William Forsythe

June 7, 1955 (age 71) Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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).

Their titles like The Rock, Once Upon a Time in America, and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

75 titles
Community avg: 7.74 /10
  • 1
    1
    The Rock
    1996June 1996 by Michael Bay
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    8.08 Excellent
  • 2
    2
    Once Upon a Time in America
    1984May 1984 by Sergio Leone
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    9.33 Masterpiece++
  • 3
    3
    Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
    1999December 1999 by Mike Mitchell
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.96 Good
  • 4
    4
    Raising Arizona
    1987March 1987 by Joel Coen
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    7.98 Excellent
  • 5
    5
    Cold Pursuit
    2019February 2019 by Hans Petter Moland
    Crime, Action, Drama
    Crime, Action, Drama
    6.85 Good-
  • 6
    6
    Halloween
    2007August 2007 by Rob Zombie
    Horror
    Horror
    7.19 Good+
  • 7
    7
    The Devil's Rejects
    2005July 2005 by Rob Zombie
    Drama, Horror, Crime
    Drama, Horror, Crime
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    Blue Streak
    1999September 1999 by Les Mayfield
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.46 Good++
  • 9
    9
    88 Minutes
    2007February 2007 by Jon Avnet
    Thriller, Mystery
    Thriller, Mystery
    6.79 Good-
  • 10
    10
    Out for Justice
    1991April 1991 by John Flynn
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.17 Good+
  • 11
    11
    The Little Mermaid
    2018August 2018 by Chris Bouchard
    Family, Adventure, Fantasy
    Family, Adventure, Fantasy
    6.13 Decent+
  • 12
    12
    Dick Tracy
    1990June 1990 by Warren Beatty
    Adventure, Comedy, Crime
    Adventure, Comedy, Crime
    7.14 Good+
  • 13
    13
    The Substitute
    1996April 1996 by Robert Mandel
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.89 Excellent-
  • 14
    14
    American Me
    1992March 1992 by Edward James Olmos
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.28 Excellent+
  • 15
    15
    Virtuosity
    1995August 1995 by Brett Leonard
    Action, Crime, Science Fiction
    Action, Crime, Science Fiction
    6.59 Good--
  • 16
    16
    Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
    1995December 1995 by Gary Fleder
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.44 Good++
  • 17
    17
    Career Opportunities
    1991March 1991 by Bryan Gordon
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 18
    18
    City by the Sea
    2002September 2002 by Michael Caton-Jones
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    6.87 Good-
  • 19
    19
    Freedomland
    2006February 2006 by Joe Roth
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
    6.39 Decent++
  • 20
    20
    Stone Cold
    1991May 1991 by Craig R. Baxley
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    7.28 Good+
  • 21
    21
    Awake
    2019August 2019 by Alexander Chernyaev
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    6.71 Good-
  • 22
    22
    Dear Mr. Gacy
    2010May 2010 by Svetozar Ristovski
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.22 Good+
  • 23
    23
    God's Not Dead: We The People
    2021October 2021 by Vance Null
    Drama
    Drama
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 24
    24
    The Rig
    2010October 2010 by Peter Atencio
    Action, Horror, Science Fiction
    Action, Horror, Science Fiction
    5.78 Decent-
  • 25
    25
    Extreme Prejudice
    1987April 1987 by Walter Hill
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    7.33 Good++
  • 26
    26
    Gotti
    1996August 1996 by Robert Harmon
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 27
    27
    Dead Bang
    1989March 1989 by John Frankenheimer
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    7.49 Good++
  • 28
    28
    Check Point
    2017March 2017 by Thomas J. Churchill
    Action
    Action
    7.41 Good++
  • 29
    29
    Loosies
    2012February 2012 by Michael Corrente
    Crime, Comedy, Romance
    Crime, Comedy, Romance
    6.99 Good
  • 30
    30
    Cloak & Dagger
    1984June 1984 by Richard Franklin
    Adventure, Action, Family
    Adventure, Action, Family
    7.47 Good++
  • 31
    31
    Patty Hearst
    1988September 1988 by Paul Schrader
    Drama
    Drama
    7.23 Good+
  • 32
    32
    Hammerhead
    2005June 2005 by Michael Oblowitz
    Action, Horror, Science Fiction
    Action, Horror, Science Fiction
    6.76 Good-
  • 33
    33
    John Doe
    2002–2003 by Mike Thompson
    Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    8.08 Excellent
  • 34
    34
    Camouflage
    2001January 2001 by James Keach
    Action, Comedy
    Action, Comedy
    6.44 Decent++
  • 35
    35
    Firestorm
    1998January 1998 by Dean Semler
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    6.87 Good-
  • 36
    36
    Vault
    2019July 2019 by Tom DeNucci
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.08 Good
  • 37
    37
    Hell's Kitchen
    1998September 1998 by Tony Cinciripini
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.00 Good
  • 38
    38
    Ida Red
    2021November 2021 by John Swab
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    7.09 Good
  • 39
    39
    Stiletto
    2008April 2008 by Nick Vallelonga
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    6.62 Good--
  • 40
    40
    Inkubus
    2011October 2011 by Glenn Ciano
    Horror
    Horror
    6.56 Good--
  • 41
    41
    The Mob Doctor
    2012–2013 by Josh Berman
    Drama, Mystery
    Drama, Mystery
    7.85 Excellent-
  • 42
    42
    Hack!
    2007July 2007 by Matt Flynn
    Comedy, Horror
    Comedy, Horror
    6.72 Good-
  • 43
    43
    Echoes of War
    2015May 2015 by Kane Senes
    Western, Drama, Thriller
    Western, Drama, Thriller
    7.47 Good++
  • 44
    44
    The Waterdance
    1992May 1992 by Michael Steinberg
    Drama
    Drama
    7.44 Good++
  • 45
    45
    Hard Cash
    2002February 2002 by Predrag Antonijević
    Crime, Action, Thriller
    Crime, Action, Thriller
    6.56 Good--
  • 46
    46
    Run with the Hunted
    2019October 2019 by John Swab
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    7.05 Good
  • 47
    47
    iMurders
    2008August 2008 by Robbie Bryan
    Drama, Horror, Mystery
    Drama, Horror, Mystery
    6.86 Good-
  • 48
    48
    The Hollow
    2016October 2016 by Miles Doleac
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    7.13 Good+
  • 49
    49
    The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
    1992August 1992 by Allan Moyle
    Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
    Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
    7.16 Good+
  • 50
    50
    The Immortals
    1995October 1995 by Brian Grant
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.36 Good++
  • 51
    51
    Roe v. Wade
    2021April 2021 by Nick Loeb
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.26 Good+
  • 52
    52
    Direct Hit
    1994December 1994 by Joseph Merhi
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 53
    53
    The Librarians
    2004December 2004 by Mike Kirton
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.61 Excellent--
  • 54
    54
    The Lightship
    1985December 1985 by Jerzy Skolimowski
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.39 Good++
  • 55
    55
    Ambushed
    1998June 1998 by Ernest R. Dickerson
    Thriller, Action, Drama
    Thriller, Action, Drama
    7.39 Good++
  • 56
    56
    Final Approach
    2008May 2008 by Armand Mastroianni
    Thriller, Action
    Thriller, Action
    7.33 Good++
  • 57
    57
    Relentless 3
    1993August 1993 by James Lemmo
    Action, Thriller, Horror
    Action, Thriller, Horror
    7.48 Good++
  • 58
    58
    The Untouchables
    1993–1994
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.98 Excellent
  • 59
    59
    Just Breathe
    2025November 2025 by Paul Pompa III
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 60
    60
    The Man Who Wasn't There
    1983August 1983 by Bruce Malmuth
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.06 Good
  • 61
    61
    First Time Felon
    1997September 1997 by Charles S. Dutton
    Drama
    Drama
    7.85 Excellent-
  • 62
    62
    Four Days
    1999September 1999 by Curtis Wehrfritz
    Drama
    Drama
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 63
    63
    Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
    2014April 2014 by Tom Holland
    Horror
    Horror
    7.34 Good++
  • 64
    64
    Luck of the Draw
    2000April 2000 by Luca Bercovici
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.49 Good++
  • 65
    65
    Coastlines
    2002January 2002 by Victor Nuñez
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.41 Good++
  • 66
    66
    The Long Hot Summer
    1985
    Drama
    Drama
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 67
    67
    Baja Oklahoma
    1988February 1988 by Bobby Roth
    Comedy, Drama, Music
    Comedy, Drama, Music
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 68
    68
    UC: Undercover
    2001–2002 by Don Winslow
    Drama, Action & Adventure
    Drama, Action & Adventure
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 69
    69
    Cruel Doubt
    1992
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 70
    70
    Smokey Bites the Dust
    1981October 1981 by Charles B. Griffith
    Action, Comedy, Romance
    Action, Comedy, Romance
    7.35 Good++
  • 71
    71
    Blind Faith
    1990 by Paul Wendkos
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 72
    72
    The L.A. Riot Spectacular
    2005April 2005 by Marc Klasfeld
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 73
    73
    Peacock Blues
    1996January 1996 by Devorah Cutler
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    Straight Shot
    2026February 2026 by Gabriel Sabloff
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    The Roaring Game
    2026February 2026 by Tom DeNucci
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews