Prison Break Cast
William Fichtner
- Character: Alexander Mahone
- Date of Birth: November 27th, 1956
- Age: 52
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William Edward Fichtner was born on 27th November 1956 in East Meadow, New York and grew up in Buffalo, New York. At 6' 1", William is the only boy out of five siblings. His youngest sister, Pam, works for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and is the Western New York Program Director. One sister is a major in the United States Air Force and another is a high school art teacher.
William has two children, one with his ex-wife Betsy Aidem, whom he divorced in 1996, and one with his present wife, Kymberly Kalil, whom he married on 25th July 1998.
William graduated from Maryvale High School in Cheektowaga, New York in 1974 and then went onto higher education, and in 1978 graduated from from State University of New York at Brockport with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. He was going to go into law enforcement - William even has qualifications to be a police officer - when at university William discovered acting. He needed to take a liberal arts course, so he took acting classes and never looked back.
After graduating from SUNY, William entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and in 1987, landed his first role as Josh Snyder in As The World Turns, playing a troubled man who had years before committed a rape that resulted in a child.
William Fichtner has been in a variety of productions, and even was the voice of Ken Rosenberg in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Some of the big films that Fichtner has starred in include: Crash, Armageddon, Black Hawk Down, and he has starred alongside big names such as Demi Moore, Robert De Niro and George Clooney.
In fact, George Clooney pulled a prank on William. On the set of "The Perfect Storm": Clooney got a member of the prop department to replace William's breath mints with pieces of chalk.
Before Prison Break, William Fichtner played Sheriff Tom Underlay in Invasion, which was cancelled in 2006. He is currently starring in Prison Break as Agent Alexander Mahone, trying to catch the Fox River 8 on the run.
Alexander Mahone
14 years with the FBI should be enough experience to catch 8 escaped convicts, but Mahone has his work cut out with Scofield. Alexander Mahone is the first person to crack several of Michael's codes on his tattoo's. In fact, Mahone has gotten reasonably close to catching Michael on two occasions, but Scofield managed to slip away.
There have been clues to suggest that this is not Mahone's first difficult assignment, with the name "Oscar Shales" constantly popping up causing Mahone stress and anxiety which results in his addiction to midazolam, which he keeps hidden in his pen. Midazolam has powerful hypnotic, skeletal muscle relaxant and sedative properties.
Michael Scofield revealed to the world why the name Oscar Shales causes Mahone so much distress, Mahone murdered him and buried him in his back garden. This secret had cost Mahone his family, his wife Pam and his 5 year old son, Cameron.
Mahone tracked down four of the Fox River 8, Abruzzi, Apolskis, Franklin and Patoshik who are all deceased except for Franlin. After unsuccessfully chasing Michael Scofield around the country, Mahone tracked him down in Panama, South America where they are both currently incarcerated in Sona.
Comments (72)
scotty on June 30, 2007william, I think your awsome man, i loved you in black hawk down.. and prison break!! keep rockin man!! scottyy :)
Francis on July 1, 2007Your good acting as FBI agent in prison break, look like you are really a FBI. Keep up the good work I hope I can watch the season 3
Junaid on July 6, 2007i agree with Francis above..the FBI should really employ u!!! u were great!!
Ann on July 11, 2007William,you are really a talented actor.You made this film more interesting.
Heidi on July 19, 2007Thanked god you joined PB! Season 2 rocks because of Mahone! I like your intensity! great actor, with great personality and a hottie at 50 *wink*. Cars would stop for you instead of teh other way round if you were a law enforcement officer. LOVE YA!
Kay on July 21, 2007You should totally consider working for the FBI.Seriously speaking,I mean you are awesome in acting.
Kay on July 21, 2007You should totally consider working for the FBI.Seriously speaking,I mean you are awesome in acting.
James Solchaga "OMEN" on July 25, 2007YOU ARE REALLY GOOD A WHAT YOU DO BILLY... YOU SHOULD CONSIDER YOURSELF WORKING AS AN AGENT MAYBE SOMEDAY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.... I LIKE YOUR FILMS ALL OF THEM... GOOD LUCK TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS... YOUR DOING A GREAT JOB.... GOD SPEED!!!
drix on July 30, 2007fuck u mahone! ur acting suck man! ewww!!
segun on August 11, 2007we love u in nigeria
Gathenji Kigotho - Nairobi, Kenya on August 24, 2007Mahone you have inspired me to be a crime investigator. FBI seems to fit you n if you get it tell me how I,ll become one in reality or in acting. Nce act mahone (William).
Gathenji Kigotho - Nairobi, Kenya on August 24, 2007Mahone you have inspired me to be a crime investigator. FBI seems to fit you n if you get it tell me how I,ll become one in reality or in acting. Nce act mahone (William). disastaze@yahoo.com
emmanuel othere-ababio on August 24, 2007my girlfriend has developed some kind of hate for u.she thinks u are too wicked.
Lola on September 4, 2007i have developed a hate for mohone too! anyone who doesnt like the brothers and wants them dead..i hate
ira on September 5, 2007hi will i used 2 hate mahone but after some time... i juz found out that he was too gr8 his intelligence, intensity in every single moves.. love 2 c ur act! u juz nailed it, really! glad 2 know that u r gonna be in da season 3 cant wait..
BLAST129 on September 5, 2007YOUR ACTOR IS SO GAYYYYYYYYY BUT YOU ARE COOLLLLLLLLL LIKE AGANGSTER. GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO
Anthony.chiahulamiro on September 7, 2007Mr Mahone,you are something else.I hated you initially,saw you as a wicked man because of the love and pitty i had for micheal and linc.Your too good an FBI.your great.
Chantal on September 14, 2007Mahome,FBI seems to fit you well!!!you rae a great actor!!!!
alfred on September 20, 2007ya, nice actor as FBI agent... keep it up william
nesrin on September 22, 2007you are such a great and nice actor, plus you made more prison break interesting, luv ya!
Maryanne ( malta) on September 23, 2007Hello Mr. Mahone, you are to the spot, although sometimes you are insane, on the whole you are good, ragards
jen on September 24, 2007best actor ever! so glad you join the show! mahone rocks! keep on going william!!! greetz, jen
muzamil on September 25, 2007mahone you ar the reason for prison break coz you are ireplacable
Nika on September 29, 2007Your a great actor...keep it up!
ANGIE on October 18, 2007YOU ARE JUST WONDERFUL TO WATCH ON SCREEN SUCH A TALENTED ACTOR AND YOUR PERFORMANCE FOR ME IS THE STRONGEST OUT OF THE WHOLE CAST YOU ARE VERY GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR CHARACTER TO STAY UNTIL THE END BECAUSE I LOVE WATCHING YOU ON SCREEN. GREAT JOB
patch on October 18, 2007on prison break season 2 mahone was wierd but fun to watch
githinji frantz chege on October 23, 2007my small brother adores you.you make being a dirty cop look so good.keep up the good work!
Katerina on October 29, 2007Sexy... sexy acting, how can I hate you? I dont like you, but I love you... :-) Good luck with everything youre after :-) Czech Republic is starving for season 3
black rose on November 17, 2007YOURE SO NICE, I LIKED YOU ON BLACK HAWK DOWN, INVASION AND MOST PRISON BREAK, YOU ARE SUCH A TALENTED ACTOR, + ure sexy and hansome!
ram on December 11, 2007i hope you and t-bag will work someting out. i want you two as a team
byron on December 2007 on December 20, 2007You are a great actor thinker, you deserve to be an FBI agent
Emmanuel Benson on December 20, 2007Agent Mahone. The pills popping,code breaking and intense agent......your high intelligence and sharp mind often collide and the result is awesome. Go join the FBI....good for you man. But why did you kill Tweener...that was bad. And hey.....need supplies of those pills I will get them 4 u...
danny johnson on January 16, 2008I think you are an absolutely brilliant actor, william. The way you potrayed yourself as a desperate was bloody good work. You are by far the best actor on the show because of your inate ability to make people hate you, but then show another side of your character that people like.
Adam Farmer on January 18, 2008Agent Mahone is one of my favourite characters in prison break. I think the way you portrayed mahone in the way you did was sheer genius and you are the best villain i have ever seen!! I usually go for the good guys but your the one whos kept me watching every week. Thank you for prison break and good luck for the next series and anything you persue in the future!!
sensation on January 23, 2008respect!
Dzoni ( Swaziland) on January 24, 2008Mahone Your intelligence keeps us watchin prison breakin Swaziland. keep it up man
Dzoni ( Swaziland) on January 24, 2008Mahone Your intelligence keeps us watchin prison breakin Swaziland. keep it up man
Dzoni ( Swaziland) on January 24, 2008Mahone Your intelligence keeps us watchin prison breakin Swaziland. keep it up man
arsol on January 24, 2008hi your one of the best actor i watch in my life keep up the good work arsol from philipines
malek on March 9, 2008mahon 100 t-malek@live.fr
CHRIS on March 15, 2008YOU ARE PERFECT WILLIAM IN PRISON BREAK!! I REALLY LIKE YOUR ACTING!!!!! BEST WISHES TO THE OTHERS!!! CHRIS FROM GREECE!!!
Veena on March 24, 2008William you are one of the best actors in the world................you are brilliant.............i love ur acting in prison break................keep it up!!!!!!
joe on April 13, 2008william your the man, I have always thought that your acting is always at its best, they better not kill you off in season 4.
luis on May 8, 2008you are awesome man! like my mother told me stay off the drugs man,lol! i think you are a great actor and i wish you the best,i think you would do a great movie along side of al pacino and robert dinero. keep up the work alex. hope you didnt cave in for season 4,hope to see you around!!!!!!
on May 18, 2008i love alex mahone!!!!!!!! super....!!!
The Mack on May 31, 2008Oh hell no! am not in! what the hell does Whistler and Susan want to do with u anyway? It baffles me Karaoke
michelle from trinidad in the west indies on July 3, 2008YOU ARE A GREAT ACTOR, QUITE HANDSOME ... YOU BRING PRISON BREAK ALIVE. KUDOS TO YOU, MICHAEL, T-BAG AND BELLECK I LOVE YOU GUYS..... YOU 4 ARE THE BEST!
Sue Jordan on July 21, 2008hay, nice work on prison break, good luck
Nzwaki SA on August 8, 2008U are really good William hope u get out of Sona in season 3 and continue as FBI, we love u in South Africa.
steve tsambo(south africa) on August 22, 2008man you area starreally you shouldjoin the FBI you character is owesome.keep it up!
Dan on August 25, 2008I just finished watching season 3 on DVD. Your acting is superb! Mahone steals the show!
huss on September 16, 2008you gotta love alex mahone. William is a great actor i really love you keep it up.
lola on October 8, 2008has every1 forgot what this evil man has done he killed michaels dad and tweener his character gets what he deserves . but in fairness great acting shud of sayd a 1 of the bad guys tho .
K. A .T. on October 14, 2008William your acting is very diversify , you are awesome in almost all the movies and show that you have done ... i love you in prisonbreak your character is so confusing and thats what makes me gravitate to the show....keep up the wonderful work...
nina from Geo on October 19, 2008William you are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You act perfectly! Very sexy!!!
laura on November 6, 2008BOOOOOOOOOOOORED OF MAHONE
maya on November 16, 2008hey william, ur birthday is coming up soon, let me be the first to tell you, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Neo on December 16, 2008Superb actor. Sometimes I forget its only acting. He is that dam good
Abdo on December 20, 2008Well i could write all day and i still cant say how great you are i mean you can give this man any role and he will do soo damn great i mean just look at prison break at season 2 his the smart great hardcore FBI AGENT and at season 3 his the drug addict and at season 4 his the man whos geting revange for his son and giveing a big hand in dostroying the company and if you watch closely he is soo great at all those season i wish you the best we love you here in the arab world and i hope we see more on Tv
John 666 on December 27, 2008The Guy Is Realy Good Keep It Up Mahone !
Bruce on December 30, 2008If there is one man who made the chain of prison break season 2 complete then it is you Mahone....some of us back here have started calling ourselves mAHONE..YOU ROCK AND WHAT...i ACTUALLY THOUGHT YOU WERE AN fbi
on December 31, 2008We like u here in NIGERIA, personally ur my best in prison break.I loved the way u killed wyatt
samar on January 6, 2009i love you im from kuwait
Andrzej on January 29, 2009William - the best vivid, natural and huan role in Prison Break. Good to see all your characters on the screen! Greetings from Poland :-)
arisa on April 3, 2009マホーン捜査官★ ｉｌｏｖｅｙｏｕ(・∀・)
Muazu Xzibit on May 6, 2009I have not commented on any of the characters since PB started, but i most admit it that u are the best performer i ever watched, u blended in every play from d detective (Season 2)to the process of bringing down the company. i like u. Muazu Babayo, Nigeria
Arizona on July 2, 2009Hey Alex!!! Im Sorry To Say But I Hated U In The Secong Season But I Loved U In Season 3+4. U R The Second Best Person On This Show (Apart From Michael) And U Rock So I Hope U Get Wat U Want In The Future :) I Love ya xo
lisa on July 8, 2009i think you are younger than 52
DANIEL on August 17, 2009BEST ACTOR EVER
TOILLET on August 17, 2009YOU SUCK
tala on August 30, 2009you are the best and you make more action in film ... you make it exciting ...I love the way that you move and work on film
VALENTIN ARDELEANU, ROMANIA on October 10, 2009Sir your acting show how professional you are. Your face expresion sayz everything. Good luck and God bless you.