William Forsythe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 7 June 1955 · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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 128
- 2026Rule of Three as Mitch
- 2026The Witching Hour as Devlin Deeds
- 2026A Christmas Cop as Captain Carol
- 2026A Crime Story
- 2026Godshot
- 2026Straight Shot as Frank Senior
- 2026The Roaring Game as Coach
- 2025Just Breathe as Tony
- 20249 Windows as Det. Tim Boyle
- 2023Open as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
- 2021Ida Red as Lawrence Twilley
- 2021God's Not Dead: We The People as Senator Robert Benson
- 2021Roe v. Wade as Justice Potter Stewart
- 2020A Perfect Plan as Grayson
- 2020I Am Fear as Marco
- 2019Run with the Hunted as Augustus
- 2019Awake as Roger Bower
- 2019Vault as Buddy Providence
- 2019Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union as narrator
- 2019Cold Pursuit as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
- 2018The Little Mermaid
- 2017The Networker as Charles Mangano
- 2017Check Point as The Sheriff
- 2016The Hollow as Big John Dawson
- 2016The Bronx Bull as Jake LaMotta
- 2016The Midnight Man as Fairbanks
- 2015Echoes of War as Randolph McCluskey
- 2015Laugh Killer Laugh as Frank Stone
- 2015Road to Juarez as Doug Hermann
- 2014Hidden in the Woods as Uncle Costello
- 2014Tom Holland's Twisted Tales as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
- 2013The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die as Stanley
- 2013Infected as Dr. Edward Dennehey
- 2012Celluloid Bloodbath as Self
- 2012Loosies as Captain Tom Edwards
- 2011Inkubus as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011Born to Ride as Jack Steele
- 2011Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011Slip and Fall as Jerry
- 2011L.A., I Hate You as Uncle Rip
- 2011Jesse as Vince the Godfather
- 2010The Rig as Jim Fleming
- 2010Dear Mr. Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- 2009Happy in the Valley as Stewart
- 2009The Nail as Massimo
- 2008Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008iMurders as Professor Uberoth
- 2008Final Approach as Silas Jansen
- 2008Stiletto as Alex
- 2007Halloween as Ronnie White
- 2007Hack! as Willy
- 2007Southern Gothic as Pitt
- 200788 Minutes as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
- 2007We All Scream for Ice Cream as Buster
- 2006Jam as Ted
- 2006Freedomland as Boyle
- 2005The Devil's Rejects as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
- 2005Hammerhead as Tom Reed
- 2005The L.A. Riot Spectacular as George Holliday
- 2005Larva as Jacob Long
- 2004The Librarians as Simon
- 2004The Last Letter as Mr. Griffith
- 2003Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Torrance
- 2003The Technical Writer as Joe
- 2002City by the Sea as Spyder
- 2002Hard Cash as Bo Young
- 2002Coastlines as Fred Vance
- 2001Camouflage as Alton Owens
- 2001Outlaw as Ted Castle
- 2000G-Men from Hell as Dean Crept
- 2000Civility as Andrew LeBretian
- 2000Luck of the Draw as Max Fenton
- 1999Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Det. Chuck Fowler
- 1999The Last Marshal as DeClerc
- 1999Blue Streak as Detective Hardcastle
- 1999Four Days as Milt
- 199918 Shades of Dust as Tommy Cucci
- 1999Paradise Lost as Mike Stark
- 1999Row Your Boat as Gil Meadows
- 1999Soundman as Frank Rosenfeld
- 1998Dollar for the Dead as Dooley
- 1998Hell's Kitchen as Lou Reilly
- 1998Ambushed as Mike Organski
- 1998The Pass as Charles Duprey
- 1998Firestorm as Randall Shaye
- 1997Big City Blues as Hudson
- 1997First Time Felon as Sorley
- 1996Palookaville as Sid Dunleavy
- 1996Gotti as Sammy Gravano
- 1996The Rock as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1996For Which He Stands as Johnny Rochetti
- 1996The Substitute as Hollan
- 1996Peacock Blues
- 1995Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Franchise
- 1995The Immortals as Tim
- 1995Virtuosity as William Cochran
- 1995Beyond Desire as Ray Patterson
- 1995Thriller Zone as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 1994Direct Hit as John Hatch
- 1994Lives in Hazard as Self
- 1993A Kiss to Die For as Detective Mike Stoller
- 1993Relentless 3 as Walter Hilderman
- 1992Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story as Terry Harper
- 1992The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Beaudeen
- 1992The Waterdance as Bloss
- 1992American Me as J.D.
- 1991Stone Cold as Ice
- 1991Out for Justice as Richie Madano
- 1991Career Opportunities as Custodian
- 1990Dick Tracy as Flattop
- 1990Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes as Self
- 1990Sons as Mike
- 1989Torrents of Spring as Prince Ippolito Polozov
- 1989Dead Bang as Arthur Kressler
- 1988Patty Hearst as Teko
- 1988Baja Oklahoma as Tommy Earl Browner
- 1987Weeds as Burt the Booster
- 1987Extreme Prejudice as Sgt. Buck Atwater
- 1987Raising Arizona as Evelle
- 1985Savage Dawn as Pigiron
- 1985The Lightship as Gene
- 1985Command 5 as Hawk
- 1984Cloak & Dagger as Morris
- 1984Once Upon a Time in America as Cockeye
- 1983The Man Who Wasn't There as Pug Face Crusher
- 1981The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Mark
- 1981Smokey Bites the Dust as Kenny
- 1978Long Shot as Bille
Production 3
- 2017Check Point · producer
- 2004The Last Letter · executive producer
- 1995Beyond Desire · executive producer
Writing 1
- 2004The Librarians · screenplay
Directing 1
- 1959The Young Land · assistant director