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