William Fichtner
Acting Born Nov 27, 1956 Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA 24 credits
Biography
William Fichtner is an American actor born on November 27, 1956. He started his career with supporting appearances in Virtuosity, Heat, and Strange Days, all in 1995. Fichtner is recognized for memorable performances in Contact, Armageddon, Go, The Perfect Storm, Black Hawk Down, Crash, and The Longest Yard. He has also starred in television shows, including Invasion, Prison Break, Crossing Lines, and Mom, playing characters such as Sheriff Tom Underlay, Alexander Mahone, Carl Hickman, and Adam Janikowski. Fichtner is of German, Irish, and English descent and was raised in the Buffalo, New York area.
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Full filmography
- American Dad! (2005) as Harland (voice)
- Prison Break (2005) as Alexander Mahone
- The West Wing (1999) as Christopher Mulready
- The Dark Knight (2008) as Bank Manager
- Mom (2013) as Adam Janikowski
- Entourage (2004) as Phil Yagoda
- Grace Under Fire (1993) as Ryan Sparks
- Baywatch (1989) as Howard Ganza
- Empire (2015) as Jameson Henthrop
- BEEF (2023) as Troy
- Veep (2012) as Felix Wade
- Shooter (2016) as O'Brien
- Heat (1995) as Roger Van Zant
- Black Hawk Down (2001) as SFC Jeff Sanderson
- Crossing Lines (2013) as Carl Hickman
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
- Invasion (2005) as Sheriff Tom Underlay
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) as Eric Sacks
- Armageddon (1998) as Willie Sharp
- Contact (1997) as Kent
- Pearl Harbor (2001) as Danny's Father
- Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) as General Adams
- Talamasca: The Secret Order (2025) as Jasper
- The Longest Yard (2005) as Captain Knauer