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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-11-27 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA

Also Known As

Bill Fichtner

William Edward Fichtner

Γουίλιαμ Έντουαρτ "Μπιλ" Φίχτνερ

Μπιλ Φίχτνερ

윌리암 피츠너

Вільям Фіктнер

ويليام فيكنر

ویلیام فیکنر

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

Acting

Armageddon

1998

Armageddon

as

Colonel Willie Sharp

The Dark Knight

2008

The Dark Knight

as

Bank Manager

Strange Days

1995

Strange Days

as

Dwayne Engelman

Black Hawk Down

2001

Black Hawk Down

as

SFC Jeff Sanderson

Heat

1995

Heat

as

Roger Van Zant

The Perfect Storm

2000

The Perfect Storm

as

David "Sully" Sullivan

Pearl Harbor

2001

Pearl Harbor

as

Danny's Father

Contact

1997

Contact

as

Kent

Crash

2005

Crash

as

Flanagan

Equilibrium

2002

Equilibrium

as

Jürgen

Drowning Mona

2000

Drowning Mona

as

Phil Dearly

Go

1999

Go

as

Burke

The Longest Yard

2005

The Longest Yard

as

Captain Knauer

Blades of Glory

2007

Blades of Glory

as

Darren MacElroy

Ultraviolet

2006

Ultraviolet

as

Garth

Date Night

2010

Date Night

as

DA Frank Crenshaw

The Chumscrubber

2005

The Chumscrubber

as

Mr. Bill Stiffle

The Underneath

1995

The Underneath

as

Tommy Dundee

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

2001

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

as

Detective Alex Tardio

Nine Lives

2005

Nine Lives

as

Andrew

First Snow

2006

First Snow

as

Ed Jacomoi

The Amateurs

2006

The Amateurs

as

Otis

Drive Angry

2011

Drive Angry

as

Accountant

Four Falls of Buffalo

2015

Four Falls of Buffalo

as

Narrator (voice)

Elysium

2013

Elysium

as

John Carlyle

Passion of Mind

2000

Passion of Mind

as

Aaron Reilly

Wrong

2012

Wrong

as

Master Chang

The Big Bang

2011

The Big Bang

as

Poley

The Lone Ranger

2013

The Lone Ranger

as

Butch Cavendish

Six

2022

Six

as

Davis

Phantom

2013

Phantom

as

Alex

The Settlement

1999

The Settlement

as

Jerry

88

2023

88

as

Ron Holt

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

2013

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

as

Narrator (voice)

Hypnotic

2023

Hypnotic

as

Dellrayne

Malcolm X

1992

Malcolm X

as

Cop at Harlem Station

The Homesman

2014

The Homesman

as

Vester Belknap

The Gettysburg Address

2025

The Gettysburg Address

as

John G. Nicolay (voice)

The Space Between

2021

The Space Between

as

Donny Rumson

French Girl

2024

French Girl

as

Peter Kinski

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

as

General Adams

Switchback

1997

Switchback

as

Chief Jack McGinnis

The Neighbor

2020

The Neighbor

as

Mike

Krystal

2018

Krystal

as

Dr. Farley

Finding Steve McQueen

2019

Finding Steve McQueen

as

Enzo Rotella

Black Holes

2017

Black Holes

as

Youston (voice)

Traffik

2018

Traffik

as

Mr. Waynewright

Armed

2018

Armed

as

Richard

All the Devil's Men

2018

All the Devil's Men

as

Brennan

Porsche: Decades of Disruption

2017

Porsche: Decades of Disruption

as

Narrator (voice)

12 Strong

2018

12 Strong

as

Colonel Mulholland

O.G.

2018

O.G.

as

Danvers

Virtuosity

1995

Virtuosity

as

Wallace

Quiz Show

1994

Quiz Show

as

Stage Manager

Cold Brook

2019

Cold Brook

as

Ted Markham

Last Day in LA

2016

Last Day in LA

as

Narrator (voice)

Josie & Jack

2019

Josie & Jack

as

Raeburn

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as

Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)

Hell on Earth

2014

Hell on Earth

as

Satan

Reckless

1995

Reckless

as

Rachel's Father

The Birthday Cake

2021

The Birthday Cake

as

Uncle Ricardo

The Sound

2025

The Sound

as

Conner

The Plastic Men

The Plastic Men

as

The Narrator (voice)

That Night

2021

That Night

as

Narrator

American Dad!

American Dad!

as

Harland (voice)

Prison Break

Prison Break

as

Alexander Mahone

Entourage

Entourage

as

Phil Yagoda

Invasion

Invasion

as

Sheriff Tom Underlay

MDs

MDs

as

Dr. Bruce Kellerman

Crossing Lines

Crossing Lines

as

Carl Hickman

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Christopher Mulready

Baywatch

Baywatch

as

Howard Ganza

Mom

Mom

as

Adam Janikowski

Top Gear America

Top Gear America

as

Self - Presenter

Empire Falls

Empire Falls

as

Jimmy Minty

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

as

Leo Nicoletti

Joe vs Carole

Joe vs Carole

as

Rick Kirkham

Veep

Veep

as

Felix Wade

Shooter

Shooter

as

O'Brien

Production

Crew

Directing