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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You Can't Win | Foot and a Half George | 2026-02-17 |
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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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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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Halloween Ends | Frank | 2022-10-12 |
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Halloween Kills | Officer Hawkins | 2021-10-14 |
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The Devil Below | Schuttmann | 2021-03-05 |
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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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Safe | Francis | 2021-07-15 |
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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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Radioflash | Frank | 2019-11-15 |
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Hammer | Stephen Davis | 2019-12-05 |
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Salvage | 2018-01-01 | |
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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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Boarding School | Dr. Sherman | 2018-08-30 |
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Halloween | Officer Hawkins | 2018-10-18 |
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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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Waking Madison | Steven Walker | 2011-05-02 |
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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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Brooklyn's Finest | Lt. Bill Hobarts | 2010-03-04 |
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Princess Ka'iulani | Sanford B. Dole | 2010-05-14 |
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The Fourth Kind | Sheriff August | 2009-11-05 |
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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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American Violet | Sam Conroy | 2008-08-28 |
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The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Old Man Dobyne | 2008-09-12 |
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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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Code Name: The Cleaner | Riley | 2007-01-05 |
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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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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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Trixie | W. 'Red' Rafferty | 2000-06-28 |
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Gone in Sixty Seconds | Atley Jackson | 2000-06-09 |
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Jesus' Son | John Smith | 2000-06-16 |
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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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The Spitfire Grill | Nahum Goddard | 1996-08-23 |
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Fled | Gibson | 1996-07-19 |
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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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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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Tollbooth | Dash | 1994-11-01 |
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Romeo Is Bleeding | Martie | 1993-09-13 |
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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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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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In the Deep Woods | Eric Gaines | 1992-10-26 |
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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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Bright Angel | Woody (uncredited) | 1990-11-01 |
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Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice | 1990-01-01 | |
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A Shock to the System | Lt. Laker | 1990-03-23 |
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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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Stars & Bars | Duane Gage | 1988-03-18 |
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Wildfire | Mike | 1988-09-02 |
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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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Variety | Mark | 1985-02-27 |
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Desperately Seeking Susan | Wayne Nolan | 1985-03-29 |
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After Hours | Horst | 1985-09-13 |
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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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Silkwood | Joe | 1983-12-14 |
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King Blank | Bar Customer | 1983-03-10 |
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Kent State | Peter | 1981-02-08 |
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Minus Zero | Schreiber | 1979-01-01 |
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