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