William Forsythe (actor)
This article is about the actor. For the choreographer, see William Forsythe (dancer).
| William Forsythe | |
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Forsythe in 2007 | |
| Born |
June 7, 1955 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
William Forsythe (born June 8,1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of various gangsters and tough guys in films such as Raising Arizona, Once Upon a Time in America, Stone Cold, Out For Justice, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Dick Tracy, The Rock, and The Devil's Rejects. He also played recurring characters in the series Boardwalk Empire, Justified, John Doe, and The Untouchables as Al Capone.
Career
Forsythe portrayed serial killer John Wayne Gacy in Dear Mr. Gacy, a film adaptation of The Last Victim, the memoirs of Jason Moss, a college student who corresponded with Gacy his last year on death row. The film was released in 2010.[1]
Filmography
Films
- Smokey Bites the Dust (As 'Bill Forsythe', 1981)
- King of the Mountain (1981)
- The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
- Cloak & Dagger (1984)
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
- The Lightship (1985)
- Savage Dawn (1985)
- Raising Arizona (1987)
- Extreme Prejudice (1987)
- Weeds (1987)
- Patty Hearst (1988)
- Dead Bang (1989)
- Torrents of Spring (1989)
- Dick Tracy (1990)
- Career Opportunities (1991)
- Out for Justice (1991)
- Stone Cold (1991)
- The Waterdance (1992)
- American Me (1992)
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
- Relentless 3 (1993)
- Direct Hit (1994)
- Virtuosity (1995)
- Palookaville (1995)
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
- The Immortals (1995)
- Beyond Desire (1995)
- The Substitute (1996)
- The Rock (1996)
- Firestorm (1998)
- Big City Blues (1999)
- Blue Streak (1999)
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
- Row Your Boat (1999)
- G-Men from Hell (2000)
- Camouflage (2001)
- Blue Hill Avenue (2001)
- Coastlines (2002)
- Hard Cash (2002)
- City by the Sea (2002)
- The Librarians (2003)
- Strikeforce (2004)
- The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)
- The Devil's Rejects (2005)
- Freedomland (2006)
- Jam (2006)
- Halloween (2007)
- Hack! (2007)
- 88 Minutes (2007)
- Stiletto (2008)
- iMurders (2008)[2]
- The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone (2009)
- Dear Mr. Gacy (2010)
- The Rig (2010)
- Inkubus (2011)
- Hidden in the Woods (2014)
- Laugh Killer Laugh (2015)
- The Bronx Bull (2015)
Television
- The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981)
- Baja Oklahoma (1988)
- Blind Faith (1990)
- Cruel Doubt (1992)
- Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (1992)
- The Untouchables (1993)
- Gotti (1996)
- First Time Felon (1997)
- Dollar for the Dead (1998)
- John Doe (2002)
- Larva (2005)
- Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy (2005)
- Final Approach (2007)
- Boardwalk Empire (2011)
- Infected (2011)
- Mob Doctor (2012)
- The Mentalist (2013)
- Twisted Tales (2013/2014)
- Justified (2014)
- Hawaii Five-0 (2015)
- Marvel's Daredevil (2016)
- The Making of the Mob: Chicago (2016)
References
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