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:
- 85
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Northern Pursuit 1943-11-07
- Latest Project:
- Movie Beatles Stories 2011-11-11
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Beatles Stories | Self (archive footage) | 2011-11-11 |
| Movie | James Dean: Forever Young | Himself (archive footage) | 2005-05-20 |
| Movie | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice) | 2003-06-25 |
| Movie | Did you leave us, Blake? | Self | 2002-01-01 |
| 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 |
| Series | Dynasty: The Reunion | Blake Carrington | 1991-10-20 |
| Movie | Opposites Attract | Rex Roper | 1990-10-16 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | 1988-05-16 |
| Movie | Scrooged | Lew Hayward | 1988-11-22 |
| Movie | On Fire | Joe Leary, Sr. | 1987-01-05 |
| Movie | Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1985-02-18 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| 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 | With This Ring | Gen. Albert Harris | 1978-05-05 |
| Movie | The Users | Reade Jamieson | 1978-10-01 |
| Movie | Tail Gunner Joe | Paul Cunningham | 1977-02-06 |
| Movie | Goodbye & Amen | The American Ambassador | 1977-12-23 |
| Movie | Amelia Earhart | G.P. Putnam | 1976-10-25 |
| Series | Charlie's Angels | Charles Townsend (voice) | 1976-09-22 |
| Series | Medical Story | Unknown | 1975-09-04 |
| Movie | The Deadly Tower | Lt. Elwood Forbes | 1975-10-18 |
| Movie | Cry Panic | David Ryder | 1974-02-06 |
| Movie | Terror on the 40th Floor | Dan Overland | 1974-09-17 |
| Movie | The Healers | Dr. Robert Kier | 1974-05-22 |
| Movie | The Letters | Paul Anderson | 1973-03-06 |
| Movie | Lisa, Bright and Dark | William Schilling | 1973-11-28 |
| Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
| Movie | Murder Once Removed | Dr. Ron Wellesley | 1971-10-29 |
| Series | To Rome with Love | Michael Endicott | 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 |
| Series | ABC Stage 67 | Unknown | 1966-09-14 |
| Movie | Madame X | Clay Anderson | 1966-03-03 |
| 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 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-10 |
| Series | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-04 |
| Series | Kraft Mystery Theatre | Unknown | 1961-06-14 |
| Movie | Dubrowsky | Wladia | 1959-02-11 |
| Movie | What Makes Sammy Run? | Al Manheim | 1959-09-27 |
| Series | Bachelor Father | Bentley Gregg | 1957-09-15 |
| Movie | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Captain Fisby | 1957-07-01 |
| Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | The Ambassador's Daughter | Sgt. Danny Sullivan | 1956-07-26 |
| Movie | Everything But the Truth | Ernie Miller | 1956-12-01 |
| Movie | The Trouble with Harry | Sam Marlowe | 1955-10-03 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Kim Stanger | 1955-10-02 |
| Series | Playwrights '56 | Unknown | 1955-10-04 |
| 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 | The Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1949-01-25 |
| Series | Suspense | Unknown | 1949-01-06 |
| Movie | Arson, Inc. | Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited) | 1949-06-24 |
| Series | Lights Out | Unknown | 1949-07-19 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Series | The Philco Television Playhouse | Unknown | 1948-10-03 |
| Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
| Movie | Northern Pursuit | Corporal (uncredited) | 1943-11-07 |
| Movie | Destination Tokyo | Sparks | 1943-12-31 |