- William Forsythe (actor)
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name = William Forsythe
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birthdate = birthdate and age|1955|6|7
birthplace =Brooklyn, New York William Forsythe (born
June 7 ,1955 ) is an Americanactor . He is frequently cast in "tough guy" roles such as criminals or law enforcement officers. He portrayed organized crime figure Sammy "The Bull" Gravano in theHBO telefilm "Gotti ", as well asAl Capone in the 1993 series "The Untouchables".Forsythe is well known for his very tall musculature and a slightly deep voice.
His film credits include "
Once Upon a Time in America ", "Blue Streak", "Raising Arizona ", "Extreme Prejudice", "Big City Blues ", "Savage Dawn ", "Dead Bang ", "Out for Justice ", "Stone Cold", "The Rock", "Palookaville", "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead ", "The Devil's Rejects ", "The Waterdance", ', "Blue Hill Avenue ", "Dick Tracy", "City by the Sea ", ', "American Me ", " Firestorm", "Freedomland", "Halloween", and the upcoming WWE Film "Journey of Death" starringTriple H , in "Journey of Death" he will play "U.S. Federal Marshall." Joel Sullivan.In addition, Forsythe has guest-starred on numerous television shows, including "
Hill Street Blues ", "Cybill", "Shark" and "Las Vegas". He also appeared as the lead singer of the fictional punk rock band "Pain" in an episode ofCHiPS . He also starred in the "Masters of Horror " episode, "We All Scream for Ice Cream". He also recently starred alongside Al Pacino in "88 minutes "He also has one daughter, Rebecca, born in 1990.
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