William Fichtner

November 27, 1956 (age 69) Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
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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.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

62 titles
Community avg: 7.55 /10
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    2013August 2013 by Neill Blomkamp
    Science Fiction, Action, Drama
    Science Fiction, Action, Drama
    7.46 Good++
  • 2
    2
    1998July 1998 by Michael Bay
    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 3
    3
    2013July 2013 by Gore Verbinski
    Action, Adventure, Western
    Action, Adventure, Western
    7.08 Good
  • 4
    4
    2001December 2001 by Ridley Scott
    Action, War, History
    Action, War, History
    8.32 Excellent++
  • 5
    5
    2014August 2014 by Jonathan Liebesman
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    6.86 Good-
  • 6
    6
    1995December 1995 by Michael Mann
    Crime, Drama, Action
    Crime, Drama, Action
    8.86 Masterpiece-
  • 7
    7
    2016June 2016 by Roland Emmerich
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    6.36 Decent++
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    8
    1997July 1997 by Robert Zemeckis
    Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
    Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
    8.37 Excellent++
  • 9
    9
    2002December 2002 by Kurt Wimmer
    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
    7.98 Excellent
  • 10
    10
    2005May 2005 by Peter Segal
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    7.61 Excellent--
  • 11
    11
    2011February 2011 by Patrick Lussier
    Fantasy, Thriller, Action
    Fantasy, Thriller, Action
    6.54 Good--
  • 12
    12
    2010April 2010 by Shawn Levy
    Comedy, Action, Adventure
    Comedy, Action, Adventure
    7.08 Good
  • 13
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    2000June 2000 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Drama, Adventure, Action
    Drama, Adventure, Action
    7.43 Good++
  • 14
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    2023May 2023 by Robert Rodriguez
    Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
    Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
    7.17 Good+
  • 15
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    2007March 2007 by Josh Gordon
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.09 Good
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    2018January 2018 by Nicolai Fuglsig
    War, Drama, Action
    War, Drama, Action
    7.31 Good++
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    2006March 2006 by Kurt Wimmer
    Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
    Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
    6.25 Decent+
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    1995October 1995 by Kathryn Bigelow
    Crime, Drama, Science Fiction
    Crime, Drama, Science Fiction
    7.94 Excellent
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    2018July 2018 by Elijah Bynum
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.56 Excellent--
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    Airing since 2023 by Lee Sung Jin
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    8.64 Masterpiece--
  • 21
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    Go
    1999April 1999 by Doug Liman
    Crime, Comedy, Thriller
    Crime, Comedy, Thriller
    7.93 Excellent
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    2009September 2009 by Brad Turner
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    8.40 Excellent++
  • 23
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    2014May 2014 by Tommy Lee Jones
    Western, Drama
    Western, Drama
    7.49 Good++
  • 24
    24
    Mom
    2013–2021 by Eddie Gorodetsky
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    8.20 Excellent+
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    1995August 1995 by Brett Leonard
    Action, Crime, Science Fiction
    Action, Crime, Science Fiction
    6.59 Good--
  • 26
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    2018April 2018 by Deon Taylor
    Thriller, Action
    Thriller, Action
    7.12 Good+
  • 27
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    2013January 2013 by Todd Robinson
    Thriller
    Thriller
    6.96 Good
  • 28
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    2012November 2012 by John Stockwell
    Thriller, Action, Drama
    Thriller, Action, Drama
    7.00 Good
  • 29
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    2012September 2012 by Quentin Dupieux
    Comedy, Mystery
    Comedy, Mystery
    7.29 Good+
  • 30
    30
    2020May 2020 by Aaron Harvey
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    6.41 Decent++
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    2018May 2018 by Matthew Hope
    Action
    Action
    6.96 Good
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    2001May 2001 by Sam Weisman
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    6.63 Good--
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    1997October 1997 by Jeb Stuart
    Thriller, Mystery
    Thriller, Mystery
    7.12 Good+
  • 34
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    1997January 1997 by Kevin Spacey
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    6.95 Good
  • 35
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    2019March 2019 by Mark Steven Johnson
    Crime
    Crime
    7.21 Good+
  • 36
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    2000March 2000 by Nick Gomez
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    6.75 Good-
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    2011February 2011 by Tony Krantz
    Action, Mystery, Thriller
    Action, Mystery, Thriller
    6.70 Good-
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    2006May 2006 by Mark Fergus
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.25 Good+
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    2005June 2005 by Arie Posin
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.50 Excellent--
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    2018April 2018 by Madeleine Sackler
    Drama
    Drama
    7.19 Good+
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    2005–2006 by Thomas Schlamme
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
    7.99 Excellent
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    1995April 1995 by Steven Soderbergh
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.09 Good
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    2017May 2017 by Alex Ranarivelo
    Drama
    Drama
    8.05 Excellent
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    2025 by John Lee Hancock
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    7.78 Excellent-
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    2006April 2006 by Michael Traeger
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.97 Good
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    2024March 2024 by James A. Woods
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    7.40 Good++
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    2026May 2026 by Samuel Gonzalez Jr.
    War, Drama, Horror
    War, Drama, Horror
    7.78 Excellent-
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    2005September 2005 by Rodrigo García
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.34 Good++
  • 49
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    2019November 2019 by William Fichtner
    Drama
    Drama
    7.71 Excellent-
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    2025June 2025 by Brendan Devane
    Action, Horror, Thriller
    Action, Horror, Thriller
    7.29 Good+
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    2021June 2021 by Jimmy Giannopoulos
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    6.89 Good-
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    52
    2005
    Drama
    Drama
    7.62 Excellent--
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    2018April 2018 by William H. Macy
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    6.87 Good-
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    2023 by Julia Cohen
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.05 Excellent
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    2002September 2002 by Agnieszka Holland
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.49 Good++
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    2017
    Comedy, Documentary
    Comedy, Documentary
    7.49 Good++
  • 57
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    Six
    2022March 2022 by L. Gustavo Cooper
    Science Fiction, Horror
    Science Fiction, Horror
    7.55 Excellent--
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    58
    MDs
    2002
    Drama
    Drama
    7.90 Excellent-
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    59
    2009July 2009 by Sebastian Bauer
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.78 Excellent-
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    2004November 2004 by Alex Horton
    Animation, Crime, Drama
    Animation, Crime, Drama
    7.86 Excellent-
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    2025November 2025 by Sean Conant
    Documentary, History
    Documentary, History
    Needs more reviews
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    Airing since 2026 by Jonathan Tropper
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    Not released yet