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?.
98 movies · 18 shows
You Can't Win
2026·5.0
Train Dreams
2025·7.3
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024·7.0
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024·6.8
Janet Planet
2024·6.1
Halloween Ends
2022·6.0
Halloween Kills
2021·6.4
Safe
2021·5.0
The Forever Purge
2021·6.9
The Devil Below
2021·4.6
Minari
2021·7.3
Sweet Thing
2020·6.7
Blood on Her Name
2020·5.6
Hammer
2019·5.4
Radioflash
2019·5.2
Halloween
2018·6.6
An Actor Prepares
2018·5.8
Boarding School
2018·6.3
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
2018·5.0
Salvage
2018·0.0
Megan Leavey
2017·7.3
American Honey
2016·6.8
The November Man
2014·6.1
Abigail Harm
2013·4.0
The Girl
2012·6.1
Waking Madison
2011·5.5
Meek's Cutoff
2011·6.5
Knucklehead
2010·5.7
Princess Kaiulani
2010·5.7
Brooklyn's Finest
2010·6.3
The Fourth Kind
2009·6.4
The Canyon
2009·5.6
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
2009·4.5
Wendy and Lucy
2008·6.8
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2008·5.3
American Violet
2008·6.7
Lucky Days
2008·0.0
Dog Days of Summer
2007·4.8
A Mighty Heart
2007·6.4
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007·5.1
The List
2007·3.5
Road House 2: Last Call
2006·5.3
Family Sins
2005·5.8
The Last Ride
2004·4.3
The Punisher
2004·6.4
The Rough South of Larry Brown
2002·10.0
The Mothman Prophecies
2002·6.2
Remember the Titans
2000·7.7
Trixie
2000·4.8
Jesus' Son
2000·6.2
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000·6.5
Entrapment
1999·6.2
Breakfast of Champions
1999·5.0
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998·5.0
Armageddon
1998·6.8
All Revved Up
1998·5.6
The Postman
1997·6.3
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997·5.2
Inventing the Abbotts
1997·6.3
The Spitfire Grill
1996·6.5
Fled
1996·5.7
Copycat
1995·6.5
Tollbooth
1994·6.2
The Puppet Masters
1994·5.8
Judicial Consent
1994·5.6
The Client
1994·6.7
Natural Causes
1994·5.3
The Paint Job
1993·4.6
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993·6.3
Taking the Heat
1993·5.0
Midnight Edition
1993·7.5
Lincoln and the War Within
1992·8.0
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
1992·7.3
In the Deep Woods
1992·5.5
In the Soup
1992·6.7
Cold Heaven
1992·4.4
Deadly Desire
1991·3.3
The Rapture
1991·5.7
Dillinger
1991·5.6
Bright Angel
1990·4.9
A Shock to the System
1990·6.5
Everybody Wins
1990·4.1
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
1990·6.7
Signs of Life
1989·4.9
Wildfire
1988·4.0
Stars & Bars
1988·4.4
No Way Out
1987·6.9
A Gathering of Old Men
1987·6.2
Belizaire the Cajun
1986·5.9
After Hours
1985·7.5
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985·6.1
Variety
1985·5.4
Chinese Boxes
1984·6.0
The Beniker Gang
1984·6.2
Silkwood
1983·6.9
King Blank
1983·6.5
Kent State
1981·6.0
Minus Zero
1979·0.0