William Fichtner

William Fichtner

67 · Born: Nov 27, 1956

Personal Details

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Born Nov 27, 1956 Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
Spouse
  • Kymberly Kalil

    ( Jul 25, 1998 to Apr 20, 2024 )
  • Betsy Aidem

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Patricia A. Steitz
  • William E. Fichtner
Relatives
  • Mary Fichtner (Sibling)
  • Margaret Fichtner (Sibling)
  • Pamela Fichtner (Sibling)
  • Patricia Fichtner (Sibling)

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.

Career

2024
French Girl
French Girl as Peter Kinsky
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2023
Hypnotic
Hypnotic as Dellrayne
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88
88 as Ron Holt
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The Company You Keep
The Company You Keep as Leo Nicoletti
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2021
The Birthday Cake
The Birthday Cake as Uncle Ricardo
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The Space Between
The Space Between as Donny Rumson
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2019
Josie & Jack
Josie & Jack as Raeburn
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Cold Brook
Cold Brook as Ted Markham
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Finding Steve McQueen
Finding Steve McQueen as Enzo Rotella
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2018
Traffik
Traffik as Mr. Waynewright
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Krystal
Krystal as Dr. Farley
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All the Devil's Men
All the Devil's Men as Brennan
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Armed
Armed as Richard
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O.G.
O.G. as Danvers
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Hot Summer Nights
Hot Summer Nights as Shep
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2017
The Neighbor
The Neighbor as Mike
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Porsche: Decades of Disruption
Porsche: Decades of Disruption as Narrator
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American Wrestler: The Wizard
American Wrestler: The Wizard as Coach Plyler
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Black Holes
Black Holes as Youston (voice)
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2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence as General Adams
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Mom
Mom as Adam Janikowski
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2015
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address as John G. Nicolay (voice)
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2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Eric Sacks
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The Homesman
The Homesman as Vester Belknap
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2013
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger as Butch Cavendish
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Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Narrator
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Phantom
Phantom as Alex
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Elysium
Elysium as John Carlyle
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Crossing Lines
Crossing Lines as Carl Hickman
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2012
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
Wrong
Wrong as Master Chang
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2011
Drive Angry
Drive Angry as Accountant
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The Big Bang
The Big Bang as Poley
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2010
Date Night
Date Night as DA Frank Crenshaw
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Forehead Tittaes
Forehead Tittaes
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2009
Prison Break: The Final Break
Prison Break: The Final Break as Alex Mahone
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2007
Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory as Darren MacElroy
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2006
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet as Garth
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First Snow
First Snow as Ed Jacomoi
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The Amateurs
The Amateurs as Otis
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Prison Break
Prison Break as Alexander Mahone
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2005
Nine Lives
Nine Lives as Andrew
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The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber as Mr. Bill Stiffle
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The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard as Captain Knauer
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American Dad!
American Dad! as Harland (voice)
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Invasion
Invasion as Sheriff Tom Underlay
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Empire Falls
Empire Falls as Jimmy Minty
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2002
Equilibrium
Equilibrium as Jurgen
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Julie Walking Home
Julie Walking Home as Henry
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MDs
MDs as Dr. Bruce Kellerman
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2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Detective Alex Tardio
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Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down as Sfc. Jeff Sanderson
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2000
Passion of Mind
Passion of Mind as Aaron Reilly
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Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona as Phil Dearly
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The Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm as David "Sully" Sullivan
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1999
The Settlement
The Settlement as Jerry
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Go
Go as Burke
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1998
Armageddon
Armageddon as Colonel Willie Sharp
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1997
Contact
Contact as Kent
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Switchback
Switchback as Chief Jack McGinnis
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1996
Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator as Law
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1995
A Father for Charlie
A Father for Charlie as Sheriff
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Virtuosity
Virtuosity as William Wallace
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The Underneath
The Underneath as Tommy Dundee
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Strange Days
Strange Days as Dwayne Engelman
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St. Sebastian
St. Sebastian as Jurgens
2017
Top Gear America
Top Gear America
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2009
Starz Inside: Unforgettably Evil
2019
Cold Brook
Cold Brook as Director
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