
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
- 2019 · Awake as Roger Bower
- 2019 · Vault as Buddy Providence
- 2019 · Cold Pursuit as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Harry Brown
- 2018 · The Little Mermaid as
- 2017 · Check Point as The Sheriff
- 2016 · The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- 2015 · Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
- 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")
- 2013 · The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die as Stanley
- 2012 · The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander
- 2012 · Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- 2011 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2011 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2010 · The Rig as Jim Fleming
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Harry Brown
- 2010 · Boardwalk Empire as Manny
- 2010 · Justified as Michael
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Steve Rigsby
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2008 · Final Approach as Silas Jansen
- 2008 · Stiletto as Alex
- 2007 · Halloween as Ronnie White
- 2007 · Hack! as Willy
- 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
- 2004 · Entourage as Eddie Kapowski
- 2003 · The Librarians as Simon
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Uncle Luke
- 2003 · The Technical Writer as Joe
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as
- 2002 · John Doe as Digger
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Spyder
- 2002 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2001 · Camouflage as Alton Owens
- 1999 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1998 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 1997 · First Time Felon as Sorley
- 1996 · Gotti as Sammy Gravano
- 1996 · The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1996 · The Substitute as Hollan
- 1995 · Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Franchise
- 1995 · The Immortals as Tim
- 1995 · Virtuosity as William Cochran
- 1994 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 1994 · Lives in Hazard as Self
- 1993 · Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Al Capone
- 1992 · Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story as Terry Harper
- 1992 · American Me as J.D.
- 1991 · Out for Justice as Richie Madano
- 1991 · Career Opportunities as Custodian
- 1990 · Sons as Mike
- 1988 · Patty Hearst as Teko
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as Evelle
- 1985 · Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- 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 · The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Mark
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1978 · Long Shot as Bille
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- 2025 · Just Breathe as Tony
- 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
- 2020 · A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2020 · I Am Fear as Marco
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 2015 · Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- 2015 · Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
- 2014 · Hidden in the Woods as Uncle Costello
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2007 · Southern Gothic as Pitt
- 2005 · Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 2005 · The L.A. Riot Spectacular as George Holliday
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2000 · G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999 · The Last Marshal as DeClerc
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1995 · Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1992 · The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Beaudeen
- 1992 · Cruel Doubt as Police Chief John Crone
- 1992 · The Waterdance as Bloss
- 1991 · Stone Cold as Ice
- Future · The Roaring Game as
- 2024 · 9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Potter Stewart
- 2019 · Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union as narrator
- 2017 · The Networker as Charles Mangano
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 2013 · Infected as Dr. Edward Dennehey
- 2012 · Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
- 2011 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011 · Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 2010 · Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- 2009 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2006 · Jam as Ted
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2002 · Hard Cash as Bo Young
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 1999 · Four Days as Milt
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1999 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1998 · Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- Future · Straight Shot as
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 1999 · 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 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 · 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 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1985 · The Lightship as Gene
- 1985 · The Long Hot Summer as Isaac
- 1984 · Cloak & Dagger as Morris
- 1981 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- Future · A Motel as
- Future · The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds