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 (voice) | 2025-11-05 |
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 | Owen Kittredge | 2024-06-26 |
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 | Owen Kittredge | 2024-09-07 |
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Janet Planet | Wayne | 2024-06-21 |
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Halloween Ends | Frank | 2022-10-12 |
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The Devil Below | Schuttmann | 2021-03-05 |
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Safe | Francis | 2021-07-15 |
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The Forever Purge | Caleb Tucker | 2021-06-30 |
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Minari | Paul | 2021-02-12 |
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Halloween Kills | Officer Hawkins | 2021-10-14 |
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Sweet Thing | Adam | 2020-10-22 |
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Blood on Her Name | Richard | 2020-02-28 |
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Hammer | Stephen Davis | 2019-12-05 |
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Radioflash | Frank | 2019-11-15 |
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Boarding School | Dr. Sherman | 2018-08-30 |
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The Scent of Rain & Lightning | Senior | 2018-02-16 |
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Halloween | Officer Hawkins | 2018-10-18 |
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An Actor Prepares | Wisdom | 2018-08-31 |
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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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Brooklyn's Finest | Lt. Bill Hobarts | 2010-03-04 |
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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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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | John Wilkes Booth (Voice) | 2009-02-09 |
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The Canyon | Henry | 2009-10-23 |
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The Fourth Kind | Sheriff August | 2009-11-05 |
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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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Lucky Days | J.C. | 2008-04-25 |
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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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Dog Days of Summer | Eli Cottonmouth | 2007-09-14 |
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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 Rough South of Larry Brown | 2002-06-01 | |
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The Mothman Prophecies | Gordon Smallwood | 2002-01-25 |
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Remember the Titans | Coach Bill Yoast | 2000-09-29 |
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Gone in Sixty Seconds | Atley Jackson | 2000-06-09 |
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Trixie | W. 'Red' Rafferty | 2000-06-28 |
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Jesus' Son | John Smith | 2000-06-16 |
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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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I Woke Up Early the Day I Died | Preacher | 1998-09-13 |
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OK Garage | Sean | 1998-04-19 |
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Armageddon | Chick | 1998-07-01 |
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This World, Then the Fireworks | Lt. Morgan | 1997-07-11 |
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Inventing the Abbotts | Lloyd Abbott | 1997-04-04 |
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The Postman | Bethlehem | 1997-12-25 |
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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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Tollbooth | Dash | 1994-11-01 |
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Natural Causes | Michael Murphy | 1994-04-01 |
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The Puppet Masters | Dr. Lawrence Graves | 1994-10-21 |
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The Client | Sergeant Hardy | 1994-07-20 |
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Judicial Consent | Alan Warwick | 1994-10-21 |
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The Paint Job | Wesley | 1993-09-30 |
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Taking the Heat | Hadley | 1993-06-06 |
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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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Lincoln and the War Within | 1992-12-01 | |
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Cold Heaven | Father Niles | 1992-05-29 |
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In the Deep Woods | Eric Gaines | 1992-10-26 |
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In the Soup | Skippy | 1992-10-23 |
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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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