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
- 2026 · The Roaring Game as
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Harry Brown
- 2016 · The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2015 · Marvel's Daredevil as Dutton
- 2015 · The Man in the High Castle as J. Edgar Hoover
- 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
- 2007 · Hack! as Willy
- 2007 · We All Scream for Ice Cream as Buster
- 2006 · Shark as Harry Russo
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as
- 2004 · The Librarians as Simon
- 2004 · Entourage as Eddie Kapowski
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Uncle Luke
- 2003 · The Technical Writer as Joe
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Captain Chris Sutter
- 2002 · John Doe as Digger
- 2002 · Hard Cash as Bo Young
- 2001 · Camouflage as Alton Owens
- 2000 · G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 1999 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1996 · Gotti as Sammy Gravano
- 1996 · The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1995 · The Immortals as Tim
- 1995 · Cybill as Bruce
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Al Capone
- 1992 · The Waterdance as Bloss
- 1991 · Stone Cold as Ice
- 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 · Straight Shot as
- 2025 · Just Breathe as Tony
- 2024 · 9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 2023 · Open as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
- 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 · A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2020 · I Am Fear as Marco
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 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 · The Little Mermaid as
- 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")
- 2013 · The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die as Stanley
- 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 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 2011 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2011 · Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2009 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2008 · Final Approach as Silas Jansen
- 2008 · Stiletto as Alex
- 2007 · Halloween as Ronnie White
- 2007 · Southern Gothic as Pitt
- 2007 · 88 Minutes as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
- 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
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2004 · The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003 · Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Spyder
- 2002 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 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 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1998 · Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1998 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1997 · First Time Felon as Sorley
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 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 · Blind Faith as Ferlin L'Heureux
- 1990 · Sons as Mike
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1989 · Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- 1988 · Patty Hearst as Teko
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as Evelle
- 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 · A Motel as
- Future · The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds
- Future · Godshot as
- Future · Rule of Three as Mitch