 February 1999

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think.

The Bait Trailer (1973)

13 March 1973

Tracy Fleming is a widowed police officer, with a young son, who has risen to the role of plainclothes operative.

The President's Child Trailer (1992)

27 October 1992

James Guthrie is a candidate for the presidency of the United States. Eight years ago he fell in love with Elizabeth Hemming, nowadays a famous hostess/reporter.

Chips, the War Dog Trailer (1990)

24 March 1990

In this made-for-tv movie, misfits Danny Stauffer and Chips (a chicken-chasing German shepherd) are teamed up in the Army's "Dogs for Defense" program during WWII.

Red Alert Trailer (1977)

18 May 1977

A computer at a nuclear power plant malfunctions and receives erroneous information of a radiation leak.

Space Cowboys Trailer (2000)

04 August 2000

Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog members of Project Daedalus, the US Air Force's test program for space travel, but their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of trained chimps.

Marathon Man Trailer (1976)

08 October 1976

A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

Bad Turn Worse Trailer (2014)

15 August 2014

Three teenage friends get in way over their head when they cross a down-home crime syndicate. They 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.

Truth Trailer (2015)

16 October 2015

As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.

The Missiles of October Trailer (1974)

18 December 1974

Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Stargate: Continuum Trailer (2008)

29 July 2008

Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.

Testament Trailer (1983)

04 November 1983

It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California.

Monte Walsh Trailer (2003)

17 January 2003

Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse.

With Intent to Kill Trailer (1984)

24 October 1984

A high school football hero Bo Reinecker tries to piece together the events leading up to murder of his girl friend Lisa Nolen.

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise Trailer (2015)

18 October 2015

Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with surprises, unlikely suspects and grave danger.

Jesse Stone: No Remorse Trailer (2010)

09 May 2010

Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own.

Family Plot Trailer (1976)

09 April 1976

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise Trailer (2006)

30 April 2006

When Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake, it brings him up against the Boston mob and into the affluent world of a bestselling writer who exploits troubled teens.

My Old Man's Place Trailer (1971)

29 June 1971

Two soldiers return from Vietnam with serious PTSD. They decide to go for a couple of days to a peaceful farm owned by the father of one of the men.

McCabe & Mrs. Miller Trailer (1971)

08 July 1971

A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until a large corporation arrives on the scene.

50 to 1 Trailer (2014)

21 March 2014

A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby.

Report to the Commissioner Trailer (1975)

05 February 1975

Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson to gather evidence.

Jane Doe Trailer (1983)

12 March 1983

A young amnesiac who was left for dead following a brutal assault is now being stalked by her assailant who wants to finish the job before she can remember the circumstances of the crime.

Yanks Trailer (1979)

19 September 1979

During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don't much like the brash Yanks, especially when it comes to the G.

Vital Signs Trailer (1990)

13 April 1990

As they enter their third year of medical school, a group of young students must prepare to decide what they intend to specialize in.

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice Trailer (2009)

01 March 2009

Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone.

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story Trailer (2001)

22 June 2001

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 Irish Whiskey Rebellion Trailer (1972)

10 January 1972

An Irish radical turns East Coast bootlegger during Prohibition.

Obsessed Trailer (1992)

26 September 1992

Lorie Brindel works at an insurance company and falls in love with one of her clients, the much older Ed Bledsoe.

Jesse Stone: Sea Change Trailer (2007)

22 May 2007

Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, and he fears he's relapsing into alcoholism.

A Christmas Visitor Trailer (2002)

24 November 2002

The Boyajian family learned of 18-year-old John's death in the Persian Gulf War on Christmas Eve eleven years earlier and have not celebrated Christmas since.

Fear on Trial Trailer (1975)

02 October 1975

The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era.

Honky Tonk Freeway Trailer (1981)

21 August 1981

Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town.

Forgotten Sins Trailer (1996)

07 March 1996

A county sheriff is accused by his daughter of having abused her. Her accusation gets more and more elaborate, involving satanic rituals.

In the Country Trailer (1967)

01 January 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.

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost Trailer (2011)

21 May 2011

Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a town councilman.

Good Morning, Killer Trailer (2011)

13 December 2011

Follows FBI Special Agent Ana Gray as she hunts for a kidnapper. As Ana develops a rapport with the kidnapper's latest victim, the suspect suddenly changes his pattern.

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita Trailer (1974)

11 June 1974

Dramatization of the trial of General Yamashita.

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt Trailer (2012)

19 May 2012

Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief, and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues and hidden meanings as he attempts to solve a shocking and horrifying mob-related double homicide.

Freefall: Flight 174 Trailer (1995)

10 October 1995

True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.

Rolling Thunder Trailer (1977)

02 November 1977

A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly.

The Preppie Murder Trailer (1989)

24 September 1989

This is the story of a young woman who was found dead. Now the police investigate, and evidence points to a man she was seen leaving a party with.

Victim of Beauty Trailer (1991)

10 December 1991

The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's.

The Fall Trailer (2009)

30 October 2009

Two brothers are forced to confront a terrible crime that was hidden in their past.

The River Why Trailer (2010)

09 April 2010

A young man abandons his family for a solitary life of fly-fishing. His goal was to find his own way in the fishing world and thereby find himself and love.

Lady in Waiting Trailer (1994)

07 December 1994

A divorced cop investigating the sadistic murders of high-class prostitutes discovers that the prime suspect is his ex-wife's new boyfriend.

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training Trailer (1977)

08 July 1977

A troubled, rebellious teen drives his rambunctious baseball team out to Houston where they play an exhibition game and the boy meets his estranged father, and hires him as the teams coach.

For the Love of Nancy Trailer (1994)

02 October 1994

The parents of an anorexic woman fight to save her life.

Deceit Trailer (2004)

15 March 2004

Ellen's life is turned upside down after her wealthy hubby vanishes at sea. Everyone close to her is a liar - especially Ellen's missing spouse.

Timestalkers Trailer (1987)

10 March 1987

History professor Scott McKenzie makes an anachronistic discovery in a photograph from the Old West and he is soon joined by beautiful time-traveler Georgia in a time-skipping adventure to stop her colleague from the future from erasing her from existence.

The Pursuit of Happiness Trailer (1971)

23 February 1971

William Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over a woman in his car entirely by accident, he accepts a sentence for manslaughter.