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?.
Known For
Halloween
(2018)
Deputy Frank Hawkins
Silkwood
(1983)
Joe
Halloween Ends
(2022)
Frank Hawkins
The Forever Purge
(2021)
Caleb Tucker
Halloween Kills
(2021)
Officer Hawkins
The Punisher
(2004)
Quentin Glass
Armageddon
(1998)
Chick
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
(2024)
Owen Kittredge
Remember the Titans
(2000)
Coach Bill Yoast
Gone in Sixty Seconds
(2000)
Atley Jackson
Entrapment
(1999)
Hector Cruz
The November Man
(2014)
Perry Weinstein
Copycat
(1995)
Nicoletti
The Client
(1994)
Sergeant Hardy
The Postman
(1997)
General Bethlehem
The Mothman Prophecies
(2002)
Gordon Smallwood
Full Filmography
Acting
Kent State
(1981)
Peter
King Blank
(1983)
Bar Customer
Silkwood
(1983)
Joe
The Beniker Gang
(1984)
Forest Ranger
Chinese Boxes
(1984)
Marsh
Desperately Seeking Susan
(1985)
Wayne Nolan
After Hours
(1985)
Horst
Variety
(1985)
Mark
Belizaire the Cajun
(1986)
Matthew Perry
No Way Out
(1987)
Scott Pritchard
A Gathering of Old Men
(1987)
Lou Dimes
Stars & Bars
(1988)
Duane Gage
Wildfire
(1988)
Mike
Signs of Life
(1989)
Owen's Father
A Shock to the System
(1990)
Lt. Laker
Bright Angel
(1990)
Woody (uncredited)
Everybody Wins
(1990)
Jerry
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
(1990)
Dillinger
(1991)
Melvin Purvis
The Rapture
(1991)
Deputy Foster
Deadly Desire
(1991)
Giles Menteer
Lincoln and the War Within
(1992)
Cold Heaven
(1992)
Father Niles
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
(1992)
Frank Maxwell
In the Soup
(1992)
Skippy
In the Deep Woods
(1992)
Eric Gaines
Taking the Heat
(1993)
Hadley
Romeo Is Bleeding
(1993)
Martie
The Paint Job
(1993)
Wesley
Midnight Edition
(1993)
Jack Travers
The Puppet Masters
(1994)
Dr. Lawrence Graves
The Client
(1994)
Sergeant Hardy
Natural Causes
(1994)
Michael Murphy
Tollbooth
(1994)
Dash
Judicial Consent
(1994)
Alan Warwick
Copycat
(1995)
Nicoletti
Fled
(1996)
Gibson
The Spitfire Grill
(1996)
Nahum Goddard
The Postman
(1997)
General Bethlehem
This World, Then the Fireworks
(1997)
Lt. Morgan
Inventing the Abbotts
(1997)
Lloyd Abbott
All Revved Up
(1998)
Sean
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
(1998)
Preacher
Armageddon
(1998)
Chick
Breakfast of Champions
(1999)
Moe The Truck Driver
Entrapment
(1999)
Hector Cruz
Jesus' Son
(2000)
John Smith
Gone in Sixty Seconds
(2000)
Atley Jackson
Trixie
(2000)
W. 'Red' Rafferty
Remember the Titans
(2000)
Coach Bill Yoast
The Rough South of Larry Brown
(2002)
The Mothman Prophecies
(2002)
Gordon Smallwood
The Last Ride
(2004)
Aaron Purnell
The Punisher
(2004)
Quentin Glass
Family Sins
(2005)
Philip Rothman
Road House 2: Last Call
(2006)
Nate Tanner
Dog Days of Summer
(2007)
Eli Cottonmouth
A Mighty Heart
(2007)
Randall Bennett
The List
(2007)
Harriston
Code Name: The Cleaner
(2007)
Riley
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
(2008)
Old Man Dobyne
American Violet
(2008)
Sam Conroy
Lucky Days
(2008)
J.C.
The Canyon
(2009)
Henry
Wendy and Lucy
(2009)
Mechanic
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
(2009)
John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
The Fourth Kind
(2009)
Sheriff August
Knucklehead
(2010)
Vic Sullivan
Princess Kaiulani
(2010)
Sanford B. Dole
Brooklyn's Finest
(2010)
Lt. Bill Hobarts
Meek's Cutoff
(2011)
Soloman Tetherow
The Girl
(2012)
Tommy
Abigail Harm
(2013)
The Visitor/Narrator
The November Man
(2014)
Perry Weinstein
American Honey
(2016)
Backseat
Megan Leavey
(2017)
Jim
An Actor Prepares
(2018)
Wisdom
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
(2018)
Senior
Halloween
(2018)
Deputy Frank Hawkins
Boarding School
(2018)
Dr. Sherman
Salvage
(2018)
Hammer
(2019)
Stephen Davis
Radioflash
(2019)
Frank
Sweet Thing
(2020)
Adam
Blood on Her Name
(2020)
Richard
The Forever Purge
(2021)
Caleb Tucker
Minari
(2021)
Paul
The Devil Below
(2021)
Schuttmann
Halloween Kills
(2021)
Officer Hawkins
Safe
(2021)
Francis
Halloween Ends
(2022)
Frank Hawkins
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
(2024)
Owen Kittredge
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
(2024)
Owen Kittredge
Janet Planet
(2024)
Wayne