List of the best William Devane movies: Rolling Thunder(1977), The Missiles of October(1974), Exception to the Rule(1997), A Christmas Visitor(2002), Testament(1983), Flag of My Father(2011), Lady Liberty(1972), Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise(2006), Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise(2015), Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story(2000), Virus(1995), My Old Man's Place(1971) ... ...
Drama
USA
1977
99 Minutes
Major Charles Rane
William Devane Tommy Lee Jones Linda Haynes James Best Dabney Coleman Lisa Blake Richards Luke Askew Lawrason Driscoll
veteran friend wife son thug pretty woman brutal gritty melodramatic texas small town household family vigilantism postwar life estrangement theft mutilation revenge pursuit
A returning war veteran loses his family to a violent home invasion and decides to seek and retaliate against those responsible.
Drama, History
Spain|France|Italy|Cameroon
1974
150 Minutes
John F. Kennedy
john f. kennedy nikita khrushchev diplomat robert f. kennedy tense disturbing gripping engaging white house moscow cuba nuclear attack nationalism cold war diplomacy rivalry rescue escape 1960s
A group of escaped prisoners, traveling in a hot air balloon, have to land on a remote islands and must try to survive there. They encounter a castaway, pirates, and captain Nemo with his ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
Canada|Germany|USA
1997
98 Minutes
William Devane Kim Cattrall Eric McCormack Stephen Mendel Sean Young
A married jewel trader is seduced by a beautiful woman while on a business trip. Upon returning home, he receives a video tape in the mail of his tryst and a threat to ruin his marriage if ... See full summary »
Other, Drama
2002
97 Minutes
George Boyajian
William Devane Meredith Baxter Reagan Pasternak Dean McDermott Aaron Ashmore Richard Blackburn Judy Sinclair Mung-Ling Tsui
Grieving over a son's death in the Gulf War, a family (William Devane, Meredith Baxter, Reagan Pasternak) meets a stranger who rekindles the holiday spirit.
Drama
USA
1983
89 Minutes
Jane Alexander William Devane Roxana Zal Rossie Harris Lukas Haas Philip Anglim Lilia Skala Leon Ames Lurene Tuttle Rebecca De Mornay Kevin Costner
mother father son daughter neighbor disturbing dark intense california small town nuclear attack survival family apocalypse rescue sacrifice 1980s
The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.
Drama
USA
2011
96 Minutes
John Schneider William Devane GiGi Erneta Jim Elliott Kent Jude Bernard Luke Sexton Andrew Sensenig Patrick Kirton Tammi Arender Nedal Yousef Meade Patton
William Devane portrays the families patriarch, while John Schneider plays the sister's protagonist, her cynical civilian brother.
Comedy
Italy|France
1972
95 Minutes
Sophia Loren William Devane Gigi Proietti Beeson Carroll Bill Deprato Danny DeVito David Doyle Charles Bartlett Tracy Hotchiner Daniel Fortus
immigrant reporter city official restaurant owner customs agent fiancé offbeat lighthearted hilarious new york city airport restaurant street italy factory immigration politics divorce marriage food
Maddalena and Michele fall in love in Italy in the 1960s, while working at a meat factory in Emilia stormed by the workers' protest, but their love can't be, because he is married and Italy... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
2006
96 Minutes
Dr. Dix
Tom Selleck William Devane Steve Flynn Viola Davis Kohl Sudduth Orla Brady Gary Basaraba John Diehl Debra Christofferson Mae Whitman Matt Barr
police chief police officer suspenseful small town massachusetts united states murder investigation discovery 2000s
A small-town police chief (Tom Selleck) investigates the life of an unhappy teen after her corpse is found floating in a lake.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2015
90 Minutes
Dr. Dix
Tom Selleck William Devane Leslie Hope Luke Perry Gloria Reuben Alex Carter Al Sapienza Christine Tizzard
retired policeman murder victim murder suspect suspenseful engaging boston unsolved murder discovery mystery 21st century
Drama
2000
97 Minutes
Patty Duke William Devane Elisabeth Rosen Kaj-Erik Eriksen Natasha Melnick Armando Valdes-Kennedy Kene Holliday Ingrid Torrance
Injured when their private plane crashes into a snowy mountain, a domineering man (William Devane) and his family (Patty Duke, Elisabeth Rosen) face an avalanche and bitter winds.
Mystery & Thriller
1995
93 Minutes
Dr. Harbuck
Nicollette Sheridan William Devane Stephen Caffrey Dakin Matthews William Atherton Barry Corbin
Aided by her lover (William Devane), a doctor (Nicollette Sheridan) links colleagues to the outbreak of a plague in Los Angeles.
Drama
USA
1971
93 Minutes
Jimmy Pilgrim
Michael Moriarty Mitchell Ryan William Devane Arthur Kennedy Topo Swope
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. A psychotic sergeant who also did tours in Nam, joins them. Personalities clash hard.
Drama
USA
2014
110 Minutes
Doc Blach
Skeet Ulrich Christian Kane William Devane Todd Lowe Madelyn Deutch Bruce Wayne Eckelman David Atkinson Hugo Pérez Eloy Casados Tish Rayburn-Miller
jockey cowboy misfit new mexico kentucky horse track cowboys horse racing journey quest 2000s
Based on the inspiring true story of Mine That Bird, a misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the 2009 Kentucky Derby.
Comedy
USA|UK
1981
110 Minutes
Mayor Kirby T. Calo
Beau Bridges Beverly D'Angelo William Devane David Rasche Paul Jabara Howard Hesseman Teri Garr Jenn Thompson Peter Billingsley Daniel Stern Sandra McCabe
mayor sheriff waitress mother father hitchhiker quirky offbeat highway small town florida amusement park political corruption deception small-town life vacation driving wretched excess quest 1980s
A satire of American progression in which a mayor tries to bribe an official to ensure a ramp connects Ticlaw to an up-and-coming intrastate. When his plan fails, the town residents are forced to take matters into their own hands.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1976
125 Minutes
Peter Janeway
Dustin Hoffman Laurence Olivier Roy Scheider William Devane Marthe Keller Fritz Weaver Richard Bright Marc Lawrence Allen Joseph Tito Goya Ben Dova
college student secret agent nazi girlfriend disturbing thrilling intense new york city central park columbia university espionage family murder third reich crime nazism discovery escape mystery 1970s
A history student becomes caught in the middle of a dangerous international plot involving Nazis, stolen jewels, and government agents.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1976
120 Minutes
Arthur Adamson
Bruce Dern Karen Black Barbara Harris William Devane Ed Lauter Cathleen Nesbitt Katherine Helmond Warren Kemmerling Edith Atwater William Prince Nicholas Colasanto
thief psychic elderly woman cab driver jeweler madcap suspenseful amusing san francisco car robbery pursuit mistaken identity crime inheritance adventure pursuit mystery 1970s
A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Romance
UK
1979
139 Minutes
John
Richard Gere Lisa Eichhorn Vanessa Redgrave William Devane Chick Vennera Wendy Morgan Rachel Roberts Tony Melody Martin Smith Derek Thompson Simon Harrison
soldier military officer young woman socialite friend passionate moving england dance hall small town army base resort culture clash moral dilemma affair love triangle doomed romance world war ii forbidden love temptation
Joining WWII, USA ships soldiers to UK. Matt and John arrive in 1942. Each see a local woman - married or to be engaged with soldiers serving faraway.
Romance, Drama
USA
2009
102 Minutes
Victor Gatling
Jeremy London Ryan Hurst Heather McComb William Devane Robert Picardo Dan Grimaldi Patricia Rae Larry Pine Vinny Vella Howard Nash Chris Gunn
Two brothers in their 20's become millionaires, and almost lose everything to an over-zealous bureaucrat.
Drama
Germany|USA
2001
104 Minutes
Richard Thornhill
James Woods Annabeth Gish Alex D. Linz William Devane William Atherton Mark Moses Wesley Mann Patrick Richwood T.J. Beacom Craig Borden Barry Corbin
scientist colleague father son chimpanzee nasa director spirited suspenseful tender heartwarming town florida household laboratory office airplane father/son relationship scientific experiments space race mourning
In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.
Mystery & Thriller
2004
96 Minutes
Grove McCarthy
Marlo Thomas Brett Cullen Vondie Curtis-Hall William Devane Emily Barclay Louis Corbett Andrew Robertt Catherine Boniface
A woman (Marlo Thomas) makes alarming discoveries about her husband's business and personal life after he is reported lost at sea.
Drama
USA
1971
84 Minutes
Tom
Michael Tolan Sharon Laughlin Roy Cooper Gabriel Dell William Devane M'el Dowd James Congdon Dorothy Lyman Bernard Ward
A doctor spends 24 hours in a clinic with a group of patients. Each character has his or her own story to tell, about their fathers, mothers, or spouses who don't understand them, and how they've turned instead to drugs.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
84 Minutes
Lt. Barrett
Michael Nouri Shannon Whirry Robert Costanzo Crystal Chappell William Devane Meg Foster Sandra Taylor
A divorced cop investigating the sadistic murders of high-class prostitutes discovers that the prime suspect is his ex-wife's new boyfriend. He tries to warn her about him, but she treats his suspicions as jealousy.
Crime, Drama
2013
91 Minutes
Big Red
Jeremy White Zeke Hawkins Logan Huffman Mackenzie Davis Mark Pellegrino William Devane Jon Gries Erasmo Martinez Kelly Kinstley Kimball
Three teens from Texas move out of their small town and get sucked into organized crime when one of them steals from the wrong man.
Drama
USA
2010
101 Minutes
Dutch Hines
Amber Heard William Hurt Dallas Roberts Zach Gilford Kathleen Quinlan William Devane Gattlin Griffith Nikki Deloach Brendan Robinson
Two missionary boys are forced into an African rebel army after witnessing the soldiers brutally murder their parents and friends.
Western
USA
1971
121 Minutes
The Lawyer
Warren Beatty Julie Christie Rene Auberjonois John Schuck Bert Remsen Keith Carradine William Devane Shelley Duvall Michael Murphy Anthony Holland
gambler prostitute businessman bounty hunter profound moving dreamy mining town wilderness pacific northwest wild west doomed romance drug addiction american dream big business underdog love pursuit quest 1900s
A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2000
129 Minutes
Eugene Davis
Clint Eastwood Tommy Lee Jones Donald Sutherland James Garner James Cromwell Marcia Gay Harden William Devane Loren Dean Courtney B. Vance Barbara Babcock Rade Serbedzija
pilot engineer navigator friend boss wife cheeky amusing positive tense thrilling united states space spaceship training area outer space spacecraft reunion heroism disaster
When retired engineer Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood) is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.
Drama, Western
2003
120 Minutes
Tom Selleck Isabella Rossellini Keith Carradine George Eads Robert Carradine Barry Corbin James Gammon Rex Linn John Michael Higgins William Sanderson Wallace Shawn
love interest horse cowboy local tough guy old friend calm endearing ranch wyoming territory forest plains train rural community gunfight relationships life story argument tradition opposing ideals
In the late 1800s a cowboy (Tom Selleck) fights back against Eastern corporations that are buying land in the West.