William Fichtner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-11-27 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA

Also Known As

  • Bill Fichtner
  • William Edward Fichtner
  • Γουίλιαμ Έντουαρτ "Μπιλ" Φίχτνερ
  • Μπιλ Φίχτνερ
  • 윌리암 피츠너
  • Вільям Фіктнер
  • ويليام فيكنر
  • ویلیام فیکنر

William Fichtner

Biography

William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. He has appeared in a number of notable film and TV series. His best known movie roles are as Dellrayne in Hypnotic, Colonel Mulholland in 12 Strong, Mike in The Neighbor, General Adams in Independence Day: Resurgence, Eric Sacks in the live action remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), John Carlyle in Elysium, Butch Cavendish in The Lone Ranger, Guidry in Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden, DA Frank Crenshaw in Date Night, Darren MacElroy in Blades of Glory, Captain Knauer in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard, SFC Jeff Sanderson in Black Hawk Down, David "Sully" Sullivan in The Perfect Storm, Colonel Willie Sharp in Armageddon, Kent in Contact, Roger Van Zant in Heat, and William Wallace in Virtuosity. He was also the voice of the marriage counselor Dr. Wexler in Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

His best known TV roles are as Leo Nicoletti on ABC's The Company You Keep, Adam Janikowski on CBS's sitcom Mom, Carl Hickman on NBC's drama Crossing Lines, Alexander Mahone on FOX's drama Prison Break, Sheriff Tom Underlay in the ABC cult series Invasion, and Dr. Bruce Kellerman on ABC's medical drama MDs.

Known For

The Dark Knight
8.5%

The Dark Knight

Jul 16, 2008

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.7%

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Jun 7, 2005

Elysium
6.5%

Elysium

Aug 7, 2013

Armageddon
6.8%

Armageddon

Jul 1, 1998

Heat
7.9%

Heat

Dec 15, 1995

Pearl Harbor
6.9%

Pearl Harbor

May 21, 2001

Black Hawk Down
7.4%

Black Hawk Down

Dec 28, 2001

The Lone Ranger
6.1%

The Lone Ranger

Jul 3, 2013

Prison Break
8.1%

Prison Break

Aug 29, 2005

Equilibrium
7.0%

Equilibrium

Dec 6, 2002

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Cutman
That's Amore!
St. Sebastian as Jurgens
The Sound as Conner
The Plastic Men as Narrator
The Embers and the Stars
UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' as Self - Actor
Anne Rice's The Talamasca as Jasper
2025
The Gettysburg Address as John G. Nicolay (voice)
2024
French Girl as Peter Kinski
2023
Hypnotic as Dellrayne
2023
The Company You Keep as Leo Nicoletti
2023
88 as Ron Holt
2022
Six as Davis
2022
Joe vs Carole as Rick Kirkham
2021
That Night as Narrator
2021
The Birthday Cake as Uncle Ricardo
2021
The Space Between as Donny Rumson
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
Top Gear America as Self - Presenter
2017
American Wrestler: The Wizard as Coach Plyler
2017
The Neighbor as Mike
2017
Porsche: Decades of Disruption as Narrator (voice)
2017
Black Holes as Youston (voice)
2016
Shooter as O'Brien
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
2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
2015
Four Falls of Buffalo as Narrator (voice)
2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Eric Sacks
2014
The Homesman as Vester Belknap
2014
Hell on Earth as Satan
2013
Mom as Adam Janikowski
2013
Crossing Lines as Carl Hickman
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
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden as Guidry
2012
Wrong as Master Chang
2012
Veep as Felix Wade
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
2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
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
Invasion as Sheriff Tom Underlay
2005
Nine Lives as Andrew
2005
Prison Break as Alexander Mahone
2005
The Chumscrubber as Mr. Bill Stiffle
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
2005
Empire Falls as Jimmy Minty
2005
The Longest Yard as Captain Knauer
2005
Crash as Flanagan
2005
American Dad! as Harland (voice)
2004
Entourage as Phil Yagoda
2002
Equilibrium as Jürgen
2002
MDs as Dr. Bruce Kellerman
2002
Julie Walking Home as Henry
2001
Black Hawk Down as SFC Jeff Sanderson
2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Detective Alex Tardio
2001
Pearl Harbor as Danny's Father
2000
The Perfect Storm as David "Sully" Sullivan
2000
Drowning Mona as Phil Dearly
2000
Passion of Mind as Aaron Reilly
1999
The West Wing as Christopher Mulready
1999
Go as Burke
1999
The Settlement as Jerry
1998
Armageddon as Colonel 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
1994
Quiz Show as Stage Manager
1992
Malcolm X as Cop at Harlem Station
1989
Baywatch as Howard Ganza

Directing

2019
Cold Brook as Director

Writing

2019
Cold Brook as Writer
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