William Forsythe
Known for acting · Born 7 June 1955 · 71 · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
158 credits
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
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999
The Rock
1996
Out for Justice
1991
Raising Arizona
1987
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
American Me
1992
Blue Streak
1999
The Devil's Rejects
2005
88 Minutes
2007
Stone Cold
1991
The Man in the High Castle
2015
Virtuosity
1995
Acting (153)
2026A Crime StoryFilm
2026The Roaring GameCoachFilm
2026Straight ShotFrank SeniorFilm
2025Just BreatheTonyFilm
20249 WindowsDet. Tim BoyleFilm
2023OpenCapt. Edgar J. SteadmanFilm
2021God's Not Dead: We The PeopleSenator Robert BensonFilm
2021Ida RedLawrence TwilleyFilm
2021Roe v. WadeJustice Potter StewartFilm
2020A Perfect PlanGraysonFilm
2020I Am FearMarcoFilm
2019Cold PursuitBrock 'Wingman' CoxmanFilm
2019AwakeRoger BowerFilm
2019VaultBuddy ProvidenceFilm
2019Run with the HuntedAugustusFilm
2019Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters UnionnarratorFilm
2018The Little MermaidFilm
2018Magnum P.I.Harry Brown · 2 episodesSeries
2017Check PointThe SheriffFilm
2017The NetworkerCharles ManganoFilm
2016The HollowBig John DawsonFilm
2016The Midnight ManFairbanksFilm
2016The Bronx BullJake LaMottaFilm
2015Marvel's DaredevilDuttonSeries
2015The Man in the High CastleJ. Edgar Hoover · 7 episodesSeries
2015Echoes of WarRandolph McCluskeyFilm
2015Laugh Killer LaughFrank StoneFilm
2015Road to JuarezDoug HermannFilm
2014Hidden in the WoodsUncle CostelloFilm
2014Tom Holland's Twisted TalesMr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")Film
2013InfectedDr. Edward DenneheyFilm
2013The Ghost Club: Spirits Never DieStanleyFilm
2013Tom Holland's Twisted TalesMr. SmithSeries
2012LoosiesCaptain Tom EdwardsFilm
2012The Mob DoctorConstantine Alexander · 13 episodesSeries
2012Celluloid BloodbathSelfFilm
2011InkubusRet. Detective Gil DiamanteFilm
2011Born to RideJack SteeleFilm
2011Underground Entertainment: The MovieBillFilm
2011L.A., I Hate YouUncle RipFilm
2011JesseVince the GodfatherFilm
2011Slip and FallJerryFilm
2010Hawaii Five-0Harry Brown · 2 episodesSeries
2010Boardwalk EmpireMannySeries
2010JustifiedMichaelSeries
2010Dear Mr. GacyJohn Wayne GacyFilm
2010The RigJim FlemingFilm
2009The NailMassimoFilm
2009Happy in the ValleyStewartFilm
2008The MentalistSteve Rigsby · 2 episodesSeries
2008StilettoAlexFilm
2008iMurdersProfessor UberothFilm
2008Final ApproachSilas JansenFilm
2008Michael Lives: The Making of HalloweenSelfFilm
2007HalloweenRonnie WhiteFilm
200788 MinutesFBI Special Agent Frank ParksFilm
2007We All Scream for Ice CreamBusterFilm
2007Hack!WillyFilm
2007Southern GothicPittFilm
2006FreedomlandBoyleFilm
2006SharkHarry RussoSeries
2006JamTedFilm
2005The Devil's RejectsSheriff John Quincy WydelFilm
2005Masters of HorrorSeries
2005HammerheadTom ReedFilm
2005LarvaJacob LongFilm
2005The L.A. Riot SpectacularGeorge HollidayFilm
2004EntourageEddie Kapowski · 2 episodesSeries
2004The LibrariansSimonFilm
2004The Last LetterMr. GriffithFilm
2003Las VegasUncle Luke · 2 episodesSeries
2003Blue Hill AvenueDet. TorranceFilm
2003The Technical WriterJoeFilm
2002CSI: MiamiCaptain Chris SutterSeries
2002City by the SeaSpyderFilm
2002John DoeDigger · 21 episodesSeries
2002Hard CashBo YoungFilm
2002CoastlinesFred VanceFilm
2001CamouflageAlton OwensFilm
2001UC: Undercover · 13 episodesSeries
2001OutlawTed CastleFilm
2000Luck of the DrawMax FentonFilm
2000G-Men from HellDean CreptFilm
2000CivilityAndrew LeBretianFilm
1999Blue StreakDetective HardcastleFilm
1999Deuce Bigalow: Male GigoloDet. Chuck FowlerFilm
1999Paradise LostMike StarkFilm
1999Row Your BoatGil MeadowsFilm
1999Four DaysMiltFilm
1999The Last MarshalDeClercFilm
1999SoundmanFrank RosenfeldFilm
199918 Shades of DustTommy CucciFilm
1998FirestormRandall ShayeFilm
1998Hell's KitchenLou ReillyFilm
1998AmbushedMike OrganskiFilm
1998Dollar for the DeadDooleyFilm
1998The PassCharles DupreyFilm
1997First Time FelonSorleyFilm
1997Big City BluesHudsonFilm
1996The RockSpecial Agent Ernest PaxtonFilm
1996The SubstituteHollanFilm
1996GottiSammy GravanoFilm
1996PalookavilleSid DunleavyFilm
1996For Which He StandsJohnny RochettiFilm
1996Peacock BluesFilm
1995VirtuosityWilliam CochranFilm
1995Things to Do in Denver When You're DeadFranchiseFilm
1995CybillBruceSeries
1995The ImmortalsTimFilm
1995Beyond DesireRay PattersonFilm
1995Thriller ZoneMarcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")Film
1994Direct HitJohn HatchFilm
1994Lives in HazardSelfFilm
1993The UntouchablesAl Capone · 42 episodesSeries
1993Relentless 3Walter HildermanFilm
1993A Kiss to Die ForDetective Mike StollerFilm
1992American MeJ.D.Film
1992The WaterdanceBlossFilm
1992The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagBeaudeenFilm
1992Cruel DoubtPolice Chief John Crone · 2 episodesSeries
1992Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader StoryTerry HarperFilm
1991Career OpportunitiesCustodianFilm
1991Out for JusticeRichie MadanoFilm
1991Stone ColdIceFilm
1990Dick TracyFlattopFilm
1990Blind FaithFerlin L'Heureux · 2 episodesSeries
1990SonsMikeFilm
1990Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the ScenesSelfFilm
1989Dead BangArthur KresslerFilm
1989Torrents of SpringPrince Ippolito PolozovFilm
1988Patty HearstTekoFilm
1988Baja OklahomaTommy Earl BrownerFilm
1987Raising ArizonaEvelleFilm
1987Extreme PrejudiceSgt. Buck AtwaterFilm
1987WeedsBurt the BoosterFilm
1985Savage DawnPigironFilm
1985The LightshipGeneFilm
1985The Long Hot SummerIsaac · 2 episodesSeries
1985Command 5HawkFilm
1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaCockeyeFilm
1984Cloak & DaggerMorrisFilm
1983The Man Who Wasn't TherePug Face CrusherFilm
1982T. J. HookerWounded AssailantSeries
1982FameSeries
1982Tales of the Gold Monkey · 2 episodesSeries
1981Hill Street Blues · 2 episodesSeries
1981Smokey Bites the DustKennyFilm
1981The Miracle of Kathy MillerMarkFilm
1978Long ShotBilleFilm
—A Christmas CopCaptain CarolFilm
—The Witching HourDevlin DeedsFilm
—GodshotFilm
—Rule of ThreeMitchFilm
Directing (1)
1959The Young LandAssistant DirectorFilm
Production (3)
2017Check PointProducerFilm
2004The Last LetterExecutive ProducerFilm
1995Beyond DesireExecutive ProducerFilm
Writing (1)
2004The LibrariansScreenplayFilm