William Forsythe
125 movies · 25 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 7, 1955 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Bill Forsythe · Уильям Форсайт · 윌리엄 포사이스
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).
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Known for
William Forsythe: movies and TV shows
Acting (149)
- Upcoming A Christmas Cop
as Captain Carol
- Upcoming The Witching Hour
as Devlin Deeds
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Rule of Three
as Mitch
- 2026
- 2026 Straight Shot
as Frank Senior
- 2026 The Roaring Game
as Coach
- 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
- 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 Run with the Hunted
as Augustus
- 2019 Awake
as Roger Bower
- 2019 Vault
as Buddy Providence
- 2019
- 2019 Cold Pursuit
as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
- 2018
- 2018
- 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
- 2014 Hidden in the Woods
as Uncle Costello
- 2014 Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
- 2013
- 2013 The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
as Stanley
- 2013 Infected
as Dr. Edward Dennehey
- 2012
- 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
- 2011 Slip and Fall
as Jerry
- 2010 The Rig
as Jim Fleming
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010 Dear Mr. Gacy
as John Wayne Gacy
- 2010
- 2009 The Nail
as Massimo
- 2009 Happy in the Valley
as Stewart
- 2008
- 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 Southern Gothic
as Pitt
- 2007 88 Minutes
as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
- 2007 We All Scream for Ice Cream
as Buster
- 2006
- 2006 Jam
as Ted
- 2006 Freedomland
as Boyle
- 2005
- 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 The Librarians
as Simon
- 2004
- 2004 The Last Letter
as Mr. Griffith
- 2003
- 2003 Blue Hill Avenue
as Det. Torrance
- 2003 The Technical Writer
as Joe
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 City by the Sea
as Spyder
- 2002 Hard Cash
as Bo Young
- 2002 Coastlines
as Fred Vance
- 2001
- 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 The Last Marshal
as DeClerc
- 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 Dollar for the Dead
as Dooley
- 1998 Hell's Kitchen
as Lou Reilly
- 1998 Ambushed
as Mike Organski
- 1998 The Pass
as Charles Duprey
- 1998 Firestorm
as Randall Shaye
- 1997 Big City Blues
as Hudson
- 1997 First Time Felon
as Sorley
- 1996 Palookaville
as Sid Dunleavy
- 1996 Gotti
as Sammy Gravano
- 1996 The Rock
as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1996 For Which He Stands
as Johnny Rochetti
- 1996 The Substitute
as Hollan
- 1996
- 1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as Franchise
- 1995 The Immortals
as Tim
- 1995 Virtuosity
as William Cochran
- 1995 Beyond Desire
as Ray Patterson
- 1995
- 1995 Thriller Zone
as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 1994 Direct Hit
as John Hatch
- 1993 A Kiss to Die For
as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1993 Relentless 3
as Walter Hilderman
- 1993
- 1992 Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
as Terry Harper
- 1992 The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Beaudeen
- 1992
- 1992 The Waterdance
as Bloss
- 1992 American Me
as J.D.
- 1991 Stone Cold
as Ice
- 1991 Out for Justice
as Richie Madano
- 1991 Career Opportunities
as Custodian
- 1990 Dick Tracy
as Flattop
- 1990
- 1990 Sons
as Mike
- 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 Weeds
as Burt the Booster
- 1987 Extreme Prejudice
as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- 1987 Raising Arizona
as Evelle
- 1985 Savage Dawn
as Pigiron
- 1985 The Lightship
as Gene
- 1985
- 1985 Command 5
as Hawk
- 1984 Cloak & Dagger
as Morris
- 1984 Once Upon a Time in America
as Cockeye
- 1983 The Man Who Wasn't There
as Pug Face Crusher
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981 The Miracle of Kathy Miller
as Mark
- 1981 Smokey Bites the Dust
as Kenny
- 1981
- 1978 Long Shot
as Bille
Behind the camera (5)
- 2017 Check Point
Producer
- 2004 The Librarians
Screenplay
- 2004 The Last Letter
Executive Producer
- 1995 Beyond Desire
Executive Producer
- 1959 The Young Land
Assistant Director
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 2012
- 2008
- 1994
- 1990