William Forsythe (actor)

William Forsythe
William Forsythe
	Forsythe signing autographs at the 2007 Dingus Convention
Born	June 7, 1955; Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–present

William Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of various gangsters and tough guys in films such as Raising Arizona, Gotti, Once Upon a Time in America, Stone Cold, Out For Justice, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Dick Tracy, The Rock, American Me and The Devil's Rejects. He also played recurring characters in the series Boardwalk Empire, Justified, and John Doe.

He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the indie film The Waterdance.

Career

Forsythe started out in a couple of minor film roles and guest appearances in high-rated TV shows including CHiPs (1977), Hill Street Blues (1981) and T. J. Hooker (1982). He appeared in Once Upon a Time in America (1984), co-starred with John Goodman in Raising Arizona (1987) and as a renegade soldier in Extreme Prejudice.

Forsythe also portrayed comic book villain "Flattop" in Dick Tracy (1990), co-starred with Steven Seagal in Out for Justice (1991) and appeared with Brian Bosworth in the biker action film Stone Cold (1991). He portrayed Al Capone in the short-lived '90s revival of the classic '60s crime show, The Untouchables (1993), and also starred in The Waterdance (1992), the film noir Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), as real-life mobster Sammy Gravano, aka "The Bull", in Gotti (1996) and supporting another ex-NFL player's foray into film acting, when L.A. Raider Howie Long debuted in Firestorm (1998).

Forsythe portrayed serial killer John Wayne Gacy in Dear Mr. Gacy, a film adaptation of The Last Victim, the memoirs of Jason Moss, a college student who corresponded with Gacy his last year on death row. The film was released in 2010.[1]

Filmography

Films

Long Shot (1978) as Billy
King of the Mountain (1981) as Tom 'Big Tom'
Smokey Bites the Dust (As 'Bill Forsythe', 1981) as Kenny
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983) as 'Pug Face Crusher'
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) as Phil 'Cockeye' Stein
Cloak & Dagger (1984) as Morris
The Lightship (1985) as Gene
Savage Dawn (1985) as Pigiron
Raising Arizona (1987) as Evelle
Extreme Prejudice (1987) as Sergeant Buck Atwater
Weeds (1987) as Burt The Booster
Patty Hearst (1988) as 'Teko'
Dead Bang (1989) as Arthur Kressler
Torrents of Spring (1989) as Prince Ippolito Polozov
Sons (1990) as Mikey
Dick Tracy (1990) as Flattop
Career Opportunities (1991) as Custodian
Out for Justice (1991) as Richie Madano
Stone Cold (1991) as 'Ice' Hensley
The Waterdance (1992) as Bloss
American Me (1992) as J.D.
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992) as Billy Beaudeen
Relentless 3 (1993) as Walter Hilderman
Direct Hit (1994) as Hatch
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) as 'Franchise'
Beyond Desire (1995) as Ray Patterson
Virtuosity (1995) as Chief Billy Cochran
Palookaville (1995) as Sid Dunleavy
The Immortals (1995) as Tim James
The Substitute (1996) as Holland
For Which He Stands (1996) as Johnny Rochetti
The Rock (1996) as FBI Agent Ernest Paxton
Rule of Three (1997) as Mitch
Big City Blues (1997) as Hudson
Firestorm (1998) as Randall Alexander Shaye
The Pass (1998) as Charles Duprey
Ambushed (1998) as Mike Organski
Soundman (1998) as Frank Rosenfeld
Hell's Kitchen (1998) as Lou
Row Your Boat (1999) as Gil Meadows
The Last Marshal (1999) as DeClerc
Four Days (1999) as Milton 'Milt'
Blue Streak (1999) as Detective Hardcastle
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) as Detective Chuck Fowler
18 Shades of Dust (1999) as Tommy Cucci
Paradise Lost (1999) as Mike Stark
Civility (2000) as Andrew LeBretian
Luck of the Draw (2000) as Max Fenton
G-Men from Hell (2000) as Dean Crept
Camouflage (2001) as Alton Owens
Blue Hill Avenue (2001) as Detective Torrance
Outlaw (2001) as Ted Castle
Coastlines (2002) as Fred Vance
Hard Cash (2002) as Bo Young
City by the Sea (2002) as 'Spyder'
The Technical Writer (2003) as Joe
The Librarians (2003) as Simon
Scary Movie 3 (2003) as Cindy's Psychiatrist (Deleted Alternate Ending)
The Last Letter (2004) as Mr. Griffith
The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005) as George Holliday
The Devil's Rejects (2005) as Sheriff John Quincy Wydell
Freedomland (2006) as Detective Boyle
Jam (2006) as Ted
88 Minutes (2007) as FBI Agent Frank Parks
Southern Gothic (2007) as Pitt
Hack! (2007) as Willy
Halloween (2007) as Ronnie White
Stiletto (2008) as Alex
iMurders (2008)[2] as Professor Uberoth
The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone (2009) as Massimo
Happy in the Valley (2009) as Stewart
Dear Mr. Gacy (2010) as John Gacy
The Rig (2010) as Jim Fleming
Jesse (2011) as Vince 'The Godfather'
L.A., I Hate You (2011) as Uncle 'Rip'
Born to Ride (2011) as Jack Steele
Slip & Fall (2011) as Jerry
Inkubus (2011) as Retired Detective Gil Diamante
Loosies (2011) as Captain Tom Edwards
Infected (2011) as Dr. Dennehey
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die (2013) as Stanley
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales (2014) as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
Hidden in the Woods (2014) as Uncle Costello
Echoes of War (2015) as Randolph McCluskey
Road to Juarez (2015) as Doug Hermann
Laugh Killer Laugh (2015) as Frank Stone
The Networker (2015) as Charles Mangano
The Midnight Man (2016) as Fairbanks
The Bronx Bull (2016) as Jake LaMotta
The Hollow (2016) as John 'Big John' Dawson
Check Point (2017) as The Sheriff
The Little Mermaid (2018)
Vault (2018) as 'Buddy Providence'
Cold Pursuit (2019) as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
Roe v. Wade (2019) as Potter Stewart
I Am Fear (2020) as Marco
Ida Red (TBA) as Lawrence Twilley
Awake (2019) as Roger Bower

Television

The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981) as Mark
CHiPs (1982) as 'Thrasher'
Hill Street Blues (1983) as Richie
Baja Oklahoma (1988) as Tommy Earl Browner
Blind Faith (1990) as Ferlin L'Heureux
Cruel Doubt (1992) as Police Chief John Crone
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (1992) as Terry Harper
The Untouchables (1993–1994) as Al Capone
Gotti (1996) as Sammy Gravano
First Time Felon (1997) as Sorley
Dollar for the Dead (1998) as Dooley
Dead Man's Gun (1999) as Harlan Riddle
UC: Undercover (2001-2002) as 'Sonny' Walker
John Doe (2002) as 'Digger'
Larva (2005) as Jacob Long
Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy (2005)
Shark (2006–2008) as Harry Russo
Final Approach (2007) as Silas Jansen
Entourage (2007-2009) as Eddie Kapowski
Boardwalk Empire (2011–2013) as Manny Horvitz
The Mentalist (2011–2012) as Steve Rigsby
Mob Doctor (2012–2013) as Constantine Alexander
Twisted Tales (2013) as Mr. Smith
Justified (2014) as Michael
Hawaii Five-0 (2015, 2017) as Harry Brown
Marvel's Daredevil (2016) as Dutton
The Making of the Mob: Chicago (2016) as Himself
Chicago Justice (2017) as David Zachariah
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2017) as Oleg Antakov / Ripper of Riga
The Man in the High Castle (2018) as ARBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
Magnum P.I. (2019) as Harry Brown[3]

References

"Dear Mr. Gacy Teaser, Clip, and Q&A with William Forsythe".
iMURDERS (DVD Review)
Webb Mitovich, Matt (September 10, 2019). "Hawaii Five-0/Magnum P.I. Crossover Status: 'We've Narrowed Down a Story". TV Line. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

External links

William Forsythe at IMDb

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[1] "Dear Mr. Gacy Teaser, Clip, and Q&A with William Forsythe".

[2] iMURDERS (DVD Review)

[3] Webb Mitovich, Matt (September 10, 2019). "Hawaii Five-0/Magnum P.I. Crossover Status: 'We've Narrowed Down a Story". TV Line. Retrieved September 10, 2019.