William Forsythe (actor)

William Forsythe
Forsythe in 2007
Born	June 7, 1955 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–present

William Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American character actor. He is most well 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

He 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]

Despite a popular misconception, William is of no relation to late fellow actor John Forsythe. However, he laughingly admits, "That issue comes up a lot."

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)
• Down Angel (2016) (pre-production)
• Daddies' Girls (To be Announced)^[3][4]

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)

William Forsythe also appeared in episodes of Hill Street Blues during season 3.

References

1. "Dear Mr. Gacy Teaser, Clip, and Q&A with William Forsythe".
2. iMURDERS (DVD Review)
3. "Daddies’ Girls the first 3-D teen/sex comedy. Starring the original cast members of Porky’s - Entertainment Minute". entertainmentminute.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
4. "Sex Comedies: We Got the Mother of 'Em All - Daddies' Girls". Daddies' Girls. Retrieved February 25, 2015.

External links

• William Forsythe at the Internet Movie Database