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William Devane

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William Joseph Devane (born September 5, 1939) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing (1983–1993) and as James Heller on the Fox serial dramas 24 (2001–2010) and 24: Live Another Day (2014). He is also known for his work in films such as Family Plot (1976), Marathon Man (1976), Rolling Thunder (1977), Payback (1999), and Space Cowboys (2000). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Devane is the 2,232nd most popular actor (up from 2,431st in 2019), the 3,920th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,849th in 2019) and the 1,088th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Devane ranks 2,232 out of 13,578. Before him are Kōji Yakusho, Merle Oberon, Nadia Cassini, Richard Carlson, Barbara Valentin, and Suzanne Somers. After him are Bianca Jagger, Mariska Hargitay, Fernando Colunga, Nell Gwyn, Marlon Jackson, and Kathy Baker.

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Among people born in 1939, William Devane ranks 199. Before him are Jorge Paulo Lemann, Ariane Mnouchkine, Irenaios, Dezső Novák, Czesław Niemen, and Ileana Cotrubaș. After him are Pilar Bardem, José Antonio Abreu, Conny Andersson, Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Robert James Waller, and Christodoulos of Athens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Devane ranks 3,920 out of 20,380. Before him are Suzanne Somers (1946), Cecil Andrus (1931), Don Simpson (1943), Edward Calvin Kendall (1972), Steve Lacy (1934), and Herman Wouk (1915). After him are James Foley (1973), Mariska Hargitay (1964), Deborah Lipstadt (1947), Robert Hanssen (1944), Victor Young (1900), and Bill Kristol (1952).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Devane ranks 1,088. Before him are Jessica Biel (1982), Jean Smart (1951), Christopher Connelly (1941), Nadia Cassini (1949), Richard Carlson (1912), and Suzanne Somers (1946). After him are Mariska Hargitay (1964), Marlon Jackson (1957), Kathy Baker (1950), Elizabeth McGovern (1961), Susan Sullivan (1942), and Nolan North (1970).

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