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
- 2024 · 9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 2019 · Vault as Buddy Providence
- 2019 · Cold Pursuit as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
- 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 · Justified as Michael
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Steve Rigsby
- 2007 · Halloween as Ronnie White
- 2007 · 88 Minutes as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
- 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
- 2002 · Hard Cash as Bo Young
- 1999 · Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999 · Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1998 · Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1996 · The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1995 · Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Franchise
- 1995 · Cybill as Bruce
- 1993 · The Untouchables as Al Capone
- 1991 · Stone Cold as Ice
- 1990 · Dick Tracy as Flattop
- 1989 · Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- 1985 · Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- 1984 · Once Upon a Time in America as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
- 1982 · Tales of the Gold Monkey as
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Wounded Assailant
- 1982 · Fame as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- Future · Straight Shot as
- 2025 · Just Breathe as Tony
- 2025 · The Roaring Game as
- 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
- 2018 · The Little Mermaid as
- 2015 · Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- 2014 · Hidden in the Woods as Uncle Costello
- 2013 · The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die as Stanley
- 2013 · Infected as Dr. Edward Dennehey
- 2012 · The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander
- 2012 · Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- 2011 · Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 2011 · L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2011 · Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 2010 · Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- 2009 · The Nail as Massimo
- 2008 · Final Approach as Silas Jansen
- 2005 · The Devil's Rejects as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
- 2005 · Larva as Jacob Long
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Spyder
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999 · The Last Marshal as DeClerc
- 1999 · Four Days as Milt
- 1999 · Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1998 · Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- 1998 · Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1997 · First Time Felon as Sorley
- 1995 · Virtuosity as William Cochran
- 1995 · Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 1994 · Lives in Hazard as Self
- 1993 · A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1992 · Cruel Doubt as Police Chief John Crone
- 1991 · Out for Justice as Richie Madano
- 1990 · Blind Faith as Ferlin L'Heureux
- 1989 · Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- Future · A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- 2023 · Open as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
- 2021 · Ida Red as Lawrence Twilley
- 2020 · I Am Fear as Marco
- 2019 · Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 2019 · Awake as Roger Bower
- 2019 · Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union as narrator
- 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 · Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
- 2014 · Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
- 2012 · Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
- 2011 · Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011 · Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2008 · Stiletto as Alex
- 2007 · Hack! as Willy
- 2007 · Southern Gothic as Pitt
- 2007 · We All Scream for Ice Cream as Buster
- 2006 · Jam as Ted
- 2006 · Freedomland as Boyle
- 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 · Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2001 · Camouflage as Alton Owens
- 2001 · Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 2000 · G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 2000 · Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 1999 · 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1999 · Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1999 · Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1998 · The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1998 · Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1996 · Gotti as Sammy Gravano
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
- 1996 · The Substitute as Hollan
- 1996 · Peacock Blues as
- 1995 · The Immortals as Tim
- 1995 · Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- 1995 · Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
- 1994 · Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 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 · The Waterdance as Bloss
- 1992 · American Me as J.D.
- 1991 · Career Opportunities as Custodian
- 1990 · Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
- 1990 · Sons as Mike
- 1988 · Patty Hearst as Teko
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1987 · Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as Evelle
- 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
- 1981 · The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Mark
- Future · The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds
- Future · Godshot as
- Future · A Motel as
- 1981 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- 1978 · Long Shot as Bille




