Will Patton

Will Patton

Infobox actor


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birthname = William Curtis Patton
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birthplace = Charleston, South Carolina
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William Curtis "Will" Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor. He is a well-recognized character actor in Hollywood, having appeared in numerous movies over the last 20 years.

Patton was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the eldest son of a Lutheran minister. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and The Actors Studio and won two Obie Awards for best actor for his performances in Sam Shepard's play "Fool for Love" and the Public Theatre production of "What Did He See?". He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of General Bethlehem in "The Postman". He also portrayed Coach Bill Yoast in "Remember the Titans". Patton recently provided the voice for the audio version of The Assault on Reason by Al Gore.

He is also most recognized appearing in the four-time Oscar-nominated film, "Armageddon", which starred actors Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler.

Filmography

* "Kent State" (1981) (TV) .... Peter
* "Ryan's Hope" TV Series .... Ox Knowles (1982-1983)
* "Variety" (1983) .... Mark
* "King Blank" (1983) .... Bar Customer
* "Silkwood" (1983) .... Joe
* "Search for Tomorrow" TV Series .... Kentucky Bluebird (1984-1985)
* "The Equalizer" (1985) .... Officer Nick Braxton
* "The Beniker Gang" (1985) .... Forest Ranger
* "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985) .... Wayne Nolan
* "After Hours" (1985) .... Horst
* "Chinese Boxes" (1986) .... Lang Marsh
* "Belizaire the Cajun" (1986) .... Matthew Perry
* "A Gathering of Old Men" (1987) (TV) .... Lou Dimes
* "No Way Out" (1987) .... Scott Pritchard
* "Wildfire" (1988) .... Mike
* "Stars and Bars" (1988) .... Duane Gage
* "Signs of Life" (1989) .... Owen's Father
* "Everybody Wins" (1990) .... Jerry
* "A Shock to the System" (1990) .... Lt. Laker
* "Dillinger" (1991) (TV) .... Melvin Purvis
* "Deadly Desire" (1991) (TV) .... Giles Menteer
* "Bright Angel" (1991) (uncredited) .... Woody
* "The Rapture" (1991) .... Deputy Foster
* "Cold Heaven" (1991) .... Father Niles
* "The Paint Job" (1992) .... Wesley
* "Lincoln and the War Within" (1992) (TV)
* "In the Soup" (1992) .... Skippy
* "In the Deep Woods" (1992) (TV) .... Eric Gaines
* "" (1992) (TV) .... Frank Maxwell
* "Midnight Edition" (1993) .... Jack Travers
* "Taking the Heat" (1993) (TV) .... Hadley
* "Romeo Is Bleeding" (1993) .... Martie
* "Tollbooth" (1994) .... Dash Pepper
* "Natural Causes" (1994) .... Michael Murphy
* "Judicial Consent" (1994) .... Alan Warwick
* "The Client" (1994) .... Sergeant Hardy
*"The Puppet Masters" (1994) .... Dr. Graves
*"VR.5" TV Series .... Dr.Frank Morgan
*"Copycat" (1995) .... Nicoletti
*"Plain Pleasures" (1996)
*"The Spitfire Grill" (1996) .... Nahum Goddard
*"Fled" (1996) .... Det. Matthew 'Gib' Gibson
*"The Protector" (1997) TV Series .... Jeff
*"Inventing the Abbotts" (1997) .... Lloyd Abbott
*"This World, Then the Fireworks" (1997) .... Lt. Morgan
*"The Postman" (1997) .... General Bethlehem
*"O.K. Garage" (1998) .... Sean
*"Armageddon" (1998) .... Charles 'Chick' Chapple
*"I Woke Up Early the Day I Died" (1998) .... Preacher
*"Breakfast of Champions" (1999) .... Moe the Truck Driver
*"Entrapment" (1999) .... Hector Cruz
*"Jesus' Son" (1999) .... John Smith
*"Gone in Sixty Seconds" (2000) .... Atley Jackson
*"Trixie" (2000) .... W. 'Red' Rafferty
*"Remember the Titans" (2000) .... Coach Bill Yoast
*"The Agency" TV Series .... Jackson Haisley (2001-2003)
*"The Mothman Prophecies" (2002) .... Gordon Smallwood
*"Family Sins" (2004) (TV) .... Philip Rothman
*"The Punisher" (2004) .... Quentin Glass
*"The Last Ride" (2004) (TV) .... Aaron Purnell
*"Into the West" (2005) (TV) .... James Fletcher
*"" (2006) .... Nate Tanner
*"" (2007) .... Riley
*"Numb3rs" TV Series .... Det. Gary Walker (2006-2007)
*"A Mighty Heart" (2007) .... Special Agent Randall Bennett, Diplomatic Security Service
*"The List" (2007) .... Michael Harriston
*"Dog Days of Summer" (2007) .... Eli Cottonmouth
*"Wendy and Lucy" (2008) .... Mechanic
*"The Canyon" (2008) .... Henry
*"American Violet" (2008) .... Sam Conroy
*"Lucky Days" (2008) .... J.C.
*"The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond" (2008) .... Old Man Dobyne
*"Waking Madison" (2008) .... TBA
*"Princess Ka'iulani" (2009) .... Sanford B. Dole
*"The 4th Kind" (2009) .... TBA

Voice Work

* "Bitterroot (novel)" (2001) (Audio)

External links

*imdb name|id=0001599|name=Will Patton


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