William Forsythe
50Movies
8.5 Best Rating
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).
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Just Breathe | Tony | Average | |
| 2023 | Open | Capt. Edgar J. Steadman | Average | |
| 2021 | Ida Red | Lawrence Twilley | Average | |
| 2021 | God's Not Dead: We The People | Senator Robert Benson | Hit | |
| 2019 | Vault | Buddy Providence | Average | |
| 2019 | Cold Pursuit | Brock 'Wingman' Coxman | Average | |
| 2017 | Check Point | The Sheriff | Average | |
| 2016 | The Midnight Man | Fairbanks | Average | |
| 2015 | Echoes of War | Randolph McCluskey | Average | |
| 2012 | Loosies | Captain Tom Edwards | Average | |
| 2011 | Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Bill | Hit | |
| 2011 | Slip and Fall | Jerry | Hit | |
| 2010 | Dear Mr. Gacy | John Wayne Gacy | Average | |
| 2009 | The Nail | Massimo | Average | |
| 2008 | Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween | Self | Hit | |
| 2007 | Halloween | Ronnie White | Average | |
| 2007 | 88 Minutes | FBI Special Agent Frank Parks | Average | |
| 2005 | The Devil's Rejects | Sheriff John Quincy Wydel | Hit | |
| 2003 | Blue Hill Avenue | Det. Torrance | Hit | |
| 2002 | City by the Sea | Spyder | Average | |
| 1999 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Det. Chuck Fowler | Average | |
| 1999 | Blue Streak | Detective Hardcastle | Hit | |
| 1998 | The Pass | Charles Duprey | Hit | |
| 1997 | First Time Felon | Sorley | Hit | |
| 1996 | Gotti | Sammy Gravano | Hit | |
| 1996 | The Rock | Special Agent Ernest Paxton | Hit | |
| 1996 | For Which He Stands | Johnny Rochetti | Average | |
| 1996 | The Substitute | Hollan | Hit | |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Franchise | Hit | |
| 1995 | The Immortals | Tim | Average | |
| 1995 | Palookaville | Sid Dunleavy | Average | |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | William Cochran | Average | |
| 1995 | Thriller Zone | Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour") | Average | |
| 1994 | Lives in Hazard | Self | Super Hit | |
| 1992 | Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story | Terry Harper | Average | |
| 1992 | The Waterdance | Bloss | Average | |
| 1992 | American Me | J.D. | Hit | |
| 1991 | Stone Cold | Ice | Average | |
| 1991 | Out for Justice | Richie Madano | Average | |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities | Custodian | Hit | |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Flattop | Average | |
| 1989 | Torrents of Spring | Prince Ippolito Polozov | Average | |
| 1989 | Dead Bang | Arthur Kressler | Average | |
| 1988 | Patty Hearst | Teko | Average | |
| 1988 | Baja Oklahoma | Tommy Earl Browner | Average | |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudice | Sgt. Buck Atwater | Average | |
| 1987 | Raising Arizona | Evelle | Hit | |
| 1984 | Cloak & Dagger | Morris | Average | |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Philip 'Cockeye' Stein | Super Hit | |
| 1981 | The Miracle of Kathy Miller | Mark | Super Hit |