Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
William Fichtner
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.3
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 886
IMDb ID: nm0001209
Known for: Acting
Born: November 27, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1989 - 2026
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.39
Wikidata: Q220335
Also known as
Bill Fichtner • William Edward Fichtner
Frequent jobs
Producer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with William Fichtner.
as Bank Manager
The Dark Knight
2008 • Movie
as Roger Van Zant
Heat
1995 • Movie
as Cop at Harlem Station
Malcolm X
1992 • Movie
as Alex Mahone
Prison Break: The Final Break
2009 • Movie
as Kent
Contact
1997 • Movie
as SFC Jeff Sanderson
Black Hawk Down
2001 • Movie
as Stage Manager
Quiz Show
1994 • Movie
as Coach Plyler
American Wrestler: The Wizard
2017 • Movie
as Flanagan
Crash
2005 • Movie
as Jürgen
Equilibrium
2002 • Movie
as Dwayne Engelman
Strange Days
1995 • Movie
as Burke
Go
1999 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with William Fichtner.
as Christopher Mulready • 1 eps
The West Wing
1999 • Series
as Alexander Mahone • 57 eps
Prison Break
2005 • Series
as Troy • 8 eps
BEEF
2023 • Series
as Felix Wade • 1 eps
Veep
2012 • Series
as Phil Yagoda • 13 eps
Entourage
2004 • Series
as Adam Janikowski • 108 eps
Mom
2013 • Series
as O'Brien • 1 eps
Shooter
2016 • Series
as Jameson Henthrop • 4 eps
Empire
2015 • Series
as Sheriff Tom Underlay • 22 eps
Invasion
2005 • Series
as Harland (voice) • 1 eps
American Dad!
2005 • Series
as Jasper • 6 eps
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025 • Series
as Carl Hickman • 22 eps
Crossing Lines
2013 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with William Fichtner.
as Bank Manager
The Dark Knight
2008 • Movie
The Outer Threat
2026 • Movie
as SFC Jeff Sanderson
Black Hawk Down
2001 • Movie
as Roger Van Zant
Heat
1995 • Movie
as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 • Movie
as Willie Sharp
Armageddon
1998 • Movie
as General Adams
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016 • Movie
as Eric Sacks
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014 • Movie
as Danny's Father
Pearl Harbor
2001 • Movie
as Kent
Contact
1997 • Movie
as John Carlyle
Elysium
2013 • Movie
as Captain Knauer
The Longest Yard
2005 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with William Fichtner.
as Alexander Mahone • 57 eps
Prison Break
2005 • Series
as Harland (voice) • 1 eps
American Dad!
2005 • Series
as Adam Janikowski • 108 eps
Mom
2013 • Series
as Christopher Mulready • 1 eps
The West Wing
1999 • Series
as Jameson Henthrop • 4 eps
Empire
2015 • Series
as Troy • 8 eps
BEEF
2023 • Series
as Phil Yagoda • 13 eps
Entourage
2004 • Series
as Howard Ganza • 1 eps
Baywatch
1989 • Series
as O'Brien • 1 eps
Shooter
2016 • Series
as Felix Wade • 1 eps
Veep
2012 • Series
as Carl Hickman • 22 eps
Crossing Lines
2013 • Series
as Ryan Sparks • 1 eps
Grace Under Fire
1993 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for William Fichtner.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for William Fichtner.
The Outer Threat
2026 • Movie
as The Narrator (voice)
The Plastic Men
2026 • Movie
as John G. Nicolay (voice)
The Gettysburg Address
2025 • Movie
as Emmerit
Cutman
2025 • Movie
as Conner
The Sound
2025 • Movie
as Peter Kinski
French Girl
2024 • Movie
as Dellrayne
Hypnotic
2023 • Movie
as Ron Holt
88
2023 • Movie
as Narrator
That Night
2021 • Movie
as Uncle Ricardo
The Birthday Cake
2021 • Movie
as Donny Rumson
The Space Between
2021 • Movie
as Mike
The Neighbor
2020 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for William Fichtner.
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
BEEF: The Official Podcast
2026 • Series
as Jasper • 6 eps
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025 • Series
as Troy • 8 eps
BEEF
2023 • Series
as Leo Nicoletti • 10 eps
The Company You Keep
2023 • Series
as Rick Kirkham • 2 eps
Joe vs Carole
2022 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 8 eps
Top Gear America
2017 • Series
as O'Brien • 1 eps
Shooter
2016 • Series
as Jameson Henthrop • 4 eps
Empire
2015 • Series
as Adam Janikowski • 108 eps
Mom
2013 • Series
as Carl Hickman • 22 eps
Crossing Lines
2013 • Series
as Felix Wade • 1 eps
Veep
2012 • Series
as Sheriff Tom Underlay • 22 eps
Invasion
2005 • Series