Acting
William Forsythe
EN cinema · 129 credits
Born
7 June 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also known as Bill Forsythe · Уильям Форсайт · 윌리엄 포사이스
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
Filmography
A Christmas Cop
as Captain Carol
The Witching Hour
The Witching Hour
as Devlin Deeds
Godshot
Godshot
as Kelly
Rule of Three
Rule of Three
as Mitch
Straight Shot
as Frank Senior
Just Breathe
as Tony
9 Windows
as Det. Tim Boyle
Open
as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
God's Not Dead: We The People
as Senator Robert Benson
Roe v. Wade
as Justice Potter Stewart
Ida Red
as Lawrence Twilley
I Am Fear
as Marco
A Perfect Plan
as Grayson
Cold Pursuit
as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
Run with the Hunted
as Augustus
Vault
as Buddy Providence
Awake
as Roger Bower
Check Point
as The Sheriff, Producer
The Networker
as Charles Mangano
The Bronx Bull
as Jake LaMotta
The Midnight Man
as Fairbanks
The Hollow
as Big John Dawson
Road to Juarez
as Doug Hermann
Laugh Killer Laugh
as Frank Stone
Echoes of War
as Randolph McCluskey
Hidden in the Woods
as Uncle Costello
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
Infected
as Dr. Edward Dennehey
Loosies
as Captain Tom Edwards
Born to Ride
as Jack Steele
Inkubus
as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
L.A., I Hate You
as Uncle Rip
Jesse
as Vince the Godfather
Slip and Fall
as Jerry
The Rig
as Jim Fleming
Dear Mr. Gacy
as John Wayne Gacy
The Nail
as Massimo
Happy in the Valley
as Stewart
iMurders
as Professor Uberoth
Stiletto
as Alex
Final Approach
as Silas Jansen
Halloween
as Ronnie White
88 Minutes
as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
Hack!
as Willy
Southern Gothic
as Pitt
Freedomland
as Boyle
Jam
as Ted
The Devil's Rejects
as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
Hammerhead
as Tom Reed
Larva
as Jacob Long
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as George Holliday
The Last Letter
as Mr. Griffith, Executive Producer
The Librarians
as Simon, Screenplay
Blue Hill Avenue
as Det. Torrance
Hard Cash
as Bo Young
Coastlines
as Fred Vance
City by the Sea
as Spyder
Camouflage
as Alton Owens
Outlaw
as Ted Castle
G-Men from Hell
as Dean Crept
Luck of the Draw
as Max Fenton
Civility
as Andrew LeBretian
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
as Det. Chuck Fowler
Row Your Boat
as Gil Meadows
Four Days
as Milt
Blue Streak
as Detective Hardcastle
The Last Marshal
as DeClerc
Paradise Lost
as Mike Stark
Soundman
as Frank Rosenfeld
18 Shades of Dust
as Tommy Cucci
Firestorm
as Randall Shaye
Hell's Kitchen
as Lou Reilly
Dollar for the Dead
as Dooley
Ambushed
as Mike Organski
The Pass
as Charles Duprey
Big City Blues
as Hudson
First Time Felon
as Sorley
The Rock
as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Gotti
as Sammy Gravano
Palookaville
as Sid Dunleavy
For Which He Stands
as Johnny Rochetti
The Substitute
as Hollan
Virtuosity
as William Cochran
Beyond Desire
as Ray Patterson, Executive Producer
Thriller Zone
as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
Direct Hit
as John Hatch
Lives in Hazard
as Self
Relentless 3
as Walter Hilderman
A Kiss to Die For
as Detective Mike Stoller
American Me
as J.D.
The Waterdance
as Bloss
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Beaudeen
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
as Terry Harper
Stone Cold
as Ice
Out for Justice
as Richie Madano
Career Opportunities
as Custodian
Dick Tracy
as Flattop
Sons
as Mike
Dead Bang
as Arthur Kressler
Torrents of Spring
as Prince Ippolito Polozov
Patty Hearst
as Teko
Baja Oklahoma
as Tommy Earl Browner
Raising Arizona
as Evelle
Extreme Prejudice
as Sgt. Buck Atwater
Weeds
as Burt the Booster
Command 5
as Hawk
The Lightship
as Gene
Savage Dawn
as Pigiron
Once Upon a Time in America
as Cockeye
Cloak & Dagger
as Morris
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Pug Face Crusher
Long Shot
as Bille
The Young Land
Assistant Director