William Forsythe
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1955-06-07 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Bill Forsythe · Уильям Форсайт · 윌리엄 포사이스
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
TV Shows (25)
The Mentalist
2008
as Steve Rigsby
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Harry Brown
CSI: Miami
2002
as Captain Chris Sutter
Marvel's Daredevil
2015
as Dutton
Entourage
2004
as Eddie Kapowski
Magnum P.I.
2018
as Harry Brown
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Man in the High Castle
2015
as J. Edgar Hoover
Las Vegas
2003
as Uncle Luke
Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Manny
Justified
2010
as Michael
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Wounded Assailant
Fame
1982
Cybill
1995
as Bruce
Shark
2006
as Harry Russo
Masters of Horror
2005
John Doe
2002
as Digger
UC: Undercover
2001
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
The Untouchables
1993
as Al Capone
The Mob Doctor
2012
as Constantine Alexander
Cruel Doubt
1992
as Police Chief John Crone
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2013
as Mr. Smith
The Long Hot Summer
1985
as Isaac
Blind Faith
1990
as Ferlin L'Heureux
Movies (128)
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
as Cockeye
The Rock
1996
as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Blue Streak
1999
as Detective Hardcastle
Halloween
2007
as Ronnie White
Cold Pursuit
2019
as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
The Substitute
1996
as Hollan
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999
as Det. Chuck Fowler
The Devil's Rejects
2005
as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
Career Opportunities
1991
as Custodian
Raising Arizona
1987
as Evelle
Dick Tracy
1990
as Flattop
88 Minutes
2007
as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
Out for Justice
1991
as Richie Madano
American Me
1992
as J.D.
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
as Franchise
Virtuosity
1995
as William Cochran
Gotti
1996
as Sammy Gravano
Stone Cold
1991
as Ice
Stiletto
2008
as Alex
City by the Sea
2002
as Spyder
The Waterdance
1992
as Bloss
Dear Mr. Gacy
2010
as John Wayne Gacy
Camouflage
2001
as Alton Owens
The Little Mermaid
2018
Freedomland
2006
as Boyle
Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Sgt. Buck Atwater
Just Breathe
2025
as Tony
Ida Red
2021
as Lawrence Twilley
The Midnight Man
2016
as Fairbanks
Cloak & Dagger
1984
as Morris
Patty Hearst
1988
as Teko
The Rig
2010
as Jim Fleming
Straight Shot
2026
as Frank Senior
Dead Bang
1989
as Arthur Kressler
Awake
2019
as Roger Bower
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014
as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
The Immortals
1995
as Tim
Hammerhead
2005
as Tom Reed
Ambushed
1998
as Mike Organski
iMurders
2008
as Professor Uberoth
Vault
2019
as Buddy Providence
Relentless 3
1993
as Walter Hilderman
Check Point
2017
as The Sheriff
Four Days
1999
as Milt
Hack!
2007
as Willy
First Time Felon
1997
as Sorley
Palookaville
1995
as Sid Dunleavy
Firestorm
1998
as Randall Shaye
The Librarians
2004
as Simon
The Roaring Game
2026
as Coach
Soundman
1999
as Frank Rosenfeld
Hard Cash
2002
as Bo Young
God's Not Dead: We The People
2021
as Senator Robert Benson
A Christmas Cop
as Captain Carol
The Hollow
2016
as Big John Dawson
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
as Beaudeen
Inkubus
2011
as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
Coastlines
2002
as Fred Vance
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981
as Kenny
Loosies
2012
as Captain Tom Edwards
Savage Dawn
1985
as Pigiron
Final Approach
2008
as Silas Jansen
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
1992
as Terry Harper
Weeds
1987
as Burt the Booster
Direct Hit
1994
as John Hatch
The Bronx Bull
2016
as Jake LaMotta
Hell's Kitchen
1998
as Lou Reilly
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Bill
Run with the Hunted
2019
as Augustus
Happy in the Valley
2009
as Stewart
Big City Blues
1997
as Hudson
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990
as Self
A Kiss to Die For
1993
as Detective Mike Stoller
Baja Oklahoma
1988
as Tommy Earl Browner
Echoes of War
2015
as Randolph McCluskey
Peacock Blues
1996
A Perfect Plan
2020
as Grayson
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983
as Pug Face Crusher
Larva
2005
as Jacob Long
Sons
1990
as Mike
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007
as Buster
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
as George Holliday
Luck of the Draw
2000
as Max Fenton
Southern Gothic
2007
as Pitt
Infected
2013
as Dr. Edward Dennehey
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008
as Self
Dollar for the Dead
1998
as Dooley
Blue Hill Avenue
2003
as Det. Torrance
Outlaw
2001
as Ted Castle
The Pass
1998
as Charles Duprey
Thriller Zone
1995
as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
Celluloid Bloodbath
2012
as Self
The Lightship
1985
as Gene
Hidden in the Woods
2014
as Uncle Costello
Civility
2000
as Andrew LeBretian
The Last Marshal
1999
as DeClerc
G-Men from Hell
2000
as Dean Crept
The Last Letter
2004
as Mr. Griffith
Row Your Boat
1999
as Gil Meadows
Roe v. Wade
2021
as Justice Potter Stewart
The Nail
2009
as Massimo
Torrents of Spring
1989
as Prince Ippolito Polozov
The Technical Writer
2003
as Joe
Jam
2006
as Ted
Open
2023
as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
L.A., I Hate You
2011
as Uncle Rip
I Am Fear
2020
as Marco
Jesse
2011
as Vince the Godfather
18 Shades of Dust
1999
as Tommy Cucci
Long Shot
1978
as Bille
Godshot
Laugh Killer Laugh
2015
as Frank Stone
Beyond Desire
1995
as Ray Patterson
For Which He Stands
1996
as Johnny Rochetti
Paradise Lost
1999
as Mike Stark
Rule of Three
as Mitch
Command 5
1985
as Hawk
The Networker
2017
as Charles Mangano
Born to Ride
2011
as Jack Steele
Lives in Hazard
1994
as Self
About William Forsythe
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). With 153 credits spanning from 1978 to 2026, William Forsythe has appeared in 128 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Forsythe Movies
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984) — as Cockeye
- The Rock (1996) — as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- Blue Streak (1999) — as Detective Hardcastle
- Halloween (2007) — as Ronnie White
- Cold Pursuit (2019) — as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
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