John Forsythe
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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
Credits
Charlie's Angels (2000)
as Charlie (voice)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
Scrooged (1988)
as Lew Hayward
Angels Forever (2000)
as Self (archive)
Topaz (1969)
as Michael Nordstrom
...And Justice for All (1979)
as Judge Henry T. Fleming
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
as Sam Marlowe
In Cold Blood (1967)
as Alvin Dewey
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
as Captain Marsh
James Dean: Forever Young (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
as Paul Cunningham
Premonition (1955)
as Kim Stranger
Destination Tokyo (1943)
as Sparks
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration (1985)
as Self
10,000 Horses Singing (1952)
as Marv Payne
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self (uncredited)
Madame X (1966)
as Clay Anderson
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Kitten with a Whip (1964)
as David Stratton
The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
as Sgt. Danny Sullivan
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self
Goodbye & Amen (1977)
as The American Ambassador
Murder Once Removed (1971)
as Dr. Ron Wellesley
Northern Pursuit (1943)
as Corporal (uncredited)
Amelia Earhart (1976)
as G.P. Putnam
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1999)
as Mr. Ryan (voice)
The Things People Want (1948)
as Don
Terror on the 40th Floor (1974)
as Dan Overland
This Is Joan Collins (2022)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Cruise Into Terror (1978)
as Rev. Charles Mather
Lisa, Bright and Dark (1973)
as William Schilling
A Time for Miracles (1980)
as Postulator
A Bell for Adano (1967)
as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
The Happy Ending (1969)
as Fred Wilson
See How They Run (1964)
as Martin Young
The Deadly Tower (1975)
as Lt. Elwood Forbes
The Letters (1973)
as Paul Anderson
The Captive City (1952)
as James "Jim" C. Austin
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983)
as Self - Host
Sizzle (1981)
as Mike Callahan
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
as Bob MacAvoy
Charlie's Angels (1976)
as Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)
Shadow on the Land (1968)
as Gen. Wendell Bruce
The Glass Web (1953)
as Don Newell
With This Ring (1978)
as Gen. Albert Harris
The Users (1978)
as Reade Jamieson
Cry Panic (1974)
as David Ryder
Everything But the Truth (1956)
as Ernie Miller
Beatles Stories (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Did you leave us, Blake? (2002)
as Self
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over (2001)
as Self
On Fire (1987)
as Joe Leary, Sr.
Never Con a Killer (1977)
as E.J. Valerian
Dubrovsky (1959)
as Wladia
American Harvest (1951)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Healers (1974)
as Dr. Robert Kier
What Makes Sammy Run? (1959)
as Al Manheim
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special (1986)
as Self
Mysterious Two (1982)
as He
Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic (1992)
as Himself
Arson, Inc. (1949)
as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
Opposites Attract (1990)
as Rex Roper
Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies (1994)
as Self - Host