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:
- 57
- 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 | 'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over | Self | 2001-03-06 |
| Movie | Hotel de Love | Newspaper Man | 1996-12-19 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Series | The Powers That Be | 1992-03-07 | |
| Movie | Opposites Attract | Rex Roper | 1990-10-16 |
| Series | The Colbys | Unknown | 1985-11-20 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Series | Christmas in Washington | Unknown | 1982-12-15 |
| Movie | Mysterious Two | He | 1982-05-31 |
| Series | Dynasty | 1981-01-12 | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Movie | The Happy Ending | Fred Wilson | 1969-12-21 |
| Series | To Rome with Love | 1969-09-28 | |
| Movie | Topaz | Michael Nordstrom | 1969-12-17 |
| 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 |
| Series | Run for Your Life | Unknown | 1965-09-13 |
| Movie | See How They Run | Martin Young | 1964-10-07 |
| Series | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-10 |
| Series | Kraft Mystery Theatre | Unknown | 1961-06-14 |
| Movie | Dubrowsky | Wladia | 1959-02-11 |
| Movie | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Captain Fisby | 1957-07-01 |
| Movie | The Ambassador's Daughter | Sgt. Danny Sullivan | 1956-07-26 |
| Movie | Everything But the Truth | Ernie Miller | 1956-12-01 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Series | Playwrights '56 | Unknown | 1955-10-04 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | Escape from Fort Bravo | Captain Marsh | 1953-12-04 |
| Movie | It Happens Every Thursday | Bob MacAvoy | 1953-04-22 |
| Movie | The Captive City | James "Jim" C. Austin | 1952-03-26 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Series | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | 1950-01-30 |
| Series | Suspense | Unknown | 1949-01-06 |
| 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 |