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
Colonel Willie Sharp
Armageddon
Bank Manager
The Dark Knight
Dwayne Engelman
Strange Days
SFC Jeff Sanderson
Black Hawk Down
Roger Van Zant
Heat
David "Sully" Sullivan
The Perfect Storm
Danny's Father
Pearl Harbor
Kent
Contact
Flanagan
Crash
Jürgen
Equilibrium
Law
Albino Alligator
Phil Dearly
Drowning Mona
Burke
Go
Captain Knauer
The Longest Yard
Darren MacElroy
Blades of Glory
Garth
Ultraviolet
DA Frank Crenshaw
Date Night
Mr. Bill Stiffle
The Chumscrubber
Tommy Dundee
The Underneath
Detective Alex Tardio
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Andrew
Nine Lives
Ed Jacomoi
First Snow
Henry
Julie Walking Home
Otis
The Amateurs
Accountant
Drive Angry
Narrator (voice)
Four Falls of Buffalo
John Carlyle
Elysium
Aaron Reilly
Passion of Mind
Master Chang
Wrong
Poley
The Big Bang
Butch Cavendish
The Lone Ranger
Davis
Six
Alex
Phantom
Guidry
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
Jerry
The Settlement
Ron Holt
88
Narrator (voice)
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Alex Mahone
Prison Break: The Final Break
Self
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Dellrayne
Hypnotic
Cop at Harlem Station
Malcolm X
Vester Belknap
The Homesman
John G. Nicolay (voice)
The Gettysburg Address
Donny Rumson
The Space Between
Self
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Eric Sacks
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Peter Kinski
French Girl
Cutman
General Adams
Independence Day: Resurgence
Chief Jack McGinnis
Switchback
Mike
The Neighbor
Dr. Farley
Krystal
That's Amore!
Shep
Hot Summer Nights
Coach Plyler
American Wrestler: The Wizard
Enzo Rotella
Finding Steve McQueen
Youston (voice)
Black Holes
Mr. Waynewright
Traffik
Richard
Armed
Brennan
All the Devil's Men
Narrator (voice)
Porsche: Decades of Disruption
Colonel Mulholland
12 Strong
Danvers
O.G.
Wallace
Virtuosity
Stage Manager
Quiz Show
Ted Markham
Cold Brook
Jurgens
St. Sebastian
General Adams
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
Narrator (voice)
Last Day in LA
Raeburn
Josie & Jack
Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Satan
Hell on Earth
Rachel's Father
Reckless
Uncle Ricardo
The Birthday Cake
Conner
The Sound
Narrator
The Plastic Men
The Embers and the Stars
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
77
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-11-27
Place of Birth
Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
Also Known As
Bill Fichtner