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 · Ida Red as Lawrence Twilley
- 2021 · God's Not Dead: We The People as Senator Robert Benson
- 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
- 2016 · The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 2015 · Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
- 2015 · Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- 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
- 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 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 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 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 · Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 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
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Captain Chris Sutter
- 2002 · John Doe as Digger
- 2002 · Hard Cash as Bo Young
- 2001 · Camouflage as Alton Owens
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 1999 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1998 · Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1998 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 1996 · Gotti as Sammy Gravano
- 1996 · The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1995 · Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Franchise
- 1995 · The Immortals as Tim
- 1995 · Cybill as Bruce
- 1994 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 1992 · The Waterdance as Bloss
- 1992 · American Me as J.D.
- 1991 · Stone Cold as Ice
- 1991 · Career Opportunities as Custodian
- 1990 · Sons as Mike
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1989 · Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as Evelle
- 1985 · Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- 1985 · The Lightship as Gene
- 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 · T. J. Hooker as Wounded Assailant
- 1982 · Fame as
- 1981 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- Future · Straight Shot as
- 2025 · The Roaring Game as
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Potter Stewart
- 2020 · A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2020 · I Am Fear as Marco
- 2017 · The Networker as Charles Mangano
- 2017 · Check Point as The Sheriff
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- 2015 · Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
- 2012 · Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
- 2011 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 2007 · We All Scream for Ice Cream as Buster
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Spyder
- 2002 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2000 · G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999 · 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1997 · First Time Felon as Sorley
- 1996 · Peacock Blues as
- 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")
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Al Capone
- 1991 · Out for Justice as Richie Madano
- 1988 · Patty Hearst as Teko
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- 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 · The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die as Stanley
- 2013 · Infected as Dr. Edward Dennehey
- 2012 · The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011 · Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 2011 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2009 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2007 · Southern Gothic as Pitt
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2003 · The Technical Writer as Joe
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 1999 · The Last Marshal as DeClerc
- 1999 · Four Days as Milt
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1999 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
- 1996 · The Substitute as Hollan
- 1994 · Lives in Hazard as Self
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1993 · Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- 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
- 1990 · Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
- 1990 · Dick Tracy as Flattop
- 1990 · Blind Faith as Ferlin L'Heureux
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- 1985 · The Long Hot Summer as Isaac
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- 1982 · Tales of the Gold Monkey as
- 1981 · The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Mark
- 1978 · Long Shot as Bille
- Future · A Motel as
- Future · The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds