Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 7, 1955
Place of Birth:
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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William Forsythe
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 Windows | Det. Tim Boyle |
| 2023 | Open | Capt. Edgar J. Steadman |
| 2021 | God's Not Dead: We The People | Senator Robert Benson |
| 2021 | Roe v. Wade | Justice Potter Stewart |
| 2021 | Ida Red | Lawrence Twilley |
| 2020 | I Am Fear | Marco |
| 2020 | A Perfect Plan | Grayson |
| 2019 | Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union | narrator |
| 2019 | Cold Pursuit | Brock 'Wingman' Coxman |
| 2019 | Run with the Hunted | Augustus |
| 2019 | Vault | Buddy Providence |
| 2019 | Awake | Roger Bower |
| 2018 | The Little Mermaid | |
| 2017 | Check Point | The Sheriff |
| 2017 | The Networker | Charles Mangano |
| 2016 | The Bronx Bull | Jake LaMotta |
| 2016 | The Midnight Man | Fairbanks |
| 2016 | The Hollow | Big John Dawson |
| 2015 | Road to Juarez | Doug Hermann |
| 2015 | Laugh Killer Laugh | Frank Stone |
| 2015 | Echoes of War | Randolph McCluskey |
| 2014 | Hidden in the Woods | Uncle Costello |
| 2014 | Tom Holland's Twisted Tales | Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You") |
| 2013 | Infected | Dr. Edward Dennehey |
| 2013 | The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die | Stanley |
| 2012 | Celluloid Bloodbath | Self |
| 2012 | Loosies | Captain Tom Edwards |
| 2011 | Born to Ride | Jack Steele |
| 2011 | Inkubus | Ret. Detective Gil Diamante |
| 2011 | L.A., I Hate You | Uncle Rip |
| 2011 | Jesse | Vince the Godfather |
| 2011 | Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Bill |
| 2011 | Slip and Fall | Jerry |
| 2010 | The Rig | Jim Fleming |
| 2010 | Dear Mr. Gacy | John Wayne Gacy |
| 2009 | The Nail | Massimo |
| 2009 | Happy in the Valley | Stewart |
| 2008 | iMurders | Professor Uberoth |
| 2008 | Stiletto | Alex |
| 2008 | Final Approach | Silas Jansen |
| 2008 | Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween | Self |
| 2007 | Halloween | Ronnie White |
| 2007 | 88 Minutes | FBI Special Agent Frank Parks |
| 2007 | Hack! | Willy |
| 2007 | Southern Gothic | Pitt |
| 2007 | We All Scream for Ice Cream | Buster |
| 2006 | Freedomland | Boyle |
| 2006 | Jam | Ted |
| 2005 | The Devil's Rejects | Sheriff John Quincy Wydel |
| 2005 | Hammerhead | Tom Reed |
| 2005 | Larva | Jacob Long |
| 2005 | The L.A. Riot Spectacular | George Holliday |
| 2004 | The Last Letter | Mr. Griffith |
| 2003 | Blue Hill Avenue | Det. Torrance |
| 2003 | The Librarians | Simon |
| 2003 | The Technical Writer | Joe |
| 2002 | Hard Cash | Bo Young |
| 2002 | Coastlines | Fred Vance |
| 2002 | City by the Sea | Spyder |
| 2001 | Camouflage | Alton Owens |
| 2001 | Outlaw | Ted Castle |
| 2000 | G-Men from Hell | Dean Crept |
| 2000 | Luck of the Draw | Max Fenton |
| 2000 | Civility | Andrew LeBretian |
| 1999 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Det. Chuck Fowler |
| 1999 | Row Your Boat | Gil Meadows |
| 1999 | Four Days | Milt |
| 1999 | Blue Streak | Detective Hardcastle |
| 1999 | The Last Marshal | DeClerc |
| 1999 | Paradise Lost | Mike Stark |
| 1999 | Soundman | Frank Rosenfeld |
| 1999 | 18 Shades of Dust | Tommy Cucci |
| 1998 | Firestorm | Randall Shaye |
| 1998 | Hell's Kitchen | Lou Reilly |
| 1998 | Dollar for the Dead | Dooley |
| 1998 | Ambushed | Mike Organski |
| 1998 | The Pass | Charles Duprey |
| 1997 | Big City Blues | Hudson |
| 1997 | First Time Felon | Sorley |
| 1996 | The Rock | Special Agent Ernest Paxton |
| 1996 | Gotti | Sammy Gravano |
| 1996 | For Which He Stands | Johnny Rochetti |
| 1996 | The Substitute | Hollan |
| 1996 | Peacock Blues | |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Franchise |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | William Cochran |
| 1995 | The Immortals | Tim |
| 1995 | Palookaville | Sid Dunleavy |
| 1995 | Beyond Desire | Ray Patterson |
| 1995 | Thriller Zone | Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour") |
| 1994 | Direct Hit | John Hatch |
| 1994 | Lives in Hazard | Self |
| 1993 | Relentless 3 | Walter Hilderman |
| 1993 | A Kiss to Die For | Detective Mike Stoller |
| 1992 | American Me | J.D. |
| 1992 | The Waterdance | Bloss |
| 1992 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Beaudeen |
| 1992 | Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story | Terry Harper |
| 1991 | Stone Cold | Ice |
| 1991 | Out for Justice | Richie Madano |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities | Custodian |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes | Self |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Flattop |
| 1990 | Sons | Mike |
| 1989 | Dead Bang | Arthur Kressler |
| 1989 | Torrents of Spring | Prince Ippolito Polozov |
| 1988 | Patty Hearst | Teko |
| 1988 | Baja Oklahoma | Tommy Earl Browner |
| 1987 | Raising Arizona | Evelle |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudice | Sgt. Buck Atwater |
| 1987 | Weeds | Burt the Booster |
| 1985 | Command 5 | Hawk |
| 1985 | The Lightship | Gene |
| 1985 | Savage Dawn | Pigiron |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Philip 'Cockeye' Stein |
| 1984 | Cloak & Dagger | Morris |
| 1983 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Pug Face Crusher |
| 1981 | Smokey Bites the Dust | Kenny |
| 1981 | The Miracle of Kathy Miller | Mark |
| 1978 | Long Shot | Bille |
| Just Breathe | Tony | |
| A Christmas Cop | Captain Carol | |
| The Roaring Game |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Magnum P.I. | Harry Brown |
| 2015 | Marvel's Daredevil | Dutton |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castle | J. Edgar Hoover |
| 2012 | The Mob Doctor | Constantine Alexander |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Harry Brown |
| 2010 | Justified | Michael |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire | Manny |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Steve Rigsby |
| 2006 | Shark | |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | |
| 2002 | John Doe | Digger |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | |
| 2001 | UC: Undercover | |
| 1993 | The Untouchables | Al Capone |
| 1992 | Cruel Doubt | Police Chief John Crone |
| 1990 | Blind Faith | Ferlin L'Heureux |
| 1985 | The Long Hot Summer | Isaac |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Wounded Assailant |
| 1982 | Fame | |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues |