A small-town guy with a big heart, William Fichtner has been captivating the hearts of Western New Yorkers for decades. Bill was born in 1956 on Long Island, New York, to Patricia A. (Steitz) and William E. Fichtner. He is of German, Irish, and English descent. A fan of the Buffalo Sabres, Bill always stays true to his roots. He is married to actress Kymberly Kalil.
Fichtner was raised in Cheektowaga, and graduated from Maryvale High School in 1974. His first roles were in soap operas such as As the World Turns (1956) and sitcoms like Grace Under Fire (1993). He has also been in films such as Armageddon (1998), Empire Falls (2005), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), and The Dark Knight (2008).
Known For
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The Company You Keep (2023)
Starring as Leo Nicoletti
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: The Truth Hurts (May 7, 2023)
- Episode 1x09: The Truth Shall Set You Free (Apr 30, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: The Art of the Steel (Apr 16, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: Company Man (Apr 9, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: The Real Thing (Apr 2, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: The Spy Who Loved Me (Mar 26, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: All In (Mar 19, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Against All Odds (Mar 5, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: A Sparkling Reputation (Feb 26, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Feb 19, 2023)
Joe vs Carole (2022)
Guest starring as Rick Kirkham
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The Tiger King (Mar 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: A Gun-Toting, Animal-Loving, Mullet-Wearing Motherf**king Star (Mar 3, 2022)
Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum (2018)
Guest starring as William Fichtner
- Episode 1x219: Prison Break's William Fichtner: Putting the Work In (Jun 14, 2022)
Top Gear America (2017)
Starring as Co-Host
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Time Capsule (Sep 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: The Best (Sep 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Outside the Box (Sep 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Humble Beginnings (Aug 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Drive Your Life (Aug 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Life on the Go (Aug 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Movie Magic (Aug 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Made in America (Jul 30, 2017)
Shooter (2016)
Guest starring as Sergeant Major Rathford O'Brien
- Episode 1x06: Killing Zone (Dec 20, 2016)
Empire (2015)
Guest starring as Jameson Henthrop
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: A Rose by Any Other Name (Apr 6, 2016) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x11: Death Will Have His Day (Mar 30, 2016) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x10: Et tu, Brute? (Dec 2, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
Mom (2013)
Starring as Adam Janikowski
(84 episodes)
- Episode 8x18: My Kinda People and The Big To-Do (May 13, 2021)
- Episode 8x17: A Community Hero and a Wide Turn (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 8x16: Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak (Apr 29, 2021)
- Episode 8x15: Vinyl Flooring and a Cartoon Bear (Apr 22, 2021)
- Episode 8x14: Endorphins and a Toasty Tushy (Apr 15, 2021)
- Episode 8x13: Klondike-Five and a Secret Family (Apr 8, 2021)
- Episode 8x12: Tiny Dancer and an Impromptu Picnic (Apr 1, 2021)
- Episode 8x11: Strutting Peacock and Father O'leary (Mar 11, 2021)
- Episode 8x10: Illegal Eels and the Cantaloupe Man (Mar 4, 2021)
- Episode 8x09: Whip-Its and Emotionally Attuned Babies (Feb 25, 2021)
- Episode 8x08: Bloody Stumps and a Chemical Smell (Feb 18, 2021)
- Episode 8x07: S'mores and a Sadness Cocoon (Feb 11, 2021)
- Episode 8x06: Woo-Woo Lights and an Onside Kick (Jan 21, 2021)
- Episode 8x05: Sober Wizard and a Woodshop Workshop (Dec 17, 2020)
- Episode 8x04: Astronauts and Fat Trimmings (Dec 3, 2020)
- Episode 8x03: Tang and a Safe Space for Everybody (Nov 19, 2020)
- Episode 8x02: Smitten Kitten and a Tiny Boo-Boo Error (Nov 12, 2020)
- Episode 8x01: Sex Bucket and the Grammar Police (Nov 5, 2020)
- Episode 7x19: Texas Pete and a Parking Lot Carnival (Apr 2, 2020)
- Episode 7x18: A Judgy Face and Your Grandma's Drawers (Mar 12, 2020)
- Episode 7x17: Beef Baloney Dan and a Sarcastic No (Mar 5, 2020)
- Episode 7x16: Judy Garland and a Sexy Troll Doll (Feb 20, 2020)
- Episode 7x15: Somebody's Grandmother and the A-List (Feb 13, 2020)
- Episode 7x13: Dammit Sandra and the Money Bus (Jan 30, 2020)
- Episode 7x12: Silly Frills and a Depressed Garden Gnome (Jan 16, 2020)
- Episode 7x10: Higgledy-Piggledy and a Cat Show (Dec 12, 2019)
- Episode 7x09: Tuna Florentine and a Clean Handoff (Dec 5, 2019)
- Episode 7x08: Hot Butter and Toxic Narcissism (Nov 21, 2019)
- Episode 7x07: Pork Butt and a Mall Walker (Nov 14, 2019)
- Episode 7x06: Wile E. Coyote and a Possessed Doll (Nov 7, 2019)
- Episode 7x05: Fake Bacon and a Plan to Kill All of Us (Oct 24, 2019)
- Episode 7x04: Twirly Flippy Men and a Dirty Bird (Oct 17, 2019)
- Episode 7x03: Goat Yogurt and Ample Parking (Oct 10, 2019)
- Episode 7x02: Pop Pop and a Puma (Oct 3, 2019)
- Episode 7x01: Audrey Hepburn and a Jalepeño Pepper (Sep 26, 2019)
- Episode 6x22: Crazy Hair and a Teeny Tiny Part of Canada (May 9, 2019)
- Episode 6x21: Fingers Guns and a Beef Bourguignon (May 2, 2019)
- Episode 6x19: Lumbar Support and Old Pork (Apr 18, 2019)
- Episode 6x18: Soup Town and a Little Blonde Mongoose (Apr 4, 2019)
- Episode 6x17: A Dark Closet and Therapy with Horses (Mar 7, 2019)
- Episode 6x16: Skippy and the Knowledge Hole (Feb 21, 2019)
- Episode 6x13: Big Floor Pillows and a Ball of Fire (Jan 17, 2019)
- Episode 6x12: Hacky Sack and a Beautiful Experience (Jan 10, 2019)
- Episode 6x11: Foot Powder and Five Feet of Vodka (Dec 13, 2018)
- Episode 6x09: Pork Loin and a Beat-Up Monte Carlo (Nov 29, 2018)
- Episode 6x08: Jell-O Shots and the Truth about Santa (Nov 15, 2018)
- Episode 6x06: Cottage Cheese and a Weird Buzz (Nov 1, 2018)
- Episode 6x05: Flying Monkeys and a Tank of Nitrous (Oct 25, 2018)
- Episode 6x04: Big Sauce and Coconut Water (Oct 18, 2018)
- Episode 6x03: Ambulance Chasers and a Babbling Brook (Oct 11, 2018)
- Episode 6x02: Go-Go Boots and a Butt Cushion (Oct 4, 2018)
- Episode 6x01: Pre-Washed Lettuce and a Mime (Sep 27, 2018)
- Episode 5x22: Diamond Earrings and a Pumpkin Head (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 5x21: Phone Confetti and a Wee Dingle (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 5x20: Ocular Fluid and Fighting Robots (May 3, 2018)
- Episode 5x19: A Taco Bowl and a Tubby Seamstress (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 5x18: Spaghetti Sauce and a Dumpster Fire (Apr 19, 2018)
- Episode 5x17: Crazy Snakes and a Clog to the Head (Apr 12, 2018)
- Episode 5x16: Eight Cats and the Hat Show (Apr 5, 2018)
- Episode 5x15: Esta Loca and a Little Klingon (Mar 29, 2018)
- Episode 5x13: Pudding and a Screen Door (Mar 1, 2018)
- Episode 5x12: Push-Down Coffee and a Working Turn Signal (Feb 1, 2018)
- Episode 5x11: Bert and Ernie and a Blessing of the People (Jan 18, 2018)
- Episode 5x10: A Bear and a Bladder Infection (Jan 11, 2018)
- Episode 5x09: Teenage Vampires and a White Russian (Jan 4, 2018)
- Episode 5x07: Too Many Hippies and Huevos Rancheros (Dec 14, 2017)
- Episode 5x06: Smooth Jazz and a Weird Floaty Eye (Dec 7, 2017)
- Episode 5x05: Poodle Fuzz and a Twinge of Jealousy (Nov 30, 2017)
- Episode 5x02: Fish Town and Too Many Thank You's (Nov 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x01: Twinkle Lights and Grandma Shoes (Nov 2, 2017)
- Episode 4x22: Lockjaw and a Liquid Diet (May 11, 2017)
- Episode 4x21: A Few Thongs and a Hawaiian Funeral (May 4, 2017)
- Episode 4x19: Tantric Sex and the Sprouted Flute (Apr 13, 2017)
- Episode 4x16: Martinis and a Sponge Bath (Mar 9, 2017)
- Episode 4x15: Night Swimmin' and an English Muffin (Feb 23, 2017)
- Episode 4x14: Roast Chicken and a Funny Story (Feb 16, 2017)
- Episode 4x13: A Bouncy Castle and an Aneursym (Feb 9, 2017)
- Episode 4x12: Wind Chimes and a Bottomless Pit of Sadness (Feb 2, 2017)
- Episode 4x09: Bad Hand and British Royalty (Jan 5, 2017)
- Episode 4x08: Freckled Bananas and a Little Schwinn (Dec 15, 2016)
- Episode 4x06: Xanax and a Baby Duck (Dec 1, 2016)
- Episode 4x03: Sparkling Water & Ba-Dinkers (Nov 10, 2016)
- Episode 4x02: Sword Fights and a Dominican Shortstop (Nov 3, 2016)
- Episode 4x01: High-Tops and Brown Jacket (Oct 27, 2016)
Guest starring as Adam Janikowski
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x19: A Catheter and a Dipsy-Doodle (Apr 28, 2016)
- Episode 3x18: Beast Mode and Old People Kissing (Apr 21, 2016)
- Episode 3x17: Caperberries and a Glass Eye (Apr 14, 2016)
- Episode 3x16: Cornflakes and the Hair of Three Men (Apr 7, 2016)
Crossing Lines (2013)
Starring as Carl Hickman
(22 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: The Team (2) (Aug 24, 2014)
- Episode 2x11: The Team (1) (Aug 24, 2014)
- Episode 2x10: The Long Way Home (Aug 17, 2014)
- Episode 2x09: Truth and Consequences (Aug 17, 2014)
- Episode 2x08: Family Ties (Aug 10, 2014)
- Episode 2x07: The Velvet Glove (Aug 10, 2014)
- Episode 2x06: Freedom (Aug 3, 2014)
- Episode 2x05: Home Is Where the Heart Is (Aug 3, 2014)
- Episode 2x04: Everybody Will Know (Jul 27, 2014)
- Episode 2x03: The Kill Zone (Jul 27, 2014)
- Episode 2x02: The Homecoming (Jul 20, 2014)
- Episode 2x01: The Rescue (Jul 20, 2014)
- Episode 1x10: New Scars / Old Wounds (2) (Aug 18, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: New Scars / Old Wounds (1) (Aug 18, 2013)
- Episode 1x08: Desperation & Desperados (Aug 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x07: The Animals (Jul 28, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: Special Ops (2) (Jul 21, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: Special Ops (1) (Jul 14, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: Long-Haul Predators (Jul 7, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: The Terminator (Jun 30, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Pilot (2) (Jun 23, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (1) (Jun 23, 2013)
Invasion (2005)
Starring as Sheriff Tom Underlay
(22 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: The Last Wave Goodbye (May 17, 2006)
- Episode 1x21: Round Up (May 10, 2006)
- Episode 1x20: Run and Gun (May 3, 2006)
- Episode 1x19: The Son Also Rises (Apr 26, 2006)
- Episode 1x18: Re-Evolution (Apr 19, 2006)
- Episode 1x17: The Key (Mar 15, 2006)
- Episode 1x16: The Fittest (Mar 8, 2006)
- Episode 1x15: The Nest (Feb 15, 2006)
- Episode 1x14: All God's Creatures (Feb 8, 2006)
- Episode 1x13: Redemption (Jan 25, 2006)
- Episode 1x12: Power (Jan 18, 2006)
- Episode 1x11: Us or Them (Jan 11, 2006)
- Episode 1x10: Origin of Species (Nov 30, 2005)
- Episode 1x09: The Dredge (Nov 23, 2005)
- Episode 1x08: The Cradle (Nov 16, 2005)
- Episode 1x07: Fish Story (Nov 9, 2005)
- Episode 1x06: The Hunt (Oct 26, 2005)
- Episode 1x05: Unnatural Selection (Oct 19, 2005)
- Episode 1x04: Alpha Male (Oct 12, 2005)
- Episode 1x03: Watershed (Oct 5, 2005)
- Episode 1x02: Lights Out (Sep 28, 2005)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 21, 2005)
Prison Break (2005)
Starring as Alexander "Alex" Mahone
(58 episodes)
- Episode S04 Special: The Final Break (May 27, 2009)
- Episode 4x22: Killing Your Number (May 15, 2009)
- Episode 4x21: Rate of Exchange (May 15, 2009)
- Episode 4x20: Cowboys and Indians (May 8, 2009)
- Episode 4x19: S.O.B. (May 1, 2009)
- Episode 4x18: VS. (Apr 24, 2009)
- Episode 4x17: The Mother Lode (Apr 17, 2009)
- Episode 4x16: The Sunshine State (Dec 22, 2008)
- Episode 4x15: Going Under (Dec 15, 2008)
- Episode 4x14: Just Business (Dec 8, 2008)
- Episode 4x13: Deal or No Deal (Dec 1, 2008)
- Episode 4x12: Selfless (Nov 24, 2008)
- Episode 4x11: Quiet Riot (Nov 17, 2008)
- Episode 4x10: The Legend (Nov 10, 2008)
- Episode 4x09: Greatness Achieved (Nov 3, 2008)
- Episode 4x08: The Price (Oct 20, 2008)
- Episode 4x07: Five the Hard Way (Oct 6, 2008)
- Episode 4x06: Blow Out (Sep 29, 2008)
- Episode 4x05: Safe and Sound (Sep 22, 2008)
- Episode 4x04: Eagles and Angels (Sep 15, 2008)
- Episode 4x03: Shut Down (Sep 8, 2008)
- Episode 4x02: Breaking and Entering (Sep 1, 2008)
- Episode 4x01: Scylla (Sep 1, 2008)
- Episode 3x13: The Art of the Deal (Feb 18, 2008)
- Episode 3x12: Hell or High Water (Feb 11, 2008)
- Episode 3x11: Under and Out (Feb 4, 2008)
- Episode 3x10: Dirt Nap (Jan 21, 2008)
- Episode 3x09: Boxed In (Jan 14, 2008)
- Episode 3x08: Bang and Burn (Nov 12, 2007)
- Episode 3x07: Vamonos (Nov 5, 2007)
- Episode 3x06: Photo Finish (Nov 5, 2007)
- Episode 3x05: Interference (Oct 22, 2007)
- Episode 3x04: Good Fences (Oct 8, 2007)
- Episode 3x03: Call Waiting (Oct 1, 2007)
- Episode 3x02: Fire/Water (Sep 24, 2007)
- Episode 3x01: Orientación (Sep 17, 2007)
- Episode 2x22: Sona (Apr 2, 2007)
- Episode 2x21: Fin Del Camino (Mar 26, 2007)
- Episode 2x20: Panama (Mar 19, 2007)
- Episode 2x19: Sweet Caroline (Mar 5, 2007)
- Episode 2x18: Wash (Feb 26, 2007)
- Episode 2x17: Bad Blood (Feb 19, 2007)
- Episode 2x16: Chicago (Feb 5, 2007)
- Episode 2x15: The Message (Jan 29, 2007)
- Episode 2x14: John Doe (Jan 22, 2007)
- Episode 2x13: The Killing Box (Nov 27, 2006)
- Episode 2x12: Disconnect (Nov 20, 2006)
- Episode 2x11: Bolshoi Booze (Nov 13, 2006)
- Episode 2x10: Rendezvous (Nov 6, 2006)
- Episode 2x09: Unearthed (Oct 30, 2006)
- Episode 2x08: Dead Fall (Oct 23, 2006)
- Episode 2x07: Buried (Oct 2, 2006)
- Episode 2x06: Subdivision (Sep 25, 2006)
- Episode 2x05: Map 1213 (Sep 18, 2006)
- Episode 2x04: First Down (Sep 11, 2006)
- Episode 2x03: Scan (Sep 4, 2006)
- Episode 2x02: Otis (Aug 28, 2006)
- Episode 2x01: Manhunt (Aug 21, 2006)
MDs (2002)
Starring as Dr. Bruce Kellerman
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Connective Tissue ()
- Episode 1x09: Family Secrets ()
- Episode 1x08: Reversal of Fortune (Dec 11, 2002)
- Episode 1x07: Wing and a Prayer (Dec 4, 2002)
- Episode 1x06: R.I.P. (Oct 30, 2002)
- Episode 1x05: Cruel and Unusual (Oct 23, 2002)
- Episode 1x04: Heartland (Oct 16, 2002)
- Episode 1x03: Open Heart (Oct 9, 2002)
- Episode 1x02: A La Casa (Oct 2, 2002)
- Episode 1x01: Time of Death (Sep 25, 2002)
The West Wing (1999)
Guest starring as Justice Christopher Mulready
- Episode 5x17: The Supremes (Mar 24, 2004) [Special Guest Star]
As the World Turns (1956)
Starring as Josh Snyder/ Rod Landry
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1988-02-25: Thursday February 25 1988 (Feb 25, 1988)
- Episode 1988-02-12: Friday February 12 1988 (Feb 12, 1988)
- Episode 1988-02-05: Fri Feb 05 1988 (Feb 5, 1988)
- Episode 1988-02-03: Wed Feb 03 1988 (Feb 3, 1988)
- Episode 1988-01-28: Thursday January 28 1988 (Jan 28, 1988)