Known For
Acting
Known Credits
119
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 14, 1954 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
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?.
| 2026 | You Can't Winas Foot and a Half George | |
| 2025 | Train Dreamsas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2024 | Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2as Owen Kittredge | |
| 2024 | Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1as Owen Kittredge | |
| 2024 | Janet Planetas Wayne | |
| 2023 | Siloas Deputy Sam Marnes | |
| 2022 | Halloween Endsas Frank | |
| 2022 | Outer Rangeas Wayne Tillerson | |
| 2021 | Halloween Killsas Officer Hawkins | |
| 2021 | Safeas Francis | |
| 2021 | The Forever Purgeas Caleb Tucker | |
| 2021 | The Devil Belowas Schuttmann | |
| 2021 | Minarias Paul | |
| 2020 | Sweet Thingas Adam | |
| 2020 | Blood on Her Nameas Richard | |
| 2019 | Hammeras Stephen Davis | |
| 2019 | Radioflashas Frank | |
| 2019 | Swamp Thingas Avery Sunderland | |
| 2018 | Halloweenas Officer Hawkins | |
| 2018 | An Actor Preparesas Wisdom | |
| 2018 | Boarding Schoolas Dr. Sherman | |
| 2018 | Yellowstoneas Garrett Randle | |
| 2018 | The Scent of Rain & Lightningas Senior | |
| 2018 | Salvageas | |
| 2017 | Megan Leaveyas Jim | |
| 2017 | Shots Firedas Sheriff Daniel Platt | |
| 2016 | American Honeyas Back Seat Cowboy | |
| 2014 | The November Manas Perry Weinstein | |
| 2013 | Abigail Harmas The Visitor/Narrator | |
| 2012 | The Girlas Tommy | |
| 2011 | Falling Skiesas Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver | |
| 2011 | Waking Madisonas Steven Walker | |
| 2011 | Meek's Cutoffas Soloman Tetherow | |
| 2010 | Knuckleheadas Vic Sullivan | |
| 2010 | Princess Kaiulanias Sanford B. Dole | |
| 2010 | Brooklyn's Finestas Lt. Bill Hobarts | |
| 2009 | The Fourth Kindas Sheriff August | |
| 2009 | The Canyonas Henry | |
| 2009 | The Good Wifeas Mike Tascioni | |
| 2009 | The Assassination of Abraham Lincolnas John Wilkes Booth (Voice) | |
| 2008 | Wendy and Lucyas Mechanic | |
| 2008 | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamondas Old Man Dobyne | |
| 2008 | American Violetas Sam Conroy | |
| 2008 | Lucky Daysas J.C. | |
| 2007 | Dog Days of Summeras Eli Cottonmouth | |
| 2007 | A Mighty Heartas Randall Bennett | |
| 2007 | Code Name: The Cleaneras Riley | |
| 2007 | The Listas Harriston | |
| 2006 | Road House 2: Last Callas Nate Tanner | |
| 2005 | Into the Westas James Fletcher | |
| 2005 | Family Sinsas Philip Rothman | |
| 2005 | Numb3rsas Det. Gary Walker | |
| 2004 | The Last Rideas Aaron Purnell | |
| 2004 | The Punisheras Quentin Glass | |
| 2002 | The Rough South of Larry Brownas | |
| 2002 | The Mothman Propheciesas Gordon Smallwood | |
| 2001 | 24as Alan Wilson | |
| 2001 | The Agencyas Jackson Haisley | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Craig Halliday | |
| 2000 | Remember the Titansas Coach Bill Yoast | |
| 2000 | Trixieas W. 'Red' Rafferty | |
| 2000 | Jesus' Sonas John Smith | |
| 2000 | Gone in Sixty Secondsas Atley Jackson | |
| 1999 | Entrapmentas Hector Cruz | |
| 1999 | Breakfast of Championsas Moe The Truck Driver | |
| 1998 | I Woke Up Early the Day I Diedas Preacher | |
| 1998 | Armageddonas Chick | |
| 1998 | All Revved Upas Sean | |
| 1997 | The Postmanas Bethlehem | |
| 1997 | This World, Then the Fireworksas Lt. Morgan | |
| 1997 | Inventing the Abbottsas Lloyd Abbott | |
| 1996 | The Spitfire Grillas Nahum Goddard | |
| 1996 | Fledas Gibson | |
| 1995 | Copycatas Nicoletti | |
| 1995 | VR.5as Dr. Frank Morgan | |
| 1994 | Tollboothas Dash | |
| 1994 | Judicial Consentas Alan Warwick | |
| 1994 | The Puppet Mastersas Dr. Lawrence Graves | |
| 1994 | The Clientas Sergeant Hardy | |
| 1994 | Natural Causesas Michael Murphy | |
| 1993 | The Paint Jobas Wesley | |
| 1993 | Romeo Is Bleedingas Martie | |
| 1993 | Taking the Heatas Hadley | |
| 1993 | Midnight Editionas Jack Travers | |
| 1992 | Lincoln and the War Withinas | |
| 1992 | A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Storyas Frank Maxwell | |
| 1992 | In the Deep Woodsas Eric Gaines | |
| 1992 | In the Soupas Skippy | |
| 1992 | Cold Heavenas Father Niles | |
| 1991 | Deadly Desireas Giles Menteer | |
| 1991 | The Raptureas Deputy Foster | |
| 1991 | Dillingeras Melvin Purvis | |
| 1990 | Bright Angelas Woody (uncredited) | |
| 1990 | A Shock to the Systemas Lt. Laker | |
| 1990 | Nasty Boysas Batiste | |
| 1990 | Everybody Winsas Jerry | |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justiceas | |
| 1989 | Signs of Lifeas Owen's Father | |
| 1988 | Wildfireas Mike | |
| 1988 | Stars & Barsas Duane Gage | |
| 1987 | No Way Outas Scott Pritchard | |
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Menas Lou Dimes | |
| 1986 | Belizaire the Cajunas Matthew Perry | |
| 1985 | The Equalizeras Officer Nick Braxton | |
| 1985 | After Hoursas Horst | |
| 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susanas Wayne Nolan | |
| 1985 | Varietyas Mark | |
| 1984 | Chinese Boxesas Marsh | |
| 1984 | The Beniker Gangas Forest Ranger | |
| 1983 | Silkwoodas Joe | |
| 1983 | King Blankas Bar Customer | |
| 1982 | Natureas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas Matthew Perry | |
| 1981 | Kent Stateas Peter | |
| 1979 | Minus Zeroas Schreiber | |
| 1951 | Search for Tomorrowas | |
| The Ice at the Bottom of the Worldas | ||
| Ruby Roadas | ||
| The Magnificent Sevenas Cyrus T. Clemons |
| Ruby Road...Executive Producer |
