Name
William Fichtner
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1956-11-27 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
8.537
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District...
7.404
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Soma...
6.834
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the on...
5.372
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Ear...
- 1998 Armageddon as Willie Sharp
- 2008 The Dark Knight as Bank Manager
- 1995 Strange Days as Dwayne Engelman
- 2001 Black Hawk Down as Sanderson
- 1995 Heat as Roger Van Zant
- 2000 The Perfect Storm as David "Sully" Sullivan
- 2001 Pearl Harbor as Danny's Father
- 1997 Contact as Kent
- 2005 Crash as Flanagan
- 2002 Equilibrium as Jürgen
- 1997 Albino Alligator as Law
- 2000 Drowning Mona as Phil Dearly
- 1999 Go as Burke
- 2005 The Longest Yard as Captain Knauer
- 2007 Blades of Glory as Darren MacElroy
- 2006 Ultraviolet as Garth
- 2010 Date Night as DA Frank Crenshaw
- 2005 The Chumscrubber as Mr. Bill Stiffle
- 1995 The Underneath as Tommy Dundee
- 2001 What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Detective Alex Tardio
- 2005 Nine Lives as Andrew
- 2006 First Snow as Ed Jacomoi
- 2002 Julie Walking Home as Henry
- 2006 The Amateurs as Otis
- 2011 Drive Angry as Accountant
- 2015 Four Falls of Buffalo as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 Elysium as John Carlyle
- 2000 Passion of Mind as Aaron Reilly
- 2012 Wrong as Master Chang
- 2011 The Big Bang as Poley
- 2013 The Lone Ranger as Butch Cavendish
- 2022 Six as Davis
- 2013 Phantom as Alex
- 2012 Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden as Guidry
- 1999 The Settlement as Jerry
- 2023 88 as Ron Holt
- 2013 Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 Prison Break: The Final Break as Alex Mahone
- 2009 Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
- 2023 Hypnotic as Dellrayne
- 1992 Malcolm X as Cop at Harlem Station
- 2014 The Homesman as Vester Belknap
- 2025 The Gettysburg Address as John G. Nicolay (voice)
- 2021 The Space Between as Donny Rumson
- 2016 Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
- 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Eric Sacks
- 2024 French Girl as Peter Kinski
- 2025 Cutman as Emmerit
- 2016 Independence Day: Resurgence as General Adams
- 1997 Switchback as Chief Jack McGinnis
- 2020 The Neighbor as Mike
- 2018 Krystal as Dr. Farley
- Soon That's Amore!
- 2018 Hot Summer Nights as Shep
- 2017 American Wrestler: The Wizard as Coach Plyler
- 2019 Finding Steve McQueen as Enzo Rotella
- 2017 Black Holes as Youston (voice)
- 2018 Traffik as Mr. Waynewright
- 2018 Armed as Richard
- 2018 All the Devil's Men as Brennan
- 2018 12 Strong as Colonel Mulholland
- 2018 O.G. as Danvers
- 1995 Virtuosity as Wallace
- 1994 Quiz Show as Stage Manager
- 2019 Cold Brook as Ted Markham
- 2016 The War of 1996: A United World News Special as General Adams
- 2016 Last Day in LA as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 Josie & Jack as Raeburn
- 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
- 2014 Hell on Earth as Satan
- 1995 Reckless as Rachel's Father
- 2021 The Birthday Cake as Uncle Ricardo
- 2025 The Sound as Conner
- 2026 The Plastic Men as The Narrator (voice)
- 2026 The Outer Threat as Sam
- 2006 UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' as Self - Actor
- 2021 That Night as Narrator
- 2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction as Rosenberg (voice)
- 2002 What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers as Self
- 2000 Endsville as Prince Victor
- 1995 A Father for Charlie as Sheriff
- 2002 The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' as Self
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Harland (voice)
- 2005 Prison Break ( 57 episodes ) as Alexander Mahone
- 2004 Entourage ( 13 episodes ) as Phil Yagoda
- 2005 Invasion ( 22 episodes ) as Sheriff Tom Underlay
- 2002 MDs ( 11 episodes ) as Dr. Bruce Kellerman
- 2013 Crossing Lines ( 22 episodes ) as Carl Hickman
- 1999 The West Wing ( 1 episode ) as Christopher Mulready
- 1989 Baywatch ( 1 episode ) as Howard Ganza
- 2013 Mom ( 108 episodes ) as Adam Janikowski
- 2017 Top Gear America ( 8 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
- 2005 Empire Falls ( 2 episodes ) as Jimmy Minty
- 2023 The Company You Keep ( 10 episodes ) as Leo Nicoletti
- 2022 Joe vs Carole ( 2 episodes ) as Rick Kirkham
- 2012 Veep ( 1 episode ) as Felix Wade
- 2016 Shooter ( 1 episode ) as O'Brien
- 2025 Talamasca: The Secret Order ( 6 episodes ) as Jasper
- 1993 Grace Under Fire ( 1 episode ) as Ryan Sparks
- 2023 BEEF ( 8 episodes ) as Troy
- 2015 Empire ( 4 episodes ) as Jameson Henthrop
- 2026 BEEF: The Official Podcast ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- Soon Bosch: Start of Watch ( 1 episode ) as Calhern
- 2026 Lucky ( 4 episodes ) as Wayne Whittaker
