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John Forsythe
John Forsythe

John Forsythe

ActingBorn January 29, 1918Died April 1, 2010 (age 92)Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA

Biography

John Forsythe (born Jacob Lincoln Freund; January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, television and film actor. Forsythe starred in three television series, spanning four decades and three genres: as single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the 1950s sitcom Bachelor Father (1957–1962); as the unseen millionaire Charles 'Charlie' Townsend on the 1970s crime drama Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), and as patriarch Blake Carrington on the 1980s soap opera Dynasty (1981–1989). He hosted World of Survival (1971–1977).

Filmography

2022
This Is Joan Collins

as Self (Archive Footage)

Movie
2011
Beatles Stories

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)

Movie
2002Movie
2000
Charlie's Angels

as Charlie (voice)

Movie
2000
Angels Forever

as Self (archive)

Movie
1999Movie
1998
Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

TV
1994
Gargoyles

as Pat Doyle (voice)

TV
1994
Blue Skies

as Henry Baskin

TV
1992
The Powers That Be

as William Powers

TV
1991
Dynasty: The Reunion

as Blake Carrington

TV
1990
Opposites Attract

as Rex Roper

Movie
1988
Scrooged

as Lew Hayward

Movie
1987
On Fire

as Joe Leary, Sr.

Movie
1985Movie
1982Movie
1982
Wogan

as Self

TV
1982Movie
1981
Sizzle

as Mike Callahan

Movie
1981
Dynasty

as Blake Carrington

TV
1980
A Time for Miracles

as Postulator

Movie
1979
...And Justice for All

as Judge Henry T. Fleming

Movie
1979Movie
1978
The Users

as Reade Jamieson

Movie
1978
With This Ring

as Gen. Albert Harris

Movie
1978
Cruise Into Terror

as Rev. Charles Mather

Movie
1977
Goodbye & Amen

as The American Ambassador

Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Burt Gardner

TV
1977
Never Con a Killer

as E.J. Valerian

Movie
1977
Tail Gunner Joe

as Paul Cunningham

Movie
1976
Amelia Earhart

as G.P. Putnam

Movie
1976
Charlie's Angels

as Charles Townsend (voice)

TV
1976
Charlie's Angels

as Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1975
The Deadly Tower

as Lt. Elwood Forbes

Movie
1975
Medical Story

as Amos Winkler

TV
1975TV
1974Movie
1974
The Healers

as Dr. Robert Kier

Movie
1974
Cry Panic

as David Ryder

Movie
1973
Lisa, Bright and Dark

as William Schilling

Movie
1973
The Letters

as Paul Anderson

Movie
1971
Murder Once Removed

as Dr. Ron Wellesley

Movie
1969
The Happy Ending

as Fred Wilson

Movie
1969
Topaz

as Michael Nordstrom

Movie
1969
To Rome with Love

as Michael Endicott

TV
1968
Shadow on the Land

as Gen. Wendell Bruce

Movie
1967
In Cold Blood

as Alvin Dewey

Movie
1967
A Bell for Adano

as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo

Movie
1966TV
1966
Madame X

as Clay Anderson

Movie
1965
Run for Your Life

as Spencer Holt

TV
1965
The John Forsythe Show

as Major John Foster

TV
1964
Kitten with a Whip

as David Stratton

Movie
1964
See How They Run

as Martin Young

Movie
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Jerry Wilson / John Williams

TV
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston

TV
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Michael Barnes

TV
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

TV
1959Movie
1959
Dubrovsky

as Wladia

Movie
1959TV
1957TV
1957
Bachelor Father

as Bentley Gregg

TV
1956Movie
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as CSA Lt. David Marr

TV
1956
The Ambassador's Daughter

as Sgt. Danny Sullivan

Movie
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1955Movie
1955TV
1955TV
1954
Climax!

as Joe Sullivan

TV
1954
Climax!

as Adam Barclay

TV
1954
Climax!

as Graham Johnson

TV
1954
Climax!

as Tommy Jordan

TV
1954
Climax!

as Frank Colby

TV
1953
Escape from Fort Bravo

as Captain Marsh

Movie
1953
The Glass Web

as Don Newell

Movie
1953Movie
1953
General Electric Theater

as Bentley Gregg

TV
1952
The Captive City

as James "Jim" C. Austin

Movie
1952Movie
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Fisby

TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as William Schilling

TV
1951TV
1951TV
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Dr. John Carter

TV
1951TV
1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Millionaire's Son

TV
1951
American Harvest

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
1950
The Jack Benny Program

as John Forsythe

TV
1950TV
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents

as Dr. Frederick Steele

TV
1949
Arson, Inc.

as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)

Movie
1949TV
1949
Suspense

as David

TV
1949TV
1949
Suspense

as Wiltshire

TV
1948
Studio One

as Maj. Peter Brook

TV
1948
Studio One

as Marv Payne

TV
1948
Studio One

as Capt. Sam MacKenzie

TV
1948
Studio One

as James Rexham

TV
1948
Studio One

as Judd

TV
1948
Studio One

as Pete Maynard

TV
1948Movie
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
1944TV
1943Movie
1943
Northern Pursuit

as Corporal (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 29, 1918
Day of DeathApril 1, 2010
Place of BirthPenns Grove, New Jersey, USA
Popularity1.2