Bill Patton (June 2, 1894 – December 12, 1951) was an American actor of the silent and early sound eras. Born in Amarillo, Texas, he debuted in the film industry in ''The Boss of the Lazy Y'' in 1918. After small roles in several films, he received his first starring role in 1921's ''Outlawed''. Over the next six years he starred in more than 20 films. In 1927, he returned to smaller roles, which continued through the advent of talking pictures. His last performance on screen was in a small role in the classic ''

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The Boss of the Lazy Y ''The Boss of the Lazy Y'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Roy Stewart, Josie Sedgwick and Frank MacQuarrie.Rainey p.225 Cast * Roy Stewart as Calumet Marston * Josie Sedgwick as Betty Clayton * ...

'' (1917) *'' Wild Life'' (1918) *''

Bare-Fisted Gallagher ''Bare-Fisted Gallagher'' is a lost 1919 silent western feature directed by Joseph J. Franz and starring William Desmond. It was produced by Jesse D. Hampton and released through Robertson-Cole soon to amalgamate into Film Booking Offices of ...

'' (1919) *''

Leave It to Susan ''Leave It to Susan'' is a 1918 American silent comedy Western film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Rex Taylor and Irma Whipley Taylor. The film stars Madge Kennedy, Wallace MacDonald, and Alfred Hollingsworth Alfred Hollings ...

'' (1919) * '' A Sagebrush Hamlet'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1921) *'' Bulldog Courage'' (1922) *'' Tracks'' (1922) * '' Cyclone Jones'' (1923) *''Ace of the Law'' (1924) *''Battlin' Buckaroo'' (1924) *''The Desert Secret'' (1924) *''

Fighting Odds ''Fighting Odds'' is a 1917 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and starring stage beauty Maxine Elliott. The film is based on the play ''Under Sentence'' by Irvin S. Cobb and Roi Cooper Megrue. The picture wa ...

'' (1924) *''Fightin' Thru'' (1924) *''A Game Fighter'' (1924) *''

The Last Man ''The Last Man'' is an apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1826. The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by a mysterious plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps across the entire ...

'' (1924) *''The Smoking Trail'' (1924) *'' Fangs of Fate'' (1925) *'' Flashing Steeds'' (1925) * ''

Tonio, Son of the Sierras ''Tonio, Son of the Sierras'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Wilson, Neva Gerber, Robert Walker and Ruth Royce.Connelly p.422 It is based on the novel of the same name by Charles King. Cast * Be ...

'' (1925) *'' Under Fire'' (1926) *'' Beyond the Trail'' (1926) *''

The Winning of Barbara Worth ''The Winning of Barbara Worth'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Henry King, and starring Ronald Colman, Vilma Bánky and Gary Cooper (who replaced Monte Blue). Based on Harold Bell Wright's novel ''The Winning of Barbara Wo ...

''(1926) * ''

Fort Frayne ''Fort Frayne'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Wilson, Neva Gerber, Ruth Royce, and Lafe McKee. It is based on the 1901 novel of the same name by Charles King. It is now considered to be a lost ...

'' (1926) *'' The Last Chance'' (1926) *''Lucky Spurs'' (1926) *''

Paths of Flame ''Paths of Flame'' is a 1926 American silent film directed by Denver Dixon, and starring Art Mix, Dorothy Lee and Bill Patton. It premiered on July 2, 1926, in Poughkeepsie, New York Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, ...

'' (1926) *''Western Trails'' (1926) *''

The Flying U Ranch ''The Flying U Ranch'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Nora Lane and Bert Hadley. Cast * Tom Tyler as Señor Miguel García * Nora Lane as Sally Denson * Bert Hadley as Chip Benn ...

'' (1927) *'' Orphan of the Sage'' (1928) *'' The Bantam Cowboy'' (1928) *'' The Pinto Kid'' (1928) *''

Yellow Contraband ''Yellow Contraband'' is a 1928 American silent thriller film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Eileen Sedgwick and Noble Johnson.Munden, p. 930. Cast * Leo D. Maloney as Leo McMahon / Blackie Harris * Eileen Sedgwick as Ma ...

'' (1928) *'' Young Whirlwind'' (1928) *'' Below the Deadline'' (1929) *''

The Freckled Rascal ''The Freckled Rascal'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buzz Barton, Milburn Morante and Lotus Thompson. Cast * Buzz Barton as Red Hepner * Milburn Morante as Hank Robbins * Thomas G. Lingham as ...

'' (1929) *''

Pals of the Prairie ''Pals of the Prairie'' is a 1929 American silent Western film intertwined with the romance of the mayor's daughter Dolores (Joyce) and Franciseo (Renaldo). After Francisco is kidnapped by friends of his romantic rival Pete Sangor (Patton), Re ...

'' (1929) *''

The Vagabond Cub ''The Vagabond Cub'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buzz Barton, Frank Rice and Sam Nelson.Munden, p. 852 Cast * Buzz Barton as David 'Red' Hepner * Frank Rice as Hank Robbins * Sam Nelson as Bob ...

'' (1929) * ''

The White Outlaw ''The White Outlaw'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and written by Isadore Bernstein. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Marceline Day, William Welsh, Duke R. Lee, Floyd Shackelford, and Charles Brinley. The film ...

'' (1929) *''

Beau Bandit ''Beau Bandit'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Western film, directed by Lambert Hillyer, from a screenplay by Wallace Smith, based on his short story, "Strictly Business" which appeared in the April 1929 edition of ''Hearst's International-Cosmo ...

'' (1930) * ''

Desert Vengeance ''Desert Vengeance'' is a 1931 American western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones, Barbara Bedford and Douglas Gilmore.Pitts p.86 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Cast * Buck Jones as Jim Cardew (as Charles ...

'' (1931) *'' Not Exactly Gentlemen'' (1931) * '' Battling Buckaroo'' (1932) * '' Guns for Hire'' (1932) *'' Strawberry Roan'' (1933) * '' Fighting Through'' (1934) *''

Twisted Rails ''Twisted Rails'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Albert Herman. It was distributed by the independent Imperial Distributing Corporation for the states-rights market. The plot concerns $50,000 in gold that is hidden on a train an ...

'' (1934) *'' The Westerner'' (1934) *''

The Way of the West ''The Way of the West'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. Cast * Hal Taliaferro as Wally Gordon *Bobby Nelson as Bobby Parker * Myrla Bratton as "Fiery" Parker * Fred Parker as Dad Parker * William Desmond as ...

'' (1934) *''

The Brand of Hate ''The Brand of Hate'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Bob Steele, Lucile Browne and William Farnum. Cast * Bob Steele as Rod Camp *Lucile Browne as Margie Larkins *William Farnum as Joe Larkins *M ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Cowboy and the Bandit ''The Cowboy and the Bandit'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Albert Herman, starring Rex Lease, Bobby Nelson, and Blanche Mehaffey. Cast * Rex Lease as Bill * Bobby Nelson as Bobbie arton* Blanche Mehaffey (credited as Janet Mo ...

(1935) *'' The Ghost Rider'' (1935) * ''

Pals of the Range ''Pals of the Range'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton, starring Rex Lease, Frances Morris, and Yakima Canutt. Cast * Rex Lease as Steve arton* Frances Morris (credited as Frances Wright) as Peggy * Yakima Canutt as ...

'' (1935) *''Arizona Trails'' (1935) *''

Desert Mesa ''Desert Mesa'' is a seriously low-budget American B-movie Western directed by Victor Adamson Albert Victor Adamson (January 4, 1890 – November 9, 1972) was a New Zealand director, producer, screenwriter, and actor most famous for dire ...

'' (1935) * ''

Five Bad Men ''Five Bad Men'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Clifford S. Smith, starring Noah Beery Jr., Bill Patton, and Jay Wilsey. Cast * Noah Beery Jr. as Gene Taggart * Bill Patton as Bad man * Jay Wilsey (credited as Buffalo Bill Jr ...

'' (1935) *''

The Rawhide Terror ''The Rawhide Terror'' is a 1934 American Western horror film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and Jack Nelson. Plot summary A gang of renegades disguised as Indians murder the parents of two brothers, as a result, the brothers separate. Ten ...

'' (1935) * ''

Desert Guns ''Desert Guns'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Conway Tearle, Margaret Morris and William Gould.Pitts, p. 85. Cast * Conway Tearle as Kirk Allenby / Bob Enright * Margaret Morris as Roberta Enrrigh ...

'' (1936) *'' Dodge City Trail'' (1937) *''

Deep in the Heart of Texas "Deep in the Heart of Texas" is an American popular song about Texas. The 1941 song features lyrics by June Hershey and music by Don Swander. There were no fewer than five versions in the Billboard charts in 1942. "Deep in the Heart of Texas" s ...

'' (1942) *'' Little Joe, the Wrangler'' (1942) *''

The Desperadoes ''The Desperadoes'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes and Edgar Buchanan. Based on a story by Max Brand, the film is about a wanted outlaw who arriv ...

'' (1943) *''

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* 1894 births 1951 deaths People from Amarillo, Texas American male silent film actors American male film actors 20th-century American male actors Male Western (genre) film actors {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub