William Forsythe

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Moving easily from comedies to drama, character actor WILLIAM “BILL” FORSYTHE  has been busy in feature films since the early '80s, when he debuted with a small role in “Smokey Bites the Dust” (1981). In addition, he frequently appears on television and on stage, where he launched his career. For director Rob Zombie, Forsythe starred as Sheriff Wydell in 2005’s “The Devil’s Rejects.” The stocky, moon-faced, and gap-toothed Brooklyn native began acting in local productions in his early teens and by age 16, had become a professional, appearing on and off Broadway. As a young man, Forsythe moved to Southern California. Shortly after his film debut, he also made his first television appearance in the TV-movie “The Miracle of Kathy Miller.” This started him on a series of guest-starring roles on shows ranging from “ChiPS” to “Fame.”

At this early stage, Forsythe was usually cast in villainous roles, as in his breakthrough feature “Once Upon a Time in America” (1984), in which he played the sweet-faced but ruthless gangster Cockeye. One of Forsythe's most memorable performance was also his first lead, that of a rebellious wheelchair-bound patient who turns a hospital ward topsy-turvy, in the ensemble piece, “The Waterdance” (1991). The same year, Forsythe starred as Al Capone in the shortlived television resurrection of “The Untouchables.” Forsythe’s numerous film credits include Jon Avnet’s upcoming “88 Minutes,” Joe Roth’s “Freedomland,” “Scary Movie 3,” “City By The Sea,” “Blue Streak,” “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo,” “The Substitute,” “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead,” “Palookaville,” “Virtuosity,” “The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag,” “Waterdance,” “American Me,” “Dick Tracy,” “Raising Arizona,” and “Weeds.” His other television credits include roles in “Shark,” “Masters of Horror,” and a leading role opposite Emilio Estevez, in Gene Quintano's tribute to spaghetti Westerns “A Dollar for the Dead” (1998).

Filmography: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Dick Tracy, Freedomland, Hack! (2007), Halloween (2007), Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy, Larva, Masters of Horror - We All Scream for Ice Cream, Once Upon a Time in America, The Devils Rejects, The Rock,

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