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?.
Chick
Armageddon
Deputy Foster
The Rapture
Martie
Romeo Is Bleeding
Nicoletti
Copycat
Hector Cruz
Entrapment
Scott Pritchard
No Way Out
Coach Bill Yoast
Remember the Titans
Gordon Smallwood
The Mothman Prophecies
Sergeant Hardy
The Client
Preacher
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Horst
After Hours
Lt. Laker
A Shock to the System
Sam Conroy
American Violet
Sheriff August
The Fourth Kind
W. 'Red' Rafferty
Trixie
Quentin Glass
The Punisher
Henry
The Canyon
Dr. Lawrence Graves
The Puppet Masters
Lt. Bill Hobarts
Brooklyn's Finest
Frank
Halloween Ends
Atley Jackson
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Lloyd Abbott
Inventing the Abbotts
Bethlehem
The Postman
Old Man Dobyne
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Jerry
Everybody Wins
Harriston
The List
Aaron Purnell
The Last Ride
Lt. Morgan
This World, Then the Fireworks
Sanford B. Dole
Princess Ka'iulani
Nahum Goddard
The Spitfire Grill
Owen Kittredge
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Gibson
Fled
Eli Cottonmouth
Dog Days of Summer
Dash
Tollbooth
Owen's Father
Signs of Life
Mark
Variety
Soloman Tetherow
Meek's Cutoff
Lou Dimes
A Gathering of Old Men
Eric Gaines
In the Deep Woods
Tommy
The Girl
Father Niles
Cold Heaven
Lincoln and the War Within
Duane Gage
Stars & Bars
Alan Warwick
Judicial Consent
Philip Rothman
Family Sins
The Visitor/Narrator
Abigail Harm
Wayne
Janet Planet
Forest Ranger
The Beniker Gang
Wesley
The Paint Job
Giles Menteer
Deadly Desire
Melvin Purvis
Dillinger
Perry Weinstein
The November Man
Mike
Wildfire
The Rough South of Larry Brown
Jack Travers
Midnight Edition
Matthew Perry
Belizaire the Cajun
Nate Tanner
Road House 2: Last Call
Owen Kittredge
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Sean
OK Garage
Vic Sullivan
Knucklehead
Salvage
Marsh
Chinese Boxes
Peter
Kent State
Back Seat Cowboy
American Honey
Skippy
In the Soup
Senior
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
Jim
Megan Leavey
Moe The Truck Driver
Breakfast of Champions
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
Wisdom
An Actor Prepares
Frank Maxwell
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
Wayne Nolan
Desperately Seeking Susan
Michael Murphy
Natural Causes
Officer Hawkins
Halloween
John Smith
Jesus' Son
Dr. Sherman
Boarding School
Richard
Blood on Her Name
Paul
Minari
Randall Bennett
A Mighty Heart
Frank
Radioflash
Bar Customer
King Blank
Caleb Tucker
The Forever Purge
John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Hadley
Taking the Heat
Adam
Sweet Thing
J.C.
Lucky Days
Foot and a Half George
You Can't Win
Stephen Davis
Hammer
Joe
Silkwood
Woody (uncredited)
Bright Angel
Schuttmann
The Devil Below
Mechanic
Wendy and Lucy
Schreiber
Minus Zero
Riley
Code Name: The Cleaner
Francis
Safe
Officer Hawkins
Halloween Kills
Narrator
Train Dreams
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
97
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-06-14
Place of Birth
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Also Known As
William Rankin 'Will' Patton