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Date of Birth: 1955, June 7
Years: 65 years
Nation of birth: United States of America
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Name william forsythe
Nationality American
Place of birth / city Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Religion Christian
ethnicity mixed ethnicity (Scottish, English, Irish and German)
Profession Actor
Net worth $8 million
face color white
Married Yes
Married to Melody Mundo
Kids Rebecca, Angelica and Chloe
Divorce Melody Mundo
Education South Shore High School

American actor William Forsythe is a well-known actor, notable for his gangster types and tough guy roles in several films, notably, Raising Arizona, Once Upon a Time in America, Out For Justice, Dick Tracy, Stone Cold, Things That do in Denver When You’re Dead, The Devil’s Rejects and so on. Often presumed to be related to ’60s and ’70s drama king John Forsythe, the actor also has several television credits. Known for his role as ‘Al Capone’ on the television series The Untouchables, the actor was once happily married. He was married to actress Melody Munyan and shares three daughters, Rebecca Forsythe and Chloe Merritt and Angelica Forsythe. In 1993, Forsythe was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film. The dance of the water (1992).

Early life and education of William Forsythe

William Forsythe was born on June 7, 1955 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is American and is of mixed ethnicity (Scottish, English, Italian, Irish, and German).

According to some sources, her paternal grandmother’s name is Addis Irene and her grandfather’s name is Johnny William Forsythe . His maternal grandmother’s name is Dorothy King and grandfather is Anthony Castellano .

Forsythe went to South Shore High School. During his childhood days, he developed his acting skills and studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse. However, the actor never considered acting as the biggest passion of his in those days. His teacher forced him to play ‘Caesar’ in a school production of Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’ which inspired him to act and act.

He started acting at the age of 10 and began to enjoy acting on stage and other theater works.

William Forsythe’s career

William Forsythe began acting in local productions in his teens, eventually landing roles on and off Broadway. He then went on to play iconic roles in several movies and a television series.

 

Forsythe made his acting debut with a 1979 film, Long Shot as Bille. He then starred in the 1981 American drama film King of the Mountain as Big Tom.

Subsequently, Forsythe made his appearances in number of movies and the list is given below:

year Movie Paper starring
1984 once upon a time in america Philip ‘Cockeye’ Stein Robert De Niro
James Woods
Elizabeth McGovern
Joe Pesci
1987 raise arizona evelle Nicolas Cage
Holly Hunter
Trey Wilson
John Goodman
1999 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Detective Chuck Fowler Richard Riehle
Eddie Griffin
Arija Bareikis
Oded Fehr
2005 The L.A. Riot Spectacular George Holliday Emilio Estevez
Snoop Dogg
TK Carter
Charles S. Dutton
2010 Dear Mr. Gacy john wayne gacy Jesse Moss
Emma Cabbage
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
Patrick Gilmore
2018 The little Mermaid Poppy Drayton
Loreto Peralta
Armando Gutierrez
Shirley MacLaine

William Forsythe has also worked on several popular television series. In 1981, he starred in an American made-for-television drama film, The Kathy Miller Miracle as Mark. Some of his television credits include:

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Year T.V. series Paper cast member
1988 lower oklahoma Tommy Earl Browner Willie Nelson
Lesley Ann Warren
Peter Coyote
Swoosie Kurtz
1992 cruel doubt Police Chief John Crone Blythe Danner
Matt McGrath
Ed Asner
Adam Baldwin
1997 first time offender Sorley Omar Epps
Delroy Lindo
Lucinda Jerney
Rachel Ticotin
2002 John Doe Digger Dominic Purcell
John Marshall Jones
Jayne Brook
Sprague Grayden
2011-2013 Boardwalk Empire manny horvitz Steve Buscemi
Michael Pitt
Kelly Macdonald
Michael Shannon
2015-2017 Hawaii Five-0 Harry Brown Alex O’Loughlin
Scott Caan
Daniel Dae Kim
Grace Park
2016 Daredevil dutton Charlie Cox
Deborah Ann Woll
Mano Henson
Toby Leonard Moore
2017 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Oleg Antakov / Riga Ripper
References
Gary Sinise
Alana de la Garza
Daniel Henney
Tyler James Williams

His domineering and obnoxious characters have really made him a dynamic performer in the industry. He has stated that his personal favorite role is Burt the Enhancer in the 1987 film, Weeds .

William Forsythe Net Worth

William Forsythe has an estimated net worth of $8 million. He has been in the industry since the 1970’s and has delivered some massive hits during his career. Some of the hit movies of his, which made a good collection at the box office, are listed below:

Movie Budget box office collection IMDB Rating starring
Raising Arizona (1987) $6 million (estimate) $29.2 million 7.4/10 Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter
Trey Wilson
John Goodman
Extreme Prejudice (1987) $22 million ,307,844
90,307 admissions (France)
6.6/10 Nick Nolte
Powers Boothe
Mara Conchita Alonso
Ripped
Dick Tracy (1990) $46 million $162.7 million 6.1/10 Warren Beatty
Al Pacino
Madonna
Glenn Headly
For Justice (1991) $14 million ,673,161 6.1/10 Steven Seagal
Gina Gershon
Jerry Orbach
Jo champa
The Rock (1996) $75 million $335.1 million 7.4/10 Sean Connery
Nicolas Cage
Ed Harris
Michael Biehn
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) $17 million $92.9 million 5.7/10 Rob Schneider
Oded Fehr
Eddie Griffin
Arija Bareikis
Blue Streak (1999) $36 million $117.7 million 6.3/10 Martin Lawrence
Luke Wilson
Dave Chappelle
Peter Greene
The Devil’s Rejects (2005) $7 million $19.4 million 6.9/10 Sid Haig
Bill Moseley
Sheri Moon Zombie
Ken Foree
Halloween(2007) $15 million $80.2 million 7.8/10 Malcolm McDowell
Sheri Moon Zombie
Tyler Mane
Scout Taylor-Compton

Not only this, he earned a large sum from his work in one of the period drama series Boardwalk Empire which received 8.6 ratings out of 10 on IMDB.

William Forsythe’s personal life

William Forsythe is possibly currently single. He previously was married to his first wife. Melody Mundon . The former couple is blessed with three daughters together: Rebecca , born in 1990, Angelica , born in 1992, and Chloe , born in 1993.

The couple, however, was unable to maintain their marriage and separated, after a few years of marriage. Since then he has not been linked to any of the co-stars or secret girlfriends.

Forsythe is passionate about acting and has always loved what he does. In an interview, he revealed how he tries to create a character each time and bring it to life. He is a huge fan of Marlon Brando and growing up he became obsessed with him. He also loves Deep Impact star Rober Duvall and considers him the best American actor. Besides acting and acting, he likes to read and meditate.

Here is the video of William Forsythe’s interview on Late Night With Johnny P. Enjoy watching!

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