Cast & creator
William Forsythe
Best known for The Mentalist, Hawaii Five-0, CSI: Miami
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).
Also known as: Bill Forsythe, Уильям Форсайт, 윌리엄 포사이스
133
film credits
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television credits
153
1959–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (158)
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The Mentalist
Steve Rigsby
2008
Hawaii Five-0
Harry Brown
2010
CSI: Miami
Captain Chris Sutter
2002
Magnum P.I.
Harry Brown
2018
Las Vegas
Uncle Luke
2003
Entourage
Eddie Kapowski
2004
Hill Street Blues
1981
T. J. Hooker
Wounded Assailant
1982
Marvel's Daredevil
Dutton
2015
Justified
Michael
2010
Boardwalk Empire
Manny
2010
The Man in the High Castle
J. Edgar Hoover
2015
Fame
1982
Cybill
Bruce
1995
Shark
Harry Russo
2006
Masters of Horror
2005
Once Upon a Time in America
Cockeye
1984
Cold Pursuit
Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
2019
John Doe
Digger
2002
Blue Streak
Detective Hardcastle
1999
The Rock
Special Agent Ernest Paxton
1996
The Untouchables
Al Capone
1993
Halloween
Ronnie White
2007
UC: Undercover
2001
Out for Justice
Richie Madano
1991
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Det. Chuck Fowler
1999
Raising Arizona
Evelle
1987
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
88 Minutes
FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
2007
Career Opportunities
Custodian
1991
The Substitute
Hollan
1996
The Mob Doctor
Constantine Alexander
2012
The Devil's Rejects
Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
2005
Dick Tracy
Flattop
1990
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Franchise
1995
The Long Hot Summer
Isaac
1985
American Me
J.D.
1992
Freedomland
Boyle
2006
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Mr. Smith
2013
City by the Sea
Spyder
2002
Virtuosity
William Cochran
1995
Cruel Doubt
Police Chief John Crone
1992
The Little Mermaid
2018
Stone Cold
Ice
1991
Gotti
Sammy Gravano
1996
Extreme Prejudice
Sgt. Buck Atwater
1987
Cloak & Dagger
Morris
1984
Awake
Roger Bower
2019
Just Breathe
Tony
2025
Run with the Hunted
Augustus
2019
Blind Faith
Ferlin L'Heureux
1990
God's Not Dead: We The People
Senator Robert Benson
2021
A Kiss to Die For
Detective Mike Stoller
1993
Stiletto
Alex
2008
Dear Mr. Gacy
John Wayne Gacy
2010
The Man Who Wasn't There
Pug Face Crusher
1983
Ida Red
Lawrence Twilley
2021
G-Men from Hell
Dean Crept
2000
Luck of the Draw
Max Fenton
2000
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
2014
Savage Dawn
Pigiron
1985
Dollar for the Dead
Dooley
1998
The Pass
Charles Duprey
1998
Hard Cash
Bo Young
2002
The Waterdance
Bloss
1992
Check Point
The Sheriff
2017Check Point
Producer
2017
Camouflage
Alton Owens
2001
Hell's Kitchen
Lou Reilly
1998
Patty Hearst
Teko
1988
Vault
Buddy Providence
2019
Roe v. Wade
Justice Potter Stewart
2021
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
Self
1990
Soundman
Frank Rosenfeld
1999
The Librarians
Simon
2004The Librarians
Screenplay
2004
First Time Felon
Sorley
1997
Jam
Ted
2006
Weeds
Burt the Booster
1987
Four Days
Milt
1999
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Beaudeen
1992
Firestorm
Randall Shaye
1998
Loosies
Captain Tom Edwards
2012
Smokey Bites the Dust
Kenny
1981
Dead Bang
Arthur Kressler
1989
The Last Marshal
DeClerc
1999
Jesse
Vince the Godfather
2011
The Midnight Man
Fairbanks
2016
The Immortals
Tim
1995
Final Approach
Silas Jansen
2008
The Bronx Bull
Jake LaMotta
2016
Hidden in the Woods
Uncle Costello
2014
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
George Holliday
2005
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Bill
2011
The Lightship
Gene
1985
Palookaville
Sid Dunleavy
1996
Laugh Killer Laugh
Frank Stone
2015
The Roaring Game
Coach
2026
Infected
Dr. Edward Dennehey
2013
L.A., I Hate You
Uncle Rip
2011
The Rig
Jim Fleming
2010
Happy in the Valley
Stewart
2009
Torrents of Spring
Prince Ippolito Polozov
1989
Command 5
Hawk
1985
Straight Shot
Frank Senior
2026
A Perfect Plan
Grayson
2020
A Crime Story
2026
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
Self
2008
For Which He Stands
Johnny Rochetti
1996
Blue Hill Avenue
Det. Torrance
2003
Southern Gothic
Pitt
2007
We All Scream for Ice Cream
Buster
2007
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Mark
1981
Hack!
Willy
2007
Big City Blues
Hudson
1997
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
Terry Harper
1992
Direct Hit
John Hatch
1994
Inkubus
Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
2011
The Hollow
Big John Dawson
2016
9 Windows
Det. Tim Boyle
2024
18 Shades of Dust
Tommy Cucci
1999
Coastlines
Fred Vance
2002
The Nail
Massimo
2009
Born to Ride
Jack Steele
2011
Sons
Mike
1990
Ambushed
Mike Organski
1998
Thriller Zone
Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
1995
Paradise Lost
Mike Stark
1999
Peacock Blues
1996
Echoes of War
Randolph McCluskey
2015Godshot
Long Shot
Bille
1978
Hammerhead
Tom Reed
2005
The Young Land
Assistant Director
1959
Larva
Jacob Long
2005
The Last Letter
Mr. Griffith
2004The Last Letter
Executive Producer
2004
Baja Oklahoma
Tommy Earl Browner
1988
iMurders
Professor Uberoth
2008
Celluloid Bloodbath
Self
2012
A Christmas Cop
Captain Carol
The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
Stanley
2013
Row Your Boat
Gil Meadows
1999
I Am Fear
Marco
2020
Outlaw
Ted Castle
2001
Civility
Andrew LeBretian
2000The Witching Hour
Devlin Deeds
Road to Juarez
Doug Hermann
2015
Relentless 3
Walter Hilderman
1993
The Technical Writer
Joe
2003
Beyond Desire
Ray Patterson
1995Beyond Desire
Executive Producer
1995
Open
Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
2023
Lives in Hazard
Self
1994Rule of Three
Mitch
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
narrator
2019
Slip and Fall
Jerry
2011
The Networker
Charles Mangano
2017