John Forsythe
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Forsythe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Jan 29, 1918 In Penns Grove, New Jersey, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 81
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Northern Pursuit 1943-11-07
- Latest Project:
- Movie James Dean: Forever Young 2005-05-20
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | James Dean: Forever Young | Himself (archive footage) | 2005-05-20 |
| Movie | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice) | 2003-06-27 |
| Movie | 'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over | Self | 2001-03-06 |
| Movie | Charlie's Angels | Charlie (voice) | 2000-11-02 |
| Movie | We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Mr. Ryan (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | Hotel de Love | Newspaper Man | 1996-12-19 |
| Series | The Powers That Be | William Powers | 1992-03-07 |
| Movie | Opposites Attract | Rex Roper | 1990-10-16 |
| Movie | Scrooged | Lew Hayward | 1988-11-22 |
| Movie | On Fire | Joe Leary, Sr. | 1987-01-05 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1985-02-18 |
| Series | The Colbys | Unknown | 1985-11-20 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Series | Wogan | Himself | 1982-05-04 |
| Movie | Mysterious Two | He | 1982-05-31 |
| Series | Christmas in Washington | Unknown | 1982-12-15 |
| Series | Dynasty | Blake Carrington | 1981-01-12 |
| Movie | Sizzle | Mike Callahan | 1981-11-29 |
| Movie | A Time for Miracles | Postulator | 1980-12-21 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
| Movie | ...And Justice for All | Judge Henry T. Fleming | 1979-10-19 |
| Movie | Cruise Into Terror | Rev. Charles Mather | 1978-02-03 |
| Movie | The Users | Reade Jamieson | 1978-10-01 |
| Movie | With This Ring | Gen. Albert Harris | 1978-05-05 |
| Movie | Tail Gunner Joe | Paul Cunningham | 1977-02-06 |
| Movie | Goodbye & Amen | The American Ambassador | 1977-12-23 |
| Series | Charlie's Angels | Charles Townsend (voice) | 1976-09-22 |
| Movie | Amelia Earhart | G.P. Putnam | 1976-10-25 |
| Series | Medical Story | Unknown | 1975-09-04 |
| Movie | The Deadly Tower | Lt. Elwood Forbes | 1975-10-18 |
| Movie | The Healers | Dr. Robert Kier | 1974-05-22 |
| Movie | Cry Panic | David Ryder | 1974-02-06 |
| Movie | Terror on the 40th Floor | Dan Overland | 1974-09-17 |
| Movie | The Letters | Paul Anderson | 1973-03-03 |
| Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
| Movie | Lisa, Bright and Dark | William Schilling | 1973-11-28 |
| Movie | Murder Once Removed | Dr. Ron Wellesley | 1971-10-29 |
| Series | To Rome with Love | 1969-09-28 | |
| Movie | Topaz | Michael Nordstrom | 1969-12-17 |
| Movie | The Happy Ending | Fred Wilson | 1969-12-21 |
| Movie | Shadow on the Land | Gen. Wendell Bruce | 1968-12-04 |
| Movie | In Cold Blood | Alvin Dewey | 1967-12-15 |
| Movie | Madame X | Clay Anderson | 1966-03-03 |
| Series | ABC Stage 67 | Unknown | 1966-09-14 |
| Series | Run for Your Life | Unknown | 1965-09-13 |
| Series | The John Forsythe Show | Major John Foster | 1965-09-13 |
| Movie | See How They Run | Martin Young | 1964-10-07 |
| Movie | Kitten with a Whip | David Stratton | 1964-11-04 |
| Series | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-04 |
| Series | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-10 |
| Series | Kraft Mystery Theatre | Unknown | 1961-06-14 |
| Movie | Dubrowsky | Wladia | 1959-02-11 |
| Movie | What Makes Sammy Run? | Al Manheim | 1959-09-27 |
| Movie | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Captain Fisby | 1957-07-01 |
| Series | Bachelor Father | Bentley Gregg | 1957-09-15 |
| Movie | The Ambassador's Daughter | Sgt. Danny Sullivan | 1956-07-26 |
| Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | Everything But the Truth | Ernie Miller | 1956-12-01 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Kim Stanger | 1955-10-02 |
| Series | Playwrights '56 | Unknown | 1955-10-04 |
| Movie | The Trouble with Harry | Sam Marlowe | 1955-10-03 |
| Series | Climax! | Unknown | 1954-10-07 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | It Happens Every Thursday | Bob MacAvoy | 1953-04-22 |
| Movie | Escape from Fort Bravo | Captain Marsh | 1953-12-04 |
| Movie | The Glass Web | Don Newell | 1953-11-11 |
| Movie | The Captive City | James "Jim" C. Austin | 1952-03-26 |
| Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Series | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | 1950-01-30 |
| Series | Lights Out | Unknown | 1949-07-19 |
| Series | Suspense | Unknown | 1949-01-06 |
| Series | The Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1949-01-25 |
| Movie | Arson, Inc. | Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited) | 1949-06-24 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
| Series | The Philco Television Playhouse | Unknown | 1948-10-03 |
| Movie | Northern Pursuit | Corporal (uncredited) | 1943-11-07 |
| Movie | Destination Tokyo | Sparks | 1943-12-31 |