Will Patton

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Will Patton
Patton on the set of The List
Born	William Curtis Patton June 14, 1954 (1954-06-14) (age 55) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981—present

William Curtis "Will" Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor.

Early life

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.

Career

Patton 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 and FBI agent Melvin Purvis in the 1991 made-for-TV movie Dillinger. Patton provided the voice for the audio version of The Assault on Reason by Al Gore, as well as the role of Alan Wilson on the TV show 24. Patton plays the character of Sam Conroy in the film American Violet.

Filmography

Films

Television

Voice work

Audiobooks

• Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson (2009)
• Swan Peak by James Lee Burke (2008)
• On the Road by Jack Kerouac (2007)
• The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke (2007)
• Fine Just The Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3 by Annie Proulx (2008)
• Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson (2007)
• Last Car to Elysian Fields by James Lee Burke (2007)
• Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier (2006)
• Pegasus Descending by James Lee Burke (2006)
• Crusader's Cross by James Lee Burke (2006)
• Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke (2006)
• The Thomas Berryman Number by James Patterson (2006)
• To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway (2006)
• A Dave Robicheaux Audio Collection by James Lee Burke (2006)
• When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt (2006)
• In the Moon of Red Ponies by James Lee Burke (2004)
• Cimarron Rose by James Lee Burke (2004)
• White Doves at Morning by James Lee Burke (2003)
• Bitterroot by James Lee Burke (2001)
• Cadillac Jukebox by James Lee Burke (2001)
• Purple Cane Road by James Lee Burke (2000)
• Boone's Lick by Larry McMurtry (2000)
• Burning Angel by James Lee Burke (1999)
• Heaven's Prisoners by James Lee Burke (1999)
• Heartwood by James Lee Burke (1999)
• Primal Fear by William Diehl (1999)
• Dixie City Jam by James Lee Burke (1999)
• A Stained White Radiance by James Lee Burke (1998)
• Sunset Limited by James Lee Burke (1998)
• The Sea-Wolf by Jack London (1997)
• Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry (1996)
• The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy (1995)
• The Fermata by Nicholson Baker (1995)
• Gump & Co. by Winston Groom (1995)
• Gone South by Robert R. McCammon (1994)

External links

• Will Patton at the Internet Movie Database