William Forsythe

Age: 54
Height: 6' 0"

Birth Place: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Born: Jun. 7th, 1955

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William Forsythe's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
John Doe	Digger
The Untouchables	Al Capone
UC: Undercover	Sonny Walker

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Dynamically entertaining heavyset US actor with piercing eyes and a superb talent for playing some truly unlikeable and downright nasty characters that dominate the films in which he appears! If you're cast as the "hero" against William Forsythe's "villain", then you have your work cut out for you as Forsthye's raw energy and menace on screen is second to none. Forsythe started out in a couple of minor film roles and guest appearance's in high rating TV shows including "CHiPs" (1977), "Hill Street Blues" (1981) and "T.J. Hooker" (1982). He quickly moved into some high quality feature films including playing a small time hoodlum in Once Upon a Time in America (1984), an hilariously funny performance as a bumbling jail escapee alongside John Goodman (I) in the knockout Raising Arizona (1987) and as a renegade soldier in Extreme Prejudice (1987).

The energetic Forsythe portrayed comic book villain "Flattop" in Dick Tracy (1990), he was foolish enough to tangle with vengeful cop Steven Seagal in the hyper-violent Out for Justice (1991) and locked horns with ex-NFL linebacker Brian Bosworth (I) in the biker action film Stone Cold (1991). With his expertise in playing icy villains, Forsythe was perfect to portray Prohibition mobster in the short-lived revival of _"The Untouchables" (1993), plus he continued the motif of playing edgy, nefarious individuals in the thought provoking The Waterdance (1992) the oily film noir piece Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), as real life mobster Sammy "The Bull" Gravano in Gotti (1996) (TV) and supporting another ex-NFL player's foray into film acting, when L.A. Raider Howie Long debuted in Firestorm (1998).

Forsythe has remained perpetually busy in the new century with a plethora of feature film, telemovie and TV series appearances, and developing a minor cult following amongst film fans for his attention grabbing dramatic skills - check out his performances in City by the Sea (2002), The Devil's Rejects (2005) and Halloween (2007).

TRIVIA:

Was in the alternate ending for _Scary Movie 3 (2003)_ (qv) as Cindy's psychiatrist, but was left on the cutting room floor. (The scene is featured on the DVD.)
Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse.
By age 17, he was appeared in over 40 plays in various dinner theaters, touring companies, stock and repertory before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a film career.
Made his professional stage debut at age 16 in NYC.
Has co-starred with two former NFL players in their first starring roles. 'Brian Bosworth (I)' (qv) in _Stone Cold (1991)_ (qv) and 'Howie Long' (qv) in _Firestorm (1998)_ (qv).
Father of Rebecca Forsythe (b. September 1990)
Began acting at age 10 and made his first acting appearance in the title role of "Julius Ceasar" in a school production at the same age.