Known For
Acting
Known Credits
153
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 7, 1955 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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).
| 2026 | A Crime Storyas | |
| 2026 | Straight Shotas Frank Senior | |
| 2026 | The Roaring Gameas Coach | |
| 2025 | Just Breatheas Tony | |
| 2024 | 9 Windowsas Det. Tim Boyle | |
| 2023 | Openas Capt. Edgar J. Steadman | |
| 2021 | Ida Redas Lawrence Twilley | |
| 2021 | God's Not Dead: We The Peopleas Senator Robert Benson | |
| 2021 | Roe v. Wadeas Justice Potter Stewart | |
| 2020 | A Perfect Planas Grayson | |
| 2020 | I Am Fearas Marco | |
| 2019 | Run with the Huntedas Augustus | |
| 2019 | Awakeas Roger Bower | |
| 2019 | Vaultas Buddy Providence | |
| 2019 | Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Unionas narrator | |
| 2019 | Cold Pursuitas Brock 'Wingman' Coxman | |
| 2018 | Magnum P.I.as Harry Brown | |
| 2018 | The Little Mermaidas | |
| 2017 | The Networkeras Charles Mangano | |
| 2017 | Check Pointas The Sheriff | |
| 2016 | The Hollowas Big John Dawson | |
| 2016 | The Bronx Bullas Jake LaMotta | |
| 2016 | The Midnight Manas Fairbanks | |
| 2015 | Echoes of Waras Randolph McCluskey | |
| 2015 | Laugh Killer Laughas Frank Stone | |
| 2015 | Road to Juarezas Doug Hermann | |
| 2015 | Marvel's Daredevilas Dutton | |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castleas J. Edgar Hoover | |
| 2014 | Hidden in the Woodsas Uncle Costello | |
| 2014 | Tom Holland's Twisted Talesas Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You") | |
| 2013 | Tom Holland's Twisted Talesas Mr. Smith | |
| 2013 | The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Dieas Stanley | |
| 2013 | Infectedas Dr. Edward Dennehey | |
| 2012 | Celluloid Bloodbathas Self | |
| 2012 | The Mob Doctoras Constantine Alexander | |
| 2012 | Loosiesas Captain Tom Edwards | |
| 2011 | Inkubusas Ret. Detective Gil Diamante | |
| 2011 | Born to Rideas Jack Steele | |
| 2011 | Underground Entertainment: The Movieas Bill | |
| 2011 | Jesseas Vince the Godfather | |
| 2011 | L.A., I Hate Youas Uncle Rip | |
| 2011 | Slip and Fallas Jerry | |
| 2010 | The Rigas Jim Fleming | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0as Harry Brown | |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empireas Manny | |
| 2010 | Dear Mr. Gacyas John Wayne Gacy | |
| 2010 | Justifiedas Michael | |
| 2009 | The Nailas Massimo | |
| 2009 | Happy in the Valleyas Stewart | |
| 2008 | Michael Lives: The Making of Halloweenas Self | |
| 2008 | The Mentalistas Steve Rigsby | |
| 2008 | iMurdersas Professor Uberoth | |
| 2008 | Final Approachas Silas Jansen | |
| 2008 | Stilettoas Alex | |
| 2007 | Halloweenas Ronnie White | |
| 2007 | Hack!as Willy | |
| 2007 | Southern Gothicas Pitt | |
| 2007 | 88 Minutesas FBI Special Agent Frank Parks | |
| 2007 | We All Scream for Ice Creamas Buster | |
| 2006 | Sharkas Harry Russo | |
| 2006 | Jamas Ted | |
| 2006 | Freedomlandas Boyle | |
| 2005 | Masters of Horroras | |
| 2005 | The Devil's Rejectsas Sheriff John Quincy Wydel | |
| 2005 | Hammerheadas Tom Reed | |
| 2005 | The L.A. Riot Spectacularas George Holliday | |
| 2005 | Larvaas Jacob Long | |
| 2004 | The Librariansas Simon | |
| 2004 | Entourageas Eddie Kapowski | |
| 2004 | The Last Letteras Mr. Griffith | |
| 2003 | Las Vegasas Uncle Luke | |
| 2003 | Blue Hill Avenueas Det. Torrance | |
| 2003 | The Technical Writeras Joe | |
| 2002 | CSI: Miamias Captain Chris Sutter | |
| 2002 | John Doeas Digger | |
| 2002 | City by the Seaas Spyder | |
| 2002 | Hard Cashas Bo Young | |
| 2002 | Coastlinesas Fred Vance | |
| 2001 | UC: Undercoveras | |
| 2001 | Camouflageas Alton Owens | |
| 2001 | Outlawas Ted Castle | |
| 2000 | G-Men from Hellas Dean Crept | |
| 2000 | Civilityas Andrew LeBretian | |
| 2000 | Luck of the Drawas Max Fenton | |
| 1999 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigoloas Det. Chuck Fowler | |
| 1999 | The Last Marshalas DeClerc | |
| 1999 | Blue Streakas Detective Hardcastle | |
| 1999 | Four Daysas Milt | |
| 1999 | 18 Shades of Dustas Tommy Cucci | |
| 1999 | Paradise Lostas Mike Stark | |
| 1999 | Row Your Boatas Gil Meadows | |
| 1999 | Soundmanas Frank Rosenfeld | |
| 1998 | Dollar for the Deadas Dooley | |
| 1998 | Hell's Kitchenas Lou Reilly | |
| 1998 | Ambushedas Mike Organski | |
| 1998 | The Passas Charles Duprey | |
| 1998 | Firestormas Randall Shaye | |
| 1997 | Big City Bluesas Hudson | |
| 1997 | First Time Felonas Sorley | |
| 1996 | Palookavilleas Sid Dunleavy | |
| 1996 | Gottias Sammy Gravano | |
| 1996 | The Rockas Special Agent Ernest Paxton | |
| 1996 | For Which He Standsas Johnny Rochetti | |
| 1996 | The Substituteas Hollan | |
| 1996 | Peacock Bluesas | |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Deadas Franchise | |
| 1995 | The Immortalsas Tim | |
| 1995 | Virtuosityas William Cochran | |
| 1995 | Beyond Desireas Ray Patterson | |
| 1995 | Cybillas Bruce | |
| 1995 | Thriller Zoneas Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour") | |
| 1994 | Direct Hitas John Hatch | |
| 1994 | Lives in Hazardas Self | |
| 1993 | A Kiss to Die Foras Detective Mike Stoller | |
| 1993 | Relentless 3as Walter Hilderman | |
| 1993 | The Untouchablesas Al Capone | |
| 1992 | Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Storyas Terry Harper | |
| 1992 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbagas Beaudeen | |
| 1992 | Cruel Doubtas Police Chief John Crone | |
| 1992 | The Waterdanceas Bloss | |
| 1992 | American Meas J.D. | |
| 1991 | Stone Coldas Ice | |
| 1991 | Out for Justiceas Richie Madano | |
| 1991 | Career Opportunitiesas Custodian | |
| 1990 | Dick Tracyas Flattop | |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenesas Self | |
| 1990 | Blind Faithas Ferlin L'Heureux | |
| 1990 | Sonsas Mike | |
| 1989 | Torrents of Springas Prince Ippolito Polozov | |
| 1989 | Dead Bangas Arthur Kressler | |
| 1988 | Patty Hearstas Teko | |
| 1988 | Baja Oklahomaas Tommy Earl Browner | |
| 1987 | Weedsas Burt the Booster | |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudiceas Sgt. Buck Atwater | |
| 1987 | Raising Arizonaas Evelle | |
| 1985 | Savage Dawnas Pigiron | |
| 1985 | The Lightshipas Gene | |
| 1985 | The Long Hot Summeras Isaac | |
| 1985 | Command 5as Hawk | |
| 1984 | Cloak & Daggeras Morris | |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in Americaas Cockeye | |
| 1983 | The Man Who Wasn't Thereas Pug Face Crusher | |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkeyas | |
| 1982 | T. J. Hookeras Wounded Assailant | |
| 1982 | Fameas | |
| 1981 | The Miracle of Kathy Milleras Mark | |
| 1981 | Smokey Bites the Dustas Kenny | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Bluesas | |
| 1978 | Long Shotas Bille | |
| Rule of Threeas Mitch | ||
| Godshotas | ||
| The Witching Houras Devlin Deeds | ||
| A Christmas Copas Captain Carol |
| 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 |
