Portrait of William Forsythe

William Forsythe

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).

Born: June 7, 1955

Place of Birth: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
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
A Perfect Plan

as Grayson

2020
I Am Fear

as Marco

2019
2019
Awake

as Roger Bower

2019
Vault

as Buddy Providence

2019
Cold Pursuit

as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman

2018
Magnum P.I.

as Harry Brown

2017
The Networker

as Charles Mangano

2017
Check Point

as The Sheriff

2016
The Hollow

as Big John Dawson

2016
The Bronx Bull

as Jake LaMotta

2016
The Midnight Man

as Fairbanks

2015
Echoes of War

as Randolph McCluskey

2015
Laugh Killer Laugh

as Frank Stone

2015
Road to Juarez

as Doug Hermann

2015
2015
The Man in the High Castle

as J. Edgar Hoover

2014
Hidden in the Woods

as Uncle Costello

2014
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales

as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")

2013
Infected

as Dr. Edward Dennehey

2012
The Mob Doctor

as Constantine Alexander

2012
Loosies

as Captain Tom Edwards

2011
Inkubus

as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante

2011
Born to Ride

as Jack Steele

2011
2011
L.A., I Hate You

as Uncle Rip

2011
Jesse

as Vince the Godfather

2010
The Rig

as Jim Fleming

2010
Hawaii Five-0

as Harry Brown

2010
2010
Dear Mr. Gacy

as John Wayne Gacy

2010
Justified

as Michael

2009
The Nail

as Massimo

2009
2008
The Mentalist

as Steve Rigsby

2008
iMurders

as Professor Uberoth

2008
Final Approach

as Silas Jansen

2008
Stiletto

as Alex

2007
Halloween

as Ronnie White

2007
Hack!

as Willy

2007
2007
88 Minutes

as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks

2006
2006
Jam

as Ted

2006
Freedomland

as Boyle

2005
The Devil's Rejects

as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel

2005
Hammerhead

as Tom Reed

2005
The L.A. Riot Spectacular

as George Holliday

2005
Larva

as Jacob Long

2004
2004
Entourage

as Eddie Kapowski

2004
The Last Letter

as Mr. Griffith

2003
Las Vegas

as Uncle Luke

2003
Blue Hill Avenue

as Det. Torrance

2002
John Doe

as Digger

2002
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
Civility

as Andrew LeBretian

2000
Luck of the Draw

as Max Fenton

1999
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

as Det. Chuck Fowler

1999
1999
Blue Streak

as Detective Hardcastle

1999
Four Days

as Milt

1999
18 Shades of Dust

as Tommy Cucci

1999
Paradise Lost

as Mike Stark

1999
Row Your Boat

as Gil Meadows

1999
Soundman

as Frank Rosenfeld

1998
1998
Hell's Kitchen

as Lou Reilly

1998
Ambushed

as Mike Organski

1998
The Pass

as Charles Duprey

1998
Firestorm

as Randall Shaye

1997
1997
1996
Gotti

as Sammy Gravano

1996
The Rock

as Special Agent Ernest Paxton

1996
For Which He Stands

as Johnny Rochetti

1996
1995
1995
Palookaville

as Sid Dunleavy

1995
Virtuosity

as William Cochran

1995
Beyond Desire

as Ray Patterson

1995
Thriller Zone

as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")

1994
Direct Hit

as John Hatch

1994
1993
A Kiss to Die For

as Detective Mike Stoller

1993
Relentless 3

as Walter Hilderman

1993
The Untouchables

as Al Capone

1992
Cruel Doubt

as Police Chief John Crone

1992
1992
1991
1991
Out for Justice

as Richie Madano

1991
1990
Dick Tracy

as Flattop

1990
Blind Faith

as Ferlin L'Heureux

1990
Sons

as Mike

1989
Torrents of Spring

as Prince Ippolito Polozov

1989
Dead Bang

as Arthur Kressler

1988
1988
Baja Oklahoma

as Tommy Earl Browner

1987
Weeds

as Burt the Booster

1987
Extreme Prejudice

as Sgt. Buck Atwater

1987
1985
Savage Dawn

as Pigiron

1985
1985
Command 5

as Hawk

1984
1984
Once Upon a Time in America

as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein

1983
The Man Who Wasn't There

as Pug Face Crusher

1982
T. J. Hooker

as Wounded Assailant

1982
1978
Long Shot

as Bille

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A Christmas Cop

as Captain Carol