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Will Patton, born William Rankin Patton on June 14, 1954, is an American actor. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and holds United States citizenship. Patton works primarily in the English language, which is his native tongue.
His professional career in acting began in 1979. He has worked as a film actor and a television actor. His contributions to the industry are categorized under the acting department.
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Film & TV
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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…
Known for
- You Can't Win — Foot and a Half George2026
- Train Dreams — Narrator (voice)2025
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 — Owen Kittredge2024
- Janet Planet — Wayne2024
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 — Owen Kittredge2024
- Silo — Deputy Sam Marnes2023
- Halloween Ends — Frank2022
- Outer Range — Wayne Tillerson2022
- Minari — Paul2021
- The Forever Purge — Caleb Tucker2021
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Key facts
- Born
- William Rankin Patton , ( 1954-06-14 ) June 14, 1954 (age 71) , Charleston, South Carolina , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1981–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Will
- Family name
- Patton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Charleston
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Will Patton in Blood on Her Name (2019).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1954-06-14
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- Commons category
- Will Patton
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- William Rankin Patton
- name in native language
- Will Patton
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