William Forsythe
Acting • Born 1955-06-07
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
152 credits
Once Upon a Time in America
Movie • 1984
Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
Raising Arizona
Movie • 1987
Evelle
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Movie • 1995
Franchise
Halloween
Movie • 2007
Ronnie White
The Devil's Rejects
Movie • 2005
Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
88 Minutes
Movie • 2007
FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Movie • 1999
Det. Chuck Fowler
Hack!
Movie • 2007
Willy
Extreme Prejudice
Movie • 1987
Sgt. Buck Atwater
Dead Bang
Movie • 1989
Arthur Kressler
Hard Cash
Movie • 2002
Bo Young
Stone Cold
Movie • 1991
Ice
Virtuosity
Movie • 1995
William Cochran
American Me
Movie • 1992
J.D.
The Rock
Movie • 1996
Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Freedomland
Movie • 2006
Boyle
Firestorm
Movie • 1998
Randall Shaye
The Man Who Wasn't There
Movie • 1983
Pug Face Crusher
The Immortals
Movie • 1995
Tim
iMurders
Movie • 2008
Professor Uberoth
Out for Justice
Movie • 1991
Richie Madano
Command 5
Movie • 1985
Hawk
Gotti
Movie • 1996
Sammy Gravano
The Last Letter
Movie • 2004
Mr. Griffith
The Waterdance
Movie • 1992
Bloss
Stiletto
Movie • 2008
Alex
Torrents of Spring
Movie • 1989
Prince Ippolito Polozov
Palookaville
Movie • 1995
Sid Dunleavy
Smokey Bites the Dust
Movie • 1981
Kenny
Hell's Kitchen
Movie • 1998
Lou Reilly
Direct Hit
Movie • 1994
John Hatch
The Rig
Movie • 2010
Jim Fleming
Row Your Boat
Movie • 1999
Gil Meadows
Final Approach
Movie • 2008
Silas Jansen
Blue Hill Avenue
Movie • 2003
Det. Torrance
Big City Blues
Movie • 1997
Hudson
Hammerhead
Movie • 2005
Tom Reed
The Nail
Movie • 2009
Massimo
Dollar for the Dead
Movie • 1998
Dooley
The Lightship
Movie • 1985
Gene
Born to Ride
Movie • 2011
Jack Steele
Patty Hearst
Movie • 1988
Teko
Larva
Movie • 2005
Jacob Long
Camouflage
Movie • 2001
Alton Owens
Southern Gothic
Movie • 2007
Pitt
Savage Dawn
Movie • 1985
Pigiron
Inkubus
Movie • 2011
Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
Beyond Desire
Movie • 1995
Ray Patterson
Coastlines
Movie • 2002
Fred Vance
L.A., I Hate You
Movie • 2011
Uncle Rip
Relentless 3
Movie • 1993
Walter Hilderman
For Which He Stands
Movie • 1996
Johnny Rochetti
Infected
Movie • 2013
Dr. Edward Dennehey
Ambushed
Movie • 1998
Mike Organski
The Pass
Movie • 1998
Charles Duprey
The Librarians
Movie • 2004
Simon
A Kiss to Die For
Movie • 1993
Detective Mike Stoller
Celluloid Bloodbath
Movie • 2012
Self
G-Men from Hell
Movie • 2000
Dean Crept
Thriller Zone
Movie • 1995
Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
We All Scream for Ice Cream
Movie • 2007
Buster
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
Movie • 2008
Self
The Bronx Bull
Movie • 2016
Jake LaMotta
Open
Movie • 2023
Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
The Substitute
Movie • 1996
Hollan
Hidden in the Woods
Movie • 2014
Uncle Costello
Weeds
Movie • 1987
Burt the Booster
Four Days
Movie • 1999
Milt
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
Movie • 1990
Self
Road to Juarez
Movie • 2015
Doug Hermann
Blue Streak
Movie • 1999
Detective Hardcastle
The Last Marshal
Movie • 1999
DeClerc
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Movie • 1992
Beaudeen
Laugh Killer Laugh
Movie • 2015
Frank Stone
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Movie • 2014
Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
Echoes of War
Movie • 2015
Randolph McCluskey
Lives in Hazard
Movie • 1994
Self
Just Breathe
Movie • 2025
Tony
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
Movie • 2005
George Holliday
The Midnight Man
Movie • 2016
Fairbanks
Paradise Lost
Movie • 1999
Mike Stark
Soundman
Movie • 1999
Frank Rosenfeld
Cloak & Dagger
Movie • 1984
Morris
Jesse
Movie • 2011
Vince the Godfather
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Movie • 1981
Mark
Baja Oklahoma
Movie • 1988
Tommy Earl Browner
The Hollow
Movie • 2016
Big John Dawson
Happy in the Valley
Movie • 2009
Stewart
The Little Mermaid
Movie • 2018
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
Movie • 2019
narrator
Check Point
Movie • 2017
The Sheriff
Jam
Movie • 2006
Ted
Luck of the Draw
Movie • 2000
Max Fenton
Outlaw
Movie • 2001
Ted Castle
A Christmas Cop
Movie
Captain Carol
Long Shot
Movie • 1978
Bille
The Networker
Movie • 2017
Charles Mangano
City by the Sea
Movie • 2002
Spyder
Dick Tracy
Movie • 1990
Flattop
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
Movie • 1992
Terry Harper
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
Movie • 2013
Stanley
Sons
Movie • 1990
Mike
Loosies
Movie • 2012
Captain Tom Edwards
Cold Pursuit
Movie • 2019
Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
I Am Fear
Movie • 2020
Marco
Run with the Hunted
Movie • 2019
Augustus
Vault
Movie • 2019
Buddy Providence
The Technical Writer
Movie • 2003
Joe
Awake
Movie • 2019
Roger Bower
Civility
Movie • 2000
Andrew LeBretian
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Movie • 2011
Bill
18 Shades of Dust
Movie • 1999
Tommy Cucci
Dear Mr. Gacy
Movie • 2010
John Wayne Gacy
Peacock Blues
Movie • 1996
A Perfect Plan
Movie • 2020
Grayson
Slip and Fall
Movie • 2011
Jerry
God's Not Dead: We The People
Movie • 2021
Senator Robert Benson
Roe v. Wade
Movie • 2021
Justice Potter Stewart
Ida Red
Movie • 2021
Lawrence Twilley
Career Opportunities
Movie • 1991
Custodian
9 Windows
Movie • 2024
Det. Tim Boyle
The Roaring Game
Movie • 2026
Coach
First Time Felon
Movie • 1997
Sorley
The Witching Hour
Movie
Devlin Deeds
A Motel
Movie
Straight Shot
Movie • 2026
Frank Senior
Godshot
Movie
Rule of Three
Movie
Mitch
Shark
TV • 2006
Harry Russo
John Doe
TV • 2002
Digger
T. J. Hooker
TV • 1982
Wounded Assailant
Fame
TV • 1982
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Captain Chris Sutter
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Uncle Luke
Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Masters of Horror
TV • 2005
Tales of the Gold Monkey
TV • 1982
UC: Undercover
TV • 2001
The Untouchables
TV • 1993
Al Capone
Blind Faith
TV • 1990
Ferlin L'Heureux
The Mob Doctor
TV • 2012
Constantine Alexander
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
Harry Brown
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Steve Rigsby
Marvel's Daredevil
TV • 2015
Dutton
The Long Hot Summer
TV • 1985
Isaac
Justified
TV • 2010
Michael
Cruel Doubt
TV • 1992
Police Chief John Crone
The Man in the High Castle
TV • 2015
J. Edgar Hoover
Magnum P.I.
TV • 2018
Harry Brown
Boardwalk Empire
TV • 2010
Manny
Entourage
TV • 2004
Eddie Kapowski
Cybill
TV • 1995
Bruce