William Fichtner

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William Fichtner

Acting 69 November 27, 1956

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

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), He…

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The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

8.5 2008 Movie
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

6.7 2005 Movie
Elysium

Elysium

6.5 2013 Movie
Armageddon

Armageddon

6.8 1998 Movie
Heat

Heat

7.9 1995 Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

5.9 2014 Movie
Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

6.9 2001 Movie
Prison Break

Prison Break

8.1 2005 TV Show
American Dad!

American Dad!

7.0 2005 TV Show
Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

7.4 2001 Movie
Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence

5.4 2016 Movie
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

6.1 2013 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The Outer Threat

    Movie Sam

  2. 2026
    Lucky

    TV show Wayne Whittaker

  3. 2026
    The Plastic Men

    Movie The Narrator (voice)

  4. 2026
    BEEF: The Official Podcast

    TV show Self - Guest

  5. 2025
    The Gettysburg Address

    Movie John G. Nicolay (voice)

  6. 2025
    Talamasca: The Secret Order

    TV show Jasper

  7. 2025
    Cutman

    Movie Emmerit

  8. 2025
    The Sound

    Movie Conner

  9. 2024
    French Girl

    Movie Peter Kinski

  10. 2023
    Hypnotic

    Movie Dellrayne

  11. 2023
    BEEF

    TV show Troy

  12. 2023
    The Company You Keep

    TV show Leo Nicoletti

  13. 2023
    88

    Movie Ron Holt

  14. 2022
    Six

    Movie Davis

  15. 2022
    Joe vs Carole

    TV show Rick Kirkham

  16. 2021
    That Night

    Movie Narrator

More credits
  1. 2021
    The Birthday Cake

    Movie Uncle Ricardo

  2. 2021
    The Space Between

    Movie Donny Rumson

  3. 2020
    The Neighbor

    Movie Mike

  4. 2019
    Cold Brook

    Movie Ted Markham

  5. 2019
    Josie & Jack

    Movie Raeburn

  6. 2019
    Finding Steve McQueen

    Movie Enzo Rotella

  7. 2018
    Armed

    Movie Richard

  8. 2018
    Hot Summer Nights

    Movie Shep

  9. 2018
    All the Devil's Men

    Movie Brennan

  10. 2018
    Traffik

    Movie Mr. Waynewright

  11. 2018
    O.G.

    Movie Danvers

  12. 2018
    Krystal

    Movie Dr. Farley

  13. 2018
    12 Strong

    Movie Colonel Mulholland

  14. 2017
    Top Gear America

    TV show Self - Presenter

  15. 2017
    American Wrestler: The Wizard

    Movie Coach Plyler

  16. 2017
    Black Holes

    Movie Youston (voice)

  17. 2016
    Shooter

    TV show O'Brien

  18. 2016
    The War of 1996: A United World News Special

    Movie General Adams

  19. 2016
    Last Day in LA

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  20. 2016
    Independence Day: Resurgence

    Movie General Adams

  21. 2016
    Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

    Movie Self

  22. 2015
    Four Falls of Buffalo

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  23. 2015
    Empire

    TV show Jameson Henthrop

  24. 2014
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Movie Eric Sacks