William Edward Fichtner is an American actor known for his films Invasion, Escape, Equilibrium, Armageddon, The Lone Ranger, The Dark Knight, The Perfect Storm, Independence Day: Revival. For his role in the film "Clash", won the Academy Award for the cast, Fichtner won the prize of the American Guild of Film Actors.
Although in most of the films Fichtner starred in episodic roles, his appearance on the screen did not go unnoticed due to his unusual appearance, and the actor always literally attracts the attention of the audience to his sad and slightly mysterious look. He dreamed of a lawyer career, but unexpectedly for everyone changed his mind and became an artist.
Children and teenagers
The boy was born in the fall of 1956 in the town of Chictovag. Their large family had four children: three daughters and an only son - William, who became a universal favorite.
As a child, William did not differ in any talents, did not study music and did not participate in school theater productions. He dreamed of a prestigious legal profession and was preparing to continue his education at the law faculty of a university in America.
It so happened that after graduation, the young man entered Farmingdale College, where he received a diploma in criminal law. Later he returned to the same college in order to defend his doctoral dissertation and obtain a doctorate in humanities.
His fate changed dramatically after 20 years. Unexpectedly for everyone, William decides to enter the Academy of Dramatic Art in order to continue his career, but already in the theater field. What prompted him to such an unusual decision is not known to anyone, but, starting his creative biography, Fichtner did not fail and eventually became one of the famous and popular movie actors, devoting his whole life to creativity.
Career in cinema
After graduating from the academy, Fichtner first spoke on Broadway, and only a few years later he was invited to shoot the series "How the World Turns", and then - in the drama "Grace on Fire".
The actor got into the first full-length film only in 1992. It was a picture of "Malcolm X", where the main role was played by D. Washington. For the audience, Fichtner's appearance on the screens went unnoticed, because he received only an episodic role as a policeman.
The next work in the cinema also did not become something outstanding. He played in the drama “Television Quiz”, and only by the age of forty first got a significant role in the film “Fight” with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in the lead roles. They began to recognize the actor, but he never reached his main roles during this period, although the list of his acting works is quite impressive. He appeared in the films: “Armageddon”, “Contact”, “Ecstasy”, “Pearl Harbor”, “Black Hawk”.
Fichtner played one of the central roles in the film "The Perfect Storm" in 2000, and then starred in the film "Clash", which received an Oscar. The entire cast, which included William Fichtner, was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award.
One of his great works in the cinema was the image of the villain Butch Quendisha in the Lone Ranger western, which was released in 2013. The picture itself was poorly received by critics, but there were only positive reviews about Fichtner's character.
In 2016, the actor appeared in the long-awaited sequel to the fantastic action movie Independence Day: Revival, where he played the role of General Adams.
