William Devane Net Worth, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height & Weight
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What’s William Devane's net worth? How wealthy is he? Below are all stats like net worth, salary, profession, and more!
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
|---|---|
| Salary | N/A |
| Date of Birth | September 5, 1937 (age 85 years) | Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.77 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Screenwriter, Television Director |
| Nationality | United States of America |
Net Worth of William Devane
William Devane net worth: William Devane is an American actor of stage, screen and television who has a net worth of $5 million. William Devane first gained notoriety for his work in off Broadway productions such as MacBird, in which he played the role of Robert Kennedy in 1966. His Broadway debut was in “The Watering Place”, playing opposite Shirley Knight. His movie debut was in 1967 when he played the role of a revolutionary in the film “In the Country.” Since then he has starred in numerous television shows like “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”, “Stargate GS 1”, “NCIS” and has a recurring role in the Soap Opera “Revenge”, where he plays the role of Edward Grayson. Many of Devane’s acting roles have circled around politics. He has starred in several roles as a member of the Presidential Cabinet in the West Wing, as the Secretary of State and a nominee for Vice-President, as the Secretary of Defense in the series 24, and as President John F. Kennedy in the “Missiles of October.” Two of William Devane’s most memorable roles came in the 1970s, when he was able to work with famed “Master of Suspense” Alfred Hitchcock on “Family Plot,” and in the William Goldman penned thriller “Marathon Man,” in which he plays a second banana bad guy to Laurence Olivier’s evil Nazi dentist Dr. Christian Szell. But Devane is best well known for his long running role in Knots Landing, as the evil Greg Sumner . William Devane was born in Albany, New York in 1937. His father, Joseph Devane was the chauffeur for the former Governor of New York, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Devane is currently married to Eugenie Devane and is the father of two children. He and his wife are the proud owners of Devane’s Italian Kitchen in Rancho Mirage, California.
William Devane Quotes
How is it that William Devane has a net worth of $5 Million? These quotes by the actor may indicate the character traits that led to his financial situation:
I'm an Irish-American, and I grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood.
William Devane
I like working fast, but I got to the age where the real difference between television and the movies is, I'm not smart enough to be in the movies. It's a very political world. In all modesty, I can say that I'm a much better actor, but that doesn't matter.
William Devane
The business is built on slowing or even stopping the aging process.
William Devane
And all of Laura's stuff, what they wrote originally wasn't as good and Constance wound up doing that herself. That was all her stuff, reading to the child, because she had children herself and that's what she would have done.
William Devane
I try to watch only real things, which basically amounts to C-Span for me. I like real people in real situations. I learn from that.
William Devane
