William Forsythe
Date of birth: 1955-06-07
Place of birth: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Bill Forsythe, Уильям Форсайт, 윌리엄 포사이스
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).
Movie Credits
Once Upon a Time in America
1984-05-23
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty yea
Raising Arizona
1987-03-13
When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995-12-01
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
Halloween
2007-08-31
The early years of young Michael Myers and the events leading up to his fateful Halloween night murd
The Devil's Rejects
2005-07-22
The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who
88 Minutes
2007-02-14
Famed forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after profi
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999-12-10
Deuce Bigalow is a less than attractive, down on his luck aquarium cleaner. One day he wrecks the ho
Hack!
2007-07-20
Seven college students are picked to travel to a private island owned by the reclusive Vincent King
Extreme Prejudice
1987-04-24
Lean, mean Texas Ranger Jack Benteen locks horns with a former friend, Cash Bailey, now a ruthless d
Dead Bang
1989-03-24
Los Angeles homicide detective Jerry Beck searches for the murderer who killed a police officer on C
Hard Cash
2002-02-15
Released from prison, an infamous thief and his new crew pull of a brilliant robbery but then become
Stone Cold
1991-05-17
Joe Huff is a tough, loner cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmai
Virtuosity
1995-08-04
The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic,
American Me
1992-03-13
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder
The Rock
1996-06-07
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch mi
Freedomland
2006-02-17
A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial pro
Firestorm
1998-01-08
Firefighter Jesse Graves has to save ornithologist Jennifer and other people caught in a forest fire
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983-08-12
When he accidentally takes possession of a top-secret invisibility potion while en route to his wedd
The Immortals
1995-10-05
An elaborate heist unites 8 strangers in a simultaneous assault on targets all over the city- and ex
iMurders
2008-08-09
A mysterious love triangle leads to a tragic shooting. Months later, eight members of a MySpace-esqu
Out for Justice
1991-04-12
Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood
Command 5
1985-08-05
A team of special military forces has to save a small town which has been taken hostage by an organi
Gotti
1996-08-17
John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises t
The Last Letter
2004-01-01
As they file into the deliberation room, 11 jurors are ready to convict the defendant of 14 counts o
The Waterdance
1992-05-13
Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, a
Stiletto
2008-04-29
The seemingly random killings of an assassin puzzle her former lover, a wealthy Greek crime boss who
Torrents of Spring
1989-10-21
In 1840, a young Russian aristocrat, Dimitri Sanin, is returning home after a long tour of Europe. I
Palookaville
1995-09-07
Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981-10-01
Follows the rivalry between a small-town Southern sheriff and a small-town delinquent who steals car
Hell's Kitchen
1998-09-11
Newly released from jail, an ex-gang member asks a former contender to teach him to box.
Direct Hit
1994-12-14
After informing his CIA handlers that his next hit will be his last, John Hatch discovers that his t
The Rig
2010-10-05
In the midst of a tropical storm, the crew of an offshore oil rig must survive the rampage of a crea
Row Your Boat
1999-04-18
Jon Bon Jovi plays Jamey Meadows, a man newly released from prison who has found himself homeless on
Final Approach
2008-05-24
FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and months l
Blue Hill Avenue
2003-09-19
A child of a middle class home with solid moral values is lured into a world of crime and corruption
Big City Blues
1997-10-01
Two hit men, a call girl, and a gay couple become entangled in a web of violence. In the course of o
Hammerhead
2005-06-18
When he began fusing human and shark DNA, his colleagues laughed at him. Now his creation is taking
The Nail
2009-01-01
Tony Luke, Jr. stars as Joey Nardone, an out-of-shape boxer, who after 8 years in prison for an unfo
Dollar for the Dead
1998-10-11
In this tribute to the old time spaghetti westerns with a liberal dose of modern Hong Kong film-maki
The Lightship
1985-12-14
A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't recko
Born to Ride
2011-06-26
Mike decides to hit the road on his refurbished classic motorcycle along with best buddy Alex, but t
Patty Hearst
1988-09-23
The true story of a rich girl who was abducted by American revolutionaries in the 1970's. Her time s
Larva
2005-01-22
In Host, Missouri, the newcomer Dr. of Veterinary Science Eli Rudkus is called by the farmer Jacob L
Camouflage
2001-01-09
Marty Mackenzie is an unsuccessful stage actor who takes an interest in private investigating. He ta
Southern Gothic
2007-04-28
Hazel Fortune works in a strip club in the small Southern town of Redemption. Haunted by the death o
Savage Dawn
1985-12-21
A vicious biker gang takes over a small town in Arizona. A Vietnam War vet passing through town and
Inkubus
2011-10-28
Inkubus tells the story of a skeleton crew working the final shift at a soon to be demolished police
Beyond Desire
1995-07-13
Rita is a sexy call girl in a red Corvette convertible who just met Ray. Ray is an ex-con just relea
Coastlines
2002-01-15
An ex-con returns to his Florida hometown after three years and becomes involved with the wife of hi
L.A., I Hate You
2011-01-01
The lives of an action star wannabe, a frustrated family man, and a guilt-ridden boyfriend, intertwi
Relentless 3
1993-08-18
Sam Dietz, the relentless police detective, returns to Los Angeles from a self-imposed exile to help
For Which He Stands
1996-05-17
To save his family he'll risk losing everything. Fame, fortune, his life... even his soul.
Infected
2013-04-09
A blood virus infects a small group of hunters turning a father & son trip into a fight for survival
Ambushed
1998-06-20
Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Kuk Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter i
The Pass
1998-05-07
A businessman with a compulsive gambling problem which has led to his wife leaving him, travels to R
The Librarians
2004-12-09
An exotic dancer enters a world of kidnapping and ransom when she tries to track down her missing si
A Kiss to Die For
1993-12-06
William, a Harvard psychology professor is having trouble dealing with life after the death of his w
Celluloid Bloodbath
2012-10-09
DEFINITION: 'Celluloid' - Motion picture film, cinema film. 'Bloodbath' - Savage, indiscriminate kil
G-Men from Hell
2000-12-07
Two G-Men, returning from hell, must perform good deeds to save themselves from a doomed fate.
Thriller Zone
1995-01-01
There are three unrelated, unconnected segments in this horror anthology. In the first segment, "The
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007-01-12
Years ago, they pulled a disastrous childhood prank on the neighborhood ice cream delivery man that
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008-10-07
A rare-to-find 4 hour documentary behind the scenes during the making of Rob Zombie's Halloween (200
The Bronx Bull
2016-06-13
A combination "before the rage" and "after the rage" of world middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMo
Open
2023-11-03
A woman in a troubled marriage falls for a former teen heartthrob who's fallen from industry favor,
The Substitute
1996-04-19
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang l
Hidden in the Woods
2014-12-12
The story of two sisters who have been raised in isolation, subjected to the torment of their abusiv
Weeds
1987-10-16
A San Quentin inmate, sentenced to life without parole, writes a play that catches the interest of a
Four Days
1999-09-12
A teenaged boy becomes tangled up in a botched bank robbery attempt mastermined by his father and hi
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990-06-13
The making of the film Dick Tracy (1990).
Road to Juarez
2015-04-24
An American ex-con with Mexican underworld ties ensnares a pair of young misfits into a dangerous he
Blue Streak
1999-09-17
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after tw
The Last Marshal
1999-10-02
Marshall McClary, one of the most violent, racist, foul- mouthed Marshalls in Texas, is in the middl
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992-08-21
A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.
Laugh Killer Laugh
2015-04-25
A jewel thief named Frank Stone is a very deeply disturbed, anti social, milquetoast who finds no jo
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014-04-01
Horror legend Tom Holland dares you to join him for nine nerve-shredding, totally Twisted Tales. Ser
Echoes of War
2015-05-15
A Civil War veteran returns home to the quiet countryside, only to find himself embroiled in a confl
Lives in Hazard
1994-04-08
Lives in Hazard is a tough, uncompromising look at kids in gangs and the men they become in prison.
Just Breathe
2025-11-06
Nick Bianco sets out to reunite with the love of his life after serving a year in jail for assault,
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005-04-25
The controversial satire The LA Riot Spectacular plays for mordent laughs the events that consumed L
The Midnight Man
2016-03-01
When Grady, an assassin with a genetic disorder that renders him unable to feel pain, is sent on a h
Paradise Lost
1999-07-20
A scientist in the rain forest squares off against a land developer while trying to solve some unexp
Soundman
1999-01-24
A sound mixer on a low-budget sci-fi western movie falls in love with an untalented violinist and pr
Cloak & Dagger
1984-06-01
Davey Osborne is an average 11-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He spends his days playi
Jesse
2011-01-01
Nassau County, New York Police detective Jesse turns vigilante as she investigates her brother's mur
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981-10-05
With the support of her parents, an Arizona adolescent overcomes severe injuries to run in a 10K rac
Baja Oklahoma
1988-02-20
Juanita Hutchins works at Texas bar, but she aspires to be a country songwriter. When she's not look
The Hollow
2016-10-07
When a U.S. congressman's daughter passing through a small town in Mississippi dies in a mysterious
Happy in the Valley
2009-01-01
Once a rock star photographer, Stewart Fox's years of drug and alcohol abuse have relegated him to s
The Little Mermaid
2018-08-02
A young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the r
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
2019-04-29
In a highly controversial move, the Justice Department used the RICO statute to take over the entire
Check Point
2017-03-07
In Port City, North Carolina, a vagrant discovers plans for an invasion. His attempts to warn law en
Jam
2006-04-01
A traffic accident on a rural mountain road becomes a life changing experience for fifteen diverse t
Luck of the Draw
2000-04-06
Jack Sweeny is a young man just trying to get a job. Turned down at another bank due to his criminal
Outlaw
2001-01-01
Conner is a hit man. A mob boss gets whacked. His son hires Conner to find out who did it. If he ref
A Christmas Cop
It's Christmas Eve in big city Chicago, and vigilante cop Nils Scroogesen is in no mood to celebrate
Long Shot
1978-11-17
Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk
The Networker
2017-09-12
To save his family's printing firm, a lifelong slacker dives into the surreal world of business netw
City by the Sea
2002-09-06
Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to gre
Dick Tracy
1990-04-05
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances t
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
1992-11-08
A homemaker is driven by jealousy to conspire against the mother of her daughter's rival.
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
2013-10-31
The Ghost Club, an ancient organization of ghost explorers that included Charles Dickens and Sir Art
Sons
1990-01-01
A trio of stepbrothers accompany their paralysed father on a jaunt to Normandy where the old boy saw
Loosies
2012-02-01
A young pickpocket in the New York subways, living a fast, free, lifestyle is confronted by a woman
Cold Pursuit
2019-02-07
The quiet family life of Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver, is upended after his son's murder. Nels beg
I Am Fear
2020-03-03
Held captive by terrorists, celebrity reporter, Sara Brown, sits in a cell awaiting her filmed behea
Run with the Hunted
2019-10-03
Oscar, a young boy, commits a noble murder and is forced to runaway from his rural hometown, leaving
Vault
2019-07-25
A group of small time criminals in 1975 attempt to pull off the biggest heist in American history; s
The Technical Writer
2003-01-26
Slim and her husband Joe live in a posh Manhattan apartment building. One of their neighbors is Jess
Awake
2019-08-01
A man wakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of who he is, and learns that he's wanted by the
Civility
2000-10-08
Cade Russo must reluctantly return home to Civility, Arizona to attend his father's funeral, and mor
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011-06-06
On the 20th anniversary of their edgy little 90's cable show Underground Entertainment, the authors,
18 Shades of Dust
1999-09-01
Two gangsters threaten the owner of an upscale restaurant after his son can't pay a gambling debt.
Dear Mr. Gacy
2010-05-10
A chronicle of the interaction between college student Jason Moss and the object of his obsession, s
Peacock Blues
1996-01-01
A young woman agrees to enter a tattoo contest with an artist known as the Michelangelo of the tatto
A Perfect Plan
2020-05-01
Four notorious thieves wake up in a fortified warehouse and are forced by a cunning master thief to
Slip and Fall
2011-01-01
What happens when a law student breaks the law to pay for law school? Graduation is only a "slip" aw
God's Not Dead: We The People
2021-10-04
Reverend Dave has to defend himself and a group of Christian homeschooling families after an inspect
Roe v. Wade
2021-04-02
Drs. Bernard Nathanson and Mildred Jefferson square off in a national battle in this untold conspira
Ida Red
2021-11-05
Ida Red may not survive her 20-year prison sentence for armed robbery. She turns to her son, Wyatt,
Career Opportunities
1991-03-29
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave
9 Windows
2024-10-15
After a tragic accident kills her parents, Liza, unable to walk, spends her days terrorizing vlogger
The Roaring Game
2025-08-09
High school janitor Rickey loses everything when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey f
First Time Felon
1997-09-06
Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for p
The Witching Hour
At the stroke of midnight, pirate radio host Devlin Deeds taunts the airwaves with tethering stories
A Motel
A group of misfits employed at a rundown motel stumble upon a drug trafficking operation orchestrate
Straight Shot
A bodyguard past his prime fights through a skyscraper full of mercenaries to save his ex-fiancée tr