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:
- 86
- 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 |
| Series | Christmas in Washington | Unknown | 1982-12-15 |
| Movie | Mysterious Two | He | 1982-05-31 |
| 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 | Charlie's Angels | Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited) | 1976-03-21 |
| 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 | Cry Panic | David Ryder | 1974-02-06 |
| Movie | The Healers | Dr. Robert Kier | 1974-05-22 |
| Movie | Terror on the 40th Floor | Dan Overland | 1974-09-17 |
| Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
| Movie | The Letters | Paul Anderson | 1973-03-06 |
| Movie | Lisa, Bright and Dark | William Schilling | 1973-11-28 |
| Movie | Murder Once Removed | Dr. Ron Wellesley | 1971-10-29 |
| Movie | Topaz | Michael Nordstrom | 1969-12-17 |
| Series | To Rome with Love | Michael Endicott | 1969-09-28 |
| 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 | What Makes Sammy Run? | Al Manheim | 1959-09-27 |
| Movie | Dubrovsky | Wladia | 1959-02-11 |
| Movie | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Captain Fisby | 1957-01-14 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Trouble with Harry | Sam Marlowe | 1955-09-30 |
| 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 |