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William Forsythe

William Forsythe

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).

Born

Jun 07, 1955

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

128 acting

5 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
★ 8.4
The Rock
The Rock
1996 as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
★ 7.1
The Devil's Rejects
The Devil's Rejects
2005 as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
★ 6.7
Blue Streak
Blue Streak
1999 as Detective Hardcastle
★ 6.5
Halloween
Halloween
2007 as Ronnie White
★ 6.2
Out for Justice
Out for Justice
1991 as Richie Madano
★ 6.1
Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona
1987 as Evelle
★ 7.1
The Substitute
The Substitute
1996 as Hollan
★ 6.9
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999 as Det. Chuck Fowler
★ 6.0
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
1991 as Custodian
★ 6.9
American Me
American Me
1992 as J.D.
★ 7.4
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
1990 as Flattop
★ 6.1
Dead Bang
Dead Bang
1989 as Arthur Kressler
★ 6.3
Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice
1987 as Sgt. Buck Atwater
★ 6.2
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
1991 as Ice
★ 6.2
Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger
1984 as Morris
★ 6.4
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
★ 6.4
Cold Pursuit
Cold Pursuit
2019 as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
★ 5.9
88 Minutes
88 Minutes
2007 as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
★ 5.8
Virtuosity
Virtuosity
1995 as William Cochran
★ 5.5
City by the Sea
City by the Sea
2002 as Spyder
★ 5.8
Dear Mr. Gacy
Dear Mr. Gacy
2010 as John Wayne Gacy
★ 5.9
Stiletto
Stiletto
2008 as Alex
★ 4.7
Awake
Awake
2019 as Roger Bower
★ 5.4
Gotti
Gotti
1996 as Sammy Gravano
★ 6.5
Vault
Vault
2019 as Buddy Providence
★ 5.7
Patty Hearst
Patty Hearst
1988 as Teko
★ 5.6
Freedomland
Freedomland
2006 as Boyle
★ 5.2
The Roaring Game
The Roaring Game
2026 as Coach
Just Breathe
Just Breathe
2025 as Tony
★ 6.2
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen
1998 as Lou Reilly
★ 5.0
Firestorm
Firestorm
1998 as Randall Shaye
★ 5.2
Hard Cash
Hard Cash
2002 as Bo Young
★ 4.6
First Time Felon
First Time Felon
1997 as Sorley
★ 6.7
Check Point
Check Point
2017 as The Sheriff
★ 6.1
Savage Dawn
Savage Dawn
1985 as Pigiron
★ 4.1
Final Approach
Final Approach
2008 as Silas Jansen
★ 5.1
Larva
Larva
2005 as Jacob Long
★ 4.9
Hammerhead
Hammerhead
2005 as Tom Reed
★ 4.2
Ida Red
Ida Red
2021 as Lawrence Twilley
★ 5.7
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005 as George Holliday
★ 2.6
The Immortals
The Immortals
1995 as Tim
★ 5.6
The Rig
The Rig
2010 as Jim Fleming
★ 3.3
Luck of the Draw
Luck of the Draw
2000 as Max Fenton
★ 4.5
The Lightship
The Lightship
1985 as Gene
★ 5.1
Loosies
Loosies
2012 as Captain Tom Edwards
★ 5.7
Ambushed
Ambushed
1998 as Mike Organski
★ 4.9
Straight Shot
Straight Shot
2026 as Frank Senior
Baja Oklahoma
Baja Oklahoma
1988 as Tommy Earl Browner
★ 6.3
Jesse
Jesse
2011 as Vince the Godfather
★ 1.5
Coastlines
Coastlines
2002 as Fred Vance
★ 5.0
Run with the Hunted
Run with the Hunted
2019 as Augustus
★ 4.7
A Kiss to Die For
A Kiss to Die For
1993 as Detective Mike Stoller
★ 3.8
Camouflage
Camouflage
2001 as Alton Owens
★ 4.3
Sons
Sons
1990 as Mike
★ 5.0
The Pass
The Pass
1998 as Charles Duprey
★ 6.8
iMurders
iMurders
2008 as Professor Uberoth
★ 3.4
Weeds
Weeds
1987 as Burt the Booster
★ 5.1
The Bronx Bull
The Bronx Bull
2016 as Jake LaMotta
★ 4.4
The Last Marshal
The Last Marshal
1999 as DeClerc
★ 3.2
A Christmas Cop
A Christmas Cop
as Captain Carol
Beyond Desire
Beyond Desire
1995 as Ray Patterson
★ 4.5
Blue Hill Avenue
Blue Hill Avenue
2003 as Det. Torrance
★ 6.8
Echoes of War
Echoes of War
2015 as Randolph McCluskey
★ 6.0
A Perfect Plan
A Perfect Plan
2020 as Grayson
★ 5.4
G-Men from Hell
G-Men from Hell
2000 as Dean Crept
★ 3.6
The Hollow
The Hollow
2016 as Big John Dawson
★ 4.8
Command 5
Command 5
1985 as Hawk
★ 1.0
Hack!
Hack!
2007 as Willy
★ 4.4
Born to Ride
Born to Ride
2011 as Jack Steele
★ 3.6
God's Not Dead: We The People
God's Not Dead: We The People
2021 as Senator Robert Benson
★ 6.7
L.A., I Hate You
L.A., I Hate You
2011 as Uncle Rip
★ 2.9
Palookaville
Palookaville
1995 as Sid Dunleavy
★ 5.8
The Waterdance
The Waterdance
1992 as Bloss
★ 5.9
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983 as Pug Face Crusher
★ 4.1
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
★ 5.1
Jam
Jam
2006 as Ted
★ 4.4
Smokey Bites the Dust
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981 as Kenny
★ 2.2
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
1999 as Mike Stark
★ 3.3
Dollar for the Dead
Dollar for the Dead
1998 as Dooley
★ 5.1
Big City Blues
Big City Blues
1997 as Hudson
★ 3.9
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade
2021 as Justice Potter Stewart
★ 5.6
The Librarians
The Librarians
2004 as Simon
★ 5.1
The Last Letter
The Last Letter
2004 as Mr. Griffith
★ 2.2
Outlaw
Outlaw
2001 as Ted Castle
★ 4.7
Direct Hit
Direct Hit
1994 as John Hatch
★ 5.3
Civility
Civility
2000 as Andrew LeBretian
★ 2.0
The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man
2016 as Fairbanks
★ 5.9
We All Scream for Ice Cream
★ 4.9
Relentless 3
Relentless 3
1993 as Walter Hilderman
★ 4.5
Row Your Boat
Row Your Boat
1999 as Gil Meadows
★ 3.6
Celluloid Bloodbath
Celluloid Bloodbath
2012 as Self
★ 4.4
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
★ 8.3
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014 as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
★ 4.4
Long Shot
Long Shot
1978 as Bille
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
★ 6.0
Happy in the Valley
Happy in the Valley
2009 as Stewart
★ 3.6
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 as Prince Ippolito Polozov
★ 5.5
Southern Gothic
Southern Gothic
2007 as Pitt
★ 3.8
Soundman
Soundman
1999 as Frank Rosenfeld
★ 4.0
The Networker
The Networker
2017 as Charles Mangano
★ 4.0
Open
Open
2023 as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
★ 5.8
For Which He Stands
For Which He Stands
1996 as Johnny Rochetti
★ 6.0
The Nail
The Nail
2009 as Massimo
★ 5.7
Laugh Killer Laugh
Laugh Killer Laugh
2015 as Frank Stone
★ 4.3
Inkubus
Inkubus
2011 as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
★ 3.9
Lives in Hazard
Lives in Hazard
1994 as Self
★ 8.0
Hidden in the Woods
Hidden in the Woods
2014 as Uncle Costello
★ 4.6
9 Windows
9 Windows
2024 as Det. Tim Boyle
★ 4.9
movie
Slip and Fall
Slip and Fall
2011 as Jerry
★ 7.0
I Am Fear
I Am Fear
2020 as Marco
★ 4.3
Infected
Infected
2013 as Dr. Edward Dennehey
★ 3.3
Thriller Zone
Thriller Zone
1995 as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
★ 5.5
18 Shades of Dust
18 Shades of Dust
1999 as Tommy Cucci
★ 3.0
Road to Juarez
Road to Juarez
2015 as Doug Hermann
★ 3.5
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
★ 1.7
The Technical Writer
The Technical Writer
2003 as Joe
★ 1.0
movie
The Witching Hour
as Devlin Deeds
movie
Four Days
Four Days
1999 as Milt
★ 4.1
movie
Rule of Three
as Mitch