William Fichtner
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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- 2026 · Lucky as
- 2025 · Talamasca: The Secret Order as Jasper
- 2024 · French Girl as Peter Kinski
- 2023 · Hypnotic as Dellrayne
- 2023 · BEEF as Troy
- 2023 · The Company You Keep as Leo Nicoletti
- 2022 · Joe vs Carole as Rick Kirkham
- 2018 · Hot Summer Nights as Shep
- 2018 · 12 Strong as Colonel Mulholland
- 2016 · Shooter as O'Brien
- 2016 · Independence Day: Resurgence as General Adams
- 2015 · Empire as Jameson Henthrop
- 2014 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Eric Sacks
- 2014 · The Homesman as Vester Belknap
- 2013 · Mom as Adam Janikowski
- 2013 · Crossing Lines as Carl Hickman
- 2013 · Elysium as John Carlyle
- 2013 · The Lone Ranger as Butch Cavendish
- 2012 · Veep as Felix Wade
- 2011 · Drive Angry as Accountant
- 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 · Ultraviolet as Garth
- 2005 · Invasion as Sheriff Tom Underlay
- 2005 · Nine Lives as Andrew
- 2005 · Prison Break as Alexander Mahone
- 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
- 2001 · Black Hawk Down as SFC Jeff Sanderson
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Danny's Father
- 2000 · The Perfect Storm as David "Sully" Sullivan
- 1999 · The West Wing as Christopher Mulready
- 1999 · Go as Burke
- 1998 · Armageddon as Willie Sharp
- 1997 · Contact as Kent
- 1995 · Heat as Roger Van Zant
- 1995 · Strange Days as Dwayne Engelman
- 1995 · Virtuosity as Wallace
- 1994 · Quiz Show as Stage Manager
- 1993 · Grace Under Fire as Ryan Sparks
- 1992 · Malcolm X as Cop at Harlem Station
- 1989 · Baywatch as Howard Ganza
- Future · Bosch: Start of Watch as Calhern
- 2026 · The Outer Threat as
- 2026 · The Plastic Men as The Narrator (voice)
- 2026 · BEEF: The Official Podcast as Self - Guest
- 2025 · The Gettysburg Address as John G. Nicolay (voice)
- 2025 · Cutman as Emmerit
- 2025 · The Sound as Conner
- 2023 · 88 as Ron Holt
- 2022 · Six as Davis
- 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 · All the Devil's Men as Brennan
- 2018 · Traffik as Mr. Waynewright
- 2018 · O.G. as Danvers
- 2018 · Krystal as Dr. Farley
- 2017 · Top Gear America as Self - Presenter
- 2017 · American Wrestler: The Wizard as Coach Plyler
- 2017 · Porsche: Decades of Disruption as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Black Holes as Youston (voice)
- 2016 · The War of 1996: A United World News Special as General Adams
- 2016 · Last Day in LA as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
- 2015 · Four Falls of Buffalo as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Hell on Earth as Satan
- 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
- 2011 · The Big Bang as Poley
- 2009 · Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
- 2006 · UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' as Self - Actor
- 2006 · First Snow as Ed Jacomoi
- 2006 · The Amateurs as Otis
- 2005 · The Chumscrubber as Mr. Bill Stiffle
- 2004 · Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction as Rosenberg (voice)
- 2002 · Julie Walking Home as Henry
- 2002 · What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers as Self
- 2001 · What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Detective Alex Tardio
- 2000 · Drowning Mona as Phil Dearly
- 2000 · Passion of Mind as Aaron Reilly
- 1999 · The Settlement as Jerry
- 1997 · Switchback as Chief Jack McGinnis
- 1997 · Albino Alligator as Law
- 1995 · The Underneath as Tommy Dundee
- Future · That's Amore! as
- 1995 · Reckless as Rachel's Father