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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 7, 1955
Place of Birth
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Bill Forsythe
- Уильям Форсайт
- 윌리엄 포사이스
William Forsythe
1.1 Popularity
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
4.0
Det. Tim Boyle
9 Windows
2024
5.8
Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
Open
2023
5.8
Lawrence Twilley
Ida Red
2021
6.8
Senator Robert Benson
God's Not Dead: We The People
2021
5.5
Justice Potter Stewart
Roe v. Wade
2021
5.4
Grayson
A Perfect Plan
2020
4.6
Marco
I Am Fear
2020
4.9
Augustus
Run with the Hunted
2019
5.3
Roger Bower
Awake
2019
5.7
Buddy Providence
Vault
2019
Credits
9 Windows
as Det. Tim Boyle
2024
4.0
Open
as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
2023
5.8
Ida Red
as Lawrence Twilley
2021
5.8
God's Not Dead: We The People
as Senator Robert Benson
2021
6.8
Roe v. Wade
as Justice Potter Stewart
2021
5.5
A Perfect Plan
as Grayson
2020
5.4
I Am Fear
as Marco
2020
4.6
Run with the Hunted
as Augustus
2019
4.9
Awake
as Roger Bower
2019
5.3
Vault
as Buddy Providence
2019
5.7
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
as narrator
2019
0.0
Cold Pursuit
as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
2019
5.8
Magnum P.I.
as Harry Brown
2018
7.6
The Little Mermaid
2018
5.0
The Networker
as Charles Mangano
2017
4.0
Check Point
as The Sheriff
2017
6.2
The Hollow
as Big John Dawson
2016
4.8
The Bronx Bull
as Jake LaMotta
2016
4.8
The Midnight Man
as Fairbanks
2016
5.9
Echoes of War
as Randolph McCluskey
2015
6.2
Laugh Killer Laugh
as Frank Stone
2015
4.3
Road to Juarez
as Doug Hermann
2015
3.5
Marvel's Daredevil
as Dutton
2015
8.2
The Man in the High Castle
as J. Edgar Hoover
2015
7.5
Hidden in the Woods
as Uncle Costello
2014
4.6
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
2014
4.3
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
as Stanley
2013
1.7
Infected
as Dr. Edward Dennehey
2013
3.3
Celluloid Bloodbath
as Self
2012
4.4
The Mob Doctor
as Constantine Alexander
2012
6.6
Loosies
as Captain Tom Edwards
2012
5.7
Inkubus
as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
2011
3.9
Born to Ride
as Jack Steele
2011
3.5
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Bill
2011
7.2
Jesse
as Vince the Godfather
2011
1.5
L.A., I Hate You
as Uncle Rip
2011
3.1
Slip and Fall
as Jerry
2011
7.0
The Rig
as Jim Fleming
2010
3.4
Hawaii Five-0
as Harry Brown
2010
7.8
Boardwalk Empire
as Manny
2010
8.0
Dear Mr. Gacy
as John Wayne Gacy
2010
5.9
Justified
as Michael
2010
8.0
Happy in the Valley
as Stewart
2009
4.2
The Nail
as Massimo
2009
5.7
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
as Self
2008
7.2
The Mentalist
as Steve Rigsby
2008
8.4
iMurders
as Professor Uberoth
2008
3.5
Final Approach
as Silas Jansen
2008
5.0
Stiletto
as Alex
2008
4.8
Halloween
as Ronnie White
2007
6.2
Hack!
as Willy
2007
4.4
Southern Gothic
as Pitt
2007
4.2
88 Minutes
as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
2007
5.8
We All Scream for Ice Cream
as Buster
2007
4.9
Shark
2006
6.8
Jam
as Ted
2006
5.3
Freedomland
as Boyle
2006
5.2
Masters of Horror
2005
7.2
The Devil's Rejects
as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
2005
6.8
Hammerhead
as Tom Reed
2005
4.0
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as George Holliday
2005
2.6
Larva
as Jacob Long
2005
4.9
The Last Letter
as Mr. Griffith
2004
2.3
The Librarians
as Simon
2003
5.4
Las Vegas
2003
7.0
Blue Hill Avenue
as Det. Torrance
2003
7.1
The Technical Writer
as Joe
2003
1.0
CSI: Miami
2002
7.7
John Doe
as Digger
2002
7.2
City by the Sea
as Spyder
2002
5.8
Hard Cash
as Bo Young
2002
4.5
Coastlines
as Fred Vance
2002
5.1
UC: Undercover
2001
6.4
Camouflage
as Alton Owens
2001
4.3
Outlaw
as Ted Castle
2001
2.0
G-Men from Hell
as Dean Crept
2000
3.9
Civility
as Andrew LeBretian
2000
2.0
Luck of the Draw
as Max Fenton
2000
4.1
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
as Det. Chuck Fowler
1999
6.0
The Last Marshal
as DeClerc
1999
3.4
Blue Streak
as Detective Hardcastle
1999
6.5
Four Days
as Milt
1999
5.0
18 Shades of Dust
as Tommy Cucci
1999
3.0
Paradise Lost
as Mike Stark
1999
3.4
Row Your Boat
as Gil Meadows
1999
3.6
Soundman
as Frank Rosenfeld
1999
4.4
Dollar for the Dead
as Dooley
1998
5.3
Hell's Kitchen
as Lou Reilly
1998
5.2
Ambushed
as Mike Organski
1998
4.9
The Pass
as Charles Duprey
1998
3.5
Firestorm
as Randall Shaye
1998
5.2
Big City Blues
as Hudson
1997
4.1
First Time Felon
as Sorley
1997
6.7
Gotti
as Sammy Gravano
1996
6.5
The Rock
as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
1996
7.1
For Which He Stands
as Johnny Rochetti
1996
6.0
The Substitute
as Hollan
1996
6.9
Peacock Blues
1996
0.0
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as Franchise
1995
6.5
The Immortals
as Tim
1995
5.7
Palookaville
as Sid Dunleavy
1995
5.8
Virtuosity
as William Cochran
1995
5.5
Beyond Desire
as Ray Patterson
1995
4.7
Thriller Zone
as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
1995
5.5
Direct Hit
as John Hatch
1994
5.2
Lives in Hazard
as Self
1994
8.0
A Kiss to Die For
as Detective Mike Stoller
1993
4.4
Relentless 3
as Walter Hilderman
1993
4.8
The Untouchables
as Al Capone
1993
7.3
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
as Terry Harper
1992
6.0
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Beaudeen
1992
5.1
Cruel Doubt
as Police Chief John Crone
1992
4.4
The Waterdance
as Bloss
1992
6.1
American Me
as J.D.
1992
7.4
Stone Cold
as Ice
1991
6.1
Out for Justice
as Richie Madano
1991
6.1
Career Opportunities
as Custodian
1991
6.9
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
as Self
1990
0.0
Dick Tracy
as Flattop
1990
6.1
Blind Faith
as Ferlin L'Heureux
1990
5.5
Sons
as Mike
1990
8.0
Torrents of Spring
as Prince Ippolito Polozov
1989
5.6
Dead Bang
as Arthur Kressler
1989
6.3
Patty Hearst
as Teko
1988
5.6
Baja Oklahoma
as Tommy Earl Browner
1988
6.3
Weeds
as Burt the Booster
1987
5.3
Extreme Prejudice
as Sgt. Buck Atwater
1987
6.2
Raising Arizona
as Evelle
1987
7.1
Savage Dawn
as Pigiron
1985
4.2
The Lightship
as Gene
1985
5.3
The Long Hot Summer
as Isaac
1985
5.4
Command 5
as Hawk
1985
1.0
Cloak & Dagger
as Morris
1984
6.4
Once Upon a Time in America
as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
1984
8.4
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Pug Face Crusher
1983
4.1
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
7.5
T. J. Hooker
as Wounded Assailant
1982
6.4
Fame
1982
6.8
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
as Mark
1981
7.0
Smokey Bites the Dust
as Kenny
1981
2.2
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
Long Shot
as Bille
1978
0.0
A Christmas Cop
as Captain Carol
N/A
0.0
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The Roaring Game
N/A
0.0
Just Breathe
as Tony
N/A
0.0