William Forsythe
William Forsythe, 2007
Born	June 7, 1955 (1955-06-07) (age 54) Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–present

William Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor. He is frequently cast in "tough guy" roles such as criminals or law enforcement officers. He portrayed organized crime figures Sammy "The Bull" Gravano in the HBO telefilm Gotti, as well as Al Capone in the 1993 series The Untouchables and has appeared in many films as crime racket leaders such as Richie Madano in the 1991 Steven Seagal film, Out for Justice.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Film career 1.2 Television career 1.3 Personal life 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Film career

His film credits include King of the Mountain, The Man Who Wasn't There, Cloak & Dagger, Once Upon a Time in America, Blue Streak, Raising Arizona, Extreme Prejudice, Big City Blues, Savage Dawn, Dead Bang, Weeds, Patty Hearst, Torrents of Spring, Out for Justice, Stone Cold, The Rock, Palookaville, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, The Devil's Rejects, The Waterdance, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Blue Hill Avenue, Dick Tracy, City by the Sea, American Me, Firestorm, Career Opportunities, The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, Relentless 3, Virtuosity, The Immortals, The Substitute, Row Your Boat, Camouflage, Coastlines, Hard Cash, The Librarians, The L.A. Riot Spectacular, Freedomland, Halloween, 88 Minutes, Stiletto, iMurders^[1], The Rig^[2], and the made for television films The Miracle of Kathy Miller, Baja Oklahoma, Blind Faith, Cruel Doubt, First Time Felon, Dollar for the Dead, Larva, Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy, and Final Approach. He will portray notorious 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 is expected to release in spring 2010.^[3]

[edit] Television career

In addition, Forsythe has guest-starred on numerous television shows, including Hill Street Blues, Cybill, Entourage, Shark and Las Vegas. He also appeared as the lead singer of the fictional punk rock band "Pain" in an episode of CHiPS. He also starred in the Masters of Horror episode, We All Scream for Ice Cream.

[edit] Personal life

He has three daughters, Rebecca, born in 1990, Angelica, born in 1992 from marriage to Elite Model, Melody Munyan, and another daughter named Chloe, born in 1993.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• William Forsythe at the Internet Movie Database
• Dear Mr. Gacy movie trailer featuring Forsythe

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