William Fichtner

William Fichtner in Heat

William Fichtner (1956 - )

Deaths in Film

• Heat (1995) [Roger Van Zant]: Shot three times in the chest by Robert De Niro after Robert confronts him in William's home.

• Strange Days (1995) [Dwayne Engelman]: Commits suicide by shooting himself in the mouth in Times Square, after his part in Glenn Plummer's murder is publicly revealed.

• The Underneath (1995) [Tommy Dundee]: Shot in the chest with his own gun during a struggle with Peter Gallagher.

• Albino Alligator (1996) [Law]: Shot in the back in a shoot-out with federal agents, after being stabbed in the stomach with a dart by Viggo Mortensen.

• The Settlement (1999) [Jerry]: Impaled through the back with a swordfish by Kelly McGillis.

• Drowning Mona (2000) [Phil Dearly]: Drowned by Tracey Walter after William drunkely falls into the lake; his body is shown afterwards as the police investigate, and the murder is shown in a flashback later on.

• The Perfect Storm (2000) [David 'Sully' Sullivan]: Drowned, along with the rest of his shipmates, when the boat sinks.

• Blades of Glory (2007) [Darren MacElroy]: Although he survives the actual movie, the US DVD includes a deleted scene in which he is accidentally shot in the back with a sniper rifle by Nick Swardson, who had been aiming for Jon Heder (Played for Comedic Effect).

• The Dark Knight (2008) [Bank Manager]: Possibly dies of his injuries off-screen, having been shot in the left leg & abdomen and "fed" a live grenade (which released fumes of an unknown nature) by Heath Ledger as he robs the bank (It's unclear if he died or not, but given the circumstances it's a possible outcome)

• The Big Bang (2010) [Poley]: Strangled with handcuff chains by Antonio Banderas & Sienna Guillory in his car he is then shot through the head by Sienna.

• The Lone Ranger (2013) [Butch Cavendish]: Killed when the train carriage he's riding in collides with another carriage that Barry Pepper is riding in.

• Elysium (2013) [John Carlye]: Bleeds to death after accidentally being shot in the chest by Adrian Holmes; he dies after Jose Pablo Cantillo loads all his information into Matt Damon's head.

Deaths in Video Games

• Turok (2008) [Logan]: Machine-gunned by a helicopter while William is attempting to shoot it down.

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) [Sandman]: Killed in a mine cave-in (along with Idris Elba and Timothy Olyphant) when William, Idris, and Timothy stay behind in the mine so Billy Murray, Brian Bloom, and David Anthony Pizzuto can escape.

Notable Connections

• Ex-Mr. Betsy Aidem

Gallery

William Fichtner's death in The Lone Ranger