John Forsythe

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1918-01-29

Deathday 2010-04-01 (92 years old)

Place of Birth Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As Джон Форсайт, Jacob Lincoln Freund, John Lincoln Freund

John Forsythe

Biography

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).

Known For

Actor

2011
Beatles Stories

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)

2000
Charlie's Angels

as Charlie (voice)

1999
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

as Mr. Ryan (voice)

1998
Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1992
The Powers That Be

as William Powers

1991
Dynasty: The Reunion

as Blake Carrington

1990
Opposites Attract

as Rex Roper

1988
Scrooged

as Lew Hayward

1987
On Fire

as Joe Leary, Sr.

1982
1982
1982
Wogan

as Self

1981
Sizzle

as Mike Callahan

1981
Dynasty

as Blake Carrington

1980
A Time for Miracles

as Postulator

1979
...And Justice for All

as Judge Henry T. Fleming

1978
The Users

as Reade Jamieson

1978
With This Ring

as Gen. Albert Harris

1978
Cruise Into Terror

as Rev. Charles Mather

1977
Goodbye & Amen

as The American Ambassador

1977
Never Con a Killer

as E.J. Valerian

1977
Tail Gunner Joe

as Paul Cunningham

1977
The Love Boat

as Burt Gardner

1976
Amelia Earhart

as G.P. Putnam

1976
Charlie's Angels

as Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)

1976
Charlie's Angels

as Charles Townsend (voice)

1975
The Deadly Tower

as Lt. Elwood Forbes

1974
Terror on the 40th Floor

as Dan Overland

1974
The Healers

as Dr. Robert Kier

1974
Cry Panic

as David Ryder

1973
Lisa, Bright and Dark

as William Schilling

1973
The Letters

as Paul Anderson

1971
Murder Once Removed

as Dr. Ron Wellesley

1969
The Happy Ending

as Fred Wilson

1969
Topaz

as Michael Nordstrom

1968
Shadow on the Land

as Gen. Wendell Bruce

1967
In Cold Blood

as Alvin Dewey

1967
A Bell for Adano

as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo

1966
Madame X

as Clay Anderson

1966
ABC Stage 67

as Self

1965
Run for Your Life

as Spencer Holt

1965
The John Forsythe Show

as Major John Foster

1964
Kitten with a Whip

as David Stratton

1964
See How They Run

as Martin Young

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Jerry Wilson / John Williams

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Michael Barnes

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1959
What Makes Sammy Run?

as Al Manheim

1959
Dubrowsky

as Wladia

1959
1957
The Lux Show

as Self

1957
Bachelor Father

as Bentley Gregg

1956
Everything But the Truth

as Ernie Miller

1956
The Ambassador's Daughter

as Sgt. Danny Sullivan

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as CSA Lt. David Marr

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1955
The Trouble with Harry

as Sam Marlowe

1955
1955
1954
Climax!

as Joe Sullivan

1954
Climax!

as Adam Barclay

1954
Climax!

as Graham Johnson

1954
Climax!

as Tommy Jordan

1954
Climax!

as Frank Colby

1953
Escape from Fort Bravo

as Captain Marsh

1953
The Glass Web

as Don Newell

1953
1953
General Electric Theater

as Bentley Gregg

1952
The Captive City

as James "Jim" C. Austin

1952
10,000 Horses Singing

as Marv Payne

1951
American Harvest

as Narrator (voice)

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Fisby

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as William Schilling

1951
1951
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Dr. John Carter

1951
1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Millionaire's Son

1950
The Jack Benny Program

as John Forsythe

1950
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents

as Dr. Frederick Steele

1949
Arson, Inc.

as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)

1949
1949
Suspense

as David

1949
Suspense

as Wiltshire

1948
Studio One

as Maj. Peter Brook

1948
Studio One

as Capt. Sam MacKenzie

1948
Studio One

as James Rexham

1948
Studio One

as Marv Payne

1948
Studio One

as Judd

1948
Studio One

as Pete Maynard

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1943
1943
Northern Pursuit

as Corporal (uncredited)

Producer

1987
On Fire

as Executive Producer

1953