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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

150

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-06-07 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Bill Forsythe

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William Forsythe

Biography

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

Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona

American Me

American Me

The Rock

The Rock

Blue Hill Avenue

Blue Hill Avenue

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Lives in Hazard

Lives in Hazard

Sons

Sons

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

Acting

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

Once Upon a Time in America

as

Philip 'Cockeye' Stein

Raising Arizona

1987

Raising Arizona

as

Evelle

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

as

Franchise

Halloween

2007

Halloween

as

Ronnie White

The Devil's Rejects

2005

The Devil's Rejects

as

Sheriff John Quincy Wydel

88 Minutes

2007

88 Minutes

as

FBI Special Agent Frank Parks

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

1999

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

as

Det. Chuck Fowler

Hack!

2007

Hack!

as

Willy

Extreme Prejudice

1987

Extreme Prejudice

as

Sgt. Buck Atwater

Dead Bang

1989

Dead Bang

as

Arthur Kressler

Hard Cash

2002

Hard Cash

as

Bo Young

Stone Cold

1991

Stone Cold

as

Ice

Virtuosity

1995

Virtuosity

as

William Cochran

American Me

1992

American Me

as

J.D.

The Rock

1996

The Rock

as

Special Agent Ernest Paxton

Freedomland

2006

Freedomland

as

Boyle

Firestorm

1998

Firestorm

as

Randall Shaye

The Man Who Wasn't There

1983

The Man Who Wasn't There

as

Pug Face Crusher

The Immortals

1995

The Immortals

as

Tim

iMurders

2008

iMurders

as

Professor Uberoth

Out for Justice

1991

Out for Justice

as

Richie Madano

Command 5

1985

Command 5

as

Hawk

Gotti

1996

Gotti

as

Sammy Gravano

The Last Letter

2004

The Last Letter

as

Mr. Griffith

The Waterdance

1992

The Waterdance

as

Bloss

Stiletto

2008

Stiletto

as

Alex

Torrents of Spring

1989

Torrents of Spring

as

Prince Ippolito Polozov

Palookaville

1995

Palookaville

as

Sid Dunleavy

Smokey Bites the Dust

1981

Smokey Bites the Dust

as

Kenny

Hell's Kitchen

1998

Hell's Kitchen

as

Lou Reilly

Direct Hit

1994

Direct Hit

as

John Hatch

The Rig

2010

The Rig

as

Jim Fleming

Row Your Boat

1999

Row Your Boat

as

Gil Meadows

Final Approach

2008

Final Approach

as

Silas Jansen

Blue Hill Avenue

2003

Blue Hill Avenue

as

Det. Torrance

Big City Blues

1997

Big City Blues

as

Hudson

Hammerhead

2005

Hammerhead

as

Tom Reed

The Nail

2009

The Nail

as

Massimo

Dollar for the Dead

1998

Dollar for the Dead

as

Dooley

The Lightship

1985

The Lightship

as

Gene

Born to Ride

2011

Born to Ride

as

Jack Steele

Patty Hearst

1988

Patty Hearst

as

Teko

Larva

2005

Larva

as

Jacob Long

Camouflage

2001

Camouflage

as

Alton Owens

Southern Gothic

2007

Southern Gothic

as

Pitt

Savage Dawn

1986

Savage Dawn

as

Pigiron

Inkubus

2011

Inkubus

as

Ret. Detective Gil Diamante

Beyond Desire

1995

Beyond Desire

as

Ray Patterson

Coastlines

2002

Coastlines

as

Fred Vance

L.A., I Hate You

2011

L.A., I Hate You

as

Uncle Rip

Relentless 3

1993

Relentless 3

as

Walter Hilderman

For Which He Stands

1996

For Which He Stands

as

Johnny Rochetti

Infected

2013

Infected

as

Dr. Edward Dennehey

Ambushed

1998

Ambushed

as

Mike Organski

The Pass

1998

The Pass

as

Charles Duprey

The Librarians

2004

The Librarians

as

Simon

A Kiss to Die For

1993

A Kiss to Die For

as

Detective Mike Stoller

Celluloid Bloodbath

2012

Celluloid Bloodbath

as

Self

G-Men from Hell

2000

G-Men from Hell

as

Dean Crept

Thriller Zone

1995

Thriller Zone

as

Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")

We All Scream for Ice Cream

2007

We All Scream for Ice Cream

as

Buster

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

2008

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

as

Self

The Bronx Bull

2016

The Bronx Bull

as

Jake LaMotta

Open

2023

Open

as

Capt. Edgar J. Steadman

The Substitute

1996

The Substitute

as

Hollan

Hidden in the Woods

2014

Hidden in the Woods

as

Uncle Costello

Weeds

1987

Weeds

as

Burt the Booster

Four Days

1999

Four Days

as

Milt

Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes

1990

Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes

as

Self

Road to Juarez

2015

Road to Juarez

as

Doug Hermann

Blue Streak

1999

Blue Streak

as

Detective Hardcastle

The Last Marshal

1999

The Last Marshal

as

DeClerc

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

as

Beaudeen

Laugh Killer Laugh

2015

Laugh Killer Laugh

as

Frank Stone

Tom Holland's Twisted Tales

2014

Tom Holland's Twisted Tales

as

Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")

Echoes of War

2015

Echoes of War

as

Randolph McCluskey

Lives in Hazard

1994

Lives in Hazard

as

Self

Just Breathe

Just Breathe

as

Tony

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

2005

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

as

George Holliday

The Midnight Man

2016

The Midnight Man

as

Fairbanks

Paradise Lost

1999

Paradise Lost

as

Mike Stark

Soundman

1999

Soundman

as

Frank Rosenfeld

Cloak & Dagger

1984

Cloak & Dagger

as

Morris

Jesse

2011

Jesse

as

Vince the Godfather

The Miracle of Kathy Miller

1981

The Miracle of Kathy Miller

as

Mark

Baja Oklahoma

1988

Baja Oklahoma

as

Tommy Earl Browner

The Hollow

2016

The Hollow

as

Big John Dawson

Happy in the Valley

2009

Happy in the Valley

as

Stewart

The Little Mermaid

2018

The Little Mermaid

as

Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union

2019

Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union

as

narrator

Check Point

2017

Check Point

as

The Sheriff

Jam

2006

Jam

as

Ted

Luck of the Draw

2000

Luck of the Draw

as

Max Fenton

Outlaw

2001

Outlaw

as

Ted Castle

A Christmas Cop

A Christmas Cop

as

Captain Carol

Long Shot

1978

Long Shot

as

Bille

The Networker

2017

The Networker

as

Charles Mangano

City by the Sea

2002

City by the Sea

as

Spyder

Dick Tracy

1990

Dick Tracy

as

Flattop

Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story

1992

Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story

as

Terry Harper

The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die

2013

The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die

as

Stanley

Sons

1990

Sons

as

Mike

Loosies

2012

Loosies

as

Captain Tom Edwards

Cold Pursuit

2019

Cold Pursuit

as

Brock 'Wingman' Coxman

I Am Fear

2020

I Am Fear

as

Marco

Run with the Hunted

2019

Run with the Hunted

as

Augustus

Vault

2019

Vault

as

Buddy Providence

The Technical Writer

2003

The Technical Writer

as

Joe

Awake

2019

Awake

as

Roger Bower

Civility

2000

Civility

as

Andrew LeBretian

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

2011

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

as

Bill

18 Shades of Dust

1999

18 Shades of Dust

as

Tommy Cucci

Dear Mr. Gacy

2010

Dear Mr. Gacy

as

John Wayne Gacy

Peacock Blues

1996

Peacock Blues

as

A Perfect Plan

2020

A Perfect Plan

as

Grayson

Slip and Fall

2011

Slip and Fall

as

Jerry

God's Not Dead: We The People

2021

God's Not Dead: We The People

as

Senator Robert Benson

Roe v. Wade

2021

Roe v. Wade

as

Justice Potter Stewart

Ida Red

2021

Ida Red

as

Lawrence Twilley

Career Opportunities

1991

Career Opportunities

as

Custodian

9 Windows

2024

9 Windows

as

Det. Tim Boyle

The Roaring Game

The Roaring Game

as

First Time Felon

1997

First Time Felon

as

Sorley

Shark

Shark

as

John Doe

John Doe

as

Digger

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

as

Wounded Assailant

Fame

Fame

as

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

as

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

as

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tales of the Gold Monkey

as

UC: Undercover

UC: Undercover

as

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Al Capone

Blind Faith

Blind Faith

as

Ferlin L'Heureux

The Mob Doctor

The Mob Doctor

as

Constantine Alexander

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as

Harry Brown

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

as

Steve Rigsby

Marvel's Daredevil

Marvel's Daredevil

as

Dutton

The Long Hot Summer

The Long Hot Summer

as

Isaac

Justified

Justified

as

Michael

Cruel Doubt

Cruel Doubt

as

Police Chief John Crone

The Man in the High Castle

The Man in the High Castle

as

J. Edgar Hoover

Magnum P.I.

Magnum P.I.

as

Harry Brown

Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

as

Manny

Production

Beyond Desire

1995

Beyond Desire

as

The Last Letter

2004

The Last Letter

as

Check Point

2017

Check Point

as

Crew

Directing

The Young Land

1959

The Young Land

as