William Forsythe
Birthplace: Brooklyn
Born: 1955-06-07
Occupations recorded in source
actor; choreographer; dancer; film actor; film producer; lighting designer; scenographer; screenwriter; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
William Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor, known for his portrayals of tough-guy, criminal characters.
He appeared in the films Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Dick Tracy (1990), American Me (1992), Gotti (1996), The Rock (1996), Blue Streak (1999), Blue Hill Avenue (2001), and The Devil's Rejects (2005). Forsythe was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film The Waterdance.
On television, he has played the roles of Al Capone on The Untouchables (1993-94), Manny Horvitz on Boardwalk Empire (2011-12), and J. Edgar Hoover on The Man in the High Castle (2018).
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- The Roaring Game (2025)
- God's Not Dead: We the People (2021) — Robert Benson
- Ida Red (2021) — Lawrence Twilley
- Cold Pursuit (2019) — Brock
- Run with the Hunted (2019) — Augustus
- Wake Up (2019) — Roger Bower
- Check Point (2017) — Sheriff Thomas Hancock
- The Hollow (2016) — Big John Dawson
- Echoes of War (2015) — Randolph McCluskey
- Laugh Killer Laugh (2015) — Frank Stone
- The Bronx Bull (2015) — alternder Jake LaMotta
- Hidden in the Woods (2014) — Uncle Costello
- Loosies (2012) — Captain Tom Edwards
- Inkubus (2011) — Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
- Dear Mr. Gacy (2010)
- The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone (2009)
- Stiletto (2008) — Alex
- iMurders (2008) — Professor Uberoth
- 88 Minutes (2007) — Frank Parks
- Hack! (2007) — Willy
- Halloween (2007) — Ronnie White
- Southern Gothic (2007) — Pitt
- Freedomland (2006) — Boyle
- Jam (2006)
- Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy (2005) — Tom Reed
- Larva (2005) — Jacob Long
- The Devil's Rejects (2005) — Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
- City by the Sea (2002) — Spyder
- Coastlines (2002)
- Blue Hill Avenue (2001)
- Camouflage (2001) — Alton Owens
- G-Men from Hell (2000) — Dean Crept
- Blue Streak (1999) — Detective Hardcastle
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) — Det. Chuck Fowler
- Ambushed (1998)
- Dollar for the Dead (1998)
- Firestorm (1998) — Randy Earl Shaye
- Hell's Kitchen (1998) — Lou Reilly
- The Pass (1998) — Charles Duprey
- Big City Blues (1997)
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Michael Biehn · 3 films
- Penelope Ann Miller · 3 films
- Robert Miranda · 3 films
- Al Pacino · 2 films
- Bill Nunn · 2 films
- Burt Young · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.