Biography
William Fichtner
Acting
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 T…
Career works
103
Movies
82
Series
21
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
11/27/1956
Place of birth
Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Outer Threat
2026 · 5.7
The Plastic Men
2026 · 6.7
The Gettysburg Address
2025
Cutman
2025
The Sound
2025 · 5.3
French Girl
2024 · 6.3
Hypnotic
2023 · 6.2
88
2023 · 5.7
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Six
2022 · 5.4
That Night
2021
The Birthday Cake
2021 · 5.1
The Space Between
2021 · 5.0
The Neighbor
2020 · 4.9
Cold Brook
2019 · 6.4
Josie & Jack
2019 · 4.4
Series
BEEF: The Official Podcast
2026
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025 · 6.7
BEEF
2023 · 7.8
The Company You Keep
2023 · 7.2
Joe vs Carole
2022 · 4.1
Top Gear America
2017 · 4.9
Shooter
2016 · 7.2
Empire
2015 · 7.1
Mom
2013 · 7.3
Crossing Lines
2013 · 6.7
Veep
2012 · 7.5
Invasion
2005 · 7.1
Prison Break
2005 · 8.1
Empire Falls
2005 · 6.6
American Dad!
2005 · 7.0