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?.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Character:Owen Kittredge
Release Date:04/06/2026
Train Dreams
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:05/11/2025
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Character:Owen Kittredge
Release Date:26/06/2024
Janet Planet
Character:Wayne
Release Date:21/06/2024
Halloween Ends
Character:Frank
Release Date:12/10/2022
Halloween Kills
Character:Officer Hawkins
Release Date:14/10/2021
Safe
Character:Francis
Release Date:15/07/2021
The Forever Purge
Character:Caleb Tucker
Release Date:30/06/2021
The Devil Below
Character:Schuttmann
Release Date:05/03/2021
Minari
Character:Paul
Release Date:12/02/2021
Sweet Thing
Character:Adam
Release Date:22/10/2020
Blood on Her Name
Character:Richard
Release Date:28/02/2020
Hammer
Character:Stephen Davis
Release Date:05/12/2019
Radioflash
Character:Frank
Release Date:15/11/2019
Halloween
Character:Officer Hawkins
Release Date:18/10/2018
An Actor Prepares
Character:Wisdom
Release Date:31/08/2018
Boarding School
Character:Dr. Sherman
Release Date:30/08/2018
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
Character:Senior
Release Date:16/02/2018
Salvage
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2018
Megan Leavey
Character:Jim
Release Date:09/06/2017
American Honey
Character:Back Seat Cowboy
Release Date:30/09/2016
The November Man
Character:Perry Weinstein
Release Date:27/08/2014
Abigail Harm
Character:The Visitor/Narrator
Release Date:30/08/2013
The Girl
Character:Tommy
Release Date:15/01/2012
Meek's Cutoff
Character:Soloman Tetherow
Release Date:08/04/2011
Knucklehead
Character:Vic Sullivan
Release Date:22/10/2010
Princess Kaiulani
Character:Sanford B. Dole
Release Date:14/05/2010
Brooklyn's Finest
Character:Lt. Bill Hobarts
Release Date:04/03/2010
The Fourth Kind
Character:Sheriff August
Release Date:05/11/2009
The Canyon
Character:Henry
Release Date:23/10/2009
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Character:John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
Release Date:09/02/2009
Wendy and Lucy
Character:Mechanic
Release Date:10/12/2008
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Character:Old Man Dobyne
Release Date:12/09/2008
American Violet
Character:Sam Conroy
Release Date:28/08/2008
Lucky Days
Character:J.C.
Release Date:25/04/2008
Dog Days of Summer
Character:Eli Cottonmouth
Release Date:14/09/2007
A Mighty Heart
Character:Randall Bennett
Release Date:22/06/2007
Code Name: The Cleaner
Character:Riley
Release Date:05/01/2007
The List
Character:Harriston
Release Date:01/01/2007
Road House 2: Last Call
Character:Nate Tanner
Release Date:18/07/2006
Family Sins
Character:Philip Rothman
Release Date:07/02/2005
The Last Ride
Character:Aaron Purnell
Release Date:02/06/2004
The Punisher
Character:Quentin Glass
Release Date:15/04/2004
The Rough South of Larry Brown
Character:
Release Date:01/06/2002
The Mothman Prophecies
Character:Gordon Smallwood
Release Date:25/01/2002
Remember the Titans
Character:Coach Bill Yoast
Release Date:29/09/2000
Trixie
Character:W. 'Red' Rafferty
Release Date:28/06/2000
Jesus' Son
Character:John Smith
Release Date:16/06/2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Character:Atley Jackson
Release Date:09/06/2000
Entrapment
Character:Hector Cruz
Release Date:29/04/1999
Breakfast of Champions
Character:Moe The Truck Driver
Release Date:18/02/1999
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Character:Preacher
Release Date:13/09/1998
Armageddon
Character:Chick
Release Date:01/07/1998
All Revved Up
Character:Sean
Release Date:19/04/1998
The Postman
Character:Bethlehem
Release Date:25/12/1997
This World, Then the Fireworks
Character:Lt. Morgan
Release Date:11/07/1997
Inventing the Abbotts
Character:Lloyd Abbott
Release Date:04/04/1997
The Spitfire Grill
Character:Nahum Goddard
Release Date:23/08/1996
Fled
Character:Gibson
Release Date:19/07/1996
Copycat
Character:Nicoletti
Release Date:27/10/1995
Tollbooth
Character:Dash
Release Date:01/11/1994
The Puppet Masters
Character:Dr. Lawrence Graves
Release Date:21/10/1994
Judicial Consent
Character:Alan Warwick
Release Date:21/10/1994
The Client
Character:Sergeant Hardy
Release Date:20/07/1994
Natural Causes
Character:Michael Murphy
Release Date:01/04/1994
The Paint Job
Character:Wesley
Release Date:30/09/1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
Character:Martie
Release Date:13/09/1993
Taking the Heat
Character:Hadley
Release Date:06/06/1993
Midnight Edition
Character:Jack Travers
Release Date:01/01/1993
Lincoln and the War Within
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1992
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
Character:Frank Maxwell
Release Date:16/11/1992
In the Deep Woods
Character:Eric Gaines
Release Date:26/10/1992
In the Soup
Character:Skippy
Release Date:23/10/1992
Cold Heaven
Character:Father Niles
Release Date:29/05/1992
Deadly Desire
Character:Giles Menteer
Release Date:13/10/1991
The Rapture
Character:Deputy Foster
Release Date:04/10/1991
Dillinger
Character:Melvin Purvis
Release Date:06/01/1991
Bright Angel
Character:Woody (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1990
A Shock to the System
Character:Lt. Laker
Release Date:23/03/1990
Everybody Wins
Character:Jerry
Release Date:19/01/1990
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1990
Signs of Life
Character:Owen's Father
Release Date:01/01/1989
Wildfire
Character:Mike
Release Date:02/09/1988
Stars & Bars
Character:Duane Gage
Release Date:18/03/1988
No Way Out
Character:Scott Pritchard
Release Date:14/08/1987
A Gathering of Old Men
Character:Lou Dimes
Release Date:10/05/1987
Belizaire the Cajun
Character:Matthew Perry
Release Date:13/06/1986
After Hours
Character:Horst
Release Date:13/09/1985
Desperately Seeking Susan
Character:Wayne Nolan
Release Date:29/03/1985
Variety
Character:Mark
Release Date:27/02/1985
Chinese Boxes
Character:Marsh
Release Date:29/11/1984
The Beniker Gang
Character:Forest Ranger
Release Date:02/11/1984
Silkwood
Character:Joe
Release Date:14/12/1983
King Blank
Character:Bar Customer
Release Date:10/03/1983
Kent State
Character:Peter
Release Date:08/02/1981
Minus Zero
Character:Schreiber
Release Date:01/01/1979
Television Appearances
Silo
Character:Deputy Sam Marnes
Outer Range
Character:Wayne Tillerson
Swamp Thing
Character:Avery Sunderland
Yellowstone
Character:Garrett Randle
Shots Fired
Character:Sheriff Daniel Platt
Falling Skies
Character:Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
The Good Wife
Character:Mike Tascioni
Into the West
Character:James Fletcher
Numb3rs
Character:Det. Gary Walker
24
Character:Alan Wilson
The Agency
Character:Jackson Haisley
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Craig Halliday
VR.5
Character:Dr. Frank Morgan
Nasty Boys
Character:Batiste
The Equalizer
Character:Officer Nick Braxton
Nature
Character:Narrator (voice)
Search for Tomorrow
Character:
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