William Forsythe

Acting

William Forsythe

Born June 7, 1955Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA152 credits

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

Straight Shot

Straight Shot

Movie

2026

The Roaring Game

The Roaring Game

Movie

2026

Just Breathe
6.2

Just Breathe

Movie

2025

9 Windows
4.9

9 Windows

Movie

2024

Open
5.8

Open

Movie

2023

Ida Red
5.7

Ida Red

Movie

2021

Filmography

Straight Shot
2026Straight Shotas Frank SeniorMovie
The Roaring Game
2026The Roaring Gameas CoachMovie
Just Breathe
2025Just Breatheas TonyMovie
9 Windows
20249 Windowsas Det. Tim BoyleMovie
Open
2023Openas Capt. Edgar J. SteadmanMovie
Ida Red
2021Ida Redas Lawrence TwilleyMovie
God's Not Dead: We The People
2021God's Not Dead: We The Peopleas Senator Robert BensonMovie
Roe v. Wade
2021Roe v. Wadeas Justice Potter StewartMovie
A Perfect Plan
2020A Perfect Planas GraysonMovie
I Am Fear
2020I Am Fearas MarcoMovie
Run with the Hunted
2019Run with the Huntedas AugustusMovie
Awake
2019Awakeas Roger BowerMovie
Vault
2019Vaultas Buddy ProvidenceMovie
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
2019Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Unionas narratorMovie
Cold Pursuit
2019Cold Pursuitas Brock 'Wingman' CoxmanMovie
Magnum P.I.
2018Magnum P.I.as Harry BrownTV
The Little Mermaid
2018The Little MermaidMovie
The Networker
2017The Networkeras Charles ManganoMovie
Check Point
2017Check Pointas The SheriffMovie
The Hollow
2016The Hollowas Big John DawsonMovie
The Bronx Bull
2016The Bronx Bullas Jake LaMottaMovie
The Midnight Man
2016The Midnight Manas FairbanksMovie
Echoes of War
2015Echoes of Waras Randolph McCluskeyMovie
Laugh Killer Laugh
2015Laugh Killer Laughas Frank StoneMovie
Road to Juarez
2015Road to Juarezas Doug HermannMovie
Marvel's Daredevil
2015Marvel's Daredevilas DuttonTV
The Man in the High Castle
2015The Man in the High Castleas J. Edgar HooverTV
Hidden in the Woods
2014Hidden in the Woodsas Uncle CostelloMovie
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014Tom Holland's Twisted Talesas Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")Movie
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2013Tom Holland's Twisted Talesas Mr. SmithTV
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
2013The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Dieas StanleyMovie
Infected
2013Infectedas Dr. Edward DenneheyMovie
Celluloid Bloodbath
2012Celluloid Bloodbathas SelfMovie
The Mob Doctor
2012The Mob Doctoras Constantine AlexanderTV
Loosies
2012Loosiesas Captain Tom EdwardsMovie
Inkubus
2011Inkubusas Ret. Detective Gil DiamanteMovie
Born to Ride
2011Born to Rideas Jack SteeleMovie
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011Underground Entertainment: The Movieas BillMovie
L.A., I Hate You
2011L.A., I Hate Youas Uncle RipMovie
Jesse
2011Jesseas Vince the GodfatherMovie
Slip and Fall
2011Slip and Fallas JerryMovie
The Rig
2010The Rigas Jim FlemingMovie
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Harry BrownTV
Boardwalk Empire
2010Boardwalk Empireas MannyTV
Dear Mr. Gacy
2010Dear Mr. Gacyas John Wayne GacyMovie
Justified
2010Justifiedas MichaelTV
The Nail
2009The Nailas MassimoMovie
Happy in the Valley
2009Happy in the Valleyas StewartMovie
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008Michael Lives: The Making of Halloweenas SelfMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Steve RigsbyTV
iMurders
2008iMurdersas Professor UberothMovie
Final Approach
2008Final Approachas Silas JansenMovie
Stiletto
2008Stilettoas AlexMovie
Halloween
2007Halloweenas Ronnie WhiteMovie
Hack!
2007Hack!as WillyMovie
Southern Gothic
2007Southern Gothicas PittMovie
88 Minutes
200788 Minutesas FBI Special Agent Frank ParksMovie
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007We All Scream for Ice Creamas BusterMovie
Jam
2006Jamas TedMovie
Freedomland
2006Freedomlandas BoyleMovie
Masters of Horror
2005Masters of HorrorTV
The Devil's Rejects
2005The Devil's Rejectsas Sheriff John Quincy WydelMovie
Hammerhead
2005Hammerheadas Tom ReedMovie
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005The L.A. Riot Spectacularas George HollidayMovie
Larva
2005Larvaas Jacob LongMovie
The Librarians
2004The Librariansas SimonMovie
Entourage
2004Entourageas Eddie KapowskiTV
The Last Letter
2004The Last Letteras Mr. GriffithMovie
Las Vegas
2003Las Vegasas Uncle LukeTV
Blue Hill Avenue
2003Blue Hill Avenueas Det. TorranceMovie
The Technical Writer
2003The Technical Writeras JoeMovie
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Captain Chris SutterTV
John Doe
2002John Doeas DiggerTV
City by the Sea
2002City by the Seaas SpyderMovie
Hard Cash
2002Hard Cashas Bo YoungMovie
Coastlines
2002Coastlinesas Fred VanceMovie
UC: Undercover
2001UC: UndercoverTV
Camouflage
2001Camouflageas Alton OwensMovie
Outlaw
2001Outlawas Ted CastleMovie
G-Men from Hell
2000G-Men from Hellas Dean CreptMovie
Civility
2000Civilityas Andrew LeBretianMovie
Luck of the Draw
2000Luck of the Drawas Max FentonMovie
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigoloas Det. Chuck FowlerMovie
The Last Marshal
1999The Last Marshalas DeClercMovie
Blue Streak
1999Blue Streakas Detective HardcastleMovie
Four Days
1999Four Daysas MiltMovie
18 Shades of Dust
199918 Shades of Dustas Tommy CucciMovie
Paradise Lost
1999Paradise Lostas Mike StarkMovie
Row Your Boat
1999Row Your Boatas Gil MeadowsMovie
Soundman
1999Soundmanas Frank RosenfeldMovie
Dollar for the Dead
1998Dollar for the Deadas DooleyMovie
Hell's Kitchen
1998Hell's Kitchenas Lou ReillyMovie
Ambushed
1998Ambushedas Mike OrganskiMovie
The Pass
1998The Passas Charles DupreyMovie
Firestorm
1998Firestormas Randall ShayeMovie
Big City Blues
1997Big City Bluesas HudsonMovie
First Time Felon
1997First Time Felonas SorleyMovie
Gotti
1996Gottias Sammy GravanoMovie
The Rock
1996The Rockas Special Agent Ernest PaxtonMovie
For Which He Stands
1996For Which He Standsas Johnny RochettiMovie
The Substitute
1996The Substituteas HollanMovie
Peacock Blues
1996Peacock BluesMovie
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995Things to Do in Denver When You're Deadas FranchiseMovie
The Immortals
1995The Immortalsas TimMovie
Palookaville
1995Palookavilleas Sid DunleavyMovie
Virtuosity
1995Virtuosityas William CochranMovie
Beyond Desire
1995Beyond Desireas Ray PattersonMovie
Cybill
1995Cybillas BruceTV
Thriller Zone
1995Thriller Zoneas Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")Movie
Direct Hit
1994Direct Hitas John HatchMovie
Lives in Hazard
1994Lives in Hazardas SelfMovie
A Kiss to Die For
1993A Kiss to Die Foras Detective Mike StollerMovie
Relentless 3
1993Relentless 3as Walter HildermanMovie
The Untouchables
1993The Untouchablesas Al CaponeTV
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
1992Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Storyas Terry HarperMovie
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbagas BeaudeenMovie
Cruel Doubt
1992Cruel Doubtas Police Chief John CroneTV
The Waterdance
1992The Waterdanceas BlossMovie
American Me
1992American Meas J.D.Movie
Stone Cold
1991Stone Coldas IceMovie
Out for Justice
1991Out for Justiceas Richie MadanoMovie
Career Opportunities
1991Career Opportunitiesas CustodianMovie
Dick Tracy
1990Dick Tracyas FlattopMovie
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenesas SelfMovie
Blind Faith
1990Blind Faithas Ferlin L'HeureuxTV
Sons
1990Sonsas MikeMovie
Torrents of Spring
1989Torrents of Springas Prince Ippolito PolozovMovie
Dead Bang
1989Dead Bangas Arthur KresslerMovie
Patty Hearst
1988Patty Hearstas TekoMovie
Baja Oklahoma
1988Baja Oklahomaas Tommy Earl BrownerMovie
Weeds
1987Weedsas Burt the BoosterMovie
Extreme Prejudice
1987Extreme Prejudiceas Sgt. Buck AtwaterMovie
Raising Arizona
1987Raising Arizonaas EvelleMovie
Savage Dawn
1985Savage Dawnas PigironMovie
The Lightship
1985The Lightshipas GeneMovie
The Long Hot Summer
1985The Long Hot Summeras IsaacTV
Command 5
1985Command 5as HawkMovie
Cloak & Dagger
1984Cloak & Daggeras MorrisMovie
Once Upon a Time in America
1984Once Upon a Time in Americaas Philip 'Cockeye' SteinMovie
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983The Man Who Wasn't Thereas Pug Face CrusherMovie
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982Tales of the Gold MonkeyTV
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hookeras Wounded AssailantTV
Fame
1982FameTV
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981The Miracle of Kathy Milleras MarkMovie
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981Smokey Bites the Dustas KennyMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street BluesTV
Long Shot
1978Long Shotas BilleMovie
A Christmas Cop
—A Christmas Copas Captain CarolMovie
T
—The Witching Houras Devlin DeedsMovie
A
—A MotelMovie
G
—GodshotMovie
R
—Rule of Threeas MitchMovie