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