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John Forsythe

John Forsythe

Born: 1918-01-29 • Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA

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
Beatles Stories poster
Beatles Stories
2011 • Self (archive footage)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle poster
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003 • Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
Did you leave us, Blake? poster
Did you leave us, Blake?
2002 • Self
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over poster
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
2001 • Self
Charlie's Angels poster
Charlie's Angels
2000 • Charlie (voice)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas poster
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
1999 • Mr. Ryan (voice)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels poster
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996 • Self
Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies poster
Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies
1994 • Self - Host
Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic poster
Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic
1992 • Himself
Opposites Attract poster
Opposites Attract
1990 • Rex Roper
Scrooged poster
Scrooged
1988 • Lew Hayward
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC poster
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 • Self
On Fire poster
On Fire
1987 • Joe Leary, Sr.
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special poster
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986 • Self
Night of 100 Stars II poster
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • Self
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration poster
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
1985 • Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business poster
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983 • Self - Host
Mysterious Two poster
Mysterious Two
1982 • He
Night of 100 Stars poster
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • Self
Sizzle poster
Sizzle
1981 • Mike Callahan
A Time for Miracles poster
A Time for Miracles
1980 • Postulator
...And Justice for All poster
...And Justice for All
1979 • Judge Henry T. Fleming
The Muppets Go Hollywood poster
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 • Self
The Users poster
The Users
1978 • Reade Jamieson
With This Ring poster
With This Ring
1978 • Gen. Albert Harris
Cruise Into Terror poster
Cruise Into Terror
1978 • Rev. Charles Mather
Goodbye & Amen poster
Goodbye & Amen
1977 • The American Ambassador
Never Con a Killer poster
Never Con a Killer
1977 • E.J. Valerian
Tail Gunner Joe poster
Tail Gunner Joe
1977 • Paul Cunningham
Amelia Earhart poster
Amelia Earhart
1976 • G.P. Putnam
Charlie's Angels poster
Charlie's Angels
1976 • Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)
The Deadly Tower poster
The Deadly Tower
1975 • Lt. Elwood Forbes
Terror on the 40th Floor poster
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974 • Dan Overland
The Healers poster
The Healers
1974 • Dr. Robert Kier
Cry Panic poster
Cry Panic
1974 • David Ryder
Lisa, Bright and Dark poster
Lisa, Bright and Dark
1973 • William Schilling
The Letters poster
The Letters
1973 • Paul Anderson
Murder Once Removed poster
Murder Once Removed
1971 • Dr. Ron Wellesley
The Happy Ending poster
The Happy Ending
1969 • Fred Wilson
Topaz poster
Topaz
1969 • Michael Nordstrom
Shadow on the Land poster
Shadow on the Land
1968 • Gen. Wendell Bruce
In Cold Blood poster
In Cold Blood
1967 • Alvin Dewey
A Bell for Adano poster
A Bell for Adano
1967 • Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
Madame X poster
Madame X
1966 • Clay Anderson
Kitten with a Whip poster
Kitten with a Whip
1964 • David Stratton
See How They Run poster
See How They Run
1964 • Martin Young
What Makes Sammy Run? poster
What Makes Sammy Run?
1959 • Al Manheim
Dubrovsky poster
Dubrovsky
1959 • Wladia
Everything But the Truth poster
Everything But the Truth
1956 • Ernie Miller
The Ambassador's Daughter poster
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956 • Sgt. Danny Sullivan
The Trouble with Harry poster
The Trouble with Harry
1955 • Sam Marlowe
Escape from Fort Bravo poster
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953 • Captain Marsh
The Glass Web poster
The Glass Web
1953 • Don Newell
It Happens Every Thursday poster
It Happens Every Thursday
1953 • Bob MacAvoy
The Captive City poster
The Captive City
1952 • James "Jim" C. Austin
10,000 Horses Singing poster
10,000 Horses Singing
1952 • Marv Payne
American Harvest poster
American Harvest
1951 • Self - Narrator (voice)
Arson, Inc. poster
Arson, Inc.
1949 • Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
The Things People Want poster
The Things People Want
1948 • Don
Destination Tokyo poster
Destination Tokyo
1943 • Sparks
Northern Pursuit poster
Northern Pursuit
1943 • Corporal (uncredited)