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Will Patton

1954 - Today

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William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies. He also appeared in the films The Client (1994), Armageddon (1998), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Remember the Titans (2000), The Punisher (2004), American Honey (2016), Halloween (2018), and Minari (2020). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Will Patton has received more than 5,630,539 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Will Patton is the 2,319th most popular actor (up from 2,862nd in 2019), the 3,693rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,515th in 2019) and the 1,069th most popular American Actor.

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  • 5.6M

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  • 53.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Will Patton ranks 2,319 out of 13,578. Before him are Heather Graham, Richard Bright, Kelly Rutherford, David Rasche, Ng Man-tat, and Patrick Bruel. After him are William Berger, Gustav Fröhlich, Maia Morgenstern, David Cassidy, Timothy Hutton, and Francesca Neri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Will Patton ranks 154. Before him are Simonetta Stefanelli, Larry Wall, Peter MacNicol, Juliane Koepcke, Didier Six, and Viktor Zolotov. After him are Bobby Sands, Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria, Jon Krakauer, Pascal Greggory, Bruce Sterling, and Władysław Żmuda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Will Patton ranks 3,693 out of 20,380. Before him are Arleigh Burke (1901), John Carlos (1945), Ross Perot (1930), David Rasche (1944), Jim Bridger (1804), and Glen Cook (1944). After him are Kamehameha IV (1834), Eve Arnold (1912), Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), Holland Smith (1882), Chuck Feeney (1931), and David Cassidy (1950).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Will Patton ranks 1,069. Before him are Christopher Meloni (1961), Linda Darnell (1923), Heather Graham (1970), Richard Bright (1937), Kelly Rutherford (1968), and David Rasche (1944). After him are David Cassidy (1950), Timothy Hutton (1960), Kevin Hagen (1928), Barry Bostwick (1945), Claire Trevor (1910), and Harris Yulin (1937).

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Television and Movie Roles

Armageddon
Chick
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
Jul 1o 19986.839 / 10
Remember the Titans
Coach Bill Yoast
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.
Sep 29o 20007.6 / 10
The Punisher
Quentin Glass
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
Apr 15o 20046.35 / 10