William Forsythe

William Forsythe is one of those actors who makes every scene feel slightly dangerous just by showing up, and I mean that as the highest compliment. Born in Brooklyn in 1955 and raised with that unmistakable New York grit, he built a career out of playing guys you genuinely don't want to cross — from the brutal mob world of Once Upon a Time in America to the chaotic crime of Raising Arizona and the outright menace of The Devil's Rejects. What I find fascinating is that underneath all those tough-guy credentials, the man is also a trained dancer and choreographer, which explains the almost balletic physicality he brings to even his most threatening roles. He never chews scenery for its own sake; there's always a coiled precision to it. A proper craftsman who never got quite the mainstream recognition he deserved, and that somehow makes me respect him even more.

Name (English)

William Forsythe

Name (Japanese)

ウィリアム・フォーサイス

Reading

うぃりあむ・ふぉーさいす

Born

June 7, 1955 (age 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / choreographer / dancer

High school

Nazareth Regional High School

Awards & achievements

• 2003 Kulturgroschen

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)

Tags

• New York
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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