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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

1.3

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