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