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William Fichtner

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William Fichtner

Born November 27, 1956 in Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA73 films

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).

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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.

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The Dark Knight posterFirst watchThe Dark Knight20088.5as Bank ManagerBatman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Heat poster7.9Heat1995Black Hawk Down poster7.4Black Hawk Down2001Contact poster7.5Contact1997Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster6.7Mr. & Mrs. Smith2005Armageddon poster6.8Armageddon1998Pearl Harbor poster6.9Pearl Harbor2001Equilibrium poster7.1Equilibrium2002Elysium poster6.5Elysium2013

Filmography

73 films as actor
  1. TBAThat's Amore!
  2. 2026The Outer ThreatSam
  3. 2026The Plastic MenThe Narrator (voice)
  4. 2025CutmanEmmerit
  5. 2025The SoundConner
  6. 2024French GirlPeter Kinski
  7. 2023HypnoticDellrayne
  8. 202388Ron Holt
  9. 2022SixDavis
  10. 2021That NightNarrator
  11. 2021The Birthday CakeUncle Ricardo
  12. 2021The Space BetweenDonny Rumson
  13. 2020The NeighborMike
  14. 2019Cold BrookTed Markham
  15. 2019Josie & JackRaeburn
  16. 2019Finding Steve McQueenEnzo Rotella
  17. 2018ArmedRichard
  18. 2018Hot Summer NightsShep
  19. 2018All the Devil's MenBrennan
  20. 2018TraffikMr. Waynewright
  21. 2018O.G.Danvers
  22. 2018KrystalDr. Farley
  23. 201812 StrongColonel Mulholland
  24. 2017American Wrestler: The WizardCoach Plyler
  25. 2017Black HolesYouston (voice)
  26. 2016The War of 1996: A United World News SpecialGeneral Adams
  27. 2016Independence Day: ResurgenceGeneral Adams
  28. 2014Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesEric Sacks
  29. 2014The HomesmanVester Belknap
  30. 2014Hell on EarthSatan
  31. 2013ElysiumJohn Carlyle
  32. 2013The Lone RangerButch Cavendish
  33. 2013PhantomAlex
  34. 2012Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin LadenGuidry
  35. 2012WrongMaster Chang
  36. 2011Drive AngryAccountant
  37. 2011The Big BangPoley
  38. 2010Date NightDA Frank Crenshaw
  39. 2009Prison Break: The Final BreakAlex Mahone
  40. 2008The Dark KnightBank Manager
  41. 2007Blades of GloryDarren MacElroy
  42. 2006First SnowEd Jacomoi
  43. 2006The AmateursOtis
  44. 2006UltravioletGarth
  45. 2005Nine LivesAndrew
  46. 2005The ChumscrubberMr. Bill Stiffle
  47. 2005Mr. & Mrs. SmithDr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
  48. 2005The Longest YardCaptain Knauer
  49. 2005CrashFlanagan
  50. 2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The IntroductionRosenberg (voice)
  51. 2002EquilibriumJürgen
  52. 2002Julie Walking HomeHenry
  53. 2001Black Hawk DownSanderson
  54. 2001What's the Worst That Could Happen?Detective Alex Tardio
  55. 2001Pearl HarborDanny's Father
  56. 2000EndsvillePrince Victor
  57. 2000The Perfect StormDavid "Sully" Sullivan
  58. 2000Drowning MonaPhil Dearly
  59. 2000Passion of MindAaron Reilly
  60. 1999GoBurke
  61. 1999The SettlementJerry
  62. 1998ArmageddonWillie Sharp
  63. 1997SwitchbackChief Jack McGinnis
  64. 1997ContactKent
  65. 1997Albino AlligatorLaw
  66. 1995HeatRoger Van Zant
  67. 1995RecklessRachel's Father
  68. 1995Strange DaysDwayne Engelman
  69. 1995VirtuosityWallace
  70. 1995The UnderneathTommy Dundee
  71. 1995A Father for CharlieSheriff
  72. 1994Quiz ShowStage Manager
  73. 1992Malcolm XCop at Harlem Station