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==Television career== |
==Television career== |
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He played [[Al Capone]] on the TV series ''[[The Untouchables (1993 TV series)|The Untouchables]]''. In addition, Forsythe has guest-starred on numerous television shows, including ''[[Tales of the Gold Monkey]]'', ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'', ''[[Cybill (TV series)|Cybill]]'', ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]'', ''[[Shark (TV series)|Shark]]'' and ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|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 (Masters of Horror episode)|We All Scream for Ice Cream]]''. On March 1, 2010 he guest starred on a [[Rob Zombie]]-directed episode of ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' titled "L.A.". He played one of the main characters "Digger" in the series ''[[John Doe (TV series)|John Doe]]''. He plays Manny Horvitz, a Philadelphia mobster in the second season of ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''. |
He played [[Al Capone]] on the TV series ''[[The Untouchables (1993 TV series)|The Untouchables]]''. In addition, Forsythe has guest-starred on numerous television shows, including ''[[Tales of the Gold Monkey]]'', ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'', ''[[Cybill (TV series)|Cybill]]'', ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]'', ''[[Shark (TV series)|Shark]]'' and ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|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 (Masters of Horror episode)|We All Scream for Ice Cream]]''. On March 1, 2010 he guest starred on a [[Rob Zombie]]-directed episode of ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' titled "L.A.". He played one of the main characters "Digger" in the series ''[[John Doe (TV series)|John Doe]]''. He plays Manny Horvitz, a Philadelphia mobster in the second season of ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''. |
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==Family== |
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He has a daughter Angelica with ex wife Melody Munyan Forsythe an actress and former Elite Model |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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William Forsythe | |
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 William Forsythe, 2007 | |
| Born | June 7, 1955 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
William (Bill) Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor.
Early life
William Forsythe grew up in the neighborhoods of Flatbush and Old Mill Basin in Brooklyn. While in Flatbush he attended nearby Holy Cross School located on Church Avenue, graduating 8th grade in 1969. He continued on to Nazareth High School, now known as Nazareth Regional High School and transferred to South Shore High School for his senior year graduating in 1973.
Film career
He is frequently cast in "tough guy" roles such as criminals or law enforcement officers. He has appeared in many films such as the deformed mobster Flattop in Dick Tracy starring Warren Beatty, and as crime racket leaders such as Richie Madano in the 1991 Steven Seagal film, Out for Justice. He also portrayed organized crime figure Sammy "The Bull" Gravano in the HBO telefilm Gotti. 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]He also appeared in Raising Arizona
Television career
He played Al Capone on the TV series The Untouchables. In addition, Forsythe has guest-starred on numerous television shows, including Tales of the Gold Monkey, 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. On March 1, 2010 he guest starred on a Rob Zombie-directed episode of CSI: Miami titled "L.A.". He played one of the main characters "Digger" in the series John Doe. He plays Manny Horvitz, a Philadelphia mobster in the second season of Boardwalk Empire.
Family
He has a daughter Angelica with ex wife Melody Munyan Forsythe an actress and former Elite Model
Filmography
- 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)
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- The Immortals (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)
- Camouflage (2001)
- Blue Hill Avenue (2001)
- Coastlines (2002)
- Hard Cash (2002)
- City by the Sea (2002)
- The Librarians (2003)
- Strikeforce (2004) [2]
- 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)[3]
- Dear Mr. Gacy (2010)
His made for television film credits include:
- The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981)
- Baja Oklahoma (1988)
- Blind Faith (1990)
- Cruel Doubt (1992)
- Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (1992)
- Gotti (1996)
- First Time Felon (1997)
- Dollar for the Dead (1998)
- Larva (2005)
- Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy (2005)
- Final Approach (2007)
- Boardwalk Empire (2011)
- Infected (2011)