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
- 2023 · Open as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
- 2021 · God's Not Dead: We The People as Senator Robert Benson
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 2019 · Cold Pursuit as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Harry Brown
- 2015 · Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
- 2015 · Marvel's Daredevil as Dutton
- 2015 · The Man in the High Castle as J. Edgar Hoover
- 2012 · Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Harry Brown
- 2010 · Boardwalk Empire as Manny
- 2010 · Justified as Michael
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Steve Rigsby
- 2007 · Halloween as Ronnie White
- 2006 · Shark as Harry Russo
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as
- 2004 · Entourage as Eddie Kapowski
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Uncle Luke
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Captain Chris Sutter
- 2002 · John Doe as Digger
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1996 · The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1996 · The Substitute as Hollan
- 1995 · Cybill as Bruce
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Al Capone
- 1992 · Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story as Terry Harper
- 1991 · Out for Justice as Richie Madano
- 1991 · Career Opportunities as Custodian
- 1988 · Patty Hearst as Teko
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as Evelle
- 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 · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- Future · A Motel as
- 2026 · Straight Shot as Frank Senior
- 2026 · The Roaring Game as Coach
- 2021 · Ida Red as Lawrence Twilley
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Potter Stewart
- 2019 · Vault as Buddy Providence
- 2017 · Check Point as The Sheriff
- 2016 · The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- 2014 · Hidden in the Woods as Uncle Costello
- 2014 · Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
- 2012 · Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- 2011 · Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 2010 · The Rig as Jim Fleming
- 2010 · Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- 2008 · Stiletto as Alex
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2001 · Camouflage as Alton Owens
- Future · The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds
- 2025 · Just Breathe as Tony
- 2024 · 9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 2020 · A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2020 · I Am Fear as Marco
- 2019 · Awake as Roger Bower
- 2019 · Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union as narrator
- 2018 · The Little Mermaid as
- 2017 · The Networker as Charles Mangano
- 2016 · The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2016 · The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 2015 · Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- 2015 · Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
- 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 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2009 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2008 · Final Approach as Silas Jansen
- 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 · Jam as Ted
- 2006 · Freedomland as Boyle
- 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 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2003 · The Technical Writer as Joe
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Spyder
- 2002 · Hard Cash as Bo Young
- 2002 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 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 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · The Last Marshal as DeClerc
- 1999 · Four Days as Milt
- 1999 · 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 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 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1997 · First Time Felon as Sorley
- 1996 · Gotti as Sammy Gravano
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
- 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 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 1994 · Lives in Hazard as Self
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1993 · Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- 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
- 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
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1989 · Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- 1985 · Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- 1985 · The Lightship as Gene
- 1985 · The Long Hot Summer as Isaac
- 1985 · Command 5 as Hawk
- 1984 · Cloak & Dagger as Morris
- 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
- Future · Godshot as
- Future · Rule of Three as Mitch