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| '''William Edward "Bill" Fichtner''' (born November 27, 1956 in East Meadow, New York) is an American actor. He is often credited as ''William Fichtner'' and occasionally as ''Bill Fichtner''. | | '''William Edward "Bill" Fichtner''' (born November 27, 1956 in East Meadow, New York) is an American actor who is often credited as ''William Fichtner'' and occasionally as ''Bill Fichtner''. He has appeared in television shows like ''Invasion'' and Prison Break'' and in films like ''Equilibrium'' and ''The Dark Knight''. He provided the voice of [[Ken Rosenberg]] in both [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. |
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| After graduating from State University of New York at Brockport with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice in 1978, Fichtner decided to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. He began his acting career as ''Josh Snyder'' in As the World Turns in 1987.
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| Fichtner's film credits include ''Contact'', ''Heat'', ''Armageddon'', ''Go'', ''Equilibrium'', ''Black Hawk Down'', and ''Crash''. He is best known as a character actor, taking on supporting roles.
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| 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]]''. From 2005-2006, Fichtner also starred in the science fiction drama series ''Invasion'' as Sheriff Tom Underlay. After ''Invasion'' was cancelled, Fichtner was chosen to play Agent Alexander Mahone in the second season (2006-2007) of Prison Break.<ref>[http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=televisionNews&storyID=2006-06-19T071722Z_01_N19276383_RTRIDST_0_TELEVISION-FICHTNER-DC.XML Clean 'Break' for Fichtner] ''Reuters''. June 19, 2006. Retrieved June 19, 2006.</ref>
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| == Selected filmography ==
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| |align=center| 2006 || ''Ultraviolet'' || Garth ||
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| |align=center rowspan="4"| 2005 || ''Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' || Dr. Wexler, marriage counselor ||Voice - uncredited
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| | ''The Longest Yard'' || Captain Knauer ||
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| | ''Empire Falls'' || Jimmy Minty||
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| | ''Nine Lives'' || Andrew ||
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| |align=center rowspan="2"| 2004 || ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' || [[Ken Rosenberg]] ||Video game - voiceover (credited as Bill Fichtner)
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| | ''Crash'' || Flanagan ||
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| |align=center rowspan="3"| 2002 || ''Equilibrium'' || Jürgen ||
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| | ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' || [[Ken Rosenberg]] ||Video game - voiceover (credited as Bill Fichtner)
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| | ''Julie Walking Home'' || Henry ||
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| |align=center rowspan="2"| 2001 || ''What's the Worst That Could Happen?'' || Detective Alex Tardio ||
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| | ''Black Hawk Down'' || Sfc. Jeff Sanderson ||
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| |align=center rowspan="3"| 2000 || ''Pearl Harbor'' || Danny's Father ||
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| | ''Drowning Mona'' || Phil Dearly ||
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| | ''The Perfect Storm'' || David "Sully" Sullivan ||
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| |align=center| 1999 || ''Go'' || Burke ||
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| |align=center| 1998 || ''Armageddon'' || Colonel William Sharp ||
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| |align=center| 1997 || ''Contact'' || Kent ||
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| |align=center| 1996 || ''Albino Alligator'' || Law ||
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| |align=center rowspan="3"| 1995 || ''Heat'' || Roger Van Zant ||
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| | ''Strange Days'' || Dwayne Engelman ||
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| | ''Virtuosity'' || Wallace ||
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| |align=center| 1992 || ''Malcolm X'' || Cop at Harlem Station ||
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| ==References==
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| <div class="references-small"><references /></div>
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001209/ William Fichtner IMDB Entry] | | *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001209/ William Fichtner IMDB Entry] |
| * [http://www.tv.com/person/20987/summary.html TV.com Entry]
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| * [http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/Fichtner_Firsthand/ Fichtner_Firsthand] Group at Yahoo Groups
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| * [http://contact-themovie.warnerbros.com/cmp/cast.html#name7 William Fichtner] at the official Contact movie website.
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| [[Category:Voice Actors|Fichtner, William]] | | [[Category:Voice Actors|Fichtner, William]] |
