William Forsythe
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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
Credits
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
as Cockeye
The Rock (1996)
as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Flattop
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
as Franchise
Cold Pursuit (2019)
as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
Blue Streak (1999)
as Detective Hardcastle
Halloween (2007)
as Ronnie White
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
as Det. Chuck Fowler
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
Career Opportunities (1991)
as Custodian
Out for Justice (1991)
as Richie Madano
The Substitute (1996)
as Hollan
Virtuosity (1995)
as William Cochran
Raising Arizona (1987)
as Evelle
88 Minutes (2007)
as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
American Me (1992)
as J.D.
Thriller Zone (1995)
as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
The Little Mermaid (2018)
Actor
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
as Sgt. Buck Atwater
City by the Sea (2002)
as Spyder
Dear Mr. Gacy (2010)
as John Wayne Gacy
Stone Cold (1991)
as Ice
Gotti (1996)
as Sammy Gravano
Freedomland (2006)
as Boyle
Jam (2006)
as Ted
A Kiss to Die For (1993)
as Detective Mike Stoller
Weeds (1987)
as Burt the Booster
Stiletto (2008)
as Alex
The Roaring Game (2026)
as Coach
Awake (2019)
as Roger Bower
The Waterdance (1992)
as Bloss
Loosies (2012)
as Captain Tom Edwards
Torrents of Spring (1989)
as Prince Ippolito Polozov
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
as Pug Face Crusher
Four Days (1999)
as Milt
Camouflage (2001)
as Alton Owens
Just Breathe (2025)
as Tony
A Crime Story (2026)
Actor
Patty Hearst (1988)
as Teko
Hell's Kitchen (1998)
as Lou Reilly
Dead Bang (1989)
as Arthur Kressler
The Bronx Bull (2016)
as Jake LaMotta
Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)
as Kenny
Vault (2019)
as Buddy Providence
Palookaville (1996)
as Sid Dunleavy
The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)
as George Holliday
G-Men from Hell (2000)
as Dean Crept
Hard Cash (2002)
as Bo Young
Firestorm (1998)
as Randall Shaye
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
as Morris
A Christmas Cop (—)
as Captain Carol
First Time Felon (1997)
as Sorley
Dollar for the Dead (1998)
as Dooley
Straight Shot (2026)
as Frank Senior
For Which He Stands (1996)
as Johnny Rochetti
18 Shades of Dust (1999)
as Tommy Cucci
Savage Dawn (1985)
as Pigiron
Inkubus (2011)
as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
Jesse (2011)
as Vince the Godfather
Check Point (2017)
as The Sheriff
The Rig (2010)
as Jim Fleming
Hammerhead (2005)
as Tom Reed
The Last Marshal (1999)
as DeClerc
Ida Red (2021)
as Lawrence Twilley
Run with the Hunted (2019)
as Augustus
Ambushed (1998)
as Mike Organski
Blue Hill Avenue (2003)
as Det. Torrance
The Pass (1998)
as Charles Duprey
Godshot (—)
Actor
Infected (2013)
as Dr. Edward Dennehey
Final Approach (2008)
as Silas Jansen
Coastlines (2002)
as Fred Vance
The Immortals (1995)
as Tim
The Librarians (2004)
as Simon
Luck of the Draw (2000)
as Max Fenton
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
as Beaudeen
The Midnight Man (2016)
as Fairbanks
Southern Gothic (2007)
as Pitt
Hack! (2007)
as Willy
Born to Ride (2011)
as Jack Steele
Echoes of War (2015)
as Randolph McCluskey
God's Not Dead: We The People (2021)
as Senator Robert Benson
Beyond Desire (1995)
as Ray Patterson
Roe v. Wade (2021)
as Justice Potter Stewart
The Hollow (2016)
as Big John Dawson
The Last Letter (2004)
as Mr. Griffith
Larva (2005)
as Jacob Long
A Perfect Plan (2020)
as Grayson
Celluloid Bloodbath (2012)
as Self
L.A., I Hate You (2011)
as Uncle Rip
Laugh Killer Laugh (2015)
as Frank Stone
Hidden in the Woods (2014)
as Uncle Costello
Soundman (1999)
as Frank Rosenfeld
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween (2008)
as Self
The Lightship (1985)
as Gene
The Nail (2009)
as Massimo
Big City Blues (1997)
as Hudson
Baja Oklahoma (1988)
as Tommy Earl Browner
Happy in the Valley (2009)
as Stewart
Rule of Three (—)
as Mitch
Relentless 3 (1993)
as Walter Hilderman
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales (2014)
as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)
as Bill
Row Your Boat (1999)
as Gil Meadows
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes (1990)
as Self
I Am Fear (2020)
as Marco
Direct Hit (1994)
as John Hatch
iMurders (2008)
as Professor Uberoth
Slip and Fall (2011)
as Jerry
Paradise Lost (1999)
as Mike Stark
Lives in Hazard (1994)
as Self
9 Windows (2024)
as Det. Tim Boyle
Command 5 (1985)
as Hawk
Civility (2000)
as Andrew LeBretian
Long Shot (1978)
as Bille
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (1992)
as Terry Harper
The Technical Writer (2003)
as Joe
The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981)
as Mark
We All Scream for Ice Cream (2007)
as Buster
Peacock Blues (1996)
Actor
The Networker (2017)
as Charles Mangano
The Witching Hour (—)
as Devlin Deeds
Outlaw (2001)
as Ted Castle
Road to Juarez (2015)
as Doug Hermann
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union (2019)
as narrator
Sons (1990)
as Mike
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die (2013)
as Stanley
Open (2023)
as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman