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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'' in 1945. He died on December 12, 1951.

Filmography

(Per AFI database) *'' The Boss of the Lazy Y'' (1917) *'' Wild Life'' (1918) *'' Bare-Fisted Gallagher'' (1919) *'' Leave It to Susan'' (1919) * '' A Sagebrush 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) * '' Tonio, Son of the Sierras'' (1925) *'' Under Fire'' (1926) *'' Beyond the Trail'' (1926) *'' The Winning of Barbara Worth''(1926) * '' Fort Frayne'' (1926) *'' The Last Chance'' (1926) *''Lucky Spurs'' (1926) *'' Paths of Flame'' (1926) *''Western Trails'' (1926) *''

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

Yellow Contraband ''Yellow Contraband'' is a 1928 American silent film, 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 Sedgwi ...

'' (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) * '' Desert Vengeance'' (1931) *''

Not Exactly Gentlemen ''Not Exactly Gentlemen'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code Western (genre), Western film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Dudley Nichols and William Conselman. It is based on the 1917 novel ''Over the Border'' by Herma ...

'' (1931) * '' Battling Buckaroo'' (1932) * '' Guns for Hire'' (1932) *'' Strawberry Roan'' (1933) * '' Fighting Through'' (1934) *'' Twisted Rails'' (1934) *'' The Westerner'' (1934) *'' The Way of the West'' (1934) *'' The Brand of Hate'' (1934) * '' 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) * '' Desert Guns'' (1936) *'' Dodge City Trail'' (1937) *'' Deep in the Heart of Texas'' (1942) *'' Little Joe, the Wrangler'' (1942) *'' The Desperadoes'' (1943) *''

'' (1945)

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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