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 | 2025-11-21 |
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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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Safe | Francis | 2021-07-15 |
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The Forever Purge | Caleb Tucker | 2021-06-30 |
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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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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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The Scent of Rain & Lightning | Senior | 2018-02-16 |
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Salvage | 2018-01-01 | |
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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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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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Knucklehead | Vic Sullivan | 2010-10-22 |
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Brooklyn's Finest | Lt. Bill Hobarts | 2010-03-04 |
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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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The Fourth Kind | Sheriff August | 2009-11-05 |
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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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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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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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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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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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Inventing the Abbotts | Lloyd Abbott | 1997-04-04 |
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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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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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Tollbooth | Dash | 1994-11-01 |
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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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Natural Causes | Michael Murphy | 1994-04-01 |
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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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In the Soup | Skippy | 1992-10-23 |
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In the Deep Woods | Eric Gaines | 1992-10-26 |
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Cold Heaven | Father Niles | 1992-05-29 |
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Lincoln and the War Within | 1992-12-01 | |
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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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Dillinger | Melvin Purvis | 1991-01-06 |
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The Rapture | Deputy Foster | 1991-10-04 |
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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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Desperately Seeking Susan | Wayne Nolan | 1985-03-29 |
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Variety | Mark | 1985-02-27 |
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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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You Can't Win | Foot and a Half George |