Bill Patton (actor)

Bill Patton
Born William P. Patton
(1894-06-02)June 2, 1894
Amarillo, Texas, United States
Died December 12, 1951(1951-12-12) (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1918–1945

Bill Patton was an American actor of the silent and early sound eras. Born in Amarillo, Texas on June 2, 1894, he would debut in the film industry in The Boss of the Lazy Y in 1918.[1] After small roles in several films, he received his first starring role in 1921's Outlawed.[2] Over the next 6 years he would star in over 20 films. 1927 would see him return to smaller roles, which continued through the advent of talking pictures. His last performance on screen was in a small role in the classic The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1945.[3] He died on December 12, 1951.

Filmography

(Per AFI database)[4]

  • Wild Life (1918)
  • The Boss of the Lazy Y (1918)
  • Bare-Fisted Gallagher (1919)
  • Leave It to Susan (1919)
  • A Sage Brush Hamlet (1919)
  • Outlawed (1921)
  • Bulldog Courage (1922)
  • Tracks (1922)
  • Cyclone Jones (1923)
  • Ace of the Law (1924)
  • Battlin' Buckaroo (1924)
  • The Desert Secret (1924)
  • Fighting Odds (1924)
  • Fightin' Thru (1924)
  • A Game Fighter (1924)
  • The Last Man (1924)
  • The Smoking Trail (1924)
  • Fangs of Fate (1925)
  • Flashing Steeds (1925)
  • Under Fire (1926)
  • Beyond the Trail (1926)
  • Fort Frayne (1926)
  • The Last Chance (1926)
  • Lucky Spurs (1926)
  • Paths of Flame (1926)
  • Western Trails (1926)
  • The Flying U Ranch (1927)
  • Orphan of the Sage (1928)
  • The Bantam Cowboy (1928)
  • Yellow Contraband (1928)
  • Young Whirlwind (1928)
  • Below the Deadline (1929)
  • The Freckled Rascal (1929)
  • Pals of the Prairie (1929)
  • The Vagabond Cub (1929)
  • The White Outlaw (1929)
  • Beau Bandit (1930)
  • Not Exactly Gentlemen (1931)
  • Strawberry Roan (1933)
  • The Battling Buckaroo (1934)
  • Fighting Through (1934)
  • Twisted Rails (1934)
  • The Westerner (1934)
  • The Way of the West (1934)
  • The Brand of Hate (1935)
  • The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935)
  • The Ghost Rider (1935)
  • Pals of the Range (1935)
  • Arizona Trails (1935)
  • Desert Mesa (1935)
  • Five Bad Men (1935)
  • The Rawhide Terror (1935)
  • Dodge City Trail (1937)
  • Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)
  • Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942)
  • The Desperadoes (1943)
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

References

  1. ↑ "The Boss of the Lazy Y: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Outlawed: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Picture of Dorian Gray: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bill Patton". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
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