Born in 1956 in Long Island, New York, USA. William started his career in "As the worlds turns". After roles in Malcolm X, Quiz Show and Strange Days, his name got bigger. After doing a performance of a lifetime as Kent in "Contact" he is now a name for the big audience.


His sister is a major in the USAF. His favorite food is sushi. Has four sisters: Mary, Margaret, Pamela, and Patricia. Attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, New York. 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. Fichtner, Fiechtner, or any variant thereof is a surname originating from areas where German is spoken. Descendants of the Fichtner name are spread though Germany, 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 within modern Germany, especially in 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.