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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-06-07 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA

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

Acting

2024

9 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle

2023

Open as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman

2021

God's Not Dead: We The People as Senator Robert Benson
Roe v. Wade as Justice Potter Stewart
Ida Red as Lawrence Twilley

2020

I Am Fear as Marco
A Perfect Plan as Grayson

2019

Cold Pursuit as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
Vault as Buddy Providence
Awake as Roger Bower

2018

Magnum P.I. as Harry Brown

2017

Check Point as The Sheriff
The Networker as Charles Mangano

2016

The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
The Hollow as Big John Dawson

2015

Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
The Man in the High Castle as J. Edgar Hoover

2014

Hidden in the Woods as Uncle Costello
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")

2013

Infected as Dr. Edward Dennehey

2012

Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
The Mob Doctor as Constantine Alexander

2011

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

2010

The Rig as Jim Fleming
Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
Hawaii Five-0 as Harry Brown
Justified as Michael

2009

The Nail as Massimo

2008

iMurders as Professor Uberoth
Stiletto as Alex
Final Approach as Silas Jansen
The Mentalist as Steve Rigsby

2007

Halloween as Ronnie White
88 Minutes as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
Hack! as Willy

2006

Freedomland as Boyle
Jam as Ted

2005

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

2004

The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith

2003

Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance

2002

Hard Cash as Bo Young
Coastlines as Fred Vance
City by the Sea as Spyder
John Doe as Digger

2001

Camouflage as Alton Owens
Outlaw as Ted Castle

2000

G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
Civility as Andrew LeBretian

1999

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

1998

Firestorm as Randall Shaye
Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
Ambushed as Mike Organski
The Pass as Charles Duprey

1997

Big City Blues as Hudson

1996

The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Gotti as Sammy Gravano
For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
The Substitute as Hollan

1995

Virtuosity as William Cochran
Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")

1994

Direct Hit as John Hatch

1993

Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
The Untouchables as Al Capone

1992

American Me as J.D.
Cruel Doubt as Police Chief John Crone

1991

Stone Cold as Ice
Out for Justice as Richie Madano

1990

Dick Tracy as Flattop
Sons as Mike
Blind Faith as Ferlin L'Heureux

1989

Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov

1988

Patty Hearst as Teko
Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner

1987

Raising Arizona as Evelle
Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
Weeds as Burt the Booster

1985

Command 5 as Hawk
Savage Dawn as Pigiron

1984

Once Upon a Time in America as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
Cloak & Dagger as Morris

1983

The Man Who Wasn't There as Pug Face Crusher

1982

T. J. Hooker as Wounded Assailant

1981

1978

Long Shot as Bille

-

Just Breathe as Tony
A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol

Production

2017

Check Point as Producer

2004

The Last Letter as Executive Producer

1995

Beyond Desire as Executive Producer

Directing

1959

The Young Land as Assistant Director

Writing

2003

The Librarians as Screenplay