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William Fichtner Biography
Birth Name:William Edward Fichtner
Birth Place:Mitchel Air Force Base, Long Island, New York, United States
Profession Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Honored with the first star on the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival Walk of Fame
- Invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in 2007
- Received an honorary doctorate degree from Farmingdale State College in 2008
- Graduated from the State University of New York at Brockport in 1978
- Became interested in acting after taking an improvisation class in college
- Was once taught by documentary film producer Sally Rubin
- Won the 2011 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the Long Beach Grand Prix
Awards
- 2002PFCS Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
- 2005ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: winner
- 2005Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Ensemble Performance: nominated
- 2005Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Ensemble Performance: nominated
- 2005Hollywood Film Award-Ensemble of the Year: winner
- 2006Saturn Award-Best Actor on Television: nominated
- 2006Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
- 2006Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: winner
- 2012Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2016Festival Prize-Best Ensemble Cast: winner
- 2017Best Actor-Best Actor: winner
- 2018Jury Award-Best Ensemble Cast: winner
- 2018Carpe Diem Andretta Award-: winner
- 2019Grand Jury-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
- 2019Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
- 2021Critics Choice Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2026Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series: nominated