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Actor Born: September 5, 1937 in Albany, NY Biography:AADA alumnus "William Devane" first came to the attention of critics while working with the New York Shakespeare Festival. In the angry off-Broadway satire MacBird (1967), Devane played the first of many sharkish young men on the make. His entree into films came by way of the 16-millimeter "In Country" (1969), after which he alternated between icewater villainy (Hitchcock's "Family Plot" [1976]) and unexpected heroics ("Rolling Thunder" [1977]). Much of Devane's best work was seen on television: his marked resemblance to the Kennedy clan has served him well as JFK in TV's "The Missiles of October" (1974) and the Teddy-like patriarch in the 1995 series The Monroes; and he brought just the right blend of aggression, indignation and confusion to his portrayal of blacklisted TV personality John Henry Faulk in "Fear on Trial" (1977). Devane has also starred as Sgt. Mike Warden on the TV-series version of... Full Biography
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