William Forsythe movies and series

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).

His titles like The Rock, Once Upon a Time in America, and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo - his biggest roles first. Last updated: October 1, 2026

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    The Rock
    1996June 1996 by Michael Bay
    Supporting as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
    Supporting as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
    6.73 Good 5,405 ratings
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    Once Upon a Time in America
    1984May 1984 by Sergio Leone
    Minor role as Cockeye
    Minor role as Cockeye
    8.04 Excellent+ 6,244 ratings
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    Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
    1999December 1999 by Mike Mitchell
    Starring as Det. Chuck Fowler
    Starring as Det. Chuck Fowler
    5.55 Okay 1,594 ratings
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    Raising Arizona
    1987March 1987 by Joel Coen
    Supporting as Evelle
    Supporting as Evelle
    6.64 Good 2,426 ratings
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    Halloween
    2007August 2007 by Rob Zombie
    Supporting as Ronnie White
    Supporting as Ronnie White
    5.79 Okay+ 2,634 ratings
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    Cold Pursuit
    2019February 2019 by Hans Petter Moland
    Minor role as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
    Minor role as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
    5.45 Okay 2,855 ratings
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    The Devil's Rejects
    2005July 2005 by Rob Zombie
    Supporting as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
    Supporting as Sheriff John Quincy Wydel
    6.23 Good-- 1,608 ratings
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    Blue Streak
    1999September 1999 by Les Mayfield
    Supporting as Detective Hardcastle
    Supporting as Detective Hardcastle
    6.04 Okay++ 1,717 ratings
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    88 Minutes
    2007February 2007 by Jon Avnet
    Supporting as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
    Supporting as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks
    5.42 Okay- 1,221 ratings
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    Out for Justice
    1991April 1991 by John Flynn
    Starring as Richie Madano
    Starring as Richie Madano
    5.83 Okay+ 538 ratings
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    The Little Mermaid
    2018August 2018 by Chris Bouchard
    Supporting
    Supporting
    4.83 Mediocre++ 867 ratings
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    Dick Tracy
    1990June 1990 by Warren Beatty
    Minor role as Flattop
    Minor role as Flattop
    5.78 Okay+ 1,092 ratings
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    The Substitute
    1996April 1996 by Robert Mandel
    Supporting as Hollan
    Supporting as Hollan
    6.44 Good- 609 ratings
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    American Me
    1992March 1992 by Edward James Olmos
    Starring as J.D.
    Starring as J.D.
    6.71 Good 423 ratings
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    Virtuosity
    1995August 1995 by Brett Leonard
    Supporting as William Cochran
    Supporting as William Cochran
    5.28 Okay- 636 ratings
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    Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
    1995December 1995 by Gary Fleder
    Starring as Franchise
    Starring as Franchise
    6.01 Okay++ 445 ratings
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    Career Opportunities
    1991March 1991 by Bryan Gordon
    Minor role as Custodian
    Minor role as Custodian
    6.35 Good- 778 ratings
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    City by the Sea
    2002September 2002 by Michael Caton-Jones
    Supporting as Spyder
    Supporting as Spyder
    5.59 Okay 397 ratings
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    Freedomland
    2006February 2006 by Joe Roth
    Supporting as Boyle
    Supporting as Boyle
    5.22 Okay- 371 ratings
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    Stone Cold
    1991May 1991 by Craig R. Baxley
    Starring as Ice
    Starring as Ice
    5.91 Okay++ 220 ratings
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    Awake
    2019August 2019 by Aleksandr Chernyaev
    Starring as Roger Bower
    Starring as Roger Bower
    5.58 Okay 167 ratings
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    Dear Mr. Gacy
    2010May 2010 by Svetozar Ristovski
    Lead role as John Wayne Gacy
    Lead role as John Wayne Gacy
    5.88 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    God's Not Dead: We The People
    2021October 2021 by Vance Null
    Starring as Senator Robert Benson
    Starring as Senator Robert Benson
    6.14 Good-- 142 ratings
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    The Rig
    2010October 2010 by Peter Atencio
    Lead role as Jim Fleming
    Lead role as Jim Fleming
    5.25 Okay- <100 ratings
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    Extreme Prejudice
    1987April 1987 by Walter Hill
    Supporting as Sgt. Buck Atwater
    Supporting as Sgt. Buck Atwater
    5.94 Okay++ 202 ratings
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    Gotti
    1996August 1996 by Robert Harmon
    Starring as Sammy Gravano
    Starring as Sammy Gravano
    6.09 Okay++ 105 ratings
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    Dead Bang
    1989March 1989 by John Frankenheimer
    Starring as Arthur Kressler
    Starring as Arthur Kressler
    6.02 Okay++ 117 ratings
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    Check Point
    2017March 2017 by Thomas J. Churchill
    Lead role as The Sheriff
    Lead role as The Sheriff
    5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Loosies
    2012February 2012 by Michael Corrente
    Supporting as Captain Tom Edwards
    Supporting as Captain Tom Edwards
    5.76 Okay+ 127 ratings
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    Cloak & Dagger
    1984June 1984 by Richard Franklin
    Minor role as Morris
    Minor role as Morris
    6.01 Okay++ 167 ratings
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    We All Scream for Ice Cream
    2007January 2007 by Tom Holland
    Lead role as Buster
    Lead role as Buster
    5.79 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Palookaville
    1996October 1996 by Alan Taylor
    Lead role as Sid Dunleavy
    Lead role as Sid Dunleavy
    5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Patty Hearst
    1988September 1988 by Paul Schrader
    Starring as Teko
    Starring as Teko
    5.90 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    John Doe
    2002–2003 by Mike Thompson
    Supporting as Digger
    Supporting as Digger
    6.19 Good-- <100 ratings
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    Hammerhead
    2005June 2005 by Michael Oblowitz
    Lead role as Tom Reed
    Lead role as Tom Reed
    5.74 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Firestorm
    1998January 1998 by Dean Semler
    Supporting as Randall Shaye
    Supporting as Randall Shaye
    5.76 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Camouflage
    2001January 2001 by James Keach
    Supporting as Alton Owens
    Supporting as Alton Owens
    5.57 Okay <100 ratings
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    Hell's Kitchen
    1998September 1998 by Tony Cinciripini
    Starring as Lou Reilly
    Starring as Lou Reilly
    5.82 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Vault
    2019July 2019 by Tom DeNucci
    Supporting as Buddy Providence
    Supporting as Buddy Providence
    5.83 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Ida Red
    2021November 2021 by John Swab
    Supporting as Lawrence Twilley
    Supporting as Lawrence Twilley
    5.82 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Stiletto
    2008April 2008 by Nick Vallelonga
    Supporting as Alex
    Supporting as Alex
    5.64 Okay <100 ratings
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    Inkubus
    2011October 2011 by Glenn Ciano
    Starring as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
    Starring as Ret. Detective Gil Diamante
    5.67 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    The Mob Doctor
    2012–2013 by Josh Berman
    Starring as Constantine Alexander
    Starring as Constantine Alexander
    6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Hack!
    2007July 2007 by Matt Flynn
    Starring as Willy
    Starring as Willy
    5.72 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    A Perfect Plan
    2020May 2020 by Jesse D. Ikeman
    Lead role as Grayson
    Lead role as Grayson
    5.95 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Laugh Killer Laugh
    2015April 2015 by Kamal Ahmed
    Lead role as Frank Stone
    Lead role as Frank Stone
    5.87 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Echoes of War
    2015May 2015 by Kane Senes
    Starring as Randolph McCluskey
    Starring as Randolph McCluskey
    5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Waterdance
    1992May 1992 by Michael Steinberg
    Supporting as Bloss
    Supporting as Bloss
    5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Larva
    2005January 2005 by Abram Cox
    Starring as Jacob Long
    Starring as Jacob Long
    5.85 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Hard Cash
    2002February 2002 by Predrag Antonijević
    Minor role as Bo Young
    Minor role as Bo Young
    5.62 Okay <100 ratings
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    The Bronx Bull
    2016June 2016 by Martin Guigui
    Lead role as Jake LaMotta
    Lead role as Jake LaMotta
    5.90 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Run with the Hunted
    2019October 2019 by John Swab
    Starring as Augustus
    Starring as Augustus
    5.84 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    The Midnight Man
    2016March 2016 by D.C. Hamilton
    Starring as Fairbanks
    Starring as Fairbanks
    6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Hidden in the Woods
    2014December 2014 by Patricio Valladares
    Starring as Uncle Costello
    Starring as Uncle Costello
    5.89 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    iMurders
    2008August 2008 by Robbie Bryan
    Starring as Professor Uberoth
    Starring as Professor Uberoth
    5.79 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    The Hollow
    2016October 2016 by Miles Doleac
    Supporting as Big John Dawson
    Supporting as Big John Dawson
    5.88 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Born to Ride
    2011June 2011 by James Fargo
    Starring as Jack Steele
    Starring as Jack Steele
    5.79 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Infected
    2013April 2013 by Glenn Ciano
    Starring as Dr. Edward Dennehey
    Starring as Dr. Edward Dennehey
    5.79 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Blue Hill Avenue
    2003September 2003 by Craig Ross Jr.
    Supporting as Det. Torrance
    Supporting as Det. Torrance
    6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
    1992August 1992 by Allan Moyle
    Supporting as Beaudeen
    Supporting as Beaudeen
    5.88 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    The Immortals
    1995October 1995 by Brian Grant
    Supporting as Tim
    Supporting as Tim
    5.95 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Beyond Desire
    1995July 1995 by Dominique Othenin-Girard
    Lead role as Ray Patterson
    Lead role as Ray Patterson
    5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Dollar for the Dead
    1998October 1998 by Gene Quintano
    Starring as Dooley
    Starring as Dooley
    6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Roe v. Wade
    2021April 2021 by Cathy Allyn
    Minor role as Justice Potter Stewart
    Minor role as Justice Potter Stewart
    5.92 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    G-Men from Hell
    2000December 2000 by Christopher Coppola
    Lead role as Dean Crept
    Lead role as Dean Crept
    5.96 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Paradise Lost
    1999July 1999 by Herb Freed
    Lead role as Mike Stark
    Lead role as Mike Stark
    5.95 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    9 Windows
    2024October 2024 by Lou Simon
    Starring as Det. Tim Boyle
    Starring as Det. Tim Boyle
    5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Direct Hit
    1994December 1994 by Joseph Merhi
    Lead role as John Hatch
    Lead role as John Hatch
    6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Librarians
    2004December 2004 by Mike Kirton
    Lead role as Simon
    Lead role as Simon
    6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Lightship
    1985December 1985 by Jerzy Skolimowski
    Supporting as Gene
    Supporting as Gene
    5.95 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Southern Gothic
    2007April 2007 by Mark Young
    Starring as Pitt
    Starring as Pitt
    5.92 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Final Approach
    2008May 2008 by Armand Mastroianni
    Supporting as Silas Jansen
    Supporting as Silas Jansen
    5.94 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Ambushed
    1998June 1998 by Ernest R. Dickerson
    Supporting as Mike Organski
    Supporting as Mike Organski
    5.96 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Relentless 3
    1993August 1993 by James Lemmo
    Starring as Walter Hilderman
    Starring as Walter Hilderman
    5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Savage Dawn
    1985December 1985 by Simon Nuchtern
    Minor role as Pigiron
    Minor role as Pigiron
    5.85 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    I Am Fear
    2020March 2020 by Kevin Shulman
    Starring as Marco
    Starring as Marco
    5.94 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Big City Blues
    1997October 1997 by Clive Fleury
    Starring as Hudson
    Starring as Hudson
    5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Just Breathe
    2025November 2025 by Paul Pompa III
    Starring as Tony
    Starring as Tony
    6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Untouchables
    1993–1994
    Starring as Al Capone
    Starring as Al Capone
    6.10 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Road to Juarez
    2015April 2015 by David De Leon
    Lead role as Doug Hermann
    Lead role as Doug Hermann
    Needs more reviews
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    The Last Letter
    2004January 2004 by Russell Gannon
    Lead role as Mr. Griffith
    Lead role as Mr. Griffith
    Needs more reviews
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    The Nail
    2009January 2009 by James Quattrochi
    Lead role as Massimo
    Lead role as Massimo
    Needs more reviews
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    Open
    2023November 2023 by Miles Doleac
    Starring as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
    Starring as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
    Needs more reviews
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    Row Your Boat
    1999April 1999 by Sollace Mitchell
    Starring as Gil Meadows
    Starring as Gil Meadows
    5.96 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Man Who Wasn't There
    1983August 1983 by Bruce Malmuth
    Minor role as Pug Face Crusher
    Minor role as Pug Face Crusher
    5.86 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    First Time Felon
    1997September 1997 by Charles S. Dutton
    Minor role as Sorley
    Minor role as Sorley
    6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Happy in the Valley
    2009January 2009 by Lee Madsen
    Lead role as Stewart
    Lead role as Stewart
    Needs more reviews
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    The Pass
    1998May 1998 by Kurt Voss
    Lead role as Charles Duprey
    Lead role as Charles Duprey
    Needs more reviews
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    Weeds
    1987October 1987 by John D. Hancock
    Minor role as Burt the Booster
    Minor role as Burt the Booster
    5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Four Days French
    1999September 1999 by Curtis Wehrfritz
    Starring as Milt
    Starring as Milt
    Needs more reviews
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    Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
    2014April 2014 by Tom Holland
    Supporting as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
    Supporting as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")
    5.95 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Luck of the Draw
    2000April 2000 by Luca Bercovici
    Supporting as Max Fenton
    Supporting as Max Fenton
    5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Torrents of Spring
    1989October 1989 by Jerzy Skolimowski
    Supporting as Prince Ippolito Polozov
    Supporting as Prince Ippolito Polozov
    Needs more reviews
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    Coastlines
    2002January 2002 by Victor Nuñez
    Minor role as Fred Vance
    Minor role as Fred Vance
    5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    A Kiss to Die For
    1993December 1993 by Leon Ichaso
    Starring as Detective Mike Stoller
    Starring as Detective Mike Stoller
    Needs more reviews
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    Soundman
    1999January 1999 by Steven Ho
    Starring as Frank Rosenfeld
    Starring as Frank Rosenfeld
    Needs more reviews
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    The Long Hot Summer
    1985
    Minor role as Isaac
    Minor role as Isaac
    5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Baja Oklahoma
    1988February 1988 by Bobby Roth
    Supporting as Tommy Earl Browner
    Supporting as Tommy Earl Browner
    6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    UC: Undercover
    2001–2002 by Don Winslow
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
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    Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
    2008October 2008 by Rob Zombie
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Underground Entertainment: The Movie
    2011June 2011 by Jim O'Rear
    Supporting as Bill
    Supporting as Bill
    Needs more reviews
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    Thriller Zone
    1995January 1995 by David Winters
    Lead role as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
    Lead role as Marcus Deerfield (segment "The Final Hour")
    Needs more reviews
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    L.A., I Hate You
    2011January 2011 by Yvan Gauthier
    Supporting as Uncle Rip
    Supporting as Uncle Rip
    Needs more reviews
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    Civility
    2000October 2000 by Caesar Cavaricci
    Starring as Andrew LeBretian
    Starring as Andrew LeBretian
    Needs more reviews
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    Cruel Doubt
    1992
    Supporting as Police Chief John Crone
    Supporting as Police Chief John Crone
    Needs more reviews
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    Smokey Bites the Dust
    1981October 1981 by Charles B. Griffith
    Supporting as Kenny
    Supporting as Kenny
    Needs more reviews
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    Jam
    2006April 2006 by Craig E. Serling
    Supporting as Ted
    Supporting as Ted
    Needs more reviews
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    18 Shades of Dust
    1999September 1999 by Danny Aiello III
    Starring as Tommy Cucci
    Starring as Tommy Cucci
    Needs more reviews
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    The Last Marshal
    1999October 1999 by Mike Kirton
    Supporting as DeClerc
    Supporting as DeClerc
    Needs more reviews
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    The Technical Writer
    2003January 2003 by Scott Saunders
    Starring as Joe
    Starring as Joe
    Needs more reviews
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    Outlaw
    2001January 2001 by Bo Svenson
    Supporting as Ted Castle
    Supporting as Ted Castle
    Needs more reviews
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    Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
    1992November 1992 by David Greene
    Starring as Terry Harper
    Starring as Terry Harper
    Needs more reviews
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    Blind Faith
    1990 by Paul Wendkos
    Supporting as Ferlin L'Heureux
    Supporting as Ferlin L'Heureux
    Needs more reviews
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    The L.A. Riot Spectacular
    2005April 2005 by Marc Klasfeld
    Minor role as George Holliday
    Minor role as George Holliday
    Needs more reviews
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    Sons
    1990January 1990 by Alexandre Rockwell
    Supporting as Mike
    Supporting as Mike
    Needs more reviews
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    The Miracle of Kathy Miller
    1981October 1981 by Robert Michael Lewis
    Supporting as Mark
    Supporting as Mark
    Needs more reviews
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    The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
    2013October 2013 by Hank Blumenthal
    Supporting as Stanley
    Supporting as Stanley
    Needs more reviews
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    Jesse
    2011January 2011 by Fred Carpenter
    Supporting as Vince the Godfather
    Supporting as Vince the Godfather
    Needs more reviews
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    The Networker
    2017September 2017 by John A. Gallagher
    Starring as Charles Mangano
    Starring as Charles Mangano
    Needs more reviews
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    Slip and Fall
    2011January 2011 by Marc Colucci
    Starring as Jerry
    Starring as Jerry
    Needs more reviews
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    A Crime Story
    2026June 2026 by Brian A. Metcalf
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
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    The Roaring Game
    2026February 2026 by Tom DeNucci
    Supporting as Coach
    Supporting as Coach
    Needs more reviews
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Tate Donovan 2 titles
Eric Roberts 3 titles
Tyler Mane 3 titles
Emilio Estevez 2 titles
Bill Moseley 4 titles
Tom Berenger 2 titles
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