William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor and audiobook narrator. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies. He also appeared in the films Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds and The Punisher. He appeared opposite Kevin Costner in two films: No Way Out (1987) and The Postman (1997). He won two Obie Awards for best actor in Sam Shepard's play Fool for Love and the Public Theater production of What Did He See?.
Known For
| Birth Location | Charleston, South Carolina, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954-06-14 |
Movies
Janet Planet
as Wayne
2024
Halloween Ends
as Frank Hawkins
2022
Halloween Kills
as Officer Hawkins
2021
Safe
as Francis
2021
The Forever Purge
as Caleb Tucker
2021
The Devil Below
as Schuttmann
2021
Minari
as Paul
2021
Sweet Thing
as Adam
2020
Blood on Her Name
as Richard
2020
Hammer
as Stephen Davis
2019
Radioflash
as Frank
2019
Halloween
as Deputy Frank Hawkins
2018
An Actor Prepares
as Wisdom
2018
Boarding School
as Dr. Sherman
2018
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
as Senior
2018
2018
Megan Leavey
as Jim
2017
American Honey
as Backseat
2016
The November Man
as Perry Weinstein
2014
Abigail Harm
as The Visitor/Narrator
2013
The Girl
as Tommy
2012
Meek's Cutoff
as Soloman Tetherow
2011
Knucklehead
as Vic Sullivan
2010
Princess Ka'iulani
as Sanford B. Dole
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
as Lt. Bill Hobarts
2010
The Fourth Kind
as Sheriff August
2009
The Canyon
as Henry
2009
Wendy and Lucy
as Mechanic
2009
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
as John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
2009
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
as Old Man Dobyne
2008
American Violet
as Sam Conroy
2008
Lucky Days
as J.C.
2008
Dog Days of Summer
as Eli Cottonmouth
2007
A Mighty Heart
as Randall Bennett
2007
Code Name: The Cleaner
as Riley
2007
The List
as Harriston
2007
Road House 2: Last Call
as Nate Tanner
2006
Family Sins
as Philip Rothman
2005
The Last Ride
as Aaron Purnell
2004
The Punisher
as Quentin Glass
2004
The Mothman Prophecies
as Gordon Smallwood
2002
Remember the Titans
as Coach Bill Yoast
2000
Trixie
as W. 'Red' Rafferty
2000
Jesus' Son
as John Smith
2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Atley Jackson
2000
Entrapment
as Hector Cruz
1999
Breakfast of Champions
as Moe The Truck Driver
1999
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Preacher
1998
All Revved Up
as Sean
1998
Armageddon
as Chick
1998
The Postman
as General Bethlehem
1997
This World, Then the Fireworks
as Lt. Morgan
1997
Inventing the Abbotts
as Lloyd Abbott
1997
The Spitfire Grill
as Nahum Goddard
1996
Fled
as Gibson
1996
Copycat
as Nicoletti
1995
Tollbooth
as Dash
1994
Judicial Consent
as Alan Warwick
1994
The Puppet Masters
as Dr. Lawrence Graves
1994
The Client
as Sergeant Hardy
1994
Natural Causes
as Michael Murphy
1994
The Paint Job
as Wesley
1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Martie
1993
Taking the Heat
as Hadley
1993
Midnight Edition
as Jack Travers
1993
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
as Frank Maxwell
1992
In the Deep Woods
as Eric Gaines
1992
In the Soup
as Skippy
1992
Cold Heaven
as Father Niles
1992
Deadly Desire
as Giles Menteer
1991
The Rapture
as Deputy Foster
1991
Dillinger
as Melvin Purvis
1991
Bright Angel
as Woody (uncredited)
1990
A Shock to the System
as Lt. Laker
1990
Everybody Wins
as Jerry
1990
Signs of Life
as Owen's Father
1989
Wildfire
as Mike
1988
Stars & Bars
as Duane Gage
1988
No Way Out
as Scott Pritchard
1987
A Gathering of Old Men
as Lou Dimes
1987
Belizaire the Cajun
as Matthew Perry
1986
After Hours
as Horst
1985
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Wayne Nolan
1985
Variety
as Mark
1985
The Beniker Gang
as Forest Ranger
1985
Chinese Boxes
as Marsh
1984
Silkwood
as Joe
1983
King Blank
as Bar Customer
1983
Kent State
as Peter
1981
Minus Zero
as Schreiber
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You Can't Win
as Foot and a Half George
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Will Patton hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
