Acting credits
148
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
William Forsythe
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 125Series: 24Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 4520
IMDb ID: nm0001235
Known for: Acting
Born: June 7, 1955
Age: 70
Place of birth: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2026
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 5.95
Wikidata: Q350255
Also known as
Bill Forsythe • Уильям Форсайт • 윌리엄 포사이스
Other jobs
Executive Producer (2)Assistant Director (1)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with William Forsythe.
Straight Shot
as Frank Senior
2026 Movie
The Roaring Game
as Coach
2026 Movie
6.6
Just Breathe
as Tony
2025 Movie
4.9
9 Windows
as Det. Tim Boyle
2024 Movie
5.8
Open
as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
2023 Movie
5.7
Ida Red
as Lawrence Twilley
2021 Movie
6.6
God's Not Dead: We The People
as Senator Robert Benson
2021 Movie
5.6
Roe v. Wade
as Justice Potter Stewart
2021 Movie
5.4
A Perfect Plan
as Grayson
2020 Movie
4.3
I Am Fear
as Marco
2020 Movie
4.7
Run with the Hunted
as Augustus
2019 Movie
5.4
Awake
as Roger Bower
2019 Movie
5.7
Vault
as Buddy Providence
2019 Movie
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
as narrator
2019 Movie
5.9
Cold Pursuit
as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
2019 Movie
5.0
The Little Mermaid
2018 Movie
4.0
The Networker
as Charles Mangano
2017 Movie
6.1
Check Point
as The Sheriff
2017 Movie
4.8
The Hollow
as Big John Dawson
2016 Movie
4.4
The Bronx Bull
as Jake LaMotta
2016 Movie
5.9
The Midnight Man
as Fairbanks
2016 Movie
6.1
Echoes of War
as Randolph McCluskey
2015 Movie
4.3
Laugh Killer Laugh
as Frank Stone
2015 Movie
3.5
Road to Juarez
as Doug Hermann
2015 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with William Forsythe.
7.6
Magnum P.I.
as Harry Brown • 2 eps
2018 Series
8.2
Marvel's Daredevil
as Dutton • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
The Man in the High Castle
as J. Edgar Hoover • 7 eps
2015 Series
6.9
The Mob Doctor
as Constantine Alexander • 13 eps
2012 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
as Harry Brown • 2 eps
2010 Series
8.0
Boardwalk Empire
as Manny • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.0
Justified
as Michael • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Steve Rigsby • 2 eps
2008 Series
6.7
Shark
as Harry Russo • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.1
Masters of Horror
1 eps
2005 Series
7.4
Entourage
as Eddie Kapowski • 2 eps
2004 Series
7.0
Las Vegas
as Uncle Luke • 2 eps
2003 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as Captain Chris Sutter • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.2
John Doe
as Digger • 21 eps
2002 Series
6.4
UC: Undercover
13 eps
2001 Series
5.8
Cybill
as Bruce • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.3
The Untouchables
as Al Capone • 42 eps
1993 Series
4.4
Cruel Doubt
as Police Chief John Crone • 2 eps
1992 Series
5.5
Blind Faith
as Ferlin L'Heureux • 2 eps
1990 Series
5.3
The Long Hot Summer
as Isaac • 2 eps
1985 Series
7.4
Tales of the Gold Monkey
2 eps
1982 Series
6.5
T. J. Hooker
as Wounded Assailant • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.8
Fame
1 eps
1982 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
2 eps
1981 Series