Will Patton

Will Patton
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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.

Filmography

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

External links

• Will Patton at IMDb