1956-11-27 Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
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.
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The Gettysburg Address | John G. Nicolay (voice) | 2025-11-19 |
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French Girl | Peter Kinski | 2024-03-15 |
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88 | Ron Holt | 2023-02-17 |
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Hypnotic | Dellrayne | 2023-05-11 |
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Six | Davis | 2022-03-04 |
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The Space Between | Donny Rumson | 2021-04-23 |
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That Night | Narrator | 2021-09-23 |
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The Birthday Cake | Uncle Ricardo | 2021-06-18 |
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The Neighbor | Mike | 2020-05-26 |
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Finding Steve McQueen | Enzo Rotella | 2019-03-15 |
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Josie & Jack | Raeburn | 2019-10-24 |
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Cold Brook | Ted Markham | 2019-11-08 |
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Traffik | Mr. Waynewright | 2018-04-20 |
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Krystal | Dr. Farley | 2018-04-13 |
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Hot Summer Nights | Shep | 2018-07-26 |
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Armed | Richard | 2018-09-14 |
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All the Devil's Men | Brennan | 2018-05-12 |
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O.G. | Danvers | 2018-04-20 |
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12 Strong | Colonel Mulholland | 2018-01-18 |
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Porsche: Decades of Disruption | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-25 |
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Black Holes | Youston (voice) | 2017-01-19 |
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American Wrestler: The Wizard | Coach Plyler | 2017-05-16 |
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Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' | Self | 2016-06-18 |
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Independence Day: Resurgence | General Adams | 2016-06-22 |
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The War of 1996: A United World News Special | General Adams | 2016-10-18 |
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Last Day in LA | Narrator (voice) | 2016-09-14 |
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Four Falls of Buffalo | Narrator (voice) | 2015-12-12 |
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Hell on Earth | Satan | 2014-01-01 |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Eric Sacks | 2014-08-07 |
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The Homesman | Vester Belknap | 2014-05-18 |
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Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's | Narrator (voice) | 2013-05-03 |
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The Lone Ranger | Butch Cavendish | 2013-07-03 |
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Elysium | John Carlyle | 2013-08-07 |
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Phantom | Alex | 2013-01-03 |
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Wrong | Master Chang | 2012-09-05 |
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Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden | Guidry | 2012-11-04 |
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Drive Angry | Accountant | 2011-02-24 |
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The Big Bang | Poley | 2011-02-03 |
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Date Night | DA Frank Crenshaw | 2010-04-08 |
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Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil | Self | 2009-07-26 |
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Prison Break: The Final Break | Alex Mahone | 2009-09-10 |
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The Dark Knight | Bank Manager | 2008-07-16 |
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Blades of Glory | Darren MacElroy | 2007-03-30 |
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UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' | Self - Actor | 2006-06-27 |
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First Snow | Ed Jacomoi | 2006-05-05 |
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Ultraviolet | Garth | 2006-03-03 |
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The Amateurs | Otis | 2006-04-28 |
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The Longest Yard | Captain Knauer | 2005-05-27 |
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited) | 2005-06-07 |
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Crash | Flanagan | 2005-05-06 |
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The Chumscrubber | Mr. Bill Stiffle | 2005-06-08 |
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Nine Lives | Andrew | 2005-09-02 |
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Julie Walking Home | Henry | 2002-09-04 |
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Equilibrium | Jürgen | 2002-12-06 |
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Pearl Harbor | Danny's Father | 2001-05-21 |
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What's the Worst That Could Happen? | Detective Alex Tardio | 2001-05-31 |
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Black Hawk Down | SFC Jeff Sanderson | 2001-12-28 |
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The Perfect Storm | David "Sully" Sullivan | 2000-06-29 |
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Drowning Mona | Phil Dearly | 2000-03-03 |
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Passion of Mind | Aaron Reilly | 2000-01-07 |
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The Settlement | Jerry | 1999-01-01 |
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Go | Burke | 1999-04-09 |
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Armageddon | Colonel Willie Sharp | 1998-07-01 |
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Contact | Kent | 1997-07-11 |
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Albino Alligator | Law | 1997-01-17 |
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Switchback | Chief Jack McGinnis | 1997-10-31 |
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The Underneath | Tommy Dundee | 1995-04-28 |
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Virtuosity | Wallace | 1995-08-04 |
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Reckless | Rachel's Father | 1995-11-17 |
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Strange Days | Dwayne Engelman | 1995-10-13 |
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Heat | Roger Van Zant | 1995-12-15 |
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Quiz Show | Stage Manager | 1994-08-25 |
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Malcolm X | Cop at Harlem Station | 1992-11-18 |
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The Embers and the Stars | ||
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The Plastic Men | The Narrator (voice) | |
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Cutman | ||
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That's Amore! | ||
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St. Sebastian | Jurgens | |
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The Sound | Conner |