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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Minari | Paul | 2021-02-12 |
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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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The Forever Purge | Caleb Tucker | 2021-06-30 |
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Safe | Francis | 2021-07-15 |
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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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Boarding School | Dr. Sherman | 2018-08-30 |
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Salvage | 2018-01-01 | |
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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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An Actor Prepares | Wisdom | 2018-08-31 |
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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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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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Knucklehead | Vic Sullivan | 2010-10-22 |
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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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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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The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Old Man Dobyne | 2008-09-12 |
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A Mighty Heart | Randall Bennett | 2007-06-22 |
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Dog Days of Summer | Eli Cottonmouth | 2007-09-14 |
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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 Last Ride | Aaron Purnell | 2004-06-02 |
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The Punisher | Quentin Glass | 2004-04-15 |
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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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Trixie | W. 'Red' Rafferty | 2000-06-28 |
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Jesus' Son | John Smith | 2000-06-16 |
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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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Breakfast of Champions | Moe The Truck Driver | 1999-02-18 |
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Entrapment | Hector Cruz | 1999-04-29 |
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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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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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The Puppet Masters | Dr. Lawrence Graves | 1994-10-21 |
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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 Client | Sergeant Hardy | 1994-07-20 |
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Judicial Consent | Alan Warwick | 1994-10-21 |
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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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Midnight Edition | Jack Travers | 1993-01-01 |
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Romeo Is Bleeding | Martie | 1993-09-13 |
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Lincoln and the War Within | 1992-12-01 | |
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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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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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Dillinger | Melvin Purvis | 1991-01-06 |
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The Rapture | Deputy Foster | 1991-10-04 |
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Deadly Desire | Giles Menteer | 1991-10-13 |
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A Shock to the System | Lt. Laker | 1990-03-23 |
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Bright Angel | Woody (uncredited) | 1990-11-01 |
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Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice | 1990-01-01 | |
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Everybody Wins | Jerry | 1990-01-19 |
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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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The Beniker Gang | Forest Ranger | 1984-11-02 |
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Chinese Boxes | Marsh | 1984-11-29 |
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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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You Can't Win | Foot and a Half George |