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
- 2025 · Just Breathe as Tony
- 2024 · 9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 2021 · God's Not Dead: We The People as Senator Robert Benson
- 2020 · A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 2017 · Check Point as The Sheriff
- 2013 · The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die as Stanley
- 2011 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 2010 · Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- 2005 · Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 2005 · The L.A. Riot Spectacular as George Holliday
- 2004 · The Librarians as Simon
- 2002 · Hard Cash as Bo Young
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 2000 · G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 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 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1995 · Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1992 · The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Beaudeen
- 1991 · Stone Cold as Ice
- 1990 · Blind Faith as Ferlin L'Heureux
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1989 · Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- 1985 · The Lightship as Gene
- 1985 · The Long Hot Summer as Isaac
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- Future · Straight Shot as
- 2025 · The Roaring Game as
- 2023 · Open as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
- 2021 · Ida Red as Lawrence Twilley
- 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 · The Networker as Charles Mangano
- 2016 · The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 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
- 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
- 2014 · Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
- 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 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 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 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Steve Rigsby
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 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
- 2006 · Jam as Ted
- 2006 · Freedomland as Boyle
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as
- 2005 · The Devil's Rejects as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2004 · Entourage as Eddie Kapowski
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Uncle Luke
- 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 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2001 · Camouflage as Alton Owens
- 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 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 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 · The Immortals as Tim
- 1995 · Virtuosity as William Cochran
- 1995 · Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
- 1995 · Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 1994 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 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 · 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 · Sons as Mike
- 1988 · Patty Hearst as Teko
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as Evelle
- 1985 · Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- 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
- Future · A Motel as
- Future · The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds