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
Movies
- Once Upon a Time in Ame...
1984
- Raising Arizona
1987
- Things to Do in Denver ...
1995
- Halloween
2007
- The Devil's Rejects
2005
- 88 Minutes
2007
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gig...
1999
- Hack!
2007
- Extreme Prejudice
1987
- Dead Bang
1989
- Hard Cash
2002
- Stone Cold
1991
- Virtuosity
1995
- American Me
1992
- The Rock
1996
- Freedomland
2006
- Firestorm
1998
- The Man Who Wasn't There
1983
- The Immortals
1995
- iMurders
2008
- Out for Justice
1991
- Command 5
1985
- Gotti
1996
- The Last Letter
2004
- The Waterdance
1992
- Stiletto
2008
- Torrents of Spring
1989
- Palookaville
1995
- Smokey Bites the Dust
1981
- Hell's Kitchen
1998
- Direct Hit
1994
- The Rig
2010
- Row Your Boat
1999
- Final Approach
2008
- Blue Hill Avenue
2003
- Big City Blues
1997
- Hammerhead
2005
- The Nail: The Story of ...
2009
- Dollar for the Dead
1998
- The Lightship
1985
- Born to Ride
2011
- Patty Hearst
1988
- Larva
2005
- Camouflage
2001
- Southern Gothic
2007
- Savage Dawn
1985
- Beyond Desire
1995
- Inkubus
2011
- Coastlines
2002
- L.A., I Hate You
2011
- Relentless 3
1993
- For Which He Stands
1996
- Infected
2013
- Ambushed
1998
- The Pass
1998
- The Librarians
2003
- A Kiss to Die For
1993
- Celluloid Bloodbath
2012
- G-Men from Hell
2000
- Thriller Zone
1995
- We All Scream for Ice C...
2007
- Michael Lives: The Maki...
2008
- The Bronx Bull
2016
- Open
2023
- The Substitute
1996
- Hidden in the Woods
2014
- Weeds
1987
- Four Days
1999
- Dick Tracy: Behind the ...
1990
- Road to Juarez
2015
- Blue Streak
1999
- The Last Marshal
1999
- The Gun in Betty Lou's ...
1992
- Laugh Killer Laugh
2015
- Tom Holland's Twisted T...
2014
- Echoes of War
2015
- Lives in Hazard
1994
- Just Breathe
- The L.A. Riot Spectacul...
2005
- The Midnight Man
2016
- Paradise Lost
1999
- Soundman
1999
- Cloak & Dagger
1984
- Jesse
2011
- The Miracle of Kathy Mi...
1981
- Baja Oklahoma
1988
- The Hollow
2016
- Happy in the Valley
2009
- The Little Mermaid
2018
- Betrayal: When the Gove...
2019
- Check Point
2017
- Jam
2006
- Luck of the Draw
2000
- Outlaw
2001
- A Christmas Cop
- Long Shot
1978
- The Networker
2017
- City by the Sea
2002
- Dick Tracy
1990
- Willing to Kill: The Te...
1992
- The Ghost Club: Spirits...
2013
- Sons
1990
- Loosies
2012
- Cold Pursuit
2019
- I Am Fear
2020
- Run with the Hunted
2019
- Vault
2019
- The Technical Writer
2003
- Awake
2019
- Civility
2000
- Underground Entertainme...
2011
- 18 Shades of Dust
1999
- Dear Mr. Gacy
2010
- Peacock Blues
1996
- A Perfect Plan
2020
- Slip and Fall
2011
- God's Not Dead: We The ...
2021
- Roe v. Wade
2021
- Ida Red
2021
- Career Opportunities
1991
- 9 Windows
2024
- The Roaring Game
- First Time Felon
1997
TV Shows
- Shark
2006
- John Doe
2002
- T. J. Hooker
1982
- Fame
1982
- CSI: Miami
2002
- Las Vegas
2003
- Hill Street Blues
1981
- Masters of Horror
2005
- Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
- UC: Undercover
2001
- The Untouchables
1993
- Blind Faith
1990
- The Mob Doctor
2012
- Hawaii Five-0
2010
- The Mentalist
2008
- Marvel's Daredevil
2015
- The Long Hot Summer
1985
- Justified
2010
- Cruel Doubt
1992
- The Man in the High Cas...
2015
- Magnum P.I.
2018
- Boardwalk Empire
2010