William Fichtner Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
William Edward Fichtner is an American actor. He has appeared in a number of notable film and TV series. He is known for his roles as Sheriff Tom Underlay in the cult favorite television series Invasion, Alexander Mahone on Prison Break, The Lone Ranger and Teenage Mutant Ni...
Maryvale High School (Cheektowaga), Farmingdale State College, SUNY Brockport, American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Kymberly Kalil (m. 1998), Betsy Aidem (m. ?–1996)
Children
Sam Fichtner, Vangel Fichtner
Parents
Patricia A. Steitz, William E. Fichtner
Siblings
Margaret Fichtner, Pamela Fichtner, Mary Fichtner, Patricia Fichtner
Nicknames
William Edward Fichtner , Bill Fichtner , Bill , William Fiechtner
Awards
Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2004)
Nominations
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast, Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television, Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Movies
"Invasion", "Prison Break", "Armageddon", "The Perfect Storm", "Crash", "The Longest Yard", "The Dark Knight", "Phantom"
TV Shows
"Crossing Lines" (2014), "Four Falls of Buffalo", "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3", "Entourage"
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Trademark
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Attached earlobes
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Deep gravelly commanding voice
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Films often portray his characters as antagonistic, later evolving more towards a protagonistic quality (The Longest Yard (2005)).
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Quote
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I have no problem having any actor from anywhere play a role. I'm excited for any actor that gets a job, I truly am. Even if it's a role that I'm up for and I don't get it, I never begrudge any actor having it work out for them.
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When I was younger, I never wanted to rehearse because I thought that someone would figure out I don't know what I'm doing. Now I like to really spend the time and figure it out, and rehearsal is to try something that doesn't work.
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It's not that there aren't people who care creatively in the world of television, but there's always a bit more time in making a movie. I always feel films are more of a creative journey.
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Here's the bottom line: I can't play someone if I can't figure out what he cares about. Everybody cares about something, even a rough character. It defines where we step in life. As soon as you find out what somebody cares about, then it all gets real.
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What I truly get excited about is not the genre of a movie or the size of a part - it's character. I like to find characters.
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When you work on a Jerry Bruckheimer film, you can be sure of two things: no production value will be spared, and the catering will be as fine as any really really good restaurant. Jerry is an amazing producer, with a commitment to his films second to none.
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Fact
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Is a talented racing driver - overall winner of the 2011 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race during the Grand Prix of Long Beach, finishing ahead of pro driver Ken Gushi.
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Become the first person to receive a star on the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival's Walk of Fame.
Graduated from Farmingdale State College with an Associate degree n Criminal Justice in 1976, then transferred to SUNY Brockport.
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He has German, Irish, English, and more distant Dutch, ancestry. Fichtner, Fiechtner, or any variant thereof is a surname originating from areas where German is spoken (Switzerland, Austria, Germany). Descendants of the Fichtner name are spread though Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, the United States and even into modern-day Ukraine. Groups of Fichtners helped to colonize the early United States, with the emergence of Fichtners into Pennsylvania in the mid-1760s. Fichtners also settled in the Russian Empire as Catherine the Great opened up Russian lands to German settlement during the same period. The name is common especially in modern southern Germany. Fichtners also remain today living in the modern-day Ukraine and many live within the United States today in the Midwest and Northwest.
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One of 115 people invited to join to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences [2007].
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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.
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His sister teaches art at Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, New York.
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Attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, New York.
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Attended high school at Maryvale High School in Cheektowaga, New York.
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Has four sisters: Mary, Margaret, Pamela and Patricia.
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The ring he constantly wears belonged to his grandfather, Theodore.
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Graduated from SUNY Brockport in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice.
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His sister is a major in the United States Air Force.
$8 Million
