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William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 27, 1956 (68)
Birthplace Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. He has appeared in a number of notable film and TV series. His best known movie roles are as Dellrayne in Hypnotic, Colonel Mulholland in 12 Strong, Mike in The Neighbor, General Adams in Independence Day: Resurgence, Eric Sacks ... in the live action remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), John Carlyle in Elysium, Butch Cavendish in The Lone Ranger, Guidry in Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden, DA Frank Crenshaw in Date Night, Darren MacElroy in Blades of Glory, Captain Knauer in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard, SFC Jeff Sanderson in Black Hawk Down, David "Sully" Sullivan in The Perfect Storm, Colonel Willie Sharp in Armageddon, Kent in Contact, Roger Van Zant in Heat, and William Wallace in Virtuosity. He was also the voice of the marriage counselor Dr. Wexler in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. His best known TV roles are as Leo Nicoletti on ABC's The Company You Keep, Adam Janikowski on CBS's sitcom Mom, Carl Hickman on NBC's drama Crossing Lines, Alexander Mahone on FOX's drama Prison Break, Sheriff Tom Underlay in the ABC cult series Invasion, and Dr. Bruce Kellerman on ABC's medical drama MDs.

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The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as John G. Nicolay (voice)

French Girl

French Girl

2024

as Peter Kinski

Hypnotic

Hypnotic

2023

as Dellrayne

88

88

2023

as Ron Holt

Six

Six

2022

as Davis

The Birthday Cake

The Birthday Cake

2021

as Uncle Ricardo

The Space Between

The Space Between

2021

as Donny Rumson

Cold Brook

Cold Brook

2019

as Ted Markham

Josie & Jack

Josie & Jack

2019

as Raeburn

Finding Steve McQueen

Finding Steve McQueen

2019

as Enzo Rotella

Armed

Armed

2018

as Richard

All the Devil's Men

All the Devil's Men

2018

as Brennan

O.G.

O.G.

2018

as Danvers

Traffik

Traffik

2018

as Mr. Waynewright

Hot Summer Nights

Hot Summer Nights

2018

as Shep

Krystal

Krystal

2018

as Dr. Farley

12 Strong

12 Strong

2018

as Colonel Mulholland

Porsche: Decades of Disruption

Porsche: Decades of Disruption

2017

as Narrator (voice)

The Neighbor

The Neighbor

2017

as Mike

Black Holes

Black Holes

2017

as Youston (voice)

American Wrestler: The Wizard

American Wrestler: The Wizard

2017

as Coach Plyler

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

as General Adams

Four Falls of Buffalo

Four Falls of Buffalo

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Hell on Earth

Hell on Earth

2014

as Satan

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2014

as Eric Sacks

The Homesman

The Homesman

2014

as Vester Belknap

Phantom

Phantom

2013

as Alex

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

2013

as Butch Cavendish

Elysium

Elysium

2013

as John Carlyle

Wrong

Wrong

2012

as Master Chang

Drive Angry

Drive Angry

2011

as Accountant

The Big Bang

The Big Bang

2011

as Poley

Date Night

Date Night

2010

as DA Frank Crenshaw

Prison Break: The Final Break

Prison Break: The Final Break

2009

as Alex Mahone

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008

as Bank Manager

Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory

2007

as Darren MacElroy

First Snow

First Snow

2006

as Ed Jacomoi

Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet

2006

as Garth

The Amateurs

The Amateurs

2006

as Otis

The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

2005

as Captain Knauer

Nine Lives

Nine Lives

2005

as Andrew

The Chumscrubber

The Chumscrubber

2005

as Mr. Bill Stiffle

Crash

Crash

2005

as Flanagan

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005

as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)

Julie Walking Home

Julie Walking Home

2002

as Henry

Equilibrium

Equilibrium

2002

as Jürgen

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

2001

as SFC Jeff Sanderson

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

2001

as Detective Alex Tardio

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001

as Danny's Father

Passion of Mind

Passion of Mind

2000

as Aaron Reilly

The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

2000

as David "Sully" Sullivan

Drowning Mona

Drowning Mona

2000

as Phil Dearly

The Settlement

The Settlement

1999

as Jerry

Go

Go

1999

as Burke

Armageddon

Armageddon

1998

as Colonel Willie Sharp

Albino Alligator

Albino Alligator

1997

as Law

Switchback

Switchback

1997

as Chief Jack McGinnis

Contact

Contact

1997

as Kent

The Underneath

The Underneath

1995

as Tommy Dundee

Virtuosity

Virtuosity

1995

as Wallace

Strange Days

Strange Days

1995

as Dwayne Engelman

Heat

Heat

1995

as Roger Van Zant

Reckless

Reckless

1995

as Rachel's Father

Quiz Show

Quiz Show

1994

as Stage Manager

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

as Cop at Harlem Station

Cold Brook

Cold Brook

2019

Writer

Cold Brook

Cold Brook

2019

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Television Credits

Mom

as Adam Janikowski

Episodes: 108

First Aired: Sep 23, 2013

Prison Break

as Alexander Mahone

Episodes: 57

First Aired: Aug 29, 2005

Invasion

as Sheriff Tom Underlay

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 21, 2005

Crossing Lines

as Carl Hickman

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Aug 22, 2013

MDs

as Dr. Bruce Kellerman

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 25, 2002

The Company You Keep

as Leo Nicoletti

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 19, 2023

Empire Falls

as Jimmy Minty

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 28, 2005

Joe vs Carole

as Rick Kirkham

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 03, 2022

American Dad!

as Harland (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Entourage

as Phil Yagoda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 18, 2004

The West Wing

as Christopher Mulready

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

Baywatch

as Howard Ganza

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 23, 1989

Veep

as Felix Wade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 2012

Shooter

as O'Brien

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 15, 2016

Anne Rice's The Talamasca

as Jasper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

Top Gear America

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 30, 2017

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