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Will Patton
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Biography
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?.
Notable films
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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Halloween
Appears in a KinoChain journey
A Shock to the System
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Megan Leavey
Appears in a KinoChain journey
American Honey
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Armageddon
As Chick
Halloween Kills
As Officer Hawkins
The Forever Purge
As Caleb Tucker
Train Dreams
As Narrator (voice)
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Loyalty Beyond the Last Breath
From the Alaskan wilds to the trenches of war, a journey through films where the bond between soldier and dog faces the ultimate test.
8 films
The Camera as Weapon
From Chris Hansen's sting operations to the blood sport of nightly news, this chain traces the moral rot at the heart of spectacle.
8 films
No Map. No Plan. Just Go
From American Honey to Nomadland, a journey through films where the open road promises freedom, and sometimes delivers it.
8 films
From Oscar Glory to Genre Gold: A Career Reinvention Chain
Trace the arc of performers who swapped prestige for pulp, and found a different kind of immortality in genre cinema.
4 films
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Train Dreams
2025 · Narrator (voice)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024 · Owen Kittredge
Halloween Kills
2021 · Officer Hawkins
The Forever Purge
2021 · Caleb Tucker
The Devil Below
2021 · Schuttmann
Blood on Her Name
2020 · Richard
Halloween
2018 · Officer Hawkins
Megan Leavey
2017 · Jim
American Honey
2016 · Back Seat Cowboy
American Violet
2008 · Sam Conroy
The Mothman Prophecies
2002 · Gordon Smallwood
Remember the Titans
2000 · Coach Bill Yoast
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000 · Atley Jackson
Entrapment
1999 · Hector Cruz
Armageddon
1998 · Chick
All Revved Up
1998 · Sean
The Postman
1997 · Bethlehem
Copycat
1995 · Nicoletti
The Puppet Masters
1994 · Dr. Lawrence Graves
The Client
1994 · Sergeant Hardy
A Shock to the System
1990 · Lieutenant Laker
No Way Out
1987 · Scott Pritchard
After Hours
1985 · Horst