William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Birthday: 1955-06-07
Place of birth: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also know as: Bill Forsythe

Bio

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).

Movies with William Forsythe

Once Upon a Time in America

1984
As Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
Raising Arizona

1987
As Evelle
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995
As Franchise
Halloween

2007
As Ronnie White
The Devil's Rejects

2005
As Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
88 Minutes

2007
As FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

1999
As Det. Chuck Fowler
Hack!

2007
As Willy
Extreme Prejudice

1987
As Sgt. Buck Atwater
Dead Bang

1989
As Arthur Kressler
Hard Cash

2002
As Bo Young
Stone Cold

1991
As Ice
Virtuosity

1995
As William Cochran
American Me

1992
As J.D.
The Rock

1996
As Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Freedomland

2006
As Boyle
Firestorm

1998
As Randall Shaye
The Man Who Wasn't There

1983
As Pug Face Crusher
The Immortals

1995
As Tim
iMurders

2008
As Professor Uberoth
Out for Justice

1991
As Richie Madano
Command 5

1985
As Hawk
Gotti

1996
As Sammy Gravano
The Last Letter

2004
As Mr. Griffith
The Waterdance

1992
As Bloss
Stiletto

2008
As Alex
Torrents of Spring

1989
As Prince Ippolito Polozov
Palookaville

1995
As Sid Dunleavy
Smokey Bites the Dust

1981
As Kenny
Hell's Kitchen

1998
As Lou Reilly
Direct Hit

1994
As John Hatch
The Rig

2010
As Jim Fleming
Row Your Boat

1999
As Gil Meadows
Final Approach

2008
As Silas Jansen
Blue Hill Avenue

2003
As Det. Torrance
Big City Blues

1997
As Hudson
Hammerhead

2005
As Tom Reed
The Nail

2009
As Massimo
Dollar for the Dead

1998
As Dooley
The Lightship

1985
As Gene
Born to Ride

2011
As Jack Steele
Patty Hearst

1988
As Teko
Larva

2005
As Jacob Long
Camouflage

2001
As Alton Owens
Southern Gothic

2007
As Pitt
Savage Dawn

1985
As Pigiron
Beyond Desire

1995
As Ray Patterson
Inkubus

2011
As Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
Coastlines

2002
As Fred Vance
L.A., I Hate You

2011
As Uncle Rip
Relentless 3

1993
As Walter Hilderman
For Which He Stands

1996
As Johnny Rochetti
Infected

2013
As Dr. Edward Dennehey
Ambushed

1998
As Mike Organski
The Pass

1998
As Charles Duprey
The Librarians

2004
As Simon
A Kiss to Die For

1993
As Detective Mike Stoller
Celluloid Bloodbath

2012
As Self
G-Men from Hell

2000
As Dean Crept
Thriller Zone

1995
As Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
We All Scream for Ice Cream

2007
As Buster
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

2008
As Self
The Bronx Bull

2016
As Jake LaMotta
Open

2023
As Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
The Substitute

1996
As Hollan
Hidden in the Woods

2014
As Uncle Costello
Weeds

1987
As Burt the Booster
Four Days

1999
As Milt
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes

1990
As Self
Road to Juarez

2015
As Doug Hermann
Blue Streak

1999
As Detective Hardcastle
The Last Marshal

1999
As DeClerc
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992
As Beaudeen
Laugh Killer Laugh

2015
As Frank Stone
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales

2014
As Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
Echoes of War

2015
As Randolph McCluskey
Lives in Hazard

1994
As Self
Just Breathe

2025
As Tony
The L.A. Riot Spectacular

2005
As George Holliday
The Midnight Man

2016
As Fairbanks
Paradise Lost

1999
As Mike Stark
Soundman

1999
As Frank Rosenfeld
Cloak & Dagger

1984
As Morris
Jesse

2011
As Vince the Godfather
The Miracle of Kathy Miller

1981
As Mark
Baja Oklahoma

1988
As Tommy Earl Browner
The Hollow

2016
As Big John Dawson
Happy in the Valley

2009
As Stewart
The Little Mermaid

2018
As
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union

2019
As narrator
Check Point

2017
As The Sheriff
Jam

2006
As Ted
Luck of the Draw

2000
As Max Fenton
Outlaw

2001
As Ted Castle
A Christmas Cop

0000
As Captain Carol
Long Shot

1978
As Bille
The Networker

2017
As Charles Mangano
City by the Sea

2002
As Spyder
Dick Tracy

1990
As Flattop
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story

1992
As Terry Harper
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die

2013
As Stanley
Sons

1990
As Mike
Loosies

2012
As Captain Tom Edwards
Cold Pursuit

2019
As Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
I Am Fear

2020
As Marco
Run with the Hunted

2019
As Augustus
Vault

2019
As Buddy Providence
The Technical Writer

2003
As Joe
Awake

2019
As Roger Bower
Civility

2000
As Andrew LeBretian
Underground Entertainment: The Movie

2011
As Bill
18 Shades of Dust

1999
As Tommy Cucci
Dear Mr. Gacy

2010
As John Wayne Gacy
Peacock Blues

1996
As
A Perfect Plan

2020
As Grayson
Slip and Fall

2011
As Jerry
God's Not Dead: We The People

2021
As Senator Robert Benson
Roe v. Wade

2021
As Justice Potter Stewart
Ida Red

2021
As Lawrence Twilley
Career Opportunities

1991
As Custodian
9 Windows

2024
As Det. Tim Boyle
The Roaring Game

2025
As
First Time Felon

1997
As Sorley
The Witching Hour

0000
As Devlin Deeds
A Motel

0000
As
Straight Shot

0000
As

TV Shows with William Forsythe

Shark

2006
As Harry Russo
John Doe

2002
As Digger
T. J. Hooker

1982
As Wounded Assailant
Fame

1982
As
CSI: Miami

2002
As Captain Chris Sutter
Las Vegas

2003
As Uncle Luke
Hill Street Blues

1981
As
Masters of Horror

2005
As
Tales of the Gold Monkey

1982
As
UC: Undercover

2001
As
The Untouchables

1993
As Al Capone
Blind Faith

1990
As Ferlin L'Heureux
The Mob Doctor

2012
As Constantine Alexander
Hawaii Five-0

2010
As Harry Brown
The Mentalist

2008
As Steve Rigsby
Marvel's Daredevil

2015
As Dutton
The Long Hot Summer

1985
As Isaac
Justified

2010
As Michael
Cruel Doubt

1992
As Police Chief John Crone
The Man in the High Castle

2015
As J. Edgar Hoover
Magnum P.I.

2018
As Harry Brown
Boardwalk Empire

2010
As Manny
Entourage

2004
As Eddie Kapowski
Cybill

1995
As Bruce

Production Credits

Beyond Desire

1995
As Executive Producer
The Last Letter

2004
As Executive Producer
The Young Land

1959
As Assistant Director
The Librarians

2004
As Screenplay
Check Point

2017
As Producer