Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-06-14 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Also Known As

William Rankin 'Will' Patton

William Rankin Patton

William Patton

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威尔·帕顿

Вілл Петтон

ویل پاتون

Will Patton

Biography

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?.

Known For

Remember the Titans

Remember the Titans

After Hours

After Hours

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Megan Leavey

Megan Leavey

Minari

Minari

Acting

Armageddon

1998

Armageddon

as

Chick

The Rapture

1991

The Rapture

as

Deputy Foster

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993

Romeo Is Bleeding

as

Martie

Copycat

1995

Copycat

as

Nicoletti

Entrapment

1999

Entrapment

as

Hector Cruz

No Way Out

1987

No Way Out

as

Scott Pritchard

Remember the Titans

2000

Remember the Titans

as

Coach Bill Yoast

The Mothman Prophecies

2002

The Mothman Prophecies

as

Gordon Smallwood

The Client

1994

The Client

as

Sergeant Hardy

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

as

Preacher

After Hours

1985

After Hours

as

Horst

A Shock to the System

1990

A Shock to the System

as

Lt. Laker

American Violet

2008

American Violet

as

Sam Conroy

The Fourth Kind

2009

The Fourth Kind

as

Sheriff August

Trixie

2000

Trixie

as

W. 'Red' Rafferty

The Punisher

2004

The Punisher

as

Quentin Glass

The Canyon

2009

The Canyon

as

Henry

The Puppet Masters

1994

The Puppet Masters

as

Dr. Lawrence Graves

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

Brooklyn's Finest

as

Lt. Bill Hobarts

Halloween Ends

2022

Halloween Ends

as

Frank

Gone in Sixty Seconds

2000

Gone in Sixty Seconds

as

Atley Jackson

Inventing the Abbotts

1997

Inventing the Abbotts

as

Lloyd Abbott

The Postman

1997

The Postman

as

Bethlehem

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

2008

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

as

Old Man Dobyne

Everybody Wins

1990

Everybody Wins

as

Jerry

The List

2007

The List

as

Harriston

The Last Ride

2004

The Last Ride

as

Aaron Purnell

This World, Then the Fireworks

1997

This World, Then the Fireworks

as

Lt. Morgan

Princess Kaiulani

2010

Princess Kaiulani

as

Sanford B. Dole

The Spitfire Grill

1996

The Spitfire Grill

as

Nahum Goddard

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

as

Owen Kittredge

Fled

1996

Fled

as

Gibson

Dog Days of Summer

2007

Dog Days of Summer

as

Eli Cottonmouth

Tollbooth

1994

Tollbooth

as

Dash

Signs of Life

1989

Signs of Life

as

Owen's Father

Variety

1985

Variety

as

Mark

Meek's Cutoff

2011

Meek's Cutoff

as

Soloman Tetherow

A Gathering of Old Men

1987

A Gathering of Old Men

as

Lou Dimes

In the Deep Woods

1992

In the Deep Woods

as

Eric Gaines

The Girl

2012

The Girl

as

Tommy

Cold Heaven

1992

Cold Heaven

as

Father Niles

Lincoln and the War Within

1992

Lincoln and the War Within

as

Stars & Bars

1988

Stars & Bars

as

Duane Gage

Judicial Consent

1994

Judicial Consent

as

Alan Warwick

Family Sins

2005

Family Sins

as

Philip Rothman

Abigail Harm

2013

Abigail Harm

as

The Visitor/Narrator

Janet Planet

2024

Janet Planet

as

Wayne

The Beniker Gang

1984

The Beniker Gang

as

Forest Ranger

The Paint Job

1993

The Paint Job

as

Wesley

Deadly Desire

1991

Deadly Desire

as

Giles Menteer

Dillinger

1991

Dillinger

as

Melvin Purvis

The November Man

2014

The November Man

as

Perry Weinstein

Wildfire

1988

Wildfire

as

Mike

The Rough South of Larry Brown

2002

The Rough South of Larry Brown

as

Midnight Edition

1993

Midnight Edition

as

Jack Travers

Belizaire the Cajun

1986

Belizaire the Cajun

as

Matthew Perry

Road House 2: Last Call

2006

Road House 2: Last Call

as

Nate Tanner

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

as

Owen Kittredge

All Revved Up

1998

All Revved Up

as

Sean

Knucklehead

2010

Knucklehead

as

Vic Sullivan

Salvage

2018

Salvage

as

Chinese Boxes

1984

Chinese Boxes

as

Marsh

Kent State

1981

Kent State

as

Peter

American Honey

2016

American Honey

as

Back Seat Cowboy

In the Soup

1992

In the Soup

as

Skippy

The Scent of Rain & Lightning

2018

The Scent of Rain & Lightning

as

Senior

Megan Leavey

2017

Megan Leavey

as

Jim

Breakfast of Champions

1999

Breakfast of Champions

as

Moe The Truck Driver

Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice

1990

Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice

as

An Actor Prepares

2018

An Actor Prepares

as

Wisdom

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

1992

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

as

Frank Maxwell

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

Desperately Seeking Susan

as

Wayne Nolan

Natural Causes

1994

Natural Causes

as

Michael Murphy

Halloween

2018

Halloween

as

Officer Hawkins

Jesus' Son

2000

Jesus' Son

as

John Smith

Boarding School

2018

Boarding School

as

Dr. Sherman

Blood on Her Name

2020

Blood on Her Name

as

Richard

Minari

2021

Minari

as

Paul

A Mighty Heart

2007

A Mighty Heart

as

Randall Bennett

Radioflash

2019

Radioflash

as

Frank

1983

King Blank

as

Bar Customer

The Forever Purge

2021

The Forever Purge

as

Caleb Tucker

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

2009

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

as

John Wilkes Booth (Voice)

Taking the Heat

1993

Taking the Heat

as

Hadley

Sweet Thing

2020

Sweet Thing

as

Adam

Lucky Days

2008

Lucky Days

as

J.C.

You Can't Win

You Can't Win

as

Foot and a Half George

Hammer

2019

Hammer

as

Stephen Davis

Silkwood

1983

Silkwood

as

Joe

Bright Angel

1990

Bright Angel

as

Woody (uncredited)

The Devil Below

2021

The Devil Below

as

Schuttmann

Wendy and Lucy

2008

Wendy and Lucy

as

Mechanic

Minus Zero

1979

Minus Zero

as

Schreiber

Code Name: The Cleaner

2007

Code Name: The Cleaner

as

Riley

Safe

2021

Safe

as

Francis

Halloween Kills

2021

Halloween Kills

as

Officer Hawkins

Train Dreams

2025

Train Dreams

as

Narrator

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as

Craig Halliday

The Agency

The Agency

as

Jackson Haisley

VR.5

VR.5

as

Dr. Frank Morgan

24

as

Alan Wilson

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Officer Nick Braxton

Into the West

Into the West

as

James Fletcher

Nature

Nature

as

Narrator (voice)

Nasty Boys

Nasty Boys

as

Batiste

Silo

Silo

as

Deputy Sam Marnes

Falling Skies

Falling Skies

as

Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver

Search for Tomorrow

Search for Tomorrow

as

Shots Fired

Shots Fired

as

Sheriff Daniel Platt

Outer Range

Outer Range

as

Wayne Tillerson

Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

as

Avery Sunderland

Yellowstone

Yellowstone

as

Garrett Randle

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Mike Tascioni

Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

as

Lou Smith

Production

Crew

Directing