Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 27, 1956
Place of Birth:
Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
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William Fichtner
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Gettysburg Address | John G. Nicolay (voice) |
| 2025 | The Sound | Conner |
| 2024 | French Girl | Peter Kinski |
| 2023 | 88 | Ron Holt |
| 2023 | Hypnotic | Dellrayne |
| 2022 | Six | Davis |
| 2021 | The Space Between | Donny Rumson |
| 2021 | The Birthday Cake | Uncle Ricardo |
| 2021 | That Night | Narrator |
| 2020 | The Neighbor | Mike |
| 2019 | Finding Steve McQueen | Enzo Rotella |
| 2019 | Cold Brook | Ted Markham |
| 2019 | Josie & Jack | Raeburn |
| 2018 | Krystal | Dr. Farley |
| 2018 | Hot Summer Nights | Shep |
| 2018 | Traffik | Mr. Waynewright |
| 2018 | Armed | Richard |
| 2018 | All the Devil's Men | Brennan |
| 2018 | 12 Strong | Colonel Mulholland |
| 2018 | O.G. | Danvers |
| 2017 | American Wrestler: The Wizard | Coach Plyler |
| 2017 | Black Holes | Youston (voice) |
| 2017 | Porsche: Decades of Disruption | Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' | Self |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | General Adams |
| 2016 | The War of 1996: A United World News Special | General Adams |
| 2016 | Last Day in LA | Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Four Falls of Buffalo | Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | The Homesman | Vester Belknap |
| 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Eric Sacks |
| 2014 | Hell on Earth | Satan |
| 2013 | Elysium | John Carlyle |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Butch Cavendish |
| 2013 | Phantom | Alex |
| 2013 | Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's | Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Wrong | Master Chang |
| 2012 | Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden | Guidry |
| 2011 | Drive Angry | Accountant |
| 2011 | The Big Bang | Poley |
| 2010 | Date Night | DA Frank Crenshaw |
| 2009 | Prison Break: The Final Break | Alex Mahone |
| 2009 | Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil | Self |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Bank Manager |
| 2007 | Blades of Glory | Darren MacElroy |
| 2006 | Ultraviolet | Garth |
| 2006 | First Snow | Ed Jacomoi |
| 2006 | The Amateurs | Otis |
| 2006 | UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' | Self - Actor |
| 2005 | Crash | Flanagan |
| 2005 | The Longest Yard | Captain Knauer |
| 2005 | The Chumscrubber | Mr. Bill Stiffle |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Andrew |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction | Rosenberg (voice) |
| 2002 | Equilibrium | Jürgen |
| 2002 | Julie Walking Home | Henry |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | SFC Jeff Sanderson |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Danny's Father |
| 2001 | What's the Worst That Could Happen? | Detective Alex Tardio |
| 2000 | The Perfect Storm | David "Sully" Sullivan |
| 2000 | Drowning Mona | Phil Dearly |
| 2000 | Passion of Mind | Aaron Reilly |
| 1999 | Go | Burke |
| 1999 | The Settlement | Jerry |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Colonel Willie Sharp |
| 1997 | Contact | Kent |
| 1997 | Albino Alligator | Law |
| 1997 | Switchback | Chief Jack McGinnis |
| 1995 | Strange Days | Dwayne Engelman |
| 1995 | Heat | Roger Van Zant |
| 1995 | The Underneath | Tommy Dundee |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | Wallace |
| 1995 | Reckless | Rachel's Father |
| 1994 | Quiz Show | Stage Manager |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Cop at Harlem Station |
| Cutman | ||
| That's Amore! | ||
| The Plastic Men | The Narrator (voice) | |
| The Embers and the Stars |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Company You Keep | Leo Nicoletti |
| 2022 | Joe vs Carole | Rick Kirkham |
| 2017 | Top Gear America | Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | Shooter | O'Brien |
| 2013 | Crossing Lines | Carl Hickman |
| 2013 | Mom | Adam Janikowski |
| 2012 | Veep | Felix Wade |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Harland (voice) |
| 2005 | Prison Break | Alexander Mahone |
| 2005 | Invasion | Sheriff Tom Underlay |
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Jimmy Minty |
| 2004 | Entourage | Phil Yagoda |
| 2002 | MDs | Dr. Bruce Kellerman |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Christopher Mulready |
| 1989 | Baywatch | Howard Ganza |
| Talamasca: The Secret Order | Jasper |