William Fichtner
77 movies · 20 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 27, 1956 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Bill Fichtner · William Edward Fichtner
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.
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Known for
William Fichtner: movies and TV shows
Acting (97)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 The Outer Threat
as Sam
- 2026
- 2026 The Plastic Men
as The Narrator (voice)
- 2025 The Gettysburg Address
as John G. Nicolay (voice)
- 2025
- 2025 Cutman
as Emmerit
- 2025 The Sound
as Conner
- 2024 French Girl
as Peter Kinski
- 2023 Hypnotic
as Dellrayne
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023 88
as Ron Holt
- 2022 Six
as Davis
- 2022
- 2021 That Night
as Narrator
- 2021 The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Ricardo
- 2021 The Space Between
as Donny Rumson
- 2020 The Neighbor
as Mike
- 2019 Cold Brook
as Ted Markham
- 2019 Josie & Jack
as Raeburn
- 2019 Finding Steve McQueen
as Enzo Rotella
- 2018 Armed
as Richard
- 2018 Hot Summer Nights
as Shep
- 2018 All the Devil's Men
as Brennan
- 2018 Traffik
as Mr. Waynewright
- 2018 O.G.
as Danvers
- 2018 Krystal
as Dr. Farley
- 2018 12 Strong
as Colonel Mulholland
- 2017 American Wrestler: The Wizard
as Coach Plyler
- 2017 Black Holes
as Youston (voice)
- 2016
- 2016 The War of 1996: A United World News Special
as General Adams
- 2016 Last Day in LA
as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 Independence Day: Resurgence
as General Adams
- 2015 Four Falls of Buffalo
as Narrator (voice)
- 2015
- 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Eric Sacks
- 2014 The Homesman
as Vester Belknap
- 2014 Hell on Earth
as Satan
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 Elysium
as John Carlyle
- 2013 The Lone Ranger
as Butch Cavendish
- 2013 Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 Phantom
as Alex
- 2012
- 2012 Wrong
as Master Chang
- 2012
- 2011 Drive Angry
as Accountant
- 2011 The Big Bang
as Poley
- 2010 Date Night
as DA Frank Crenshaw
- 2009 Prison Break: The Final Break
as Alex Mahone
- 2008 The Dark Knight
as Bank Manager
- 2007 Blades of Glory
as Darren MacElroy
- 2006 First Snow
as Ed Jacomoi
- 2006 The Amateurs
as Otis
- 2006 Ultraviolet
as Garth
- 2005
- 2005 Nine Lives
as Andrew
- 2005
- 2005 The Chumscrubber
as Mr. Bill Stiffle
- 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
- 2005
- 2005 The Longest Yard
as Captain Knauer
- 2005 Crash
as Flanagan
- 2005
- 2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
as Rosenberg (voice)
- 2004
- 2002 Equilibrium
as Jürgen
- 2002
- 2002 Julie Walking Home
as Henry
- 2001 Black Hawk Down
as Sanderson
- 2001 What's the Worst That Could Happen?
as Detective Alex Tardio
- 2001 Pearl Harbor
as Danny's Father
- 2000 Endsville
as Prince Victor
- 2000 The Perfect Storm
as David "Sully" Sullivan
- 2000 Drowning Mona
as Phil Dearly
- 2000 Passion of Mind
as Aaron Reilly
- 1999
- 1999 Go
as Burke
- 1999 The Settlement
as Jerry
- 1998 Armageddon
as Willie Sharp
- 1997 Switchback
as Chief Jack McGinnis
- 1997 Contact
as Kent
- 1997 Albino Alligator
as Law
- 1995 Heat
as Roger Van Zant
- 1995 Reckless
as Rachel's Father
- 1995 Strange Days
as Dwayne Engelman
- 1995 Virtuosity
as Wallace
- 1995 The Underneath
as Tommy Dundee
- 1995 A Father for Charlie
as Sheriff
- 1994 Quiz Show
as Stage Manager
- 1993
- 1992 Malcolm X
as Cop at Harlem Station
- 1989
Behind the camera (2)
- 2020 The Neighbor
Producer
- 2019 Cold Brook
Writer, Director
Talk shows and appearances (7)
- 2026 BEEF: The Official Podcast
1 episode
- 2017 Top Gear America
8 episodes
- 2016
- 2009
- 2006
- 2002
- 2002