William Forsythe
Born: 1955-06-07 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2026
- Straight Shot as Frank Senior
- The Roaring Game as Coach
- A Crime Story
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
- Roe v. Wade as Justice Potter Stewart
- God's Not Dead: We The People as Senator Robert Benson
2020
- I Am Fear as Marco
- A Perfect Plan as Grayson
2019
- Cold Pursuit as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
- Awake as Roger Bower
- Vault as Buddy Providence
- Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union as narrator
2018
- Magnum P.I. as Harry Brown
- The Little Mermaid
2017
- Check Point as The Sheriff
- The Networker as Charles Mangano
2016
- The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
2015
- Marvel's Daredevil as Dutton
- The Man in the High Castle as J. Edgar Hoover
- Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
- Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
2014
- Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
- Hidden in the Woods as Uncle Costello
2013
- Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith
- Infected as Dr. Edward Dennehey
- The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die as Stanley
2012
- The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander
- Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
2011
- Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- Slip and Fall as Jerry
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Harry Brown
- Boardwalk Empire as Manny
- Justified as Michael
- Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- The Rig as Jim Fleming
2009
- Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- The Nail as Massimo
2008
- The Mentalist as Steve Rigsby
- Final Approach as Silas Jansen
- Stiletto as Alex
- Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- iMurders as Professor Uberoth
2007
- 88 Minutes as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
- Halloween as Ronnie White
- Southern Gothic as Pitt
- Hack! as Willy
- We All Scream for Ice Cream as Buster
2006
- Shark as Harry Russo
- Freedomland as Boyle
- Jam as Ted
2005
- Masters of Horror
- The Devil's Rejects as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
- The L.A. Riot Spectacular as George Holliday
- Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- Larva as Jacob Long
2004
- Entourage as Eddie Kapowski
- The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- The Librarians as Simon
2003
- Las Vegas as Uncle Luke
- Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- The Technical Writer as Joe
2002
- CSI: Miami as Captain Chris Sutter
- John Doe as Digger
- City by the Sea as Spyder
- Hard Cash as Bo Young
- Coastlines as Fred Vance
2001
- UC: Undercover
- Camouflage as Alton Owens
- Outlaw as Ted Castle
2000
- Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- Civility as Andrew LeBretian
1999
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- Four Days as Milt
- Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- The Last Marshal as DeClerc
- Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 18 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
1998
- Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- The Pass as Charles Duprey
- Ambushed as Mike Organski
- Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
1997
- Big City Blues as Hudson
- First Time Felon as Sorley
1996
- The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- The Substitute as Hollan
- Gotti as Sammy Gravano
- Peacock Blues
- For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
1995
- Cybill as Bruce
- Virtuosity as William Cochran
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Franchise
- The Immortals as Tim
- Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
1994
- Direct Hit as John Hatch
- Lives in Hazard as Self
1993
- The Untouchables as Al Capone
- Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
1992
- American Me as J.D.
- Cruel Doubt as Police Chief John Crone
- The Waterdance as Bloss
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Beaudeen
- Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story as Terry Harper
1991
- Out for Justice as Richie Madano
- Career Opportunities as Custodian
- Stone Cold as Ice
1990
- Dick Tracy as Flattop
- Blind Faith as Ferlin L'Heureux
- Sons as Mike
- Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
1989
- Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
1988
- Patty Hearst as Teko
- Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
1987
- Raising Arizona as Evelle
- Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- Weeds as Burt the Booster
1985
- The Long Hot Summer as Isaac
- Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- The Lightship as Gene
- Command 5 as Hawk
1984
- Once Upon a Time in America as Cockeye
- Cloak & Dagger as Morris
1983
- The Man Who Wasn't There as Pug Face Crusher
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Wounded Assailant
- Fame
- Tales of the Gold Monkey
1981
- Hill Street Blues
- Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Mark
1978
- Long Shot as Bille
1959
- The Young Land ... (Assistant Director)