Actor

William Fichtner

November 27, 1956 · Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA

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.

Notable work

8.5
The Dark Knight (2008)
as Bank Manager
6.7
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
6.5
Elysium (2013)
as John Carlyle
6.8
Armageddon (1998)
as Willie Sharp
7.9
Heat (1995)
as Roger Van Zant
5.9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
as Eric Sacks
6.9
Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Danny's Father
5.4
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
as General Adams
7.4
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as SFC Jeff Sanderson
6.1
The Lone Ranger (2013)
as Butch Cavendish
8.1
Prison Break (2005)
as Alexander Mahone
7.1
Equilibrium (2002)
as Jürgen

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