
William Forsythe
June 7, 1955 (70 years old) in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
William Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of tough-guy, criminal characters, and has starred in films such as American Me (1992), Raising Arizona (1987), Dick Tracy (1990), Gotti (1996), The Rock (1996), and The Devil's Rejects (2005). He has also played recurring characters in television series such as Boardwalk Empire (2010) and Justified (2010).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Just Breathe as Tony
- 2019 · Vault as Buddy Providence
- 2019 · Cold Pursuit as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Harry Brown
- 2015 · Marvel's Daredevil as Dutton
- 2015 · The Man in the High Castle as J. Edgar Hoover
- 2013 · The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die as Stanley
- 2011 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Harry Brown
- 2010 · Boardwalk Empire as Manny
- 2010 · Justified as Michael
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Steve Rigsby
- 2008 · Final Approach as Silas Jansen
- 2007 · Halloween as Ronnie White
- 2006 · Shark as
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as
- 2005 · The Devil's Rejects as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
- 2004 · Entourage as Eddie Kapowski
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Uncle Luke
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as
- 2002 · John Doe as Digger
- 2001 · Camouflage as Alton Owens
- 1999 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1996 · The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1996 · The Substitute as Hollan
- 1993 · Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- 1992 · American Me as J.D.
- 1991 · Stone Cold as Ice
- 1991 · Career Opportunities as Custodian
- 1988 · Patty Hearst as Teko
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as Evelle
- 1984 · Once Upon a Time in America as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Wounded Assailant
- 1982 · Fame as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- Future · The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds
- 2020 · A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2019 · Awake as Roger Bower
- 2018 · The Little Mermaid as
- 2016 · The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- 2015 · Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
- 2014 · Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
- 2011 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2010 · The Rig as Jim Fleming
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2008 · Stiletto as Alex
- 2007 · Hack! as Willy
- 2007 · 88 Minutes as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
- 2006 · Freedomland as Boyle
- 2005 · Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Spyder
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1998 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 1997 · First Time Felon as Sorley
- 1996 · Gotti as Sammy Gravano
- 1995 · Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Franchise
- 1995 · Virtuosity as William Cochran
- 1994 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 1994 · Lives in Hazard as Self
- 1992 · Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story as Terry Harper
- 1992 · The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Beaudeen
- 1991 · Out for Justice as Richie Madano
- 1990 · Sons as Mike
- 1989 · Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1985 · Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- 1984 · Cloak & Dagger as Morris
- 1982 · Tales of the Gold Monkey as
- 1978 · Long Shot as Bille
- Future · A Motel as
- 2023 · Open as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
- 2021 · Ida Red as Lawrence Twilley
- 2021 · God's Not Dead: We The People as Senator Robert Benson
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Potter Stewart
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 2017 · Check Point as The Sheriff
- 2015 · Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
- 2012 · The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander
- 2011 · Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 2010 · Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2005 · The L.A. Riot Spectacular as George Holliday
- 2003 · The Librarians as Simon
- 2002 · Hard Cash as Bo Young
- 2002 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2000 · G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999 · The Last Marshal as DeClerc
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1999 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1998 · Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1995 · The Immortals as Tim
- 1995 · Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Al Capone
- 1992 · Cruel Doubt as Police Chief John Crone
- 1992 · The Waterdance as Bloss
- 1990 · Dick Tracy as Flattop
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1985 · The Lightship as Gene
- 1983 · The Man Who Wasn't There as Pug Face Crusher
- 1981 · The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Mark
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- Future · The Roaring Game as
- 2024 · 9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 2020 · I Am Fear as Marco
- 2019 · Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union as narrator
- 2017 · The Networker as Charles Mangano
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 2015 · Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- 2014 · Hidden in the Woods as Uncle Costello
- 2013 · Infected as Dr. Edward Dennehey
- 2012 · Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
- 2012 · Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- 2011 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 2009 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2007 · Southern Gothic as Pitt
- 2007 · We All Scream for Ice Cream as Buster
- 2006 · Jam as Ted
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2003 · The Technical Writer as Joe
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 1999 · Four Days as Milt
- 1999 · 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
- 1996 · Peacock Blues as
- 1995 · Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- 1995 · Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 1990 · Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
- 1990 · Blind Faith as Ferlin L'Heureux
- 1985 · The Long Hot Summer as Isaac
- 1981 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- Future · Straight Shot as