William Forsythe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 7, 1955, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Movies
- 126
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).
Upcoming William Forsythe Movies
A Christmas Cop
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | A Crime Story | |
| 2026 | Straight Shot | Frank Senior |
| 2026 | The Roaring Game | Coach |
| 2025 | Just Breathe | Tony |
| 2024 | 9 Windows | Det. Tim Boyle |
| 2023 | Open | Capt. Edgar J. Steadman |
| 2021 | Ida Red | Lawrence Twilley |
| 2021 | God's Not Dead: We The People | Senator Robert Benson |
| 2021 | Roe v. Wade | Justice Potter Stewart |
| 2020 | A Perfect Plan | Grayson |
| 2020 | I Am Fear | Marco |
| 2019 | Run with the Hunted | Augustus |
| 2019 | Awake | Roger Bower |
| 2019 | Vault | Buddy Providence |
| 2019 | Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union | narrator |
| 2019 | Cold Pursuit | Brock 'Wingman' Coxman |
| 2018 | The Little Mermaid | |
| 2017 | The Networker | Charles Mangano |
| 2017 | Check Point | The Sheriff |
| 2016 | The Hollow | Big John Dawson |
| 2016 | The Bronx Bull | Jake LaMotta |
| 2016 | The Midnight Man | Fairbanks |
| 2015 | Echoes of War | Randolph McCluskey |
| 2015 | Laugh Killer Laugh | Frank Stone |
| 2015 | Road to Juarez | Doug Hermann |
| 2014 | Hidden in the Woods | Uncle Costello |
| 2014 | Tom Holland's Twisted Tales | Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You") |
| 2013 | The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die | Stanley |
| 2013 | Infected | Dr. Edward Dennehey |
| 2012 | Celluloid Bloodbath | Self |
| 2012 | Loosies | Captain Tom Edwards |
| 2011 | Inkubus | Ret. Detective Gil Diamante |
| 2011 | Born to Ride | Jack Steele |
| 2011 | Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Bill |
| 2011 | L.A., I Hate You | Uncle Rip |
| 2011 | Jesse | Vince the Godfather |
| 2011 | Slip and Fall | Jerry |
| 2010 | The Rig | Jim Fleming |
| 2010 | Dear Mr. Gacy | John Wayne Gacy |
| 2009 | The Nail | Massimo |
| 2009 | Happy in the Valley | Stewart |
| 2008 | Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween | Self |
| 2008 | iMurders | Professor Uberoth |
| 2008 | Final Approach | Silas Jansen |
| 2008 | Stiletto | Alex |
| 2007 | Halloween | Ronnie White |
| 2007 | Hack! | Willy |
| 2007 | Southern Gothic | Pitt |
| 2007 | 88 Minutes | FBI Special Agent Frank Parks |
| 2007 | We All Scream for Ice Cream | Buster |
| 2006 | Jam | Ted |
| 2006 | Freedomland | Boyle |
| 2005 | The Devil's Rejects | Sheriff John Quincy Wydel |
| 2005 | Hammerhead | Tom Reed |
| 2005 | The L.A. Riot Spectacular | George Holliday |
| 2005 | Larva | Jacob Long |
| 2004 | The Librarians | Simon |
| 2004 | The Last Letter | Mr. Griffith |
| 2003 | Blue Hill Avenue | Det. Torrance |
| 2003 | The Technical Writer | Joe |
| 2002 | City by the Sea | Spyder |
| 2002 | Hard Cash | Bo Young |
| 2002 | Coastlines | Fred Vance |
| 2001 | Camouflage | Alton Owens |
| 2001 | Outlaw | Ted Castle |
| 2000 | G-Men from Hell | Dean Crept |
| 2000 | Civility | Andrew LeBretian |
| 2000 | Luck of the Draw | Max Fenton |
| 1999 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Det. Chuck Fowler |
| 1999 | The Last Marshal | DeClerc |
| 1999 | Blue Streak | Detective Hardcastle |
| 1999 | Four Days | Milt |
| 1999 | 18 Shades of Dust | Tommy Cucci |
| 1999 | Paradise Lost | Mike Stark |
| 1999 | Row Your Boat | Gil Meadows |
| 1999 | Soundman | Frank Rosenfeld |
| 1998 | Dollar for the Dead | Dooley |
| 1998 | Hell's Kitchen | Lou Reilly |
| 1998 | Ambushed | Mike Organski |
| 1998 | The Pass | Charles Duprey |
| 1998 | Firestorm | Randall Shaye |
| 1997 | Big City Blues | Hudson |
| 1997 | First Time Felon | Sorley |
| 1996 | Palookaville | Sid Dunleavy |
| 1996 | Gotti | Sammy Gravano |
| 1996 | The Rock | Special Agent Ernest Paxton |
| 1996 | For Which He Stands | Johnny Rochetti |
| 1996 | The Substitute | Hollan |
| 1996 | Peacock Blues | |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Franchise |
| 1995 | The Immortals | Tim |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | William Cochran |
| 1995 | Beyond Desire | Ray Patterson |
| 1995 | Thriller Zone | Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour") |
| 1994 | Direct Hit | John Hatch |
| 1994 | Lives in Hazard | Self |
| 1993 | A Kiss to Die For | Detective Mike Stoller |
| 1993 | Relentless 3 | Walter Hilderman |
| 1992 | Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story | Terry Harper |
| 1992 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Beaudeen |
| 1992 | The Waterdance | Bloss |
| 1992 | American Me | J.D. |
| 1991 | Stone Cold | Ice |
| 1991 | Out for Justice | Richie Madano |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities | Custodian |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Flattop |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes | Self |
| 1990 | Sons | Mike |
| 1989 | Torrents of Spring | Prince Ippolito Polozov |
| 1989 | Dead Bang | Arthur Kressler |
| 1988 | Patty Hearst | Teko |
| 1988 | Baja Oklahoma | Tommy Earl Browner |
| 1987 | Weeds | Burt the Booster |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudice | Sgt. Buck Atwater |
| 1987 | Raising Arizona | Evelle |
| 1985 | Savage Dawn | Pigiron |
| 1985 | The Lightship | Gene |
| 1985 | Command 5 | Hawk |
| 1984 | Cloak & Dagger | Morris |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Cockeye |
| 1983 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Pug Face Crusher |
| 1981 | The Miracle of Kathy Miller | Mark |
| 1981 | Smokey Bites the Dust | Kenny |
| 1978 | Long Shot | Bille |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2017 | Check Point | Producer |
| 2004 | The Librarians | Screenplay |
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