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).
Filmography
all 110
Movies 61
TV Shows 49
self 28
Voice 3
Producer 2
Narrator 1
Self (archive footage)
Beatles Stories (2011)
Movie
Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Movie
6.72
Self - 'Sam Marlowe'
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over (2001)
Movie
Charlie (voice)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Movie
7.3
Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares (1998)
TV
Baskin
Blue Skies (1994)
TV
Sen. William Franklin Powers
The Powers That Be (1992)
TV
Blake Carrington
Derrick contre Superman (1992)
Movie
3.5
Blake Carrington
Dynasty: The Reunion (1991)
TV
Rex Roper
Opposites Attract (1990)
Movie
Lew Hayward
Scrooged (1988)
Movie
5.97
Joe Leary, Sr. / Executive Producer
On Fire (1987)
Movie
Self
Wogan (1982)
TV
Mike Callahan
Sizzle (1981)
Movie
Blake Carrington
Dynasty (1981)
TV
3
Postulator
A Time for Miracles (1980)
Movie
Judge Henry T. Fleming
...And Justice for All (1979)
Movie
6
Reade Jamieson
The Users (1978)
Movie
General Albert Harris
With This Ring (1978)
Movie
Reverend Charles Mather
Cruise Into Terror (1978)
Movie
The American Ambassador
Goodbye & Amen (1977)
Movie
Burt Gardner
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
E.J. Valerian
Never Con a Killer (1977)
Movie
Paul Cunningham
Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
Movie
G.P. Putnam
Amelia Earhart (1976)
Movie
Charles Townsend (voice)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
TV
6.33
Lt. Elwood Forbes
The Deadly Tower (1975)
Movie
Daniel 'Dan' Overland
Terror on the 40th Floor (1974)
Movie
Dr. Robert Kier
The Healers (1974)
Movie
David Ryder
Cry Panic (1974)
Movie
William Schilling
Lisa, Bright and Dark (1973)
Movie
Paul Anderson (The Andersons episode)
The Letters (1973)
Movie
Dr. Ron Wellesley
Murder Once Removed (1971)
Movie
Fred Wilson
The Happy Ending (1969)
Movie
Michael Nordstrom
Topaz (1969)
Movie
6
Michael Endicott
To Rome with Love (1969)
TV
Gen. Wendell Bruce
Shadow on the Land (1968)
Movie
Alvin Dewey
In Cold Blood (1967)
Movie
3.5
Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
A Bell for Adano (1967)
Movie
Clay Anderson
Madame X (1966)
Movie
Major John Foster
The John Forsythe Show (1965)
TV
Spencer Holt
Run for Your Life (1965)
TV
Martin Young
See How They Run (1964)
Movie
Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston / Jerry Wilson / John Williams
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
TV
Charlie King
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
TV
Michael Barnes
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Self / Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
Al Manheim
What Makes Sammy Run? (1959)
Movie
Self - Ringmaster
Stars in der Manege (1959)
TV
Wladia
Dubrowsky (1959)
Movie
Self - Host
The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
TV
Bentley Gregg
Bachelor Father (1957)
TV
Ernie Miller
Everything But the Truth (1956)
Movie
CSA Lt. David Marr
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Sgt. Danny Sullivan
The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Sam Marlowe
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Movie
5
Kim Stanger
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Graham Johnson / Joe Sullivan / Frank Colby / Tommy Jordan / Adam Barclay
Climax! (1954)
TV
Capt. John Marsh
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Movie
Don Newell
The Glass Web (1953)
Movie
Bob MacAvoy
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
Movie
Bentley Gregg / Producer
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Jim Austin
The Captive City (1952)
Movie
William Schilling / Captain Fisby
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Hayden Chart / Peter Bronson / Dr. John Carter / Tony Preston
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Millionaire's Son
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
TV
Narrator
American Harvest (1951)
Movie
John Forsythe
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
TV
Dr. Frederick Steele
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
Arson, Inc. (1949)
Movie
David / Wiltshire
Suspense (1949)
TV
Maj. Peter Brook / James Rexham / Marv Payne / Capt. Sam MacKenzie / Judd / Pete Maynard
Studio One (1948)
TV
Corporal (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit (1943)
Movie
6
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1918-01-29
Deathday2010-04-01 (92 years old)
Birth NameJohn Lincoln Freund
Birth PlacePenns Grove, New Jersey, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsДжон Форсайт, Jacob Lincoln Freund, John Lincoln Freund
AwardsGolden Globe Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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