William Forsythe

Biography

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

Philip 'Cockeye' Stein

Once Upon a Time in America

Evelle

Raising Arizona

Franchise

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Ronnie White

Halloween

Sheriff John Quincy Wydel

The Devil's Rejects

FBI Special Agent Frank Parks

88 Minutes

Det. Chuck Fowler

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Willy

Hack!

Sgt. Buck Atwater

Extreme Prejudice

Arthur Kressler

Dead Bang

Bo Young

Hard Cash

Ice

Stone Cold

William Cochran

Virtuosity

J.D.

American Me

Special Agent Ernest Paxton

The Rock

Boyle

Freedomland

Randall Shaye

Firestorm

Pug Face Crusher

The Man Who Wasn't There

Tim

The Immortals

Professor Uberoth

iMurders

Richie Madano

Out for Justice

Hawk

Command 5

Sammy Gravano

Gotti

Mr. Griffith

The Last Letter

Bloss

The Waterdance

Alex

Stiletto

Prince Ippolito Polozov

Torrents of Spring

Sid Dunleavy

Palookaville

Kenny

Smokey Bites the Dust

Lou Reilly

Hell's Kitchen

John Hatch

Direct Hit

Jim Fleming

The Rig

Gil Meadows

Row Your Boat

Silas Jansen

Final Approach

Det. Torrance

Blue Hill Avenue

Hudson

Big City Blues

Tom Reed

Hammerhead

Massimo

The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone

Dooley

Dollar for the Dead

Gene

The Lightship

Jack Steele

Born to Ride

Teko

Patty Hearst

Jacob Long

Larva

Alton Owens

Camouflage

Pitt

Southern Gothic

Pigiron

Savage Dawn

Ret. Detective Gil Diamante

Inkubus

Ray Patterson

Beyond Desire

Fred Vance

Coastlines

Uncle Rip

L.A., I Hate You

Walter Hilderman

Relentless 3

Johnny Rochetti

For Which He Stands

Dr. Edward Dennehey

Infected

Mike Organski

Ambushed

Charles Duprey

The Pass

Simon

The Librarians

Detective Mike Stoller

A Kiss to Die For

Self

Celluloid Bloodbath

Dean Crept

G-Men from Hell

Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")

Thriller Zone

Buster

We All Scream for Ice Cream

Self

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Jake LaMotta

The Bronx Bull

Capt. Edgar J. Steadman

Open

Hollan

The Substitute

Uncle Costello

Hidden in the Woods

Burt the Booster

Weeds

Milt

Four Days

Self

Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes

Doug Hermann

Road to Juarez

Detective Hardcastle

Blue Streak

DeClerc

The Last Marshal

Beaudeen

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

Frank Stone

Laugh Killer Laugh

Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")

Tom Holland's Twisted Tales

Randolph McCluskey

Echoes of War

Self

Lives in Hazard

Tony

Just Breathe

George Holliday

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

Fairbanks

The Midnight Man

Mike Stark

Paradise Lost

Frank Rosenfeld

Soundman

Morris

Cloak & Dagger

Vince the Godfather

Jesse

Mark

The Miracle of Kathy Miller

Tommy Earl Browner

Baja Oklahoma

Big John Dawson

The Hollow

Stewart

Happy in the Valley

The Little Mermaid

narrator

Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union

The Sheriff

Check Point

Ted

Jam

Max Fenton

Luck of the Draw

Ted Castle

Outlaw

Captain Carol

A Christmas Cop

Bille

Long Shot

Charles Mangano

The Networker

Spyder

City by the Sea

Flattop

Dick Tracy

Terry Harper

Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story

Stanley

The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die

Mike

Sons

Captain Tom Edwards

Loosies

Brock 'Wingman' Coxman

Cold Pursuit

Marco

I Am Fear

Augustus

Run with the Hunted

Buddy Providence

Vault

Joe

The Technical Writer

Roger Bower

Awake

Andrew LeBretian

Civility

Bill

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

Tommy Cucci

18 Shades of Dust

John Wayne Gacy

Dear Mr. Gacy

Peacock Blues

Grayson

A Perfect Plan

Jerry

Slip and Fall

Senator Robert Benson

God's Not Dead: We The People

Justice Potter Stewart

Roe v. Wade

Lawrence Twilley

Ida Red

Custodian

Career Opportunities

Det. Tim Boyle

9 Windows

The Roaring Game

Sorley

First Time Felon

Devlin Deeds

The Witching Hour

A Motel

Straight Shot

Godshot

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-06-07

Place of Birth

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Bill Forsythe