William Forsythe

William Forsythe

American actor
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William Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of various gangsters and tough guys in films such as Raising Arizona, Gotti, Once Upon a Time in America, Stone Cold, Out For Justice, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Dick Tracy, The Rock, American Me and The Devil's Rejects. He also played recurring characters in the series Boardwalk Empire, Justified, and John Doe.

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William Forsythe was born on Tuesday, 7 June 1955 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, United States. His full name at birth was William edmund Forsythe. He is best known as an actor. Forsythe's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. He is 6' (183 cm) tall. His net worth is reported to be $8,000,000 US dollars. William Forsythe is 69 years old and his zodiac star sign is Gemini.

You can find people similar to William Forsythe by visiting our lists Male actors from New York City and American male television actors.

Full name at birth
William edmund Forsythe
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Claim to fame
Raising Arizona
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Date of birth
7 June 1955
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Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Actor
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6' (183 cm)
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Deep Voice
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Dog named Trippy
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I love what I do. And in the true sense, from my training, I try to create a character each time. It is something I do. But I don't want that term to limit what I can do. I prefer people to say to me, You're one of my favorite actors," rather than "You're one of my favorite character actors." It sounds like a slam. At least it sounds that way to me." - On being referred to as a character actor.
  • 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.
  • Father of Rebecca Forsythe (b. September 1990)
  • Has co-starred with two former NFL players in their first starring roles. Brian Bosworth in Stone Cold (1991) and Howie Long in Firestorm (1998).
  • 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.
  • Was in the alternate ending for Scary Movie 3 (2003) as Cindy's psychiatrist, but was left on the cutting room floor. (The scene is featured on the DVD.)

William Forsythe is known for his role in the TV series Boardwalk Empire (2010) as Manny Horvitz.

He is also known for his role in the film iMurders (2008) as Professor Uberoth.

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