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