William Forsythe
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Raising Arizona
1987
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
Halloween
2007
The Devil's Rejects
2005
88 Minutes
2007
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
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
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
Inkubus
2011
Beyond Desire
1995
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
2004
A Kiss to Die For
1993
Celluloid Bloodbath
2012
G-Men from Hell
2000
Thriller Zone
1995
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008
The Bronx Bull
2016
Open
2023
The Substitute
1996
Hidden in the Woods
2014
Weeds
1987
Four Days
1999
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990
Road to Juarez
2015
Blue Streak
1999
The Last Marshal
1999
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
Laugh Killer Laugh
2015
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014
Echoes of War
2015
Lives in Hazard
1994
Just Breathe
2025
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
The Midnight Man
2016
Paradise Lost
1999
Soundman
1999
Cloak & Dagger
1984
Jesse
2011
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981
Baja Oklahoma
1988
The Hollow
2016
Happy in the Valley
2009
The Little Mermaid
2018
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
2019
Check Point
2017
Jam
2006
Luck of the Draw
2000
Outlaw
2001
A Christmas Cop
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Long Shot
1978
The Networker
2017
City by the Sea
2002
Dick Tracy
1990
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
1992
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
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 Entertainment: The Movie
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 People
2021
Roe v. Wade
2021
Ida Red
2021
Career Opportunities
1991
9 Windows
2024
The Roaring Game
2026
First Time Felon
1997
The Witching Hour
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A Motel
—
Straight Shot
2026
Godshot
—
Rule of Three
—
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 Castle
2015
Magnum P.I.
2018
Boardwalk Empire
2010
Entourage
2004
Cybill
1995