William Fichtner profile
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William Fichtner

27th November 1956 Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA Acting

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.

78 Movies 21 TV Shows 104 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Cutman poster
Cutman 16th October 2025 as Emmerit
88 poster
88 17th February 2023 as Ron Holt
Armed poster
Armed 14th September 2018 as Richard
O.G. poster
O.G. 20th April 2018 as Danvers
Traffik poster
Traffik 20th April 2018 as Mr. Waynewright
12 Strong poster
12 Strong 18th January 2018 as Colonel Mulholland
Elysium poster
Elysium 7th August 2013 as John Carlyle
Wrong poster
Wrong 5th September 2012 as Master Chang
Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 7th June 2005 as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
Crash poster
Crash 6th May 2005 as Flanagan
Go poster
Go 9th April 1999 as Burke
Heat poster
Heat 15th December 1995 as Roger Van Zant
Reckless poster
Reckless 17th November 1995 as Rachel's Father
Malcolm X poster
Malcolm X 18th November 1992 as Cop at Harlem Station
Lucky poster
Lucky 14th July 2026 as Wayne Whittaker
BEEF poster
BEEF 6th April 2023 as Troy
Empire poster
Empire 7th January 2015 as Jameson Henthrop
Mom poster
Mom 23rd September 2013 as Adam Janikowski
Veep poster
Veep 22nd April 2012 as Felix Wade
Invasion poster
Invasion 21st September 2005 as Sheriff Tom Underlay
MDs poster
MDs 25th September 2002 as Dr. Bruce Kellerman