27 November 1956

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William Edward Fichtner began his acting career as Josh Snyder in As the World Turns in 1987. Born in Cheektowaga, New York on November 27, 1956, he graduated from Maryvale High School and developed an interest in acting. He is best known as a character actor, taking on more supporting roles. Fichtner received his Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from Farmingdale State University. After graduating, he decided to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.

William Fichtner has had a wide range of film credits. In 1997, he starred in Contact, following it up with the films Switchback and Armageddon. He was also seen in Equilibrium, Go, Heat, and played alongside a notable cast in Black Hawk Down. He also accepted minor roles in The Perfect Storm and Pearl Harbor during the early 2000s. Credited as Bill Fichtner, he lent his voice to the character Ken Rosenberg in the popular video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In 2004, he was seen in an episode of The West Wing where he portrayed a judge. He was also cast in The Chumscrubber, Nine Lives and The Longest Yard, while landing a part in the 2005-2006 science fiction drama series Invasion. He played Sheriff Tom Underlay until the show’s cancellation. He was next seen in the second season of the Fox series Prison Break, playing the character Alexander Mahone, veteran of the FBI. Fichtner soon earned several film roles, being cast in Ultraviolet as Garth, First Snow as Ed Jacomoi, and Blades of Glory as Darren MacElroy. He was also applauded for his supporting performance alongside Heath Ledger and Christian Bale in the 2008 blockbuster hit The Dark Knight. Fichtner is also known for his voicework, and has lent his voice to characters in American Dad! and the 2008 video game Turok.

.Long Island, New York, USA,

William Edward Fichtner

male

William: (listing the five things he'd save if his closet was on fire)
My grandfather's gold and onyx ring.
My cowboy boots.
My favorite black jeans.
My blond suede jacket.
My swimming cap and goggles


His sister is a major in the USAF.

Often performs in Jerry Bruckheimer's productions.

Graduated from SUNY Brockport in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice.

His favorite food is sushi.

The ring he constantly wears belonged to his grandfather, Theodore.

Has four sisters: Mary, Margaret, Pamela, and Patricia.

Attended high school at Maryvale High School in Cheektowaga, New York.

Attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, New York.

His sister teaches art at Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, New York.


Is an avid hockey fan, particularly his favorite team the Buffalo Sabres. Once presented an award at the NHL Awards for the 2006/2007 season on June 14 2007.


On the set of the film, The Perfect Storm (2000), George Clooney (who is known as a prankster) had a member of the prop department replace William's breath mints with similarly shaped pieces of chalk.
William owns a 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner, which he cherishes.

William was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, 2006. He is found in the "Sexy at every age, Age 50".

William has qualifications to be a police officer. He was originally planning on going into law enforcement and needed a liberal arts class. He took an acting class and fell in love with it.

2006 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
for: Crash (2004/I)


.2006 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actor on Television
for: "Invasion" (2005)


2002 Nominated PFCS Award Best Acting Ensemble
for: Black Hawk Down (2001)

* 1987 Played Josh Snyder/Rod Landry on the CBS daytime drama "As the World Turns"
* 1993 Breakthrough stage role opposite Julie Harris in the Off-Broadway production of "The Fiery Furnace"
* 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"
* 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"
* 1998 Played Colonel William Sharp in Michael Bay's action blockbuster "Armageddon"
* 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"
* 2000 Played featured role in "The Perfect Storm"
* 2000 Starred opposite Demi Moore in "Passion of Mind"
* 2002 Co-starred in the ABC drama series "MDs"
* 2005 Cast in the HBO movie, "Empire Falls" based on Richard Russo's novel
* 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 Paul Haggis' award winning directorial debut "Crash," a multicharacter study of L.A. race relations
* 2005 Starred in the science fiction drama series "Invasion" as Sheriff Tom Underlay
* 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 !@#!@
* 2007 Cast as Jon Heder's father in the comedy, "Blades of Glory"
* Had recurring role as love interest to Brett Butler on "Grace Under Fire" (ABC)

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Quotes from Prison Break
in sona between mahone and lincoln

Lincoln: How is it feel being on the run
mahone: I'll survive
Lincoln:No, if they catch you, they'll send you to the chair.
Mahone: Do you think that's ironic?
Lincoln:Let me justice.

Mahone:Mr kim, Alex Mahone.Call me.OHHHHHHH justice will be served.

TVGuide.com: All right, all right. So on the Prison Break front, your Agent Mahone is getting more and more interesting as the season goes on. What's it been like developing such a cerebral yet tortured character?

Fichtner: Thank you. Thank you for using those words to describe him. That's exactly how I think about him, but people are always like, "He's such a bad guy." I'm always like, "Don't you get more than that?" Pay attention, he's more than a bad guy. He's a guy who gets pulled in so many directions. That is what has made this entire season really worth it for me.


Interviewer:Do you believe in psychics and the paranormal?

Fichtner: Absolutely! For sure. To think that there's not energy and fields and wisdom and knowledge that we don't understand.... What's the old expression? We use eight to 15 percent of our brain in our lifetime? Can you imagine if we could use 30 percent? I'm pretty sure you could fly. I believe in the power of the mind. So do I think people have glimpses into the future or the past? Absolutely.