William Forsythe

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).

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Known For

Hawaii Five-0

2010 • as Harry Brown

The Mentalist

2008 • as Steve Rigsby

CSI: Miami

2002

Marvel's Daredevil

2015 • as Dutton

Magnum P.I.

2018 • as Harry Brown

The Man in the High Castle

2015 • as J. Edgar Hoover

Filmography

2024

9 Windows

as Det. Tim Boyle

Movie - Released: 10/15/2024

2023

Open

as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman

Movie - Released: 11/3/2023

2021

God's Not Dead: We The People

as Senator Robert Benson

Movie - Released: 10/4/2021

Roe v. Wade

as Justice Potter Stewart

Movie - Released: 4/2/2021

Ida Red

as Lawrence Twilley

Movie - Released: 11/5/2021

2020

I Am Fear

as Marco

Movie - Released: 3/3/2020

A Perfect Plan

as Grayson

Movie - Released: 5/1/2020

2019

Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union

as narrator

Movie - Released: 4/29/2019

Cold Pursuit

as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman

Movie - Released: 2/7/2019

Run with the Hunted

as Augustus

Movie - Released: 10/3/2019

Vault

as Buddy Providence

Movie - Released: 7/25/2019

Awake

as Roger Bower

Movie - Released: 8/1/2019

2018

The Little Mermaid

Movie - Released: 8/2/2018

Magnum P.I.

as Harry Brown

TV - Released: 9/24/2018

2017

Check Point

as The Sheriff

Movie - Released: 3/7/2017

The Networker

as Charles Mangano

Movie - Released: 9/12/2017

2016

The Bronx Bull

as Jake LaMotta

Movie - Released: 6/13/2016

The Midnight Man

as Fairbanks

Movie - Released: 3/1/2016

The Hollow

as Big John Dawson

Movie - Released: 10/7/2016

2015

Road to Juarez

as Doug Hermann

Movie - Released: 4/24/2015

Laugh Killer Laugh

as Frank Stone

Movie - Released: 4/25/2015

Echoes of War

as Randolph McCluskey

Movie - Released: 5/15/2015

Marvel's Daredevil

as Dutton

TV - Released: 4/10/2015

The Man in the High Castle

as J. Edgar Hoover

TV - Released: 1/15/2015

2014

Hidden in the Woods

as Uncle Costello

Movie - Released: 12/12/2014

Tom Holland's Twisted Tales

as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")

Movie - Released: 4/1/2014

2013

Infected

as Dr. Edward Dennehey

Movie - Released: 4/9/2013

The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die

as Stanley

Movie - Released: 10/31/2013

2012

Celluloid Bloodbath

as Self

Movie - Released: 10/9/2012

Loosies

as Captain Tom Edwards

Movie - Released: 2/1/2012

The Mob Doctor

as Constantine Alexander

TV - Released: 9/17/2012

2011

Born to Ride

as Jack Steele

Movie - Released: 6/26/2011

Inkubus

as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante

Movie - Released: 10/28/2011

L.A., I Hate You

as Uncle Rip

Movie - Released: 1/1/2011

Jesse

as Vince the Godfather

Movie - Released: 1/1/2011

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

as Bill

Movie - Released: 6/6/2011

Slip and Fall

as Jerry

Movie - Released: 1/1/2011

2010

The Rig

as Jim Fleming

Movie - Released: 10/5/2010

Dear Mr. Gacy

as John Wayne Gacy

Movie - Released: 5/10/2010

Hawaii Five-0

as Harry Brown

TV - Released: 9/20/2010

Justified

as Michael

TV - Released: 3/16/2010

Boardwalk Empire

as Manny

TV - Released: 9/19/2010

2009

The Nail

as Massimo

Movie - Released: 1/1/2009

Happy in the Valley

as Stewart

Movie - Released: 1/1/2009

2008

iMurders

as Professor Uberoth

Movie - Released: 8/9/2008

Stiletto

as Alex

Movie - Released: 4/29/2008

Final Approach

as Silas Jansen

Movie - Released: 5/24/2008

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

as Self

Movie - Released: 10/7/2008

The Mentalist

as Steve Rigsby

TV - Released: 9/23/2008

2007

Halloween

as Ronnie White

Movie - Released: 8/31/2007

88 Minutes

as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks

Movie - Released: 2/14/2007

Hack!

as Willy

Movie - Released: 7/20/2007

Southern Gothic

as Pitt

Movie - Released: 4/28/2007

We All Scream for Ice Cream

as Buster

Movie - Released: 1/12/2007

2006

Freedomland

as Boyle

Movie - Released: 2/17/2006

Jam

as Ted

Movie - Released: 4/1/2006

Shark

TV - Released: 9/21/2006

2005

The Devil's Rejects

as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel

Movie - Released: 7/22/2005

Hammerhead

as Tom Reed

Movie - Released: 6/18/2005

Larva

as Jacob Long

Movie - Released: 1/22/2005

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

as George Holliday

Movie - Released: 4/25/2005

Masters of Horror

TV - Released: 10/28/2005

2004

The Last Letter

as Mr. Griffith

Movie - Released: 1/1/2004

2003

Blue Hill Avenue

as Det. Torrance

Movie - Released: 9/19/2003

The Librarians

as Simon

Movie - Released: 12/16/2003

The Technical Writer

as Joe

Movie - Released: 1/26/2003

Las Vegas

TV - Released: 9/22/2003

2002

Hard Cash

as Bo Young

Movie - Released: 2/15/2002

Coastlines

as Fred Vance

Movie - Released: 1/15/2002

City by the Sea

as Spyder

Movie - Released: 9/6/2002

John Doe

as Digger

TV - Released: 9/20/2002

CSI: Miami

TV - Released: 9/23/2002

2001

Camouflage

as Alton Owens

Movie - Released: 1/9/2001

Outlaw

as Ted Castle

Movie - Released: 1/1/2001

UC: Undercover

TV - Released: 9/30/2001

2000

G-Men from Hell

as Dean Crept

Movie - Released: 12/7/2000

Luck of the Draw

as Max Fenton

Movie - Released: 4/6/2000

Civility

as Andrew LeBretian

Movie - Released: 4/1/2000

1999

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

as Det. Chuck Fowler

Movie - Released: 12/10/1999

Row Your Boat

as Gil Meadows

Movie - Released: 4/18/1999

Four Days

as Milt

Movie - Released: 9/12/1999

Blue Streak

as Detective Hardcastle

Movie - Released: 9/17/1999

The Last Marshal

as DeClerc

Movie - Released: 10/2/1999

Paradise Lost

as Mike Stark

Movie - Released: 7/20/1999

Soundman

as Frank Rosenfeld

Movie - Released: 1/24/1999

18 Shades of Dust

as Tommy Cucci

Movie - Released: 9/1/1999

1998

Firestorm

as Randall Shaye

Movie - Released: 1/8/1998

Hell's Kitchen

as Lou Reilly

Movie - Released: 9/11/1998

Dollar for the Dead

as Dooley

Movie - Released: 10/11/1998

Ambushed

as Mike Organski

Movie - Released: 6/20/1998

The Pass

as Charles Duprey

Movie - Released: 5/7/1998

1997

Big City Blues

as Hudson

Movie - Released: 10/1/1997

First Time Felon

as Sorley

Movie - Released: 9/6/1997

1996

The Rock

as Special Agent Ernest Paxton

Movie - Released: 6/7/1996

Gotti

as Sammy Gravano

Movie - Released: 8/17/1996

For Which He Stands

as Johnny Rochetti

Movie - Released: 5/17/1996

The Substitute

as Hollan

Movie - Released: 4/19/1996

Peacock Blues

Movie - Released: 1/1/1996

1995

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

as Franchise

Movie - Released: 12/1/1995

Virtuosity

as William Cochran

Movie - Released: 8/4/1995

The Immortals

as Tim

Movie - Released: 10/5/1995

Palookaville

as Sid Dunleavy

Movie - Released: 9/7/1995

Beyond Desire

as Ray Patterson

Movie - Released: 7/13/1995

Thriller Zone

as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")

Movie - Released: 1/1/1995

1994

Direct Hit

as John Hatch

Movie - Released: 12/14/1994

Lives in Hazard

as Self

Movie - Released: 4/8/1994

1993

Relentless 3

as Walter Hilderman

Movie - Released: 8/18/1993

A Kiss to Die For

as Detective Mike Stoller

Movie - Released: 12/6/1993

The Untouchables

as Al Capone

TV - Released: 1/11/1993

1992

American Me

as J.D.

Movie - Released: 3/13/1992

The Waterdance

as Bloss

Movie - Released: 5/13/1992

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

as Beaudeen

Movie - Released: 8/21/1992

Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story

as Terry Harper

Movie - Released: 11/8/1992

Cruel Doubt

as Police Chief John Crone

TV - Released: 5/17/1992

1991

Stone Cold

as Ice

Movie - Released: 5/17/1991

Out for Justice

as Richie Madano

Movie - Released: 4/12/1991

Career Opportunities

as Custodian

Movie - Released: 3/29/1991

1990

Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes

as Self

Movie - Released: 6/13/1990

Dick Tracy

as Flattop

Movie - Released: 4/5/1990

Sons

as Mike

Movie - Released: 1/1/1990

Blind Faith

as Ferlin L'Heureux

TV - Released: 2/11/1990

1989

Dead Bang

as Arthur Kressler

Movie - Released: 3/24/1989

Torrents of Spring

as Prince Ippolito Polozov

Movie - Released: 10/21/1989

1988

Patty Hearst

as Teko

Movie - Released: 9/23/1988

Baja Oklahoma

as Tommy Earl Browner

Movie - Released: 2/20/1988

1987

Raising Arizona

as Evelle

Movie - Released: 3/13/1987

Extreme Prejudice

as Sgt. Buck Atwater

Movie - Released: 4/24/1987

Weeds

as Burt the Booster

Movie - Released: 10/16/1987

1985

Command 5

as Hawk

Movie - Released: 8/5/1985

The Lightship

as Gene

Movie - Released: 12/14/1985

Savage Dawn

as Pigiron

Movie - Released: 12/21/1985

The Long Hot Summer

as Isaac

TV - Released: 10/6/1985

1984

Once Upon a Time in America

as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein

Movie - Released: 5/23/1984

Cloak & Dagger

as Morris

Movie - Released: 6/1/1984

1983

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Pug Face Crusher

Movie - Released: 8/12/1983

1982

T. J. Hooker

as Wounded Assailant

TV - Released: 3/13/1982

Fame

TV - Released: 1/7/1982

Tales of the Gold Monkey

TV - Released: 9/22/1982

1981

Smokey Bites the Dust

as Kenny

Movie - Released: 10/1/1981

The Miracle of Kathy Miller

as Mark

Movie - Released: 10/5/1981

Hill Street Blues

TV - Released: 1/15/1981

1978

Long Shot

as Bille

Movie - Released: 11/17/1978

Unknown

Just Breathe

as Tony

Movie

A Christmas Cop

as Captain Carol

Movie

The Roaring Game

Movie