
William Forsythe
June 7, 1955 (69 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
- 2024 · 9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 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
- 2020 · A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 2016 · The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 2014 · Hidden in the Woods as Uncle Costello
- 2014 · Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
- 2011 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2007 · Hack! as Willy
- 2006 · Jam as Ted
- 2003 · The Librarians as Simon
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2002 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 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
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1997 · First Time Felon as Sorley
- 1995 · Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- 1993 · Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- 1990 · Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
- 1990 · Sons as Mike
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1985 · Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- 1981 · The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Mark
- 1981 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- 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
- 2019 · Cold Pursuit as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Harry Brown
- 2018 · The Little Mermaid as
- 2017 · The Networker as Charles Mangano
- 2017 · Check Point as The Sheriff
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- 2015 · Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
- 2015 · Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- 2015 · Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
- 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
- 2013 · Infected as Dr. Edward Dennehey
- 2012 · Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
- 2012 · The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander
- 2012 · Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- 2011 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 2011 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2011 · Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 2010 · The Rig as Jim Fleming
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Harry Brown
- 2010 · Boardwalk Empire as Manny
- 2010 · Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- 2010 · Justified as Michael
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2009 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Steve Rigsby
- 2008 · Final Approach as Silas Jansen
- 2008 · Stiletto as Alex
- 2007 · Halloween as Ronnie White
- 2007 · Southern Gothic as Pitt
- 2007 · 88 Minutes as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
- 2007 · We All Scream for Ice Cream as Buster
- 2006 · Shark as
- 2006 · Freedomland as Boyle
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as
- 2005 · The Devil's Rejects as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
- 2005 · Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 2005 · The L.A. Riot Spectacular as George Holliday
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · Las Vegas as
- 2003 · The Technical Writer as Joe
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as
- 2002 · John Doe as Digger
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Spyder
- 2002 · Hard Cash as Bo Young
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2001 · Camouflage as Alton Owens
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1999 · 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
- Future · The Roaring Game as
- 1999 · Four Days as Milt
- 1999 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1998 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1996 · Gotti as Sammy Gravano
- 1996 · The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1996 · The Substitute as Hollan
- 1996 · Peacock Blues as
- 1995 · Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Franchise
- 1995 · The Immortals as Tim
- 1995 · Virtuosity as William Cochran
- 1995 · Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
- 1995 · Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 1994 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 1994 · Lives in Hazard as Self
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Al Capone
- 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 · The Waterdance as Bloss
- 1992 · American Me as J.D.
- 1991 · Stone Cold as Ice
- 1991 · Out for Justice as Richie Madano
- 1991 · Career Opportunities as Custodian
- 1990 · Dick Tracy as Flattop
- 1990 · Blind Faith as Ferlin L'Heureux
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1989 · Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- 1988 · Patty Hearst as Teko
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as Evelle
- 1985 · The Lightship as Gene
- 1985 · The Long Hot Summer as Isaac
- 1984 · Cloak & Dagger as Morris
- 1984 · Once Upon a Time in America as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
- 1983 · The Man Who Wasn't There as Pug Face Crusher
- 1982 · Tales of the Gold Monkey as
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Wounded Assailant
- 1982 · Fame as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1978 · Long Shot as Bille
- Future · Just Breathe as Tony