William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sheriff Tom Underlay on Invasion, as Alexander Mahone on Prison Break and as Ken Rosenberg in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Fichtner was born in East Meadow, New York, and raised in Cheektowaga, New York, the son of Patricia and William E. Fichtner. He is of German heritage. He has four sisters,...
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William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sheriff Tom Underlay on Invasion, as Alexander Mahone on Prison Break and as Ken Rosenberg in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Fichtner was born in East Meadow, New York, and raised in Cheektowaga, New York, the son of Patricia and William E. Fichtner. He is of German heritage. He has four sisters, one of whom is a colonel in the US Air Force. His nephew Michael O’Mara was a member of the band Sleepaway.
Fichtner graduated from Maryvale High School. After graduating from Farmingdale State College in 1976 with a associate degree in criminal justice, he attended SUNY Brockport and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice in 1978. Fichtner decided to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Fichtner credits his Farmingdale State College admissions counselor, Don Harvey, with his decision to study acting....
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