William Fichtner
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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
Credits
The Dark Knight (2008)
as Bank Manager
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as SFC Jeff Sanderson
Heat (1995)
as Roger Van Zant
Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Danny's Father
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
Armageddon (1998)
as Willie Sharp
Contact (1997)
as Kent
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
as Eric Sacks
The Longest Yard (2005)
as Captain Knauer
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
as General Adams
The Lone Ranger (2013)
as Butch Cavendish
Elysium (2013)
as John Carlyle
12 Strong (2018)
as Colonel Mulholland
Equilibrium (2002)
as Jürgen
Drive Angry (2011)
as Accountant
Strange Days (1995)
as Dwayne Engelman
The Perfect Storm (2000)
as David "Sully" Sullivan
Crash (2005)
as Flanagan
Malcolm X (1992)
as Cop at Harlem Station
Date Night (2010)
as DA Frank Crenshaw
Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
as Alex Mahone
Hypnotic (2023)
as Dellrayne
French Girl (2024)
as Peter Kinski
Blades of Glory (2007)
as Darren MacElroy
Go (1999)
as Burke
Quiz Show (1994)
as Stage Manager
Hot Summer Nights (2018)
as Shep
Virtuosity (1995)
as Wallace
Nine Lives (2005)
as Andrew
The Homesman (2014)
as Vester Belknap
Ultraviolet (2006)
as Garth
Traffik (2018)
as Mr. Waynewright
First Snow (2006)
as Ed Jacomoi
Switchback (1997)
as Chief Jack McGinnis
The Gettysburg Address (2025)
as John G. Nicolay (voice)
The Big Bang (2011)
as Poley
The Amateurs (2006)
as Otis
What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
as Detective Alex Tardio
Drowning Mona (2000)
as Phil Dearly
O.G. (2018)
as Danvers
Six (2022)
as Davis
The Neighbor (2020)
as Mike
Albino Alligator (1997)
as Law
Phantom (2013)
as Alex
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012)
as Guidry
All the Devil's Men (2018)
as Brennan
Finding Steve McQueen (2019)
as Enzo Rotella
The Chumscrubber (2005)
as Mr. Bill Stiffle
Krystal (2018)
as Dr. Farley
The Birthday Cake (2021)
as Uncle Ricardo
The Sound (2025)
as Conner
Passion of Mind (2000)
as Aaron Reilly
The Underneath (1995)
as Tommy Dundee
American Wrestler: The Wizard (2017)
as Coach Plyler
The Outer Threat (2026)
Actor
The Space Between (2021)
as Donny Rumson
Josie & Jack (2019)
as Raeburn
Cold Brook (2019)
as Ted Markham
That's Amore! (—)
Actor
Wrong (2012)
as Master Chang
Armed (2018)
as Richard
Reckless (1995)
as Rachel's Father
Julie Walking Home (2002)
as Henry
Black Holes (2017)
as Youston (voice)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction (2004)
as Rosenberg (voice)
The Plastic Men (2026)
as The Narrator (voice)
The Settlement (1999)
as Jerry
88 (2023)
as Ron Holt
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers (2002)
as Self
Hell on Earth (2014)
as Satan
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil (2009)
as Self
That Night (2021)
as Narrator
The War of 1996: A United World News Special (2016)
as General Adams
Four Falls of Buffalo (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' (2016)
as Self
Porsche: Decades of Disruption (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Cutman (2025)
as Emmerit
UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' (2006)
as Self - Actor
Last Day in LA (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013)
as Narrator (voice)