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Robert Patrick

Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and authority figures, Patrick is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations. After playing a supporting role in Die Hard 2 (1990), he came to prominence as the T-1000, the antagonist of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). His other film credits include Fire in the Sky (1993), Striptease (1996), Cop Land (1997), The Faculty (1998), Spy Kids (2001), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Walk the Line (2005), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Safe House (2012), Gangster Squad (2013), The Laundromat (2019), The Protégé (2021). On television, Patrick portrayed lead roles such as FBI Special Agent John Doggett in The X-Files (2000–2002), Colonel Tom Ryan in The Unit (2006–2009), DHS agent Cabe Gallo in Scorpion (2014–2018), and Auggie Smith / White Dragon in Peacemaker (2022–2025). He played recurring and single-season roles in notable series like The Sopranos (2000), True Blood (2012–2014), 1923 (2022–2025), Reacher (2023–2024), and Tulsa King (2025). He also appeared as Vernon Presley in the miniseries Elvis (2005).…

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Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and authority figures, Patrick is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations. After playing a supporting role in Die Hard 2 (1990), he came to prominence as the T-1000, the antagonist of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). His other film credits include Fire in the Sky (1993), Striptease (1996), Cop Land (1997), The Faculty (1998), Spy Kids (2001), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Walk the Line (2005), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Safe House (2012), Gangster Squad (2013), The Laundromat (2019), The Protégé (2021). On television, Patrick portrayed lead roles such as FBI Special Agent John Doggett in The X-Files (2000–2002), Colonel Tom Ryan in The Unit (2006–2009), DHS agent Cabe Gallo in Scorpion (2014–2018), and Auggie Smith / White Dragon in Peacemaker (2022–2025). He played recurring and single-season roles in notable series like The Sopranos (2000), True Blood (2012–2014), 1923 (2022–2025), Reacher (2023–2024), and Tulsa King (2025). He also appeared as Vernon Presley in the miniseries Elvis (2005).…

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1958-11-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1958-11-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1958-11-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1958-11-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377974772

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.