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William Forsythe

Acting

Born June 7, 1955 · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also known as Bill Forsythe · Уильям Форсайт · 윌리엄 포사이스

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).

Awards & recognition

  • Kulturgroschen · 2003

Filmography50+ titles

The Mentalist

2008as Steve Rigsby

Once Upon a Time in America

1984as Cockeye

Marvel's Daredevil

2015as Dutton

Justified

2010as Michael

Boardwalk Empire

2010as Manny

Hawaii Five-0

2010as Harry Brown

CSI: Miami

2002as Captain Chris Sutter

Magnum P.I.

2018as Harry Brown

Hill Street Blues

1981

The Man in the High Castle

2015as J. Edgar Hoover

Entourage

2004as Eddie Kapowski

American Me

1992as J.D.

The Rock

1996as Special Agent Ernest Paxton

Masters of Horror

2005

Las Vegas

2003as Uncle Luke

Raising Arizona

1987as Evelle

Slip and Fall

2011as Jerry

The Substitute

1996as Hollan

The Mob Doctor

2012as Constantine Alexander

Career Opportunities

1991as Custodian

Blue Hill Avenue

2003as Det. Torrance

The Pass

1998as Charles Duprey

The Young Land

1959Assistant Director

Shark

2006as Harry Russo

The Devil's Rejects

2005as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel

God's Not Dead: We the People

2021as Senator Robert Benson

Blue Streak

1999as Detective Hardcastle

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995as Franchise

T. J. Hooker

1982as Wounded Assailant

Dead Bang

1989as Arthur Kressler

Cloak & Dagger

1984as Morris

Just Breathe

2025as Tony

Halloween

2007as Ronnie White

Out for Justice

1991as Richie Madano

Stone Cold

1991as Ice

Dick Tracy

1990as Flattop

Extreme Prejudice

1987as Sgt. Buck Atwater

Check Point

2017as The Sheriff

Echoes of War

2015as Randolph McCluskey

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

1999as Det. Chuck Fowler

The Waterdance

1992as Bloss

Cold Pursuit

2019as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman

The Midnight Man

2016as Fairbanks

Dear Mr. Gacy

2010as John Wayne Gacy

Cybill

1995as Bruce

Open

2023as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman

88 Minutes

2007as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks

City by the Sea

2002as Spyder

Ida Red

2021as Lawrence Twilley

Loosies

2011as Captain Tom Edwards