William Fichtner

November 27, 1956 (age 69) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Fichtner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

His titles like Elysium, Armageddon, and The Lone Ranger - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/70

Weighted avg: 6.15 /10

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Elysium

2013August 2013 by Neill Blomkamp

Supporting as John Carlyle

Supporting as John Carlyle

6.07 Okay++
2

2

Armageddon

1998July 1998 by Michael Bay

Supporting as Willie Sharp

Supporting as Willie Sharp

6.40 Good-
3

3

The Lone Ranger

2013July 2013 by Gore Verbinski

Supporting as Butch Cavendish

Supporting as Butch Cavendish

5.64 Okay
4

4

Black Hawk Down

2001December 2001 by Ridley Scott

Supporting as SFC Jeff Sanderson

Supporting as SFC Jeff Sanderson

7.02 Good++
5

5

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2014August 2014 by Jonathan Liebesman

Supporting as Eric Sacks

Supporting as Eric Sacks

5.43 Okay-
6

6

Heat

1995December 1995 by Michael Mann

Minor role as Roger Van Zant

Minor role as Roger Van Zant

7.63 Excellent-
7

7

Contact

1997July 1997 by Robert Zemeckis

Supporting as Kent

Supporting as Kent

7.07 Good++
8

8

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016June 2016 by Roland Emmerich

Minor role as General Adams

Minor role as General Adams

4.84 Mediocre++
9

9

Equilibrium

2002December 2002 by Kurt Wimmer

Supporting as Jürgen

Supporting as Jürgen

6.65 Good
10

10

The Longest Yard

2005May 2005 by Peter Segal

Supporting as Captain Knauer

Supporting as Captain Knauer

6.23 Good--
11

11

Drive Angry

2011February 2011 by Patrick Lussier

Starring as Accountant

Starring as Accountant

5.04 Okay--
12

12

Date Night

2010April 2010 by Shawn Levy

Supporting as DA Frank Crenshaw

Supporting as DA Frank Crenshaw

5.63 Okay
13

13

The Perfect Storm

2000June 2000 by Wolfgang Petersen

Supporting as David "Sully" Sullivan

Supporting as David "Sully" Sullivan

6.03 Okay++
14

14

Hypnotic

2023May 2023 by Robert Rodriguez

Starring as Dellrayne

Starring as Dellrayne

5.71 Okay+
15

15

Blades of Glory

2007March 2007 by Will Speck

Supporting as Darren MacElroy

Supporting as Darren MacElroy

5.64 Okay
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16

12 Strong

2018January 2018 by Nicolai Fuglsig

Minor role as Colonel Mulholland

Minor role as Colonel Mulholland

5.93 Okay++
17

17

Ultraviolet

2006March 2006 by Kurt Wimmer

Supporting as Garth

Supporting as Garth

4.71 Mediocre+
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18

Strange Days

1995October 1995 by Kathryn Bigelow

Minor role as Dwayne Engelman

Minor role as Dwayne Engelman

6.59 Good
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19

BEEF

Airing since 2023 by Lee Sung Jin

Minor role as Troy

Minor role as Troy

6.91 Good+
20

20

Hot Summer Nights

2018July 2018 by Elijah Bynum

Supporting as Shep

Supporting as Shep

6.14 Good--
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21

Go

1999April 1999 by Doug Liman

Supporting as Burke

Supporting as Burke

6.56 Good-
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22

Prison Break: The Final Break

2009September 2009 by Kevin Hooks

Supporting as Alex Mahone

Supporting as Alex Mahone

7.05 Good++
23

23

The Homesman

2014May 2014 by Tommy Lee Jones

Minor role as Vester Belknap

Minor role as Vester Belknap

6.07 Okay++
24

24

Mom

2013–2021 by Eddie Gorodetsky

Supporting as Adam Janikowski

Supporting as Adam Janikowski

6.38 Good-
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25

Virtuosity

1995August 1995 by Brett Leonard

Supporting as Wallace

Supporting as Wallace

5.05 Okay--
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26

Traffik

2018April 2018 by Deon Taylor

Supporting as Mr. Waynewright

Supporting as Mr. Waynewright

5.62 Okay
27

27

Phantom

2013January 2013 by Todd Robinson

Supporting as Alex

Supporting as Alex

5.42 Okay-
28

28

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden

2012November 2012 by John Stockwell

Starring as Guidry

Starring as Guidry

5.45 Okay
29

29

Wrong

2012September 2012 by Quentin Dupieux

Supporting as Master Chang

Supporting as Master Chang

5.80 Okay+
30

30

The Neighbor

2020May 2020 by Aaron Harvey

Lead role as Mike

Lead role as Mike

4.77 Mediocre+
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31

All the Devil's Men

2018May 2018 by Matthew Hope

Starring as Brennan

Starring as Brennan

5.40 Okay-
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32

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

2001May 2001 by Sam Weisman

Minor role as Detective Alex Tardio

Minor role as Detective Alex Tardio

5.07 Okay--
33

33

Switchback

1997October 1997 by Jeb Stuart

Supporting as Chief Jack McGinnis

Supporting as Chief Jack McGinnis

5.59 Okay
34

34

Albino Alligator

1997January 1997 by Kevin Spacey

Supporting as Law

Supporting as Law

5.38 Okay-
35

35

Finding Steve McQueen

2019March 2019 by Mark Steven Johnson

Supporting as Enzo Rotella

Supporting as Enzo Rotella

5.68 Okay+
36

36

Drowning Mona

2000March 2000 by Nick Gomez

Supporting as Phil Dearly

Supporting as Phil Dearly

5.18 Okay--
37

37

First Snow

2006May 2006 by Mark Fergus

Supporting as Ed Jacomoi

Supporting as Ed Jacomoi

5.70 Okay+
38

38

The Big Bang

2011February 2011 by Tony Krantz

Supporting as Poley

Supporting as Poley

5.08 Okay--
39

39

The Chumscrubber

2005June 2005 by Arie Posin

Minor role as Mr. Bill Stiffle

Minor role as Mr. Bill Stiffle

6.04 Okay++
40

40

Invasion

2005–2006 by Thomas Schlamme

Supporting as Sheriff Tom Underlay

Supporting as Sheriff Tom Underlay

6.15 Good--
41

41

O.G.

2018April 2018 by Madeleine Rotzler

Starring as Danvers

Starring as Danvers

5.59 Okay
42

42

The Underneath

1995April 1995 by Steven Soderbergh

Starring as Tommy Dundee

Starring as Tommy Dundee

5.46 Okay
43

43

Talamasca: The Secret Order

2025 by John Lee Hancock

Supporting as Jasper

Supporting as Jasper

5.85 Okay+
44

44

American Wrestler: The Wizard

2017May 2017 by Alex Ranarivelo

Starring as Coach Plyler

Starring as Coach Plyler

6.52 Good-
45

45

The Amateurs

2006April 2006 by Michael Traeger

Supporting as Otis

Supporting as Otis

5.35 Okay-
46

46

French Girl

2024March 2024 by James A. Woods

Minor role as Peter Kinski

Minor role as Peter Kinski

5.84 Okay+
47

47

Nine Lives

2005September 2005 by Rodrigo García

Supporting as Andrew

Supporting as Andrew

5.76 Okay+
48

48

The Plastic Men

2026May 2026 by Samuel Gonzalez Jr.

Lead role as The Narrator (voice)

Lead role as The Narrator (voice)

6.05 Okay++
49

49

Cold Brook

2019November 2019 by William Fichtner

Lead role as Ted Markham

Lead role as Ted Markham

6.04 Okay++
50

50

Passion of Mind

2000January 2000 by Alain Berliner

Starring as Aaron Reilly

Starring as Aaron Reilly

5.67 Okay+
51

51

The Sound

2025June 2025 by Brendan Devane

Lead role as Conner

Lead role as Conner

5.56 Okay
52

52

The Birthday Cake

2021June 2021 by Jimmy Giannopoulos

Supporting as Uncle Ricardo

Supporting as Uncle Ricardo

5.20 Okay--
53

53

Empire Falls

2005

Minor role as Jimmy Minty

Minor role as Jimmy Minty

5.71 Okay+
54

54

Krystal

2018April 2018 by William H. Macy

Minor role as Dr. Farley

Minor role as Dr. Farley

5.19 Okay--
55

55

The Company You Keep

2023 by Julia Cohen

Minor role as Leo Nicoletti

Minor role as Leo Nicoletti

6.18 Good--
56

56

Four Falls of Buffalo

2015December 2015 by Ken Rodgers

Lead role as Narrator (voice)

Lead role as Narrator (voice)

6.39 Good-
57

57

Armed

2018September 2018 by Mario Van Peebles

Starring as Richard

Starring as Richard

5.29 Okay-
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58

Julie Walking Home

2002September 2002 by Agnieszka Holland

Starring as Henry

Starring as Henry

5.73 Okay+
59

59

Black Holes

2017January 2017 by Kevin Van Der Meiren

Starring as Youston (voice)

Starring as Youston (voice)

5.73 Okay+
60

60

Top Gear America

2017

Lead role as Self - Presenter

Lead role as Self - Presenter

5.55 Okay
61

61

The Outer Threat

2026July 2026 by William Woods

Starring as Sam

Starring as Sam

Needs more reviews
62

62

Six

2022March 2022 by L. Gustavo Cooper

Starring as Davis

Starring as Davis

5.76 Okay+
63

63

Josie & Jack

2019October 2019 by Sarah Lancaster

Starring as Raeburn

Starring as Raeburn

5.56 Okay
64

64

The Space Between

2021April 2021 by Rachel Winter

Minor role as Donny Rumson

Minor role as Donny Rumson

5.51 Okay
65

65

MDs

2002

Lead role as Dr. Bruce Kellerman

Lead role as Dr. Bruce Kellerman

Needs more reviews
66

66

88

2023February 2023 by Eromose

Supporting as Ron Holt

Supporting as Ron Holt

Needs more reviews
67

67

The Settlement

1999April 1999 by Mark Steilen

Starring as Jerry

Starring as Jerry

Needs more reviews
68

68

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

2009July 2009 by Sebastian Bauer

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
69

69

A Father for Charlie

1995January 1995 by Jeff Bleckner

Minor role as Sheriff

Minor role as Sheriff

Needs more reviews
70

70

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

2004November 2004 by Alex Horton

Minor role as Rosenberg (voice)

Minor role as Rosenberg (voice)

Needs more reviews