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William Fichtner

Cast & creator

William Fichtner

1956-11-27 (age 69) Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for American Dad!, Prison Break, The West Wing

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Fichtner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also known as: Bill Fichtner, William Edward Fichtner

Movies

85

film credits

Series

22

television credits

Career

104

1989–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.3

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

American Dad!

American Dad!

Harland (voice) · 2005

Prison Break

Prison Break

Alexander Mahone · 2005

The West Wing

The West Wing

Christopher Mulready · 1999

Entourage

Entourage

Phil Yagoda · 2004

Mom

Mom

Adam Janikowski · 2013

Across film & television

Filmography (107)

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Showing 107 of 107 credits

American Dad!

American Dad!

Harland (voice)

Prison Break

Prison Break

Alexander Mahone

The West Wing

The West Wing

Christopher Mulready

Entourage

Entourage

Phil Yagoda

Mom

Mom

Adam Janikowski

Baywatch

Baywatch

Howard Ganza

Empire

Empire

Jameson Henthrop

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

Bank Manager

Veep

Veep

Felix Wade

BEEF

BEEF

Troy

Lucky

Lucky

Wayne Whittaker

Shooter

Shooter

O'Brien

Grace Under Fire

Grace Under Fire

Ryan Sparks

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

Sanderson

Crossing Lines

Crossing Lines

Carl Hickman

Heat

Heat

Roger Van Zant

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Eric Sacks

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

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

Invasion

Invasion

Sheriff Tom Underlay

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Danny's Father

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

Leo Nicoletti

Talamasca: The Secret Order

Talamasca: The Secret Order

Jasper

Armageddon

Armageddon

Willie Sharp

12 Strong

12 Strong

Colonel Mulholland

Contact

Contact

Kent

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Butch Cavendish

Equilibrium

Equilibrium

Jürgen

Drive Angry

Drive Angry

Accountant

The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

Captain Knauer

Elysium

Elysium

John Carlyle

Crash

Crash

Flanagan

Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory

Darren MacElroy

The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

David "Sully" Sullivan

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence

General Adams

French Girl

French Girl

Peter Kinski

Date Night

Date Night

DA Frank Crenshaw

MDs

MDs

Dr. Bruce Kellerman

Hypnotic

Hypnotic

Dellrayne

The Homesman

The Homesman

Vester Belknap

Strange Days

Strange Days

Dwayne Engelman

Empire Falls

Empire Falls

Jimmy Minty

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Cop at Harlem Station

Joe vs Carole

Joe vs Carole

Rick Kirkham

Prison Break: The Final Break

Prison Break: The Final Break

Alex Mahone

Hot Summer Nights

Hot Summer Nights

Shep

Go

Burke

Quiz Show

Quiz Show

Stage Manager

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Detective Alex Tardio

Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet

Garth

The Outer Threat

The Outer Threat

Sam

Virtuosity

Virtuosity

Wallace

All the Devil's Men

All the Devil's Men

Brennan

The Space Between

The Space Between

Donny Rumson

Switchback

Switchback

Chief Jack McGinnis

The Underneath

The Underneath

Tommy Dundee

The Big Bang

The Big Bang

Poley

Nine Lives

Nine Lives

Andrew

American Wrestler: The Wizard

American Wrestler: The Wizard

Coach Plyler

The Birthday Cake

The Birthday Cake

Uncle Ricardo

The Chumscrubber

The Chumscrubber

Mr. Bill Stiffle

The Neighbor

The Neighbor

Mike

The Neighbor

The Neighbor

Producer

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden

Guidry

First Snow

First Snow

Ed Jacomoi

Drowning Mona

Drowning Mona

Phil Dearly

Passion of Mind

Passion of Mind

Aaron Reilly

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Rosenberg (voice)

Traffik

Traffik

Mr. Waynewright

O.G.

O.G.

Danvers

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

Self

Finding Steve McQueen

Finding Steve McQueen

Enzo Rotella

Albino Alligator

Albino Alligator

Law

Josie & Jack

Josie & Jack

Raeburn

Phantom

Phantom

Alex

BEEF: The Official Podcast

BEEF: The Official Podcast

Self - Guest

Bosch: Start of Watch

Calhern

The Amateurs

The Amateurs

Otis

Six

Davis

Krystal

Krystal

Dr. Farley

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

John G. Nicolay (voice)

Endsville

Prince Victor

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

Self

Last Day in LA

Last Day in LA

Narrator (voice)

Cold Brook

Cold Brook

Ted Markham

Cold Brook

Cold Brook

Writer

Cold Brook

Cold Brook

Director

The Settlement

The Settlement

Jerry

A Father for Charlie

A Father for Charlie

Sheriff

Reckless

Reckless

Rachel's Father

Armed

Armed

Richard

The Plastic Men

The Plastic Men

The Narrator (voice)

The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'

The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'

Self

That's Amore!

Four Falls of Buffalo

Four Falls of Buffalo

Narrator (voice)

Julie Walking Home

Julie Walking Home

Henry

Wrong

Wrong

Master Chang

What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers

What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers

Self

Top Gear America

Top Gear America

Self - Presenter

The Sound

The Sound

Conner

The War of 1996: A United World News Special

The War of 1996: A United World News Special

General Adams

UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'

UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'

Self - Actor

Black Holes

Black Holes

Youston (voice)

Cutman

Cutman

Emmerit

88

Ron Holt

That Night

That Night

Narrator

Hell on Earth

Satan

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

Narrator (voice)