William Forsythe
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-06-07 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
William Forsythe
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
Acting
A Christmas Cop
as Captain Carol
Just Breathe
as Tony
The Witching Hour
as Devlin Deeds
(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)
I Am Fear
as Marco
(2020)
A Perfect Plan
as Grayson
(2019)
Cold Pursuit
as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
(2019)
Awake
as Roger Bower
(2019)
Vault
as Buddy Providence
(2019)
Run with the Hunted
as Augustus
(2019)
(2018)
(2017)
Check Point
as The Sheriff
(2017)
The Networker
as Charles Mangano
(2016)
The Hollow
as Big John Dawson
(2016)
The Bronx Bull
as Jake LaMotta
(2016)
The Midnight Man
as Fairbanks
(2015)
Road to Juarez
as Doug Hermann
(2015)
Echoes of War
as Randolph McCluskey
(2015)
Laugh Killer Laugh
as Frank Stone
(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)
Loosies
as Captain Tom Edwards
(2012)
Celluloid Bloodbath
as Self
(2011)
(2011)
Born to Ride
as Jack Steele
(2011)
Slip and Fall
as Jerry
(2011)
L.A., I Hate You
as Uncle Rip
(2011)
Inkubus
as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
(2011)
Jesse
as Vince the Godfather
(2010)
Dear Mr. Gacy
as John Wayne Gacy
(2010)
The Rig
as Jim Fleming
(2009)
The Nail
as Massimo
(2009)
Happy in the Valley
as Stewart
(2008)
Final Approach
as Silas Jansen
(2008)
Stiletto
as Alex
(2008)
iMurders
as Professor Uberoth
(2008)
(2007)
Halloween
as Ronnie White
(2007)
88 Minutes
as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
(2007)
Hack!
as Willy
(2007)
Southern Gothic
as Pitt
(2007)
We All Scream for Ice Cream
as Buster
(2006)
Freedomland
as Boyle
(2006)
Jam
as Ted
(2005)
The Devil's Rejects
as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
(2005)
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as George Holliday
(2005)
Larva
as Jacob Long
(2005)
Hammerhead
as Tom Reed
(2004)
The Last Letter
as Mr. Griffith
(2003)
Blue Hill Avenue
as Det. Torrance
(2003)
The Librarians
as Simon
(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)
Camouflage
as Alton Owens
(2001)
Outlaw
as Ted Castle
(2000)
G-Men from Hell
as Dean Crept
(2000)
Luck of the Draw
as Max Fenton
(2000)
Civility
as Andrew LeBretian
(1999)
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
as Det. Chuck Fowler
(1999)
Blue Streak
as Detective Hardcastle
(1999)
The Last Marshal
as DeClerc
(1999)
Paradise Lost
as Mike Stark
(1999)
18 Shades of Dust
as Tommy Cucci
(1999)
Row Your Boat
as Gil Meadows
(1999)
Soundman
as Frank Rosenfeld
(1999)
Four Days
as Milt
(1998)
Hell's Kitchen
as Lou Reilly
(1998)
Firestorm
as Randall Shaye
(1998)
Dollar for the Dead
as Dooley
(1998)
The Pass
as Charles Duprey
(1998)
Ambushed
as Mike Organski
(1997)
Big City Blues
as Hudson
(1997)
First Time Felon
as Sorley
(1996)
The Rock
as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
(1996)
The Substitute
as Hollan
(1996)
Gotti
as Sammy Gravano
(1996)
For Which He Stands
as Johnny Rochetti
(1996)
(1995)
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as Franchise
(1995)
Virtuosity
as William Cochran
(1995)
Palookaville
as Sid Dunleavy
(1995)
The Immortals
as Tim
(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)
Relentless 3
as Walter Hilderman
(1993)
A Kiss to Die For
as Detective Mike Stoller
(1992)
American Me
as J.D.
(1992)
The Waterdance
as Bloss
(1992)
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Beaudeen
(1992)
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
as Terry Harper
(1991)
Career Opportunities
as Custodian
(1991)
Out for Justice
as Richie Madano
(1991)
Stone Cold
as Ice
(1990)
Dick Tracy
as Flattop
(1990)
Sons
as Mike
(1990)
(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)
Raising Arizona
as Evelle
(1987)
Extreme Prejudice
as Sgt. Buck Atwater
(1987)
Weeds
as Burt the Booster
(1985)
Savage Dawn
as Pigiron
(1985)
The Lightship
as Gene
(1985)
Command 5
as Hawk
(1984)
Once Upon a Time in America
as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
(1984)
Cloak & Dagger
as Morris
(1983)
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Pug Face Crusher
(1981)
Smokey Bites the Dust
as Kenny
(1981)
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
as Mark
(1978)
Long Shot
as Bille
Crew
(2017)
Check Point
Producer
(2004)
The Last Letter
Executive Producer
(2003)
The Librarians
Screenplay
(1995)
Beyond Desire
Executive Producer
(1959)
The Young Land
Assistant Director