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William Fichtner
Acting
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3.1
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
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: 6.37
Wikidata: Q220335
Also known as
Bill Fichtner • William Edward Fichtner
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Writer (1)
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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Upcoming Series
Next announced series projects with William Fichtner.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with William Fichtner.
8.5
The Dark Knight
as Bank Manager
2008 Movie
7.9
Heat
as Roger Van Zant
1995 Movie
7.5
Malcolm X
as Cop at Harlem Station
1992 Movie
7.5
Prison Break: The Final Break
as Alex Mahone
2009 Movie
7.4
Contact
as Kent
1997 Movie
7.4
Black Hawk Down
as SFC Jeff Sanderson
2001 Movie
7.3
American Wrestler: The Wizard
as Coach Plyler
2017 Movie
7.3
Quiz Show
as Stage Manager
1994 Movie
7.2
Crash
as Flanagan
2005 Movie
7.0
Equilibrium
as Jürgen
2002 Movie
7.0
Strange Days
as Dwayne Engelman
1995 Movie
7.0
Go
as Burke
1999 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with William Fichtner.
8.3
The West Wing
as Christopher Mulready • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.1
Prison Break
as Alexander Mahone • 57 eps
2005 Series
7.7
BEEF
as Troy • 8 eps
2023 Series
7.5
Veep
as Felix Wade • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.4
Entourage
as Phil Yagoda • 13 eps
2004 Series
7.3
Mom
as Adam Janikowski • 108 eps
2013 Series
7.2
Shooter
as O'Brien • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Invasion
as Sheriff Tom Underlay • 22 eps
2005 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as Harland (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.7
Crossing Lines
as Carl Hickman • 22 eps
2013 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with William Fichtner.
8.5
The Dark Knight
as Bank Manager
2008 Movie
7.9
Heat
as Roger Van Zant
1995 Movie
5.9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Eric Sacks
2014 Movie
6.7
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
2005 Movie
6.8
Armageddon
as Colonel Willie Sharp
1998 Movie
7.0
Equilibrium
as Jürgen
2002 Movie
7.4
Black Hawk Down
as SFC Jeff Sanderson
2001 Movie
6.5
Elysium
as John Carlyle
2013 Movie
5.4
Independence Day: Resurgence
as General Adams
2016 Movie
7.4
Contact
as Kent
1997 Movie
6.9
Pearl Harbor
as Danny's Father
2001 Movie
6.7
The Longest Yard
as Captain Knauer
2005 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with William Fichtner.
7.0
American Dad!
as Harland (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Prison Break
as Alexander Mahone • 57 eps
2005 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Christopher Mulready • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.3
Mom
as Adam Janikowski • 108 eps
2013 Series
7.4
Entourage
as Phil Yagoda • 13 eps
2004 Series
6.0
Baywatch
as Howard Ganza • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.5
Veep
as Felix Wade • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.2
Shooter
as O'Brien • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.7
BEEF
as Troy • 8 eps
2023 Series
6.8
Talamasca: The Secret Order
as Jasper • 6 eps
2025 Series
6.7
Crossing Lines
as Carl Hickman • 22 eps
2013 Series
5.6
Grace Under Fire
as Ryan Sparks • 1 eps
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 Gettysburg Address
as John G. Nicolay (voice)
2025 Movie
Cutman
as Emmerit
2025 Movie
10.0
The Plastic Men
as The Narrator (voice)
2025 Movie
5.6
The Sound
as Conner
2025 Movie
6.3
French Girl
as Peter Kinski
2024 Movie
6.2
Hypnotic
as Dellrayne
2023 Movie
5.7
88
as Ron Holt
2023 Movie
That Night
as Narrator
2021 Movie
5.1
The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Ricardo
2021 Movie
5.0
The Space Between
as Donny Rumson
2021 Movie
4.9
The Neighbor
as Mike
2020 Movie
6.4
Cold Brook
as Ted Markham
2019 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for William Fichtner.
Jul 14
Lucky
7 eps
2026 Series
6.8
Talamasca: The Secret Order
as Jasper • 6 eps
2025 Series
7.7
BEEF
as Troy • 8 eps
2023 Series
7.2
The Company You Keep
as Leo Nicoletti • 10 eps
2023 Series
3.9
Joe vs Carole
as Rick Kirkham • 2 eps
2022 Series
4.6
Top Gear America
as Self - Presenter • 8 eps
2017 Series
7.2
Shooter
as O'Brien • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Mom
as Adam Janikowski • 108 eps
2013 Series
6.7
Crossing Lines
as Carl Hickman • 22 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Veep
as Felix Wade • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.1
Invasion
as Sheriff Tom Underlay • 22 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Prison Break
as Alexander Mahone • 57 eps
2005 Series