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William Forsythe
Acting · Born 1955-06-07 · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
The Mentalist
Steve Rigsby
CSI: Miami
Captain Chris Sutter
Hawaii Five-0
Harry Brown
Entourage
Eddie Kapowski
Marvel's Daredevil
Dutton
Hill Street Blues
1981
Las Vegas
Uncle Luke
Magnum P.I.
Harry Brown
Boardwalk Empire
Manny
The Man in the High Castle
J. Edgar Hoover
Filmography
- 2026A Crime Story
- 2026Straight ShotFrank Senior
- 2026The Roaring GameCoach
- 2025Just BreatheTony
- 20249 WindowsDet. Tim Boyle
- 2023OpenCapt. Edgar J. Steadman
- 2021Ida RedLawrence Twilley
- 2021God's Not Dead: We The PeopleSenator Robert Benson
- 2021Roe v. WadeJustice Potter Stewart
- 2020A Perfect PlanGrayson
- 2020I Am FearMarco
- 2019Run with the HuntedAugustus
- 2019AwakeRoger Bower
- 2019VaultBuddy Providence
- 2019Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Unionnarrator
- 2019Cold PursuitBrock 'Wingman' Coxman
- 2018Magnum P.I.Harry Brown
- 2018The Little Mermaid
- 2017The NetworkerCharles Mangano
- 2017Check PointThe Sheriff
- 2016The HollowBig John Dawson
- 2016The Bronx BullJake LaMotta
- 2016The Midnight ManFairbanks
- 2015Echoes of WarRandolph McCluskey
- 2015Laugh Killer LaughFrank Stone
- 2015Road to JuarezDoug Hermann
- 2015Marvel's DaredevilDutton
- 2015The Man in the High CastleJ. Edgar Hoover
- 2014Hidden in the WoodsUncle Costello
- 2014Tom Holland's Twisted TalesMr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
- 2013Tom Holland's Twisted TalesMr. Smith
- 2013The Ghost Club: Spirits Never DieStanley
- 2013InfectedDr. Edward Dennehey
- 2012Celluloid BloodbathSelf
- 2012The Mob DoctorConstantine Alexander
- 2012LoosiesCaptain Tom Edwards
- 2011InkubusRet. Detective Gil Diamante
- 2011Born to RideJack Steele
- 2011Underground Entertainment: The MovieBill
- 2011L.A., I Hate YouUncle Rip
- 2011JesseVince the Godfather
- 2011Slip and FallJerry
- 2010The RigJim Fleming
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Harry Brown
- 2010Boardwalk EmpireManny
- 2010Dear Mr. GacyJohn Wayne Gacy
- 2010JustifiedMichael
- 2009The NailMassimo
- 2009Happy in the ValleyStewart
- 2008Michael Lives: The Making of HalloweenSelf
- 2008The MentalistSteve Rigsby
- 2008iMurdersProfessor Uberoth
- 2008Final ApproachSilas Jansen
- 2008StilettoAlex
- 2007HalloweenRonnie White
- 2007Hack!Willy
- 2007Southern GothicPitt
- 200788 MinutesFBI Special Agent Frank Parks
- 2007We All Scream for Ice CreamBuster
- 2006SharkHarry Russo
- 2006JamTed
- 2006FreedomlandBoyle
- 2005Masters of Horror
- 2005The Devil's RejectsSheriff John Quincy Wydel
- 2005HammerheadTom Reed
- 2005The L.A. Riot SpectacularGeorge Holliday
- 2005LarvaJacob Long
- 2004The LibrariansSimon
- 2004EntourageEddie Kapowski
- 2004The Last LetterMr. Griffith
- 2003Las VegasUncle Luke
- 2003Blue Hill AvenueDet. Torrance
- 2003The Technical WriterJoe
- 2002CSI: MiamiCaptain Chris Sutter
- 2002John DoeDigger
- 2002City by the SeaSpyder
- 2002Hard CashBo Young
- 2002CoastlinesFred Vance
- 2001UC: Undercover
- 2001CamouflageAlton Owens
- 2001OutlawTed Castle
- 2000G-Men from HellDean Crept
- 2000CivilityAndrew LeBretian
- 2000Luck of the DrawMax Fenton
- 1999Deuce Bigalow: Male GigoloDet. Chuck Fowler
- 1999The Last MarshalDeClerc
- 1999Blue StreakDetective Hardcastle
- 1999Four DaysMilt
- 199918 Shades of DustTommy Cucci
- 1999Paradise LostMike Stark
- 1999Row Your BoatGil Meadows
- 1999SoundmanFrank Rosenfeld
- 1998Dollar for the DeadDooley
- 1998Hell's KitchenLou Reilly
- 1998AmbushedMike Organski
- 1998The PassCharles Duprey
- 1998FirestormRandall Shaye
- 1997Big City BluesHudson
- 1997First Time FelonSorley
- 1996PalookavilleSid Dunleavy
- 1996GottiSammy Gravano
- 1996The RockSpecial Agent Ernest Paxton
- 1996For Which He StandsJohnny Rochetti
- 1996The SubstituteHollan
- 1996Peacock Blues
- 1995Things to Do in Denver When You're DeadFranchise
- 1995The ImmortalsTim
- 1995VirtuosityWilliam Cochran
- 1995Beyond DesireRay Patterson
- 1995CybillBruce
- 1995Thriller ZoneMarcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
- 1994Direct HitJohn Hatch
- 1994Lives in HazardSelf
- 1993A Kiss to Die ForDetective Mike Stoller
- 1993Relentless 3Walter Hilderman
- 1993The UntouchablesAl Capone
- 1992Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader StoryTerry Harper
- 1992The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagBeaudeen
- 1992Cruel DoubtPolice Chief John Crone
- 1992The WaterdanceBloss
- 1992American MeJ.D.
- 1991Stone ColdIce
- 1991Out for JusticeRichie Madano
- 1991Career OpportunitiesCustodian
- 1990Dick TracyFlattop
- 1990Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the ScenesSelf
- 1990Blind FaithFerlin L'Heureux
- 1990SonsMike
- 1989Torrents of SpringPrince Ippolito Polozov
- 1989Dead BangArthur Kressler
- 1988Patty HearstTeko
- 1988Baja OklahomaTommy Earl Browner
- 1987WeedsBurt the Booster
- 1987Extreme PrejudiceSgt. Buck Atwater
- 1987Raising ArizonaEvelle
- 1985Savage DawnPigiron
- 1985The LightshipGene
- 1985The Long Hot SummerIsaac
- 1985Command 5Hawk
- 1984Cloak & DaggerMorris
- 1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaCockeye
- 1983The Man Who Wasn't TherePug Face Crusher
- 1982Tales of the Gold Monkey
- 1982T. J. HookerWounded Assailant
- 1982Fame
- 1981The Miracle of Kathy MillerMark
- 1981Smokey Bites the DustKenny
- 1981Hill Street Blues
- 1978Long ShotBille
- 1959The Young LandAssistant Director
- —A Christmas CopCaptain Carol
- —The Witching HourDevlin Deeds
- —Godshot
- —Rule of ThreeMitch
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