William Forsythe
Acting
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).
Born: June 7, 1955
Place of Birth: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Once Upon a Time in America
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
The Mentalist
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
With the support of her parents, an Arizona adolescent overcomes severe injuries to run in a 10K race.
Marvel's Daredevil
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
Boardwalk Empire
Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.
Lives in Hazard
Lives in Hazard is a tough, uncompromising look at kids in gangs and the men they become in prison. Filmed in the barrios of east LA and in the prisons of California, this real-life drama follows the making of the Hollywood feature film American Me, in which director Edward James Olmos used real gang members and prison inmates as actors. The fictional scenes these homeboys portray pale in juxtaposition to the stark reality of their daily lives, a world where opportunities are scarce and guns plentiful. The brutal honesty of these gang members as they struggle to change makes Lives in Hazard a powerful story of kids caught up in a growing national crisis.
Justified
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.
Hawaii Five-0
Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.
Hill Street Blues
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Filmography
as Tony
as Det. Tim Boyle
as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
as Lawrence Twilley
as Senator Robert Benson
as Justice Potter Stewart
as Grayson
as Marco
as Augustus
as Roger Bower
as Buddy Providence
as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
as Harry Brown
as Charles Mangano
as The Sheriff
as Big John Dawson
as Jake LaMotta
as Fairbanks
as Randolph McCluskey
as Frank Stone
as Doug Hermann
as Dutton
as J. Edgar Hoover
as Uncle Costello
as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
as Stanley
as Dr. Edward Dennehey
as Self
as Constantine Alexander
as Captain Tom Edwards
as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
as Jack Steele
as Jerry
as Uncle Rip
as Vince the Godfather
as Jim Fleming
as Harry Brown
as Manny
as John Wayne Gacy
as Michael
as Massimo
as Stewart
as Steve Rigsby
as Professor Uberoth
as Silas Jansen
as Alex
as Ronnie White
as Willy
as Pitt
as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
as Buster
as Harry Russo
as Ted
as Boyle
as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
as Tom Reed
as George Holliday
as Jacob Long
as Simon
as Eddie Kapowski
as Mr. Griffith
as Uncle Luke
as Det. Torrance
as Joe
as Captain Chris Sutter
as Digger
as Spyder
as Bo Young
as Fred Vance
as Alton Owens
as Ted Castle
as Dean Crept
as Andrew LeBretian
as Max Fenton
as Det. Chuck Fowler
as DeClerc
as Detective Hardcastle
as Milt
as Tommy Cucci
as Mike Stark
as Gil Meadows
as Frank Rosenfeld
as Dooley
as Lou Reilly
as Mike Organski
as Charles Duprey
as Randall Shaye
as Hudson
as Sorley
as Sammy Gravano
as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
as Johnny Rochetti
as Hollan
as Franchise
as Tim
as Sid Dunleavy
as William Cochran
as Ray Patterson
as Bruce
as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
as John Hatch
as Self
as Detective Mike Stoller
as Walter Hilderman
as Al Capone
as Terry Harper
as Beaudeen
as Police Chief John Crone
as Bloss
as J.D.
as Ice
as Richie Madano
as Custodian
as Flattop
as Ferlin L'Heureux
as Mike
as Prince Ippolito Polozov
as Arthur Kressler
as Teko
as Tommy Earl Browner
as Burt the Booster
as Sgt. Buck Atwater
as Evelle
as Pigiron
as Gene
as Isaac
as Hawk
as Morris
as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
as Pug Face Crusher
as Wounded Assailant
as Mark
as Kenny
as Bille
as Captain Carol