William Forsythe Is Rigsby's Dad!
Forsythe, perhaps best remembered as Flattop in Dick Tracy, will play Steve Rigsby, a career criminal and the biker father of the CBI's own Wayne Rigsby (Owain Yeoman). One thing's for sure: Forsythe's character — described by series creator Bruno Heller as "a clever and charismatic outlaw with an edge of violence, leavened by mercurial charm" — wasn't exactly the best father.
"[He's] selfish, arrogant and ruthless," Heller tells TVGuide.com. "He made a very poor father to Rigsby, who remembers mostly drunken abuse and long absences and his mother's tears."
Making matters worse, Rigsby's dad also has some problems with his son's chosen profession. "Steve is outraged that any child of his would join the police," Heller says. "He sees it as a personal betrayal, a rejection of Rigsby family tradition."
That could lead to some major tension in the episode, which finds Rigsby & Co. investigating the murder of a prison guard. When Jane (Simon Baker) needs help deciphering which inmates may have had a motive for murder, Rigsby calls on his ex-con father for help. Will he cooperate? Probably not, but let's not forget that Rigsby put his job — and the
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Added by:
Fran | Date:
17-Mar-11 
