William Fichtner Highlights

  • 2007: Cast as Jon Heder's father in the comedy, "Blades of Glory"
  • 2006: Cast in the second season of Fox's "Prison Break" as a federal agent
  • 2006: Co-starred in "The Amateurs," an independent comedy about a sleepy town that comes together to film a porno
  • 2005: Co-starred in Arie Posin's ensemble "The Chumscrubber," a darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia
  • 2005: Starred in the science fiction drama series "Invasion" as Sheriff Tom Underlay
  • 2005: Starred in Paul Haggis' award winning directorial debut "Crash," a multicharacter study of L.A. race relations
  • 2005: Cast in the HBO movie, "Empire Falls" based on Richard Russo's novel
  • 2002: Co-starred in the ABC drama series "MDs"
  • 2000: Played featured role in "The Perfect Storm"
  • 2000: Starred opposite Demi Moore in "Passion of Mind"
  • 1999: "The Settlement", starring Fichtner along with John C Reilly and Kelly McGillis, debuted at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
  • 1999: Appeared as a crooked cop in Doug Liman's ensemble "Go"
  • 1998: Played Colonel William Sharp in Michael Bay's action blockbuster "Armageddon"
  • 1997: Breakthrough screen role as one of the petty crooks who hold a group of bar patrons hostage in Kevin Spacey's "Albino Alligator"
  • 1997: Had a featured role as a blind astronomer in "Contact"
  • 1995: Appeared in "Heat" as a sleazy banker undone by Robert De Niro
  • 1995: Played Peter Gallagher's manipulative and dangerous rival in Steven Soderbergh's "The Underneath"
  • 1993: Breakthrough stage role opposite Julie Harris in the Off-Broadway production of "The Fiery Furnace"
  • 1987: Played Josh Snyder/Rod Landry on the CBS daytime drama "As the World Turns"
  • Had recurring role as love interest to Brett Butler on "Grace Under Fire" (ABC)