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
- 2026 · The Roaring Game as Coach
- 2025 · Just Breathe as Tony
- 2021 · Ida Red as Lawrence Twilley
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Potter Stewart
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 2019 · Vault as Buddy Providence
- 2019 · Cold Pursuit as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Harry Brown
- 2018 · The Little Mermaid as
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- 2015 · Marvel's Daredevil as Dutton
- 2015 · The Man in the High Castle as J. Edgar Hoover
- 2012 · The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander
- 2012 · Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- 2011 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 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
- 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 · 88 Minutes as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
- 2006 · Shark as Harry Russo
- 2006 · Freedomland as Boyle
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as
- 2005 · The Devil's Rejects as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
- 2005 · The L.A. Riot Spectacular as George Holliday
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2004 · Entourage as Eddie Kapowski
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Uncle Luke
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Captain Chris Sutter
- 2002 · John Doe as Digger
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Spyder
- 2002 · Hard Cash as Bo Young
- 2002 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2001 · Camouflage as Alton Owens
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 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
- 1995 · Cybill as Bruce
- 1994 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Al Capone
- 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
- 1990 · Sons as Mike
- 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 · Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- 1985 · The Long Hot Summer as Isaac
- 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 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- 2026 · Straight Shot as Frank Senior
- 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
- 2019 · Awake as Roger Bower
- 2017 · Check Point as The Sheriff
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 2015 · Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
- 2014 · Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
- 2013 · Infected as Dr. Edward Dennehey
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2007 · Hack! as Willy
- 2006 · Jam as Ted
- 2005 · Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 2000 · G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 1999 · The Last Marshal as DeClerc
- 1999 · 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1998 · Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1998 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 1995 · Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1992 · Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story as Terry Harper
- 1990 · Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1985 · The Lightship as Gene
- 1984 · Cloak & Dagger as Morris
- 1981 · The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Mark
- Future · A Motel 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 Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2015 · Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- 2015 · Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
- 2014 · Hidden in the Woods as Uncle Costello
- 2013 · Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith
- 2013 · The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die as Stanley
- 2012 · Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
- 2011 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 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
- 2004 · The Librarians as Simon
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · The Technical Writer as Joe
- 1999 · Four Days as Milt
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1999 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
- 1996 · Peacock Blues as
- 1995 · Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
- 1995 · Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 1994 · Lives in Hazard as Self
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- Future · The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds
- 1993 · Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- 1978 · Long Shot as Bille
- Future · Godshot as
- Future · Rule of Three as Mitch