William Fichtner

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 27, 1956 (69 yrs)

place of birth

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

also known as

Bill Fichtner · William Edward Fichtner

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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The Dark Knight
8.5

The Dark Knight

2008as Bank Manager
Heat
7.9

Heat

1995as Roger Van Zant
Black Hawk Down
7.4

Black Hawk Down

2001as SFC Jeff Sanderson
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.7

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5.9

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2014as Eric Sacks
Contact
7.4

Contact

1997as Kent
Armageddon
6.8

Armageddon

1998as Willie Sharp
Pearl Harbor
6.9

Pearl Harbor

2001as Danny's Father
Independence Day: Resurgence
5.4

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016as General Adams
The Longest Yard
6.7

The Longest Yard

2005as Captain Knauer
Elysium
6.5

Elysium

2013as John Carlyle
Drive Angry
5.5

Drive Angry

2011as Accountant
The Lone Ranger
6.1

The Lone Ranger

2013as Butch Cavendish
12 Strong
6.4

12 Strong

2018as Colonel Mulholland
Equilibrium
7.1

Equilibrium

2002as Jürgen
The Perfect Storm
6.5

The Perfect Storm

2000as David "Sully" Sullivan
Crash
7.2

Crash

2005as Flanagan
Malcolm X
7.6

Malcolm X

1992as Cop at Harlem Station
Hypnotic
6.2

Hypnotic

2023as Dellrayne
Date Night
6.1

Date Night

2010as DA Frank Crenshaw
Strange Days
7.0

Strange Days

1995as Dwayne Engelman
Blades of Glory
6.1

Blades of Glory

2007as Darren MacElroy
Go
7.0

Go

1999as Burke
Ultraviolet
5.2

Ultraviolet

2006as Garth
Prison Break: The Final Break
7.5

Prison Break: The Final Break

2009as Alex Mahone
The Homesman
6.5

The Homesman

2014as Vester Belknap
Quiz Show
7.3

Quiz Show

1994as Stage Manager
Virtuosity
5.5

Virtuosity

1995as Wallace
Hot Summer Nights
6.6

Hot Summer Nights

2018as Shep
French Girl
6.2

French Girl

2024as Peter Kinski
Traffik
6.1

Traffik

2018as Mr. Waynewright
Nine Lives
6.1

Nine Lives

2005as Andrew
First Snow
6.1

First Snow

2006as Ed Jacomoi
Switchback
6.0

Switchback

1997as Chief Jack McGinnis
Albino Alligator
5.7

Albino Alligator

1997as Law
Drowning Mona
5.5

Drowning Mona

2000as Phil Dearly
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
5.5

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

2001as Detective Alex Tardio
O.G.
5.9

O.G.

2018as Danvers
All the Devil's Men
5.7

All the Devil's Men

2018as Brennan
The Big Bang
5.3

The Big Bang

2011as Poley
Krystal
5.1

Krystal

2018as Dr. Farley
The Underneath
5.7

The Underneath

1995as Tommy Dundee
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
7.0

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

2016as Self
The Amateurs
5.6

The Amateurs

2006as Otis
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
5.9

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden

2012as Guidry
The Chumscrubber
6.5

The Chumscrubber

2005as Mr. Bill Stiffle
Phantom
5.9

Phantom

2013as Alex
American Wrestler: The Wizard
7.2

American Wrestler: The Wizard

2017as Coach Plyler
Finding Steve McQueen
6.1

Finding Steve McQueen

2019as Enzo Rotella
The Neighbor
4.9

The Neighbor

2020as Mike