
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
- 2019 · Vault as Buddy Providence
- 2019 · Cold Pursuit as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Harry Brown
- 2018 · The Little Mermaid as
- 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
- 2011 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2011 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Harry Brown
- 2010 · Boardwalk Empire as Manny
- 2010 · Justified as Michael
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Steve Rigsby
- 2008 · Final Approach as Silas Jansen
- 2007 · Halloween as Ronnie White
- 2006 · Shark as
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as
- 2004 · Entourage as Eddie Kapowski
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Uncle Luke
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as
- 2002 · John Doe as Digger
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 1999 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1997 · First Time Felon as Sorley
- 1996 · The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1996 · The Substitute as Hollan
- 1995 · Virtuosity as William Cochran
- 1992 · American Me as J.D.
- 1991 · Out for Justice as Richie Madano
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as Evelle
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- 1984 · Once Upon a Time in America as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Wounded Assailant
- 1982 · Fame as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- Future · The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds
- 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
- 2016 · The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2013 · Infected as Dr. Edward Dennehey
- 2012 · Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- 2010 · The Rig as Jim Fleming
- 2010 · Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2007 · Southern Gothic as Pitt
- 2007 · 88 Minutes as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
- 2006 · Jam as Ted
- 2006 · Freedomland as Boyle
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Spyder
- 2000 · G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1999 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1998 · Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- 1996 · Peacock Blues as
- 1995 · Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Franchise
- 1994 · Lives in Hazard as Self
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1993 · Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- 1992 · Cruel Doubt as Police Chief John Crone
- 1992 · The Waterdance as Bloss
- 1990 · Sons as Mike
- 1989 · Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1985 · The Long Hot Summer as Isaac
- Future · The Roaring Game as
- 1990 · Blind Faith as Ferlin L'Heureux
- 1985 · The Lightship as Gene
- 1984 · Cloak & Dagger as Morris
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- 2025 · 9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 2025 · Just Breathe as Tony
- 2023 · Open as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
- 2020 · A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2019 · Awake as Roger Bower
- 2019 · Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union as narrator
- 2017 · The Networker as Charles Mangano
- 2017 · Check Point as The Sheriff
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 2015 · Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
- 2015 · Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- 2015 · Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
- 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 · The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander
- 2011 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 2011 · Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 2009 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · Stiletto as Alex
- 2007 · Hack! as Willy
- 2007 · We All Scream for Ice Cream as Buster
- 2005 · The Devil's Rejects as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
- 2005 · Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 2005 · The L.A. Riot Spectacular as George Holliday
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · The Librarians as Simon
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2003 · The Technical Writer as Joe
- 2002 · Hard Cash as Bo Young
- 2002 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2001 · Camouflage as Alton Owens
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 1999 · The Last Marshal as DeClerc
- 1999 · Four Days as Milt
- 1999 · 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1998 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1996 · Gotti as Sammy Gravano
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
- 1995 · The Immortals as Tim
- 1995 · Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- 1995 · Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
- 1995 · Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 1994 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 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
- 1991 · Stone Cold as Ice
- 1991 · Career Opportunities as Custodian
- 1990 · Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
- 1990 · Dick Tracy as Flattop
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1988 · Patty Hearst as Teko
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- 1985 · Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- 1983 · The Man Who Wasn't There as Pug Face Crusher
- 1982 · Tales of the Gold Monkey as
- 1981 · The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Mark
- 1981 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- 1978 · Long Shot as Bille