William Forsythe
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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- Born:
- Jun 7, 1955 In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 141
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Coach 1978-03-17
- Latest Project:
- Movie A Christmas Cop 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | A Christmas Cop | Captain Carol | 2026 |
| Movie | The Roaring Game | 2026 | |
| Movie | Just Breathe | Tony | 2026 |
| Movie | 9 Windows | Det. Tim Boyle | 2024-10-15 |
| Movie | Open | Capt. Edgar J. Steadman | 2023-11-03 |
| Movie | Due Justice | Unknown | 2023-11-24 |
| Movie | Ida Red | Lawrence Twilley | 2021-11-05 |
| Movie | Roe v. Wade | Justice Potter Stewart | 2021-04-02 |
| Movie | I Am Fear | Marco | 2020-03-03 |
| Movie | A Perfect Plan | Grayson | 2020-05-01 |
| Movie | Cold Pursuit | Brock 'Wingman' Coxman | 2019-02-07 |
| Movie | Run with the Hunted | Augustus | 2019-10-03 |
| Movie | Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union | narrator | 2019-04-29 |
| Movie | Vault | Buddy Providence | 2019-07-25 |
| Movie | Awake | Roger Bower | 2019-08-01 |
| Movie | The Little Mermaid | Unknown | 2018-08-02 |
| Series | Magnum P.I. | Harry Brown | 2018-09-24 |
| Movie | Check Point | The Sheriff | 2017-03-07 |
| Movie | The Networker | Charles Mangano | 2017-09-12 |
| Movie | The Midnight Man | Fairbanks | 2016-03-01 |
| Movie | The Bronx Bull | Jake LaMotta | 2016-06-13 |
| Movie | The Hollow | Big John Dawson | 2016-10-07 |
| Series | The Man in the High Castle | J. Edgar Hoover | 2015-01-15 |
| Series | Marvel's Daredevil | Dutton | 2015-04-10 |
| Movie | Echoes of War | Randolph McCluskey | 2015-05-15 |
| Movie | Road to Juarez | Doug Hermann | 2015-04-24 |
| Movie | Laugh Killer Laugh | Frank Stone | 2015-04-25 |
| Movie | Tom Holland's Twisted Tales | Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You") | 2014-04-01 |
| Movie | Hidden in the Woods | Uncle Costello | 2014-12-12 |
| Movie | The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die | Stanley | 2013-10-31 |
| Movie | Infected | Dr. Edward Dennehey | 2013-04-09 |
| Movie | Loosies | Captain Tom Edwards | 2012-02-01 |
| Series | The Mob Doctor | Constantine Alexander | 2012-09-17 |
| Movie | Celluloid Bloodbath | Self | 2012-10-09 |
| Movie | L.A., I Hate You | Uncle Rip | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | Jesse | Vince the Godfather | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | Slip and Fall | Jerry | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | Inkubus | Ret. Detective Gil Diamante | 2011-10-28 |
| Movie | Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Bill | 2011-06-06 |
| Movie | Born to Ride | Jack Steele | 2011-06-26 |
| Movie | Dear Mr. Gacy | John Wayne Gacy | 2010-05-10 |
| Series | Boardwalk Empire | Manny | 2010-09-19 |
| Movie | The Rig | Jim Fleming | 2010-10-05 |
| Series | Hawaii Five-0 | Harry Brown | 2010-09-20 |
| Movie | The Nail | Massimo | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | Happy in the Valley | Stewart | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | Final Approach | Silas Jansen | 2008-05-24 |
| Movie | Stiletto | Alex | 2008-04-29 |
| Movie | iMurders | Professor Uberoth | 2008-08-09 |
| Series | The Mentalist | Steve Rigsby | 2008-09-23 |
| Movie | Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween | Self | 2008-10-07 |
| Movie | 88 Minutes | FBI Special Agent Frank Parks | 2007-02-14 |
| Movie | We All Scream for Ice Cream | Buster | 2007-01-12 |
| Movie | Southern Gothic | Pitt | 2007-04-28 |
| Movie | Hack! | Willy | 2007-07-20 |
| Movie | Halloween | Ronnie White | 2007-08-31 |
| Movie | Freedomland | Boyle | 2006-02-17 |
| Movie | Jam | Ted | 2006-04-01 |
| Movie | Hammerhead | Tom Reed | 2005-06-18 |
| Movie | Larva | Jacob Long | 2005-01-22 |
| Movie | The L.A. Riot Spectacular | George Holliday | 2005-04-25 |
| Series | Masters of Horror | Unknown | 2005-10-28 |
| Movie | The Devil's Rejects | Sheriff John Quincy Wydel | 2005-07-22 |
| Movie | The Last Letter | Mr. Griffith | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | The Librarians | Simon | 2004-12-09 |
| Movie | The Technical Writer | Joe | 2003-01-26 |
| Movie | Blue Hill Avenue | Det. Torrance | 2003-09-19 |
| Series | Las Vegas | Unknown | 2003-09-22 |
| Movie | Coastlines | Fred Vance | 2002-01-15 |
| Movie | Hard Cash | Bo Young | 2002-02-15 |
| Movie | City by the Sea | Spyder | 2002-09-06 |
| Series | John Doe | Digger | 2002-09-20 |
| Movie | Outlaw | Ted Castle | 2001-01-01 |
| Series | UC: Undercover | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
| Movie | Camouflage | Alton Owens | 2001-01-09 |
| Movie | Civility | Andrew LeBretian | 2000-04-01 |
| Movie | G-Men from Hell | Dean Crept | 2000-12-07 |
| Movie | Luck of the Draw | Max Fenton | 2000-04-06 |
| Movie | Paradise Lost | Mike Stark | 1999-07-20 |
| Movie | Row Your Boat | Gil Meadows | 1999-04-18 |
| Movie | Soundman | Frank Rosenfeld | 1999-01-24 |
| Movie | 18 Shades of Dust | Tommy Cucci | 1999-09-01 |
| Movie | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Det. Chuck Fowler | 1999-12-10 |
| Movie | Four Days | Milt | 1999-09-12 |
| Movie | The Last Marshal | DeClerc | 1999-10-02 |
| Movie | Blue Streak | Detective Hardcastle | 1999-09-17 |
| Movie | Firestorm | Randall Shaye | 1998-01-08 |
| Movie | The Pass | Charles Duprey | 1998-05-07 |
| Movie | Dollar for the Dead | Dooley | 1998-10-11 |
| Movie | Ambushed | Mike Organski | 1998-06-20 |
| Movie | Hell's Kitchen | Lou Reilly | 1998-09-11 |
| Movie | First Time Felon | Sorley | 1997-09-06 |
| Movie | Big City Blues | Hudson | 1997-10-01 |
| Movie | For Which He Stands | Johnny Rochetti | 1996-05-17 |
| Movie | Peacock Blues | Unknown | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | The Substitute | Hollan | 1996-04-19 |
| Movie | The Rock | Special Agent Ernest Paxton | 1996-06-07 |
| Movie | Gotti | Sammy Gravano | 1996-08-17 |
| Movie | Beyond Desire | Ray Patterson | 1995-07-13 |
| Movie | Thriller Zone | Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour") | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | Virtuosity | William Cochran | 1995-08-04 |
| Movie | The Immortals | Tim | 1995-10-05 |
| Movie | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Unknown | 1995-12-01 |
| Movie | Palookaville | Sid Dunleavy | 1995-09-07 |
| Movie | Lives in Hazard | Self | 1994-04-08 |
| Movie | Direct Hit | John Hatch | 1994-12-14 |
| Series | The Untouchables | Al Capone | 1993-01-11 |
| Movie | Relentless 3 | Walter Hilderman | 1993-08-18 |
| Movie | A Kiss to Die For | Detective Mike Stoller | 1993-12-06 |
| Movie | The Waterdance | Bloss | 1992-05-13 |
| Movie | American Me | J.D. | 1992-03-13 |
| Movie | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Beaudeen | 1992-08-21 |
| Movie | Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story | Terry Harper | 1992-11-08 |
| Movie | Out for Justice | Richie Madano | 1991-04-12 |
| Movie | Career Opportunities | Custodian | 1991-03-29 |
| Movie | Stone Cold | Ice | 1991-05-17 |
| Movie | Sons | Mike | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy | Flattop | 1990-04-05 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes | Self | 1990-06-13 |
| Movie | Dead Bang | Arthur Kressler | 1989-03-24 |
| Movie | Torrents of Spring | Prince Ippolito Polozov | 1989-10-21 |
| Movie | Baja Oklahoma | Tommy Earl Browner | 1988-02-20 |
| Movie | Patty Hearst | Teko | 1988-09-23 |
| Movie | Extreme Prejudice | Sgt. Buck Atwater | 1987-04-24 |
| Movie | Raising Arizona | Evelle | 1987-03-13 |
| Movie | Weeds | Burt the Booster | 1987-10-16 |
| Movie | Savage Dawn | Pigiron | 1986-05-22 |
| Movie | Command 5 | Hawk | 1985-08-05 |
| Movie | The Lightship | Gene | 1985-12-14 |
| Series | The Long Hot Summer | Isaac | 1985-10-06 |
| Movie | Once Upon a Time in America | Philip 'Cockeye' Stein | 1984-05-23 |
| Movie | Cloak & Dagger | Morris | 1984-06-01 |
| Movie | The Man Who Wasn't There | Pug Face Crusher | 1983-08-12 |
| Series | T. J. Hooker | Wounded Assailant | 1982-03-13 |
| Series | Fame | Unknown | 1982-01-07 |
| Series | Tales of the Gold Monkey | Unknown | 1982-09-22 |
| Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
| Movie | Smokey Bites the Dust | Kenny | 1981-10-01 |
| Movie | The Miracle of Kathy Miller | Mark | 1981-10-05 |
| Movie | Coach | Audience Member | 1978-03-17 |
| Movie | Long Shot | Bille | 1978-11-17 |