Actor

William Fichtner

William Fichtner’s screen credits include Sanderson in Black Hawk Down, Kent in Contact, and John Carlyle in Elysium.

Born November 27, 1956 Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA6 movies on MoviHero

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Black Hawk Down

2001 · 2h 25m · Action · History

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Contact

1997 · 2h 30m · Drama · Mystery

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Elysium

2013 · 1h 49m · Action · Drama

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About William Fichtner

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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2026
The Plastic Men
The Narrator (voice)
2025
The Gettysburg Address
John G. Nicolay (voice)
2025
Cutman
Emmerit
2025
The Sound
Conner
2024
French Girl
Peter Kinski
2023
Hypnotic
Dellrayne
2023
88
Ron Holt
2022
Six
Davis
2021
That Night
Narrator
2021
The Birthday Cake
Uncle Ricardo
2021
The Space Between
Donny Rumson
2020
The Neighbor
Producer · Mike
2019
Cold Brook
Writer · Director · Ted Markham
2019
Josie & Jack
Raeburn
2019
Finding Steve McQueen
Enzo Rotella
2018
Armed
Richard
2018
Hot Summer Nights
Shep
2018
All the Devil's Men
Brennan
2018
O.G.
Danvers
2018
Traffik
Mr. Waynewright
2018
Krystal
Dr. Farley
2018
12 Strong
Colonel Mulholland
2017
American Wrestler: The Wizard
Coach Plyler
2017
Black Holes
Youston (voice)
2016
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
General Adams
2016
Last Day in LA
Narrator (voice)
2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
General Adams
2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
2015
Four Falls of Buffalo
Narrator (voice)
2014
The Homesman
Vester Belknap
2014
Hell on Earth
Satan
2013
The Lone Ranger
Butch Cavendish
2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Narrator (voice)
2013
Phantom
Alex
2012
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
Guidry
2012
Wrong
Master Chang
2011
Drive Angry
Accountant
2011
The Big Bang
Poley
2010
Date Night
DA Frank Crenshaw
2009
Prison Break: The Final Break
Alex Mahone
2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Self
2008
The Dark Knight
Bank Manager
2007
Blades of Glory
Darren MacElroy
2006
UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'
Self - Actor
2006
First Snow
Ed Jacomoi
2006
The Amateurs
Otis
2006
Ultraviolet
Garth
2005
Nine Lives
Andrew
2005
The Chumscrubber
Mr. Bill Stiffle
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
2005
The Longest Yard
Captain Knauer
2005
Crash
Flanagan
2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Rosenberg (voice)
2002
Equilibrium
Jürgen
2002
Julie Walking Home
Henry
2002
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
Self
2002
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
Self
2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Detective Alex Tardio
2001
Pearl Harbor
Danny's Father
2000
Endsville
Prince Victor
2000
Drowning Mona
Phil Dearly
2000
Passion of Mind
Aaron Reilly
1999
Go
Burke
1999
The Settlement
Jerry
1998
Armageddon
Willie Sharp
1997
Switchback
Chief Jack McGinnis
1997
Albino Alligator
Law
1995
Heat
Roger Van Zant
1995
Reckless
Rachel's Father
1995
Strange Days
Dwayne Engelman
1995
Virtuosity
Wallace
1995
The Underneath
Tommy Dundee
1995
A Father for Charlie
Sheriff
1994
Quiz Show
Stage Manager
1992
Malcolm X
Cop at Harlem Station
That's Amore!
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Black Hawk Down

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William Fichtner

William Fichtner’s screen credits include Sanderson in Black Hawk Down, Kent in Contact, and John Carlyle in Elysium.

Born November 27, 1956 Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA6 movies on MoviHero

Explore movies

WHERE TO START

Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

Black Hawk Down

2001 · 2h 25m · Action · History

See the performance as Sanderson.

Open movie guide

Contact

1997 · 2h 30m · Drama · Mystery

See the performance as Kent.

Open movie guide

Elysium

2013 · 1h 49m · Action · Drama

See the performance as John Carlyle.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About William Fichtner

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Portraits of William Fichtner.

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2026
The Plastic Men
The Narrator (voice)
2025
The Gettysburg Address
John G. Nicolay (voice)
2025
Cutman
Emmerit
2025
The Sound
Conner
2024
French Girl
Peter Kinski
2023
Hypnotic
Dellrayne
2023
88
Ron Holt
2022
Six
Davis
2021
That Night
Narrator
2021
The Birthday Cake
Uncle Ricardo
2021
The Space Between
Donny Rumson
2020
The Neighbor
Producer · Mike
2019
Cold Brook
Writer · Director · Ted Markham
2019
Josie & Jack
Raeburn
2019
Finding Steve McQueen
Enzo Rotella
2018
Armed
Richard
2018
Hot Summer Nights
Shep
2018
All the Devil's Men
Brennan
2018
O.G.
Danvers
2018
Traffik
Mr. Waynewright
2018
Krystal
Dr. Farley
2018
12 Strong
Colonel Mulholland
2017
American Wrestler: The Wizard
Coach Plyler
2017
Black Holes
Youston (voice)
2016
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
General Adams
2016
Last Day in LA
Narrator (voice)
2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
General Adams
2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
2015
Four Falls of Buffalo
Narrator (voice)
2014
The Homesman
Vester Belknap
2014
Hell on Earth
Satan
2013
The Lone Ranger
Butch Cavendish
2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Narrator (voice)
2013
Phantom
Alex
2012
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
Guidry
2012
Wrong
Master Chang
2011
Drive Angry
Accountant
2011
The Big Bang
Poley
2010
Date Night
DA Frank Crenshaw
2009
Prison Break: The Final Break
Alex Mahone
2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Self
2008
The Dark Knight
Bank Manager
2007
Blades of Glory
Darren MacElroy
2006
UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'
Self - Actor
2006
First Snow
Ed Jacomoi
2006
The Amateurs
Otis
2006
Ultraviolet
Garth
2005
Nine Lives
Andrew
2005
The Chumscrubber
Mr. Bill Stiffle
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
2005
The Longest Yard
Captain Knauer
2005
Crash
Flanagan
2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Rosenberg (voice)
2002
Equilibrium
Jürgen
2002
Julie Walking Home
Henry
2002
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
Self
2002
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
Self
2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Detective Alex Tardio
2001
Pearl Harbor
Danny's Father
2000
Endsville
Prince Victor
2000
Drowning Mona
Phil Dearly
2000
Passion of Mind
Aaron Reilly
1999
Go
Burke
1999
The Settlement
Jerry
1998
Armageddon
Willie Sharp
1997
Switchback
Chief Jack McGinnis
1997
Albino Alligator
Law
1995
Heat
Roger Van Zant
1995
Reckless
Rachel's Father
1995
Strange Days
Dwayne Engelman
1995
Virtuosity
Wallace
1995
The Underneath
Tommy Dundee
1995
A Father for Charlie
Sheriff
1994
Quiz Show
Stage Manager
1992
Malcolm X
Cop at Harlem Station
That's Amore!
Actor

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Sanderson

Black Hawk Down

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Sam

The Outer Threat

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Jodie Foster

2 shared films on MoviHero

Contact Elysium

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Alan Ritchson

1 shared film on MoviHero

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Alice Braga

1 shared film on MoviHero

Elysium

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Allen Payne

1 shared film on MoviHero

The Perfect Storm

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