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