William Forsythe
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
The Mentalist
Steve Rigsby
2008
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Harry Brown
2010
Series
CSI: Miami
Captain Chris Sutter
2002
Series
Entourage
Eddie Kapowski
2004
Series
Marvel's Daredevil
Dutton
2015
Series
Magnum P.I.
Harry Brown
2018
Series
Boardwalk Empire
Manny
2010
Series
Las Vegas
Uncle Luke
2003
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
Justified
Michael
2010
Series
The Man in the High Castle
J. Edgar Hoover
2015
Series
T. J. Hooker
Wounded Assailant
1982
Film
Once Upon a Time in America
Cockeye
1984
Series
Fame
1982
Series
Cybill
Bruce
1995
Film
The Rock
Special Agent Ernest Paxton
1996
Series
Shark
Harry Russo
2006
Series
Masters of Horror
2005
Film
Cold Pursuit
Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
2019
Film
Halloween
Ronnie White
2007
Film
Blue Streak
Detective Hardcastle
1999
Series
John Doe
Digger
2002
Film
Career Opportunities
Custodian
1991
Film
Raising Arizona
Evelle
1987
Film
The Devil's Rejects
Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
2005
Series
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Film
The Substitute
Hollan
1996
Film
Out for Justice
Richie Madano
1991
Film
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Det. Chuck Fowler
1999
Film
88 Minutes
FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
2007
Series
The Untouchables
Al Capone
1993
Film
Dick Tracy
Flattop
1990
Film
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Franchise
1995
Series
UC: Undercover
2001
Film
Virtuosity
William Cochran
1995
Film
The Little Mermaid
2018
Film
American Me
J.D.
1992
Film
Stone Cold
Ice
1991
Series
The Long Hot Summer
Isaac
1985
Film
City by the Sea
Spyder
2002
Film
Gotti
Sammy Gravano
1996
Series
The Mob Doctor
Constantine Alexander
2012
Film
Extreme Prejudice
Sgt. Buck Atwater
1987
Film
Freedomland
Boyle
2006
Film
Run with the Hunted
Augustus
2019
Film
Stiletto
Alex
2008
Series
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Mr. Smith
2013
Series
Cruel Doubt
Police Chief John Crone
1992
Film
Cloak & Dagger
Morris
1984
Film
Awake
Roger Bower
2019
Film
Just Breathe
Tony
2025
Film
Dead Bang
Arthur Kressler
1989
Film
Weeds
Burt the Booster
1987
Film
Hell's Kitchen
Lou Reilly
1998
Film
Final Approach
Silas Jansen
2008
Film
Firestorm
Randall Shaye
1998
Series
Blind Faith
Ferlin L'Heureux
1990
Film
Camouflage
Alton Owens
2001
Film
Hard Cash
Bo Young
2002
Film
Dear Mr. Gacy
John Wayne Gacy
2010
Film
Four Days
Milt
1999
Film
Vault
Buddy Providence
2019
Film
The Last Marshal
DeClerc
1999
Film
The Waterdance
Bloss
1992
Film
Ambushed
Mike Organski
1998
Film
Check Point
The Sheriff
2017
Film
First Time Felon
Sorley
1997
Film
Straight Shot
Frank Senior
2026
Film
The Roaring Game
Coach
2026
Film
God's Not Dead: We The People
Senator Robert Benson
2021
Film
Ida Red
Lawrence Twilley
2021
Film
Loosies
Captain Tom Edwards
2012
Film
The Rig
Jim Fleming
2010
Film
Roe v. Wade
Justice Potter Stewart
2021
Film
Luck of the Draw
Max Fenton
2000
Film
Patty Hearst
Teko
1988
Film
Savage Dawn
Pigiron
1985
Film
Palookaville
Sid Dunleavy
1996
Film
The Bronx Bull
Jake LaMotta
2016
Film
Laugh Killer Laugh
Frank Stone
2015
Film
Torrents of Spring
Prince Ippolito Polozov
1989
Film
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Bill
2011
Film
The Man Who Wasn't There
Pug Face Crusher
1983
Film
Hidden in the Woods
Uncle Costello
2014
Film
The Immortals
Tim
1995
Godshot
Film
Blue Hill Avenue
Det. Torrance
2003
Film
The Midnight Man
Fairbanks
2016
Film
The Pass
Charles Duprey
1998
Film
Coastlines
Fred Vance
2002
Film
Echoes of War
Randolph McCluskey
2015
Film
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
George Holliday
2005
Film
A Crime Story
2026
Film
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Beaudeen
1992
Film
The Librarians
Simon
2004
Film
A Christmas Cop
Captain Carol
Film
The Lightship
Gene
1985
Film
I Am Fear
Marco
2020
Film
A Kiss to Die For
Detective Mike Stoller
1993
Film
Hack!
Willy
2007
Film
G-Men from Hell
Dean Crept
2000
Film
Dollar for the Dead
Dooley
1998
Film
Southern Gothic
Pitt
2007
Film
Direct Hit
John Hatch
1994
Film
Infected
Dr. Edward Dennehey
2013
Film
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
2014
Film
Larva
Jacob Long
2005
Film
Civility
Andrew LeBretian
2000
Film
Hammerhead
Tom Reed
2005
Film
Smokey Bites the Dust
Kenny
1981
Film
A Perfect Plan
Grayson
2020
Film
Born to Ride
Jack Steele
2011
Film
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
Self
2008
Film
Beyond Desire
Ray Patterson
1995
Film
Inkubus
Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
2011
Film
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
Self
1990
Film
Baja Oklahoma
Tommy Earl Browner
1988
Film
Big City Blues
Hudson
1997
Film
For Which He Stands
Johnny Rochetti
1996
Film
Jam
Ted
2006
Film
The Hollow
Big John Dawson
2016
Film
iMurders
Professor Uberoth
2008
Film
Jesse
Vince the Godfather
2011
Film
L.A., I Hate You
Uncle Rip
2011
Film
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
Terry Harper
1992
Film
18 Shades of Dust
Tommy Cucci
1999
Film
Happy in the Valley
Stewart
2009
Film
Thriller Zone
Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
1995
Film
Command 5
Hawk
1985
Film
9 Windows
Det. Tim Boyle
2024
Film
Row Your Boat
Gil Meadows
1999
Film
Paradise Lost
Mike Stark
1999
Film
Sons
Mike
1990
Film
We All Scream for Ice Cream
Buster
2007
Film
Long Shot
Bille
1978
Film
The Last Letter
Mr. Griffith
2004
Film
Relentless 3
Walter Hilderman
1993
Film
Soundman
Frank Rosenfeld
1999
Film
Slip and Fall
Jerry
2011
Film
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Mark
1981
Film
The Nail
Massimo
2009
Film
Celluloid Bloodbath
Self
2012
Rule of Three
Mitch
Film
Outlaw
Ted Castle
2001
Film
Road to Juarez
Doug Hermann
2015
Film
The Networker
Charles Mangano
2017
Film
Lives in Hazard
Self
1994
Film
The Technical Writer
Joe
2003
Film
Open
Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
2023
Film
Peacock Blues
1996
Film
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
Stanley
2013
Film
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
narrator
2019
The Witching Hour
Devlin Deeds