
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
- 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 · I Am Fear as Marco
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 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 · 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 · Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
- 2015 · Marvel's Daredevil as Dutton
- 2015 · The Man in the High Castle as J. Edgar Hoover
- 2014 · Hidden in the Woods as Uncle Costello
- 2013 · The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die as Stanley
- 2012 · The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander
- 2012 · Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- 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 · 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
- 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
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Uncle Luke
- 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
- 1999 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1998 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 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 · Virtuosity as William Cochran
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Al Capone
- 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
- 1989 · Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- 1988 · Patty Hearst as Teko
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 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 · 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
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- 2024 · 9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 2020 · A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2016 · The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 2015 · Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- 2012 · Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
- 2011 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2011 · Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 2009 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2006 · Jam as Ted
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2003 · The Librarians as Simon
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2002 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2000 · G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999 · The Last Marshal as DeClerc
- 1999 · 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1999 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1998 · Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1997 · First Time Felon as Sorley
- 1995 · The Immortals as Tim
- 1995 · Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- 1995 · Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
- 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
- 1992 · Cruel Doubt as Police Chief John Crone
- 1992 · The Waterdance as Bloss
- 1990 · Blind Faith as Ferlin L'Heureux
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1985 · The Lightship as Gene
- 1981 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- Future · The Roaring Game as
- 2023 · Open as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
- 2019 · Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union as narrator
- 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
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2007 · Southern Gothic as Pitt
- 2007 · We All Scream for Ice Cream as Buster
- 2005 · Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · The Technical Writer as Joe
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 1999 · Four Days as Milt
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
- 1996 · Peacock Blues as
- 1995 · Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 1994 · Lives in Hazard as Self
- 1993 · Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- 1992 · Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story as Terry Harper
- 1990 · Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
- 1990 · Sons as Mike
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- 1978 · Long Shot as Bille
- Future · Just Breathe as Tony
- 1981 · The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Mark
- Future · The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds