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