William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Acting
Born 1955-06-07Bedford-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).

Movies (128)

Once Upon a Time in America
8.4

Once Upon a Time in America

1984Movie8.4
The Rock
7.2

The Rock

1996Movie7.2
Cold Pursuit
5.9

Cold Pursuit

2019Movie5.9
88 Minutes
5.8

88 Minutes

2007Movie5.8
Halloween
6.2

Halloween

2007Movie6.2
Blue Streak
6.5

Blue Streak

1999Movie6.5
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
6.0

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

1999Movie6.0
The Devil's Rejects
6.7

The Devil's Rejects

2005Movie6.7
Out for Justice
6.2

Out for Justice

1991Movie6.2
Stone Cold
6.2

Stone Cold

1991Movie6.2
Freedomland
5.2

Freedomland

2006Movie5.2
Virtuosity
5.5

Virtuosity

1995Movie5.5
The Substitute
7.0

The Substitute

1996Movie7.0
Raising Arizona
7.1

Raising Arizona

1987Movie7.1
Stiletto
4.7

Stiletto

2008Movie4.7
Career Opportunities
6.9

Career Opportunities

1991Movie6.9
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
6.4

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995Movie6.4
American Me
7.4

American Me

1992Movie7.4
Dick Tracy
6.2

Dick Tracy

1990Movie6.2
The Roaring Game

The Roaring Game

2026Movie
Cloak & Dagger
6.4

Cloak & Dagger

1984Movie6.4
First Time Felon
6.8

First Time Felon

1997Movie6.8
The Midnight Man
5.9

The Midnight Man

2016Movie5.9
Gotti
6.6

Gotti

1996Movie6.6
Extreme Prejudice
6.3

Extreme Prejudice

1987Movie6.3
Vault
5.6

Vault

2019Movie5.6
Weeds
5.3

Weeds

1987Movie5.3
The Little Mermaid
5.0

The Little Mermaid

2018Movie5.0
Ida Red
5.7

Ida Red

2021Movie5.7
Straight Shot

Straight Shot

2026Movie
Awake
5.4

Awake

2019Movie5.4
Hard Cash
4.7

Hard Cash

2002Movie4.7
City by the Sea
5.8

City by the Sea

2002Movie5.8
Roe v. Wade
5.6

Roe v. Wade

2021Movie5.6
Coastlines
5.2

Coastlines

2002Movie5.2
Camouflage
4.4

Camouflage

2001Movie4.4
Run with the Hunted
4.7

Run with the Hunted

2019Movie4.7
Ambushed
5.1

Ambushed

1998Movie5.1
Dead Bang
6.4

Dead Bang

1989Movie6.4
The Waterdance
6.0

The Waterdance

1992Movie6.0
Peacock Blues
9.0

Peacock Blues

1996Movie9.0
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
7.2

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

2011Movie7.2
The Man Who Wasn't There
4.3

The Man Who Wasn't There

1983Movie4.3
Final Approach
5.1

Final Approach

2008Movie5.1
Palookaville
5.9

Palookaville

1996Movie5.9
Dear Mr. Gacy
5.8

Dear Mr. Gacy

2010Movie5.8
Paradise Lost
3.9

Paradise Lost

1999Movie3.9
Just Breathe
6.2

Just Breathe

2025Movie6.2
Check Point
6.1

Check Point

2017Movie6.1
Torrents of Spring
5.9

Torrents of Spring

1989Movie5.9
Loosies
5.7

Loosies

2012Movie5.7
God's Not Dead: We The People
6.7

God's Not Dead: We The People

2021Movie6.7
The Hollow
4.8

The Hollow

2016Movie4.8
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
6.5

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

2008Movie6.5
Hell's Kitchen
5.1

Hell's Kitchen

1998Movie5.1
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
7.0

Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes

1990Movie7.0
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
1.7

The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die

2013Movie1.7
A Crime Story

A Crime Story

2026Movie
iMurders
3.3

iMurders

2008Movie3.3
Firestorm
5.2

Firestorm

1998Movie5.2
Relentless 3
4.8

Relentless 3

1993Movie4.8
Baja Oklahoma
6.5

Baja Oklahoma

1988Movie6.5
Godshot

Godshot

Movie
A Christmas Cop

A Christmas Cop

Movie
Infected
3.3

Infected

2013Movie3.3
L.A., I Hate You
2.8

L.A., I Hate You

2011Movie2.8
Thriller Zone
6.3

Thriller Zone

1995Movie6.3
Southern Gothic
3.8

Southern Gothic

2007Movie3.8
The Bronx Bull
4.3

The Bronx Bull

2016Movie4.3
The Rig
3.3

The Rig

2010Movie3.3
G-Men from Hell
4.2

G-Men from Hell

2000Movie4.2
The Pass
6.8

The Pass

1998Movie6.8
The Immortals
5.6

The Immortals

1995Movie5.6
Long Shot
9.0

Long Shot

1978Movie9.0
Inkubus
3.9

Inkubus

2011Movie3.9
Patty Hearst
5.7

Patty Hearst

1988Movie5.7
Savage Dawn
4.4

Savage Dawn

1985Movie4.4
Four Days
4.8

Four Days

1999Movie4.8
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
5.1

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992Movie5.1
Jesse
1.5

Jesse

2011Movie1.5
Hidden in the Woods
4.5

Hidden in the Woods

2014Movie4.5
Luck of the Draw
4.9

Luck of the Draw

2000Movie4.9
The Librarians
5.3

The Librarians

2004Movie5.3
We All Scream for Ice Cream
5.0

We All Scream for Ice Cream

2007Movie5.0
The Networker
4.0

The Networker

2017Movie4.0
Blue Hill Avenue
6.7

Blue Hill Avenue

2003Movie6.7
The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour

Movie
Echoes of War
6.0

Echoes of War

2015Movie6.0
Hack!
4.5

Hack!

2007Movie4.5
Dollar for the Dead
6.0

Dollar for the Dead

1998Movie6.0
Born to Ride
3.5

Born to Ride

2011Movie3.5
The Lightship
5.3

The Lightship

1985Movie5.3
9 Windows
4.9

9 Windows

2024Movie4.9
Sons
5.3

Sons

1990Movie5.3
Smokey Bites the Dust
2.8

Smokey Bites the Dust

1981Movie2.8
18 Shades of Dust
5.3

18 Shades of Dust

1999Movie5.3
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
3.3

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

2005Movie3.3
The Last Marshal
3.9

The Last Marshal

1999Movie3.9
Jam
4.8

Jam

2006Movie4.8
I Am Fear
4.3

I Am Fear

2020Movie4.3
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
6.7

Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story

1992Movie6.7
For Which He Stands
6.5

For Which He Stands

1996Movie6.5
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
4.4

Tom Holland's Twisted Tales

2014Movie4.4
Laugh Killer Laugh
4.5

Laugh Killer Laugh

2015Movie4.5
Larva
5.0

Larva

2005Movie5.0
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
8.5

The Miracle of Kathy Miller

1981Movie8.5
A Kiss to Die For
4.6

A Kiss to Die For

1993Movie4.6
A Perfect Plan
5.4

A Perfect Plan

2020Movie5.4
Celluloid Bloodbath
4.4

Celluloid Bloodbath

2012Movie4.4
Soundman
4.4

Soundman

1999Movie4.4
Direct Hit
5.7

Direct Hit

1994Movie5.7
The Last Letter
3.0

The Last Letter

2004Movie3.0
Rule of Three
7.0

Rule of Three

Movie7.0
Hammerhead
4.3

Hammerhead

2005Movie4.3
Beyond Desire
4.7

Beyond Desire

1995Movie4.7
Slip and Fall
7.0

Slip and Fall

2011Movie7.0
The Nail
5.7

The Nail

2009Movie5.7
Big City Blues
4.2

Big City Blues

1997Movie4.2
Row Your Boat
3.9

Row Your Boat

1999Movie3.9
Happy in the Valley
3.6

Happy in the Valley

2009Movie3.6
Lives in Hazard
8.5

Lives in Hazard

1994Movie8.5
Civility
4.0

Civility

2000Movie4.0
The Technical Writer
6.0

The Technical Writer

2003Movie6.0
Command 5
5.0

Command 5

1985Movie5.0
Outlaw
5.2

Outlaw

2001Movie5.2
Road to Juarez
3.5

Road to Juarez

2015Movie3.5
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union

Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union

2019Movie
Open
5.8

Open

2023Movie5.8

TV Shows (25)

The Mentalist
8.4

The Mentalist

2008Series8.4
Hawaii Five-0
7.7

Hawaii Five-0

2010Series7.7
CSI: Miami
7.7

CSI: Miami

2002Series7.7
Marvel's Daredevil
8.2

Marvel's Daredevil

2015Series8.2
Entourage
7.4

Entourage

2004Series7.4
Boardwalk Empire
8.0

Boardwalk Empire

2010Series8.0
Magnum P.I.
7.6

Magnum P.I.

2018Series7.6
Las Vegas
7.0

Las Vegas

2003Series7.0
Hill Street Blues
7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981Series7.6
Justified
8.0

Justified

2010Series8.0
The Man in the High Castle
7.5

The Man in the High Castle

2015Series7.5
T. J. Hooker
6.5

T. J. Hooker

1982Series6.5
Cybill
5.9

Cybill

1995Series5.9
Masters of Horror
7.1

Masters of Horror

2005Series7.1
Fame
6.8

Fame

1982Series6.8
Shark
6.7

Shark

2006Series6.7
John Doe
7.2

John Doe

2002Series7.2
Tales of the Gold Monkey
7.4

Tales of the Gold Monkey

1982Series7.4
The Untouchables
7.5

The Untouchables

1993Series7.5
UC: Undercover
6.7

UC: Undercover

2001Series6.7
The Mob Doctor
6.9

The Mob Doctor

2012Series6.9
The Long Hot Summer
5.5

The Long Hot Summer

1985Series5.5
Blind Faith
6.4

Blind Faith

1990Series6.4
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales

Tom Holland's Twisted Tales

2013Series
Cruel Doubt
4.8

Cruel Doubt

1992Series4.8