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William Forsythe

1955 - Today

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William Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of tough-guy, criminal characters, and has starred in films such as American Me (1992), Raising Arizona (1987), Dick Tracy (1990), Gotti (1996), The Rock (1996), and The Devil's Rejects (2005). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Forsythe has received more than 44,309 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. William Forsythe is the 2,487th most popular actor (down from 2,421st in 2019), the 3,924th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,912th in 2019) and the 1,136th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 44k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of William Forsythes by language

Over the past year William Forsythe has had the most page views in the with 31,054 views, followed by German (30,781), and Russian (28,066). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (98.69%), Asturian (58.08%), and Korean (45.64%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Forsythe ranks 2,487 out of 13,578. Before him are Bai Ling, Anthony Franciosa, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Anita Berber, J. Y. Park, and Virginia Madsen. After him are Ferdinand Marian, Erik Estrada, Rosalind Russell, Georgia Hale, Derek de Lint, and Blake Clark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, William Forsythe ranks 168. Before him are Cyprien Ntaryamira, Anatoly Chubais, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Thomas Newman, Timothy Garton Ash, and Herbert Prohaska. After him are Steve Berry, Thierry Breton, Yasmina Khadra, Kate Mulgrew, Philippe Streiff, and Paul Greengrass.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Forsythe ranks 3,924 out of 20,380. Before him are Gene Kranz (1933), Charlie Kaufman (1958), Anthony Franciosa (1928), Robert Evans (1930), Virginia Madsen (1961), and Vincent Richards (1903). After him are Erik Estrada (1949), Rosalind Russell (1907), Georgia Hale (1900), Blake Clark (1946), Milton George Henschel (1920), and Tommy Morrison (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Forsythe ranks 1,136. Before him are Kathleen Freeman (1919), Reginald VelJohnson (1952), Hope Lange (1933), Carol Potter (1948), Anthony Franciosa (1928), and Virginia Madsen (1961). After him are Erik Estrada (1949), Rosalind Russell (1907), Georgia Hale (1900), Blake Clark (1946), Lauren Holly (1963), and Dabney Coleman (1932).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Rock
Special Agent Ernest Paxton
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the stills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
Jun 7o 19967.1 / 10
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Det. Chuck Fowler
Deuce Bigalow is a less than attractive, down on his luck aquarium cleaner. One day he wrecks the house of a gigolo and needs quick money to repair it. The only way he can make it is to become a gigolo himself, taking on an unusual mix of female clients. He encounters a couple of problems, though. He falls in love with one of his unusual clients, and a sleazy police officer is hot on his trail.
Dec 10o 19996 / 10
Once Upon a Time in America
Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
May 23o 19848.422 / 10