
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
- 2023 · Open as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Potter Stewart
- 2020 · A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2016 · The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 2015 · Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- 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 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2010 · Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2007 · Hack! as Willy
- 2006 · Jam as Ted
- 2005 · Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · The Librarians as Simon
- 2002 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999 · 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1998 · Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1995 · The Immortals as Tim
- 1995 · Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- 1994 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1992 · The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Beaudeen
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1985 · Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- 1983 · The Man Who Wasn't There as Pug Face Crusher
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- 2024 · 9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 2021 · Ida Red as Lawrence Twilley
- 2021 · God's Not Dead: We The People as Senator Robert Benson
- 2020 · I Am Fear as Marco
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 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
- 2015 · Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
- 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 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 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 · Justified as Michael
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2009 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 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 · The L.A. Riot Spectacular as George Holliday
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2003 · Las Vegas as
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 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 · G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 1999 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · The Last Marshal as DeClerc
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1999 · Four Days as Milt
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1999 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1998 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1997 · First Time Felon as Sorley
- 1996 · Gotti as Sammy Gravano
- 1996 · The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
- 1996 · The Substitute as Hollan
- 1996 · Peacock Blues as
- 1995 · Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Franchise
- 1995 · Virtuosity as William Cochran
- 1995 · Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
- 1995 · Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 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 · 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: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
- 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 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 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
- 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 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1978 · Long Shot as Bille
- Future · The Roaring Game as
- Future · Just Breathe as Tony