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William Forsythe's voice

posted 13 years ago by cwholdsworth
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I've seen this movie several times, and each time I see it I never cease to be amazed at how different William Forsythe's voice is from all his other roles. I thought maybe his voice got deeper and raspier later on as a result of smoking, however I saw him in an episode of "Chips" that predated RA and his voice was just as deep and raspy as it always is. I know it's called acting, but I still give him major props for putting on a convincing high-octave hick voice completely unlike his normal voice.

[–] doowopfan 12 years ago

I agree. Watch The Devil's Rejects. It is like he is a totally different person.

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[–] SimplyirreBraggissible 12 years ago

He can get his voice pretty nasily and whiny like that.

Listen to him as Flat-Top Jones in the Warren Beatty "Dick Tracy" movie. He sounds almost exactly the same as he does here.

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[–] lubin-freddy 12 years ago

Both he and Michael Stuhlbarg, Larry in A Serious Man, played gangsters in Boardwalk Empire, in both cases roles very different than in the Coens' films.

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[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

I can't recall William Forsythe being in a funnier role. He usually plays a cop or a heavy, but I thought he killed it as one of the crazy escapees.

[–] MissTexasMcCoy 8 years ago

He was my favorite character in this movie. Definitely an unusual role for him, and he nailed it. Gotta admit, it was pretty darn cute the way he got so attached to the baby so quickly after taking him... LOL

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[–] McGannahanSkjellyfetti 8 years ago

The man is one hell of an actor...