
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

Dr. Lawrence Graves
The Puppet Masters

Henry
The Canyon

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

Soloman Tetherow
Meek's Cutoff

Mark
Variety

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

John Smith
Jesus' Son

Officer Hawkins
Halloween

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 (voice)
Train Dreams

Ruby Road

The Ice at the Bottom of the World
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
99
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-06-14
Place of Birth
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Also Known As
William Rankin 'Will' Patton