
William Forsythe
June 7, 1955 (69 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
- 2020 · A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 2017 · The Networker as Charles Mangano
- 2016 · The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2015 · Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
- 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")
- 2012 · Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
- 2012 · Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- 2011 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2010 · Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · Stiletto as Alex
- 2007 · We All Scream for Ice Cream as Buster
- 2006 · Jam as Ted
- 2005 · Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2003 · The Librarians as Simon
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Spyder
- 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
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1998 · Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1994 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- Future · The Roaring Game as
- 1993 · Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- 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
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Potter Stewart
- 2020 · I Am Fear as Marco
- 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 · Check Point as The Sheriff
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 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 · The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander
- 2011 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 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 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Steve Rigsby
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2008 · Final Approach as Silas Jansen
- 2007 · Halloween as Ronnie White
- 2007 · Hack! as Willy
- 2007 · Southern Gothic as Pitt
- 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
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · Las Vegas as
- 2003 · The Technical Writer as Joe
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as
- 2002 · John Doe as Digger
- 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 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1999 · Four Days as Milt
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1999 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 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 · 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 · The Immortals as Tim
- 1995 · Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- 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 · The Untouchables as Al Capone
- 1992 · Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story as Terry Harper
- 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: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
- 1990 · Dick Tracy as Flattop
- 1990 · Blind Faith as Ferlin L'Heureux
- 1990 · Sons as Mike
- 1985 · The Lightship as Gene
- Future · Just Breathe as Tony
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1989 · Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- 1988 · Patty Hearst as Teko
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 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 · The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Mark
- 1981 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1978 · Long Shot as Bille