William Forsythe Biography

Birthday: 1955-06-07
Place of Birth: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Wiki Biography: Dynamically entertaining heavyset US actor with piercing eyes, William Forsythe has a superb talent for playing some truly unlikeable and downright nasty characters that dominate the films in which he appears! If you're cast as the "hero" against Forsythe's "villain", then you have your work cut out for you, as Forsthye's raw energy and menace on screen is second to none. He started out in a couple of minor film roles and guest appearance's in high-rated TV shows including "CHiPs" (1977), "Hill Street Blues" (1981) and "T.J. Hooker" (1982). He quickly moved into high-quality feature films, including playing a small-time hoodlum in Once Upon a Time in America (1984), an hilariously funny performance as a bumbling jail escapee alongside John Goodman in the knockout Raising Arizona (1987) and as a renegade soldier in Extreme Prejudice (1987).
The energetic Forsythe portrayed comic book villain "Flattop" in Dick Tracy (1990), was foolish enough to tangle with vengeful cop Steven Seagal in the hyper-violent Out for Justice (1991) and locked horns with ex-NFL linebacker Brian Bosworth in the biker action film Stone Cold (1991). With his expertise in playing icy villains, Forsythe was perfect to portray Prohibition mobster Al Capone in the short-lived '90s revival of the classic '60s crime show, "The Untouchables" (1993), and he continued the motif of playing edgy, nefarious individuals in the thought-provoking The Waterdance (1992), the oily film noir piece Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), as real-life mobster Sammy Gravano, aka "The Bull", in Gotti (1996) (TV) and supporting another ex-NFL player's foray into film acting, when L.A. Raider Howie Long debuted in Firestorm (1998).
Forsythe has remained perpetually busy in the new century with a plethora of feature film, telemovie and TV series appearances, and developing a minor cult following amongst film fans for his attention grabbing dramatic skills - check out his performances in City by the Sea (2002), The Devil's Rejects (2005) and Halloween (2007).
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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The Librarians | 2007 | Comedy | |
The Substitute | Hollan | 2011 | Family |
The Mob Doctor | Constantine Alexander | 2012 - 2013 | Crime |
Sea City | Spyder | 2013 |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
---|---|---|---|
The Miracle of Kathy Miller | 1981 | Drama | |
Once Upon a Time in America | Philip 'Cockeye' Stein | 1984 | 0 |
The Lightship | Gene | 1986 | Drama |
Raising Arizona | Evelle Snoats | 1987 | Adventure, Comedy, Crime |
Extreme Prejudice | Sgt. Buck Atwater | 1987 | Action, Crime, Drama |
Weeds | Burt the Booster | 1987 | Drama |
Patty Hearst | Teko | 1988 | Drama |
Dead Bang | Arthur Kressler | 1989 | |
Dick Tracy | Flattop | 1990 | Game Show, Comedy, 0, 0 |
Torrents of Spring | Prince Ippolito Polozov | 1990 | Drama, Romance |
Stone Cold | Ice | 1991 | |
Out for Justice | Richie Madano | 1991 | 0, Game Show, Comedy |
Sons | Mikey | 1992 | Comedy, Drama |
The Waterdance | Bloss | 1992 | Drama |
Cruel Doubt | Police Chief John Crone | 1992 | Crime, Drama |
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Franchise | 1995 | 0, Comedy |
Virtuosity | William Cochran | 1995 | Action, Crime, Sci Fi |
The Immortals | Tim James | 1995 | Crime, Drama, Action |
The Rock | Special Agent Ernest Paxton | 1996 | 0 |
Beyond Desire | Ray Patterson | 1996 | Action, Thriller |
For Which He Stands | Johnny Rochetti | 1996 | Crime, Drama |
Palookaville | Sid Dunleavy | 1996 | Comedy, Crime |
Firestorm | Shaye | 1998 | Thriller, Action |
Ambushed | Mike Organski | 1998 | Action, Thriller |
Soundman | Frank Rosenfeld | 1999 | Comedy |
Row Your Boat | Gil Meadows | 1999 | Drama, Crime, Romance |
The Last Marshal | DeClerc | 1999 | Action, Thriller |
Four Days | Milt | 1999 | Drama |
Big City Blues | Hudson | 1999 | Action, Comedy, Adventure |
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Detective Chuck Fowler | 1999 | Comedy |
Civility | Andrew LeBretian | 2000 | Thriller |
G-Men from Hell | Dean Crept | 2000 | Action, Comedy, Adventure |
Hell's Kitchen | Lou Reilly | 2001 | Drama, Crime |
18 Shades of Dust | Tommy Cucci | 2001 | Crime, Drama |
Luck of the Draw | Max Fenton | 2001 | Thriller, Crime, Drama |
City By The Sea | Spyder | 2002 | 0, Game Show |
Run for the Money | Bo Young | 2002 | Action, Crime, Thriller |
The Technical Writer | Joe | 2003 | Drama |
Les guerriers de la beauté | Himself | 2003 | Fantasy |
The Librarians | Simon | 2004 | Action, Thriller |
Larva | 2005 | Reality Tv | |
Camouflage | Alton Owens | 2005 | Action, Comedy |
Coastlines | 2006 | ||
Freedomland | Boyle | 2006 | 0, Game Show |
The L.A. Riot Spectacular | George Holliday | 2006 | Comedy |
Southern Gothic | Pitt | 2007 | Horror |
Jam | Ted | 2007 | Drama |
Halloween | Ronnie White | 2007 | Horror |
Hack! | Willy | 2007 | Comedy, Horror |
88 Minutes | Frank Parks | 2008 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
Stiletto | Alex | 2008 | Action, Crime, Drama |
iMurders | Professor Uberoth | 2008 | Crime, Drama, Horror |
The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone | Massimo | 2009 | Drama |
The Rig | Jim Fleming | 2010 | 0, Reality Tv, Sport |
Dear Mr. Gacy | John Wayne Gacy | 2010 | Crime, Drama |
Jesse | Vince the Godfather | 2011 | Action |
Slip & Fall | Jerry | 2011 | Comedy |
Born to Ride | Jack Steele | 2011 | |
L.A., I Hate You | Uncle Rip | 2011 | Action, Drama, Horror |
Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Bill | 2011 | Comedy |
Inkubus | Ret. Detective Gil Diamante | 2011 | Horror |
Loosies | Capt. Edwards | 2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Celluloid Bloodbath: More Prevues from Hell | Himself | 2012 | Horror |
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die | Stanley | 2013 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
Happy in the Valley | Stewart | 2013 | Drama |
Infected | Dr. Edward Dennehey | 2013 | Action, Horror |
Road to Juarez | Doug Hermann | 2013 | Action, Thriller |
Hidden in the Woods | Uncle Costello | 2014 | Game Show |
The Unlikely's | Jet Black | 2015 | Comedy |
The Witching Hour | Devlin Deeds | 2015 | Thriller |
Laugh Killer Laugh | Frank Stone | 2015 | Crime |
The Bronx Bull | Jake LaMotta | 2016 | |
The Pass | Charles Duprey | 2016 | |
The Substitute | Hollan | 2017 | |
The Networker | Mr. Mangano | 2017 | 0 |
Gotti | Sammy Gravano | 2018 | Game Show, Comedy, 0, 0 |