1954-06-14 Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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?.
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Train Dreams | Narrator | 2025-11-06 |
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Janet Planet | Wayne | 2024-06-21 |
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 | Owen Kittredge | 2024-09-07 |
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 | Owen Kittredge | 2024-06-26 |
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Halloween Ends | Frank | 2022-10-12 |
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Safe | Francis | 2021-07-15 |
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The Devil Below | Schuttmann | 2021-03-05 |
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Halloween Kills | Officer Hawkins | 2021-10-14 |
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Minari | Paul | 2021-02-12 |
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The Forever Purge | Caleb Tucker | 2021-06-30 |
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Blood on Her Name | Richard | 2020-02-28 |
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Sweet Thing | Adam | 2020-10-22 |
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Radioflash | Frank | 2019-11-15 |
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Hammer | Stephen Davis | 2019-12-05 |
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An Actor Prepares | Wisdom | 2018-08-31 |
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Boarding School | Dr. Sherman | 2018-08-30 |
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Halloween | Officer Hawkins | 2018-10-18 |
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The Scent of Rain & Lightning | Senior | 2018-02-16 |
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Salvage | 2018-01-01 | |
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Megan Leavey | Jim | 2017-06-09 |
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American Honey | Back Seat Cowboy | 2016-09-30 |
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The November Man | Perry Weinstein | 2014-08-27 |
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Abigail Harm | The Visitor/Narrator | 2013-08-30 |
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The Girl | Tommy | 2012-01-15 |
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Meek's Cutoff | Soloman Tetherow | 2011-04-08 |
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Knucklehead | Vic Sullivan | 2010-10-22 |
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Princess Ka'iulani | Sanford B. Dole | 2010-05-14 |
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Brooklyn's Finest | Lt. Bill Hobarts | 2010-03-04 |
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The Fourth Kind | Sheriff August | 2009-11-05 |
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The Canyon | Henry | 2009-10-23 |
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | John Wilkes Booth (Voice) | 2009-02-09 |
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Lucky Days | J.C. | 2008-04-25 |
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The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Old Man Dobyne | 2008-09-12 |
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American Violet | Sam Conroy | 2008-08-28 |
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Wendy and Lucy | Mechanic | 2008-12-10 |
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Dog Days of Summer | Eli Cottonmouth | 2007-09-14 |
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A Mighty Heart | Randall Bennett | 2007-06-22 |
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The List | Harriston | 2007-01-01 |
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Code Name: The Cleaner | Riley | 2007-01-05 |
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Road House 2: Last Call | Nate Tanner | 2006-07-18 |
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Family Sins | Philip Rothman | 2005-02-07 |
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The Punisher | Quentin Glass | 2004-04-15 |
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The Last Ride | Aaron Purnell | 2004-06-02 |
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The Mothman Prophecies | Gordon Smallwood | 2002-01-25 |
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The Rough South of Larry Brown | 2002-06-01 | |
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Gone in Sixty Seconds | Atley Jackson | 2000-06-09 |
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Remember the Titans | Coach Bill Yoast | 2000-09-29 |
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Jesus' Son | John Smith | 2000-06-16 |
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Trixie | W. 'Red' Rafferty | 2000-06-28 |
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Entrapment | Hector Cruz | 1999-04-29 |
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Breakfast of Champions | Moe The Truck Driver | 1999-02-18 |
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OK Garage | Sean | 1998-04-19 |
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Armageddon | Chick | 1998-07-01 |
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I Woke Up Early the Day I Died | Preacher | 1998-09-13 |
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This World, Then the Fireworks | Lt. Morgan | 1997-07-11 |
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The Postman | Bethlehem | 1997-12-25 |
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Inventing the Abbotts | Lloyd Abbott | 1997-04-04 |
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Fled | Gibson | 1996-07-19 |
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The Spitfire Grill | Nahum Goddard | 1996-08-23 |
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Copycat | Nicoletti | 1995-10-27 |
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Natural Causes | Michael Murphy | 1994-04-01 |
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Judicial Consent | Alan Warwick | 1994-10-21 |
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The Client | Sergeant Hardy | 1994-07-20 |
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The Puppet Masters | Dr. Lawrence Graves | 1994-10-21 |
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Tollbooth | Dash | 1994-11-01 |
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Romeo Is Bleeding | Martie | 1993-09-13 |
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Midnight Edition | Jack Travers | 1993-01-01 |
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Taking the Heat | Hadley | 1993-06-06 |
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The Paint Job | Wesley | 1993-09-30 |
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In the Deep Woods | Eric Gaines | 1992-10-26 |
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Lincoln and the War Within | 1992-12-01 | |
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In the Soup | Skippy | 1992-10-23 |
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Cold Heaven | Father Niles | 1992-05-29 |
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A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story | Frank Maxwell | 1992-11-16 |
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Deadly Desire | Giles Menteer | 1991-10-13 |
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The Rapture | Deputy Foster | 1991-10-04 |
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Dillinger | Melvin Purvis | 1991-01-06 |
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Everybody Wins | Jerry | 1990-01-19 |
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Bright Angel | Woody (uncredited) | 1990-11-01 |
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A Shock to the System | Lt. Laker | 1990-03-23 |
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Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice | 1990-01-01 | |
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Signs of Life | Owen's Father | 1989-01-01 |
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Wildfire | Mike | 1988-09-02 |
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Stars & Bars | Duane Gage | 1988-03-18 |
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No Way Out | Scott Pritchard | 1987-08-14 |
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A Gathering of Old Men | Lou Dimes | 1987-05-10 |
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Belizaire the Cajun | Matthew Perry | 1986-06-13 |
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After Hours | Horst | 1985-09-13 |
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Variety | Mark | 1985-02-27 |
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Desperately Seeking Susan | Wayne Nolan | 1985-03-29 |
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Chinese Boxes | Marsh | 1984-11-29 |
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The Beniker Gang | Forest Ranger | 1984-11-02 |
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King Blank | Bar Customer | 1983-03-10 |
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Silkwood | Joe | 1983-12-14 |
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Kent State | Peter | 1981-02-08 |
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Minus Zero | Schreiber | 1979-01-01 |
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The Ice at the Bottom of the World | ||
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You Can't Win | Foot and a Half George | |
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Ruby Road |