William Forsythe
June 7, 1955 (71 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 · Straight Shot as Frank Senior
- 2026 · The Roaring Game as Coach
- 2025 · Just Breathe as Tony
- 2024 · 9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 2020 · I Am Fear as Marco
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 2014 · Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
- 2012 · Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- 2011 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2005 · Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999 · 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1998 · Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1997 · First Time Felon as Sorley
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
- 1995 · Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- 1995 · Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
- 1995 · Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1993 · Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- 1992 · The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Beaudeen
- 1992 · The Waterdance as Bloss
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1985 · The Lightship as Gene
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- 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 · 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 Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 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
- 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
- 2013 · Infected as Dr. Edward Dennehey
- 2012 · Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
- 2012 · The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander
- 2011 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2011 · Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 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 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 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 · Hack! as Willy
- 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 Harry Russo
- 2006 · Jam as Ted
- 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
- 2004 · The Librarians as Simon
- 2004 · Entourage as Eddie Kapowski
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Uncle Luke
- 2003 · The Technical Writer as Joe
- 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
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 2000 · G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 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 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1998 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 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 · Cybill as Bruce
- 1994 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 1994 · Lives in Hazard as Self
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Al Capone
- 1990 · Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
- Future · A Motel as
- Future · The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds
- 1992 · Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story as Terry Harper
- 1992 · Cruel Doubt as Police Chief John Crone
- 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 · 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
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- 1984 · Cloak & Dagger as Morris
- 1984 · Once Upon a Time in America as Cockeye
- 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 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1978 · Long Shot as Bille
- Future · Godshot as
- Future · Rule of Three as Mitch