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Nov 27, 1956 (67)
Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
William Fichtner
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.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | St. Sebastian | Jurgens |
| — | That's Amore! | |
| — | Cutman | |
| 2025 | The Gettysburg Address | John G. Nicolay (voice) |
| 2024 | French Girl | Peter Kinski |
| 2023 | Hypnotic | Dellrayne |
| 2023 | The Company You Keep | Leo Nicoletti |
| 2023 | 88 | Ron Holt |
| 2022 | Joe vs Carole | Rick Kirkham |
| 2022 | Six | Davis |
| 2021 | The Birthday Cake | Uncle Ricardo |
| 2021 | The Space Between | Donny Rumson |
| 2019 | Finding Steve McQueen | Enzo Rotella |
| 2019 | Cold Brook | Ted Markham |
| 2019 | Josie & Jack | Raeburn |
| 2018 | 12 Strong | Colonel Mulholland |
| 2018 | Hot Summer Nights | Shep |
| 2018 | Traffik | Mr. Waynewright |
| 2018 | All the Devil's Men | Brennan |
| 2018 | O.G. | Danvers |
| 2018 | Krystal | Dr. Farley |
| 2018 | Armed | Richard |
| 2017 | The Neighbor | Mike |
| 2017 | American Wrestler: The Wizard | Coach Plyler |
| 2017 | Black Holes | Youston (voice) |
| 2017 | Top Gear America | Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | Porsche: Decades of Disruption | Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | General Adams |
| 2016 | Shooter | O'Brien |
| 2016 | Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' | Self |
| 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 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Eric Sacks |
| 2014 | The Homesman | Vester Belknap |
| 2014 | Hell on Earth | Satan |
| 2013 | Elysium | John Carlyle |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Butch Cavendish |
| 2013 | Mom | Adam Janikowski |
| 2013 | Phantom | Alex |
| 2013 | Crossing Lines | Carl Hickman |
| 2013 | Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's | Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Veep | Felix Wade |
| 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 |
| 2010 | Forehead Tittaes | |
| 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 |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2005 | Prison Break | Alexander Mahone |
| 2005 | Crash | Flanagan |
| 2005 | The Longest Yard | Captain Knauer |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Harland (voice) |
| 2005 | The Chumscrubber | Mr. Bill Stiffle |
| 2005 | Invasion | Sheriff Tom Underlay |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Andrew |
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Jimmy Minty |
| 2004 | Entourage | Phil Yagoda |
| 2002 | Equilibrium | Jürgen |
| 2002 | Julie Walking Home | Henry |
| 2002 | MDs | Dr. Bruce Kellerman |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Danny's Father |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | SFC Jeff Sanderson |
| 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 West Wing | Christopher Mulready |
| 1999 | The Settlement | Jerry |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Colonel Willie Sharp |
| 1997 | Contact | Kent |
| 1997 | Switchback | Chief Jack McGinnis |
| 1997 | Albino Alligator | Law |
| 1995 | Heat | Roger Van Zant |
| 1995 | Strange Days | Dwayne Engelman |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | Wallace |
| 1995 | The Underneath | Tommy Dundee |
| 1995 | Reckless | Rachel's Father |
| 1994 | Quiz Show | Stage Manager |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Cop at Harlem Station |
| 1989 | Baywatch | Howard Ganza |
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cold Brook | Writer |
| 2019 | Cold Brook | Director |