William Forsythe
Acteur·rice
7 juin 1955 · 71 years old
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
As an actor
A Christmas Cop
Captain Carol
The Witching Hour
Devlin Deeds
Godshot
Rule of Three
Mitch
The Roaring Game
2026 · Coach
A Crime Story
2026
Straight Shot
2026 · Frank Senior
Just Breathe
2025 · Tony
9 Windows
2024 · Det. Tim Boyle
Open
2023 · Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
God's Not Dead: We The People
2021 · Senator Robert Benson
Roe v. Wade
2021 · Justice Potter Stewart
Ida Red
2021 · Lawrence Twilley
I Am Fear
2020 · Marco
A Perfect Plan
2020 · Grayson
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
2019 · narrator
Cold Pursuit
2019 · Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
Run with the Hunted
2019 · Augustus
Vault
2019 · Buddy Providence
Awake
2019 · Roger Bower
The Little Mermaid
2018
Magnum P.I.
2018 · Harry Brown
Check Point
2017 · The Sheriff
The Networker
2017 · Charles Mangano
The Bronx Bull
2016 · Jake LaMotta
The Midnight Man
2016 · Fairbanks
The Hollow
2016 · Big John Dawson
Road to Juarez
2015 · Doug Hermann
Laugh Killer Laugh
2015 · Frank Stone
Echoes of War
2015 · Randolph McCluskey
Marvel's Daredevil
2015 · Dutton
The Man in the High Castle
2015 · J. Edgar Hoover
Hidden in the Woods
2014 · Uncle Costello
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014 · Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
Infected
2013 · Dr. Edward Dennehey
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
2013 · Stanley
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2013 · Mr. Smith
Celluloid Bloodbath
2012 · Self
Loosies
2012 · Captain Tom Edwards
The Mob Doctor
2012 · Constantine Alexander
Born to Ride
2011 · Jack Steele
Inkubus
2011 · Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
L.A., I Hate You
2011 · Uncle Rip
Jesse
2011 · Vince the Godfather
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011 · Bill
Slip and Fall
2011 · Jerry
The Rig
2010 · Jim Fleming
Dear Mr. Gacy
2010 · John Wayne Gacy
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Harry Brown
Justified
2010 · Michael
Boardwalk Empire
2010 · Manny
The Nail
2009 · Massimo
Happy in the Valley
2009 · Stewart
iMurders
2008 · Professor Uberoth
Stiletto
2008 · Alex
Final Approach
2008 · Silas Jansen
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008 · Self
The Mentalist
2008 · Steve Rigsby
Halloween
2007 · Ronnie White
88 Minutes
2007 · FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
Hack!
2007 · Willy
Southern Gothic
2007 · Pitt
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007 · Buster
Freedomland
2006 · Boyle
Jam
2006 · Ted
Shark
2006 · Harry Russo
The Devil's Rejects
2005 · Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
Hammerhead
2005 · Tom Reed
Larva
2005 · Jacob Long
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005 · George Holliday
Masters of Horror
2005
The Last Letter
2004 · Mr. Griffith
The Librarians
2004 · Simon
Entourage
2004 · Eddie Kapowski
Blue Hill Avenue
2003 · Det. Torrance
The Technical Writer
2003 · Joe
Las Vegas
2003 · Uncle Luke
Hard Cash
2002 · Bo Young
Coastlines
2002 · Fred Vance
City by the Sea
2002 · Spyder
John Doe
2002 · Digger
CSI: Miami
2002 · Captain Chris Sutter
Camouflage
2001 · Alton Owens
Outlaw
2001 · Ted Castle
UC: Undercover
2001
G-Men from Hell
2000 · Dean Crept
Luck of the Draw
2000 · Max Fenton
Civility
2000 · Andrew LeBretian
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999 · Det. Chuck Fowler
Row Your Boat
1999 · Gil Meadows
Four Days
1999 · Milt
Blue Streak
1999 · Detective Hardcastle
The Last Marshal
1999 · DeClerc
Paradise Lost
1999 · Mike Stark
Soundman
1999 · Frank Rosenfeld
18 Shades of Dust
1999 · Tommy Cucci
Firestorm
1998 · Randall Shaye
Hell's Kitchen
1998 · Lou Reilly
Dollar for the Dead
1998 · Dooley
Ambushed
1998 · Mike Organski
The Pass
1998 · Charles Duprey
Big City Blues
1997 · Hudson
First Time Felon
1997 · Sorley
The Rock
1996 · Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Gotti
1996 · Sammy Gravano
Palookaville
1996 · Sid Dunleavy
For Which He Stands
1996 · Johnny Rochetti
The Substitute
1996 · Hollan
Peacock Blues
1996
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · Franchise
Virtuosity
1995 · William Cochran
The Immortals
1995 · Tim
Beyond Desire
1995 · Ray Patterson
Thriller Zone
1995 · Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
Cybill
1995 · Bruce
Direct Hit
1994 · John Hatch
Lives in Hazard
1994 · Self
Relentless 3
1993 · Walter Hilderman
A Kiss to Die For
1993 · Detective Mike Stoller
The Untouchables
1993 · Al Capone
American Me
1992 · J.D.
The Waterdance
1992 · Bloss
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992 · Beaudeen
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
1992 · Terry Harper
Cruel Doubt
1992 · Police Chief John Crone
Stone Cold
1991 · Ice
Out for Justice
1991 · Richie Madano
Career Opportunities
1991 · Custodian
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990 · Self
Dick Tracy
1990 · Flattop
Sons
1990 · Mike
Blind Faith
1990 · Ferlin L'Heureux
Dead Bang
1989 · Arthur Kressler
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Prince Ippolito Polozov
Patty Hearst
1988 · Teko
Baja Oklahoma
1988 · Tommy Earl Browner
Raising Arizona
1987 · Evelle
Extreme Prejudice
1987 · Sgt. Buck Atwater
Weeds
1987 · Burt the Booster
Command 5
1985 · Hawk
The Lightship
1985 · Gene
Savage Dawn
1985 · Pigiron
The Long Hot Summer
1985 · Isaac
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · Cockeye
Cloak & Dagger
1984 · Morris
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983 · Pug Face Crusher
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Wounded Assailant
Fame
1982
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981 · Kenny
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981 · Mark
Hill Street Blues
1981
Long Shot
1978 · Bille
