WILLIAM DEVANE’S Palem Springs
MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE ON THE RANCH THAN ON THE SET, ACTOR WILLIAM DEVANE considers the open spaces near Palm Springs, California, his happy place. His lifestyle is part home on the links, part home on the range. You’ll often find him in worn-in jeans and well-scuffed boots at one of his two ranches: a small spread at 7,300 feet in Montana, where he trailers horses for Western pleasure riding in the mountains when it’s 110 degrees in the desert, and his home base in Greater Palm Springs.
In some ways, his true self and his decidedly urban screen characters couldn’t be more different. Highlights from his decades of acting credits include high-profile roles such as secret agency head Peter Janeway in with Dustin; millionaire playboy Greg Sumner in prime-time soap ; and cop turned therapist Dr. Dix, who tries to help Tom Selleck conquer his demons in the Jesse Stone movies. Devane starred as President of the United States James Heller in opposite Kiefer Sutherland, and as Dean Sanderson Sr. in the 2015 – 16 television comedy with Rob Lowe.
