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