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:
- 70
- 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) | 2003-06-25 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | ...And Justice for All | Judge Henry T. Fleming | 1979-10-19 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
| Movie | With This Ring | Gen. Albert Harris | 1978-05-05 |
| Movie | Cruise Into Terror | Rev. Charles Mather | 1978-02-03 |
| 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 |
| Series | Charlie's Angels | Charles Townsend (voice) | 1976-09-22 |
| Movie | Amelia Earhart | G.P. Putnam | 1976-10-25 |
| 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 | 1973-03-03 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Topaz | Michael Nordstrom | 1969-12-17 |
| Series | To Rome with Love | 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 | The John Forsythe Show | Major John Foster | 1965-09-13 |
| Series | Run for Your Life | Unknown | 1965-09-13 |
| Movie | See How They Run | Martin Young | 1964-10-07 |
| Movie | Kitten with a Whip | David Stratton | 1964-11-04 |
| 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 | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| 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 | The Glass Web | Don Newell | 1953-11-11 |
| Movie | Escape from Fort Bravo | Captain Marsh | 1953-12-04 |
| Movie | The Captive City | James "Jim" C. Austin | 1952-03-26 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| 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 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
| Movie | Northern Pursuit | Corporal (uncredited) | 1943-11-07 |
| Movie | Destination Tokyo | Sparks | 1943-12-31 |