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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.

November 27, 1956 (69 years old) Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
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Elysium - Extended Trailer 03:19
Elysium - Extended Trailer
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TV Review: ‘Lucky’

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'Lucky' Interviews: Anya Taylor-Joy, Drew Starkey and More

Premiering on Apple TV July 15th is the new crime thriller miniseries ‘Lucky’, which is based on the book of the same na...

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New Remake of ‘The Longest Yard’ Planned

New Remake of ‘The Longest Yard’ Planned

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