William Forsythe
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).
Filmography
Long Shot
1978 · 9.0
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981 · 8.5
The Mentalist
2008 · 8.4
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · 8.4
Marvel's Daredevil
2015 · 8.2
Boardwalk Empire
2010 · 8.0
Justified
2010 · 8.0
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · 7.7
CSI: Miami
2002 · 7.7
Hill Street Blues
1981 · 7.6
Magnum P.I.
2018 · 7.5
The Man in the High Castle
2015 · 7.5
The Untouchables
1993 · 7.5
American Me
1992 · 7.5
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982 · 7.4
Entourage
2004 · 7.4
Masters of Horror
2005 · 7.2
John Doe
2002 · 7.2
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011 · 7.2
The Rock
1996 · 7.2
Raising Arizona
1987 · 7.1
The Substitute
1996 · 7.0
Las Vegas
2003 · 7.0
Rule of Three
— · 7.0
Slip and Fall
2011 · 7.0
The Mob Doctor
2012 · 6.9
Career Opportunities
1991 · 6.9
Fame
1982 · 6.8
First Time Felon
1997 · 6.8
The Pass
1998 · 6.8
The Devil's Rejects
2005 · 6.7
Shark
2006 · 6.7
UC: Undercover
2001 · 6.7
God's Not Dead: We The People
2021 · 6.7
Blue Hill Avenue
2003 · 6.7
Gotti
1996 · 6.6
Blue Streak
1999 · 6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982 · 6.5
For Which He Stands
1996 · 6.5
Baja Oklahoma
1988 · 6.5
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · 6.4
Blind Faith
1990 · 6.4
Dead Bang
1989 · 6.4
Thriller Zone
1995 · 6.3
Extreme Prejudice
1987 · 6.3
Cloak & Dagger
1984 · 6.3
Halloween
2007 · 6.2
Dick Tracy
1990 · 6.2
Stone Cold
1991 · 6.2
Out for Justice
1991 · 6.2
Just Breathe
2025 · 6.1
Dollar for the Dead
1998 · 6.1
Check Point
2017 · 6.1
Cybill
1995 · 6.0
The Waterdance
1992 · 6.0
Echoes of War
2015 · 6.0
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999 · 6.0
Palookaville
1996 · 5.9
Torrents of Spring
1989 · 5.9
Cold Pursuit
2019 · 5.9
City by the Sea
2002 · 5.8
Dear Mr. Gacy
2010 · 5.8
The Midnight Man
2016 · 5.8
Open
2023 · 5.8
88 Minutes
2007 · 5.8
The Long Hot Summer
1985 · 5.7
Loosies
2012 · 5.7
Patty Hearst
1988 · 5.7
The Nail
2009 · 5.7
Direct Hit
1994 · 5.7
Ida Red
2021 · 5.7
Vault
2019 · 5.6
Roe v. Wade
2021 · 5.6
The Immortals
1995 · 5.6
Virtuosity
1995 · 5.5
Awake
2019 · 5.4
Weeds
1987 · 5.4
A Perfect Plan
2020 · 5.4
Freedomland
2006 · 5.3
18 Shades of Dust
1999 · 5.3
The Librarians
2004 · 5.3
The Lightship
1985 · 5.3
Firestorm
1998 · 5.2
Coastlines
2002 · 5.2
Sons
1990 · 5.2
Outlaw
2001 · 5.2
Hell's Kitchen
1998 · 5.1
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992 · 5.1
Final Approach
2008 · 5.1
The Little Mermaid
2018 · 5.0
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007 · 5.0
Ambushed
1998 · 5.0
Command 5
1985 · 5.0
The Technical Writer
2003 · 5.0
Luck of the Draw
2000 · 4.9
Larva
2005 · 4.9
Four Days
1999 · 4.8
Cruel Doubt
1992 · 4.8
Jam
2006 · 4.8
Relentless 3
1993 · 4.8
Stiletto
2008 · 4.7
Run with the Hunted
2019 · 4.7
Laugh Killer Laugh
2015 · 4.7
The Hollow
2016 · 4.7
Beyond Desire
1995 · 4.7
Hard Cash
2002 · 4.7
A Kiss to Die For
1993 · 4.6
9 Windows
2024 · 4.6
Hidden in the Woods
2014 · 4.5
Savage Dawn
1985 · 4.5
Hack!
2007 · 4.5
Camouflage
2001 · 4.4
Soundman
1999 · 4.4
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014 · 4.4
I Am Fear
2020 · 4.3
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983 · 4.3
Hammerhead
2005 · 4.3
The Bronx Bull
2016 · 4.3
G-Men from Hell
2000 · 4.2
Big City Blues
1997 · 4.2
Civility
2000 · 4.0
The Networker
2017 · 4.0
Inkubus
2011 · 3.9
Paradise Lost
1999 · 3.9
The Last Marshal
1999 · 3.9
Row Your Boat
1999 · 3.9
Southern Gothic
2007 · 3.8
Happy in the Valley
2009 · 3.6
Road to Juarez
2015 · 3.5
Born to Ride
2011 · 3.4
Infected
2013 · 3.3
The Rig
2010 · 3.3
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005 · 3.3
iMurders
2008 · 3.3
A Crime Story
2026 · 3.0
The Last Letter
2004 · 2.9
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981 · 2.8
L.A., I Hate You
2011 · 2.8
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
2013 · 1.7
Jesse
2011 · 1.5
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2013 · 0.0
Godshot
— · 0.0
Straight Shot
2026 · 0.0
The Roaring Game
2026 · 0.0
A Christmas Cop
— · 0.0
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
2019 · 0.0
The Witching Hour
— · 0.0