William Joseph Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film, television and theater actor, perhaps best known for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing (1983–1993). Read full biography of William Devane →
Donna Mills came on the show as a female antagonist, about a year before, so now they wanted to have a male antagonist. I was cast as a Senator to... →
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Networks don't want a show with a continuing story. There's no backend potential.
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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.
The business is built on slowing or even stopping the aging process.
I knew with The West Wing that that wasn't going to be for very long, that I was just the red herring.
I'm trying to find a character that's my age and I can sustain week after week. I'd like to do a series.
If you watch Cheers, in 12 years they didn't age a day.
It worked well because Don Murray didn't want to be on Knots anymore.
The West Wing seems to be feeding the myth about how presidential politics are.
William Joseph Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film, television and theater actor, perhaps best known for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing (1983–1993).