William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Known for
Acting
Born
November 27, 1956 (age 69)
Birthplace
Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. Raised in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, he started his career with supporting appearances in Virtuosity (1995), Heat, and Strange Days (both 1995). A prolific character actor in film, Fichtner is recognised for memorable performances in Contact (1997), Armageddon (1998), Go (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Crash (2004), and The Longest Yard (2005). In 2005, Fichtner starred as Sheriff Tom Underlay in Invasion. He later appeared as Alexander Mahone in Prison Break, Carl Hickman in Crossing Lines, and Adam Janikowski in Mom. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Fichtner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

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That's Amore!

That's Amore!

Movie

2027
Bosch: Start of Watch

Bosch: Start of Watch

TV · as Calhern · 8 eps

2026
The Plastic Men poster

The Plastic Men

Movie · as The Narrator (voice)

2026
The Outer Threat poster

The Outer Threat

Movie · as Sam

2026
BEEF: The Official Podcast poster

BEEF: The Official Podcast

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2026
Lucky poster

Lucky

TV · as Wayne Whittaker · 4 eps

2025
The Gettysburg Address poster

The Gettysburg Address

Movie · as John G. Nicolay (voice)

2025
Cutman poster

Cutman

Movie · as Emmerit

2025
The Sound poster

The Sound

Movie · as Conner

2025
Talamasca: The Secret Order poster

Talamasca: The Secret Order

TV · as Jasper · 6 eps

2024
French Girl poster

French Girl

Movie · as Peter Kinski

2024
It's Florida, Man. poster

It's Florida, Man.

TV · 1 ep

2023
88 poster

88

Movie · as Ron Holt

2023
Hypnotic poster

Hypnotic

Movie · as Dellrayne

2023
The Company You Keep poster

The Company You Keep

TV · as Leo Nicoletti · 10 eps

2023
BEEF poster

BEEF

TV · as Troy · 8 eps

2022
Six

Six

Movie · as Davis

2022
Joe vs Carole poster

Joe vs Carole

TV · as Rick Kirkham · 2 eps

2021
The Space Between poster

The Space Between

Movie · as Donny Rumson

2021
The Birthday Cake poster

The Birthday Cake

Movie · as Uncle Ricardo

2021
That Night poster

That Night

Movie · as Narrator

2020
The Neighbor poster

The Neighbor

Movie · as Mike

2019
Finding Steve McQueen poster

Finding Steve McQueen

Movie · as Enzo Rotella

2019
Cold Brook poster

Cold Brook

Movie · as Ted Markham

2019
Josie & Jack poster

Josie & Jack

Movie · as Raeburn

2018
Krystal poster

Krystal

Movie · as Dr. Farley

2018
Hot Summer Nights poster

Hot Summer Nights

Movie · as Shep

2018
Traffik poster

Traffik

Movie · as Mr. Waynewright

2018
Armed poster

Armed

Movie · as Richard

2018
All the Devil's Men poster

All the Devil's Men

Movie · as Brennan

2018
12 Strong poster

12 Strong

Movie · as Colonel Mulholland

2018
O.G. poster

O.G.

Movie · as Danvers

2017
American Wrestler: The Wizard poster

American Wrestler: The Wizard

Movie · as Coach Plyler

2017
Black Holes poster

Black Holes

Movie · as Youston (voice)

2017
Top Gear America poster

Top Gear America

TV · as Self - Presenter · 8 eps

2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' poster

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

Movie · as Self

2016
Independence Day: Resurgence poster

Independence Day: Resurgence

Movie · as General Adams

2016
The War of 1996: A United World News Special poster

The War of 1996: A United World News Special

Movie · as General Adams

2016
Last Day in LA poster

Last Day in LA

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2016
Shooter poster

Shooter

TV · as O'Brien · 1 ep

2015
Four Falls of Buffalo poster

Four Falls of Buffalo

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2015
Empire poster

Empire

TV · as Jameson Henthrop · 4 eps

2014
The Homesman poster

The Homesman

Movie · as Vester Belknap

2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Movie · as Eric Sacks

2014
Hell on Earth

Hell on Earth

Movie · as Satan

2013
Elysium poster

Elysium

Movie · as John Carlyle

2013
The Lone Ranger poster

The Lone Ranger

Movie · as Butch Cavendish

2013
Phantom poster

Phantom

Movie · as Alex

2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's poster

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2013
Crossing Lines poster

Crossing Lines

TV · as Carl Hickman · 22 eps

2013
Mom poster

Mom

TV · as Adam Janikowski · 108 eps

2012
Wrong poster

Wrong

Movie · as Master Chang

2012
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden poster

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden

Movie · as Guidry

2012
Veep poster

Veep

TV · as Felix Wade · 1 ep

2011
Drive Angry poster

Drive Angry

Movie · as Accountant

2011
The Big Bang poster

The Big Bang

Movie · as Poley

2010
Date Night poster

Date Night

Movie · as DA Frank Crenshaw

2009
Prison Break: The Final Break poster

Prison Break: The Final Break

Movie · as Alex Mahone

2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil poster

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

Movie · as Self

2008
The Dark Knight poster

The Dark Knight

Movie · as Bank Manager

2007
Blades of Glory poster

Blades of Glory

Movie · as Darren MacElroy

2006
Ultraviolet poster

Ultraviolet

Movie · as Garth

2006
First Snow poster

First Snow

Movie · as Ed Jacomoi

2006
The Amateurs poster

The Amateurs

Movie · as Otis

2006
UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' poster

UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'

Movie · as Self - Actor

2006
Creative Arts Emmy Awards poster

Creative Arts Emmy Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

2005
Crash poster

Crash

Movie · as Flanagan

2005
The Longest Yard poster

The Longest Yard

Movie · as Captain Knauer

2005
The Chumscrubber poster

The Chumscrubber

Movie · as Mr. Bill Stiffle

2005
Nine Lives poster

Nine Lives

Movie · as Andrew

2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Movie · as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Harland (voice) · 1 ep

2005
Prison Break poster

Prison Break

TV · as Alexander Mahone · 57 eps

2005
Invasion poster

Invasion

TV · as Sheriff Tom Underlay · 22 eps

2005
Empire Falls poster

Empire Falls

TV · as Jimmy Minty · 2 eps

2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction poster

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Movie · as Rosenberg (voice)

2004
Entourage poster

Entourage

TV · as Phil Yagoda · 13 eps

2002
Equilibrium poster

Equilibrium

Movie · as Jürgen

2002
Julie Walking Home poster

Julie Walking Home

Movie · as Henry

2002
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers poster

What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers

Movie · as Self

2002
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' poster

The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'

Movie · as Self

2002
MDs poster

MDs

TV · as Dr. Bruce Kellerman · 11 eps

2001
Black Hawk Down poster

Black Hawk Down

Movie · as Sanderson

2001
Pearl Harbor poster

Pearl Harbor

Movie · as Danny's Father

2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen? poster

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Movie · as Detective Alex Tardio

2000
The Perfect Storm poster

The Perfect Storm

Movie · as David "Sully" Sullivan

2000
Drowning Mona poster

Drowning Mona

Movie · as Phil Dearly

2000
Passion of Mind poster

Passion of Mind

Movie · as Aaron Reilly

2000
Endsville

Endsville

Movie · as Prince Victor

1999
Go poster

Go

Movie · as Burke

1999
The Settlement poster

The Settlement

Movie · as Jerry

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Christopher Mulready · 1 ep

1998
Armageddon poster

Armageddon

Movie · as Willie Sharp

1997
Contact poster

Contact

Movie · as Kent

1997
Albino Alligator poster

Albino Alligator

Movie · as Law

1997
Switchback poster

Switchback

Movie · as Chief Jack McGinnis

1995
Strange Days poster

Strange Days

Movie · as Dwayne Engelman

1995
Heat poster

Heat

Movie · as Roger Van Zant

1995
The Underneath poster

The Underneath

Movie · as Tommy Dundee

1995
Virtuosity poster

Virtuosity

Movie · as Wallace

1995
Reckless poster

Reckless

Movie · as Rachel's Father

1995
A Father for Charlie poster

A Father for Charlie

Movie · as Sheriff

1994
Quiz Show poster

Quiz Show

Movie · as Stage Manager

1993
Grace Under Fire poster

Grace Under Fire

TV · as Ryan Sparks · 1 ep

1992
Malcolm X poster

Malcolm X

Movie · as Cop at Harlem Station

1989
Baywatch poster

Baywatch

TV · as Howard Ganza · 1 ep