John Forsythe

John Forsythe

Known for
Acting
Born
January 29, 1918
Died
April 1, 2010 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA

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

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Filmography

2022
This Is Joan Collins poster

This Is Joan Collins

Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)

2011
Beatles Stories poster

Beatles Stories

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
James Dean: Forever Young poster

James Dean: Forever Young

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle poster

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Movie · as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)

2003
Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures poster

Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures

TV · as Charlie · 6 eps

2002
Did you leave us, Blake? poster

Did you leave us, Blake?

Movie · as Self

2001
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over poster

'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over

Movie · as Self

2000
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

Movie · as Charlie (voice)

2000
Angels Forever poster

Angels Forever

Movie · as Self (archive)

1999
We Wish You a Merry Christmas poster

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Movie · as Mr. Ryan (voice)

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels poster

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Movie · as Self

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1994
Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies poster

Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies

Movie · as Self - Host

1994
Gargoyles poster

Gargoyles

TV · as Pat Doyle (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Blue Skies

Blue Skies

TV · as Henry Baskin · 1 ep

1993
Denver Clan ohne Maske poster

Denver Clan ohne Maske

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1992
Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic poster

Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic

Movie · as Himself

1992
The Powers That Be poster

The Powers That Be

TV · as William Powers · 20 eps

1991
Dynasty: The Reunion poster

Dynasty: The Reunion

TV · as Blake Carrington · 2 eps

1990
Opposites Attract poster

Opposites Attract

Movie · as Rex Roper

1988
Scrooged poster

Scrooged

Movie · as Lew Hayward

1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC poster

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Movie · as Self

1987
On Fire poster

On Fire

Movie · as Joe Leary, Sr.

1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special poster

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Movie · as Self

1985
Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II

Movie · as Self

1985
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration poster

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Self

1985
The Colbys poster

The Colbys

TV · 4 eps

1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business poster

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

Movie · as Self - Host

1982
Mysterious Two poster

Mysterious Two

Movie · as He

1982
Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars

Movie · as Self

1982
Christmas in Washington

Christmas in Washington

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
Sizzle poster

Sizzle

Movie · as Mike Callahan

1981
Dynasty poster

Dynasty

TV · as Blake Carrington · 220 eps

1980
A Time for Miracles poster

A Time for Miracles

Movie · as Postulator

1979
...And Justice for All poster

...And Justice for All

Movie · as Judge Henry T. Fleming

1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood poster

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1978
Cruise Into Terror poster

Cruise Into Terror

Movie · as Rev. Charles Mather

1978
With This Ring poster

With This Ring

Movie · as Gen. Albert Harris

1978
The Users poster

The Users

Movie · as Reade Jamieson

1977
Tail Gunner Joe poster

Tail Gunner Joe

Movie · as Paul Cunningham

1977
Goodbye & Amen poster

Goodbye & Amen

Movie · as The American Ambassador

1977
Never Con a Killer poster

Never Con a Killer

Movie · as E.J. Valerian

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Burt Gardner · 2 eps

1976
Amelia Earhart poster

Amelia Earhart

Movie · as G.P. Putnam

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

Movie · as Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as Charles Townsend (voice) · 115 eps

1975
The Deadly Tower poster

The Deadly Tower

Movie · as Lt. Elwood Forbes

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1975
Medical Story poster

Medical Story

TV · as Amos Winkler · 1 ep

1974
Terror on the 40th Floor poster

Terror on the 40th Floor

Movie · as Dan Overland

1974
Cry Panic poster

Cry Panic

Movie · as David Ryder

1974
The Healers poster

The Healers

Movie · as Dr. Robert Kier

1973
The Letters poster

The Letters

Movie · as Paul Anderson

1973
Lisa, Bright and Dark poster

Lisa, Bright and Dark

Movie · as William Schilling

1973
Police Story poster

Police Story

TV · 1 ep

1971
Murder Once Removed poster

Murder Once Removed

Movie · as Dr. Ron Wellesley

1969
Topaz poster

Topaz

Movie · as Michael Nordstrom

1969
The Happy Ending poster

The Happy Ending

Movie · as Fred Wilson

1969
To Rome with Love poster

To Rome with Love

TV · as Michael Endicott · 48 eps

1968
Shadow on the Land poster

Shadow on the Land

Movie · as Gen. Wendell Bruce

1967
In Cold Blood poster

In Cold Blood

Movie · as Alvin Dewey

1967
A Bell for Adano poster

A Bell for Adano

Movie · as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo

1966
Madame X poster

Madame X

Movie · as Clay Anderson

1966
ABC Stage 67 poster

ABC Stage 67

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1965
Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life

TV · as Spencer Holt · 1 ep

1965
The John Forsythe Show

The John Forsythe Show

TV · as Major John Foster · 29 eps

1964
Kitten with a Whip poster

Kitten with a Whip

Movie · as David Stratton

1964
See How They Run poster

See How They Run

Movie · as Martin Young

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · as Jerry Wilson / John Williams, Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston · 1 ep

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · as Charlie King · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Michael Barnes · 1 ep

1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre poster

Kraft Mystery Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 5 eps

1959
Dubrovsky poster

Dubrovsky

Movie · as Wladia

1959
What Makes Sammy Run? poster

What Makes Sammy Run?

Movie · as Al Manheim

1959
The Bell Telephone Hour poster

The Bell Telephone Hour

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1957
Bachelor Father poster

Bachelor Father

TV · as Bentley Gregg · 157 eps

1957
The Lux Show

The Lux Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1956
The Ambassador's Daughter poster

The Ambassador's Daughter

Movie · as Sgt. Danny Sullivan

1956
Everything But the Truth poster

Everything But the Truth

Movie · as Ernie Miller

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as David Marr · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1955
The Trouble with Harry poster

The Trouble with Harry

Movie · as Sam Marlowe

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Kim Stanger · 1 ep

1955
Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56

TV · 1 ep

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Joe Sullivan, Adam Barclay, Graham Johnson, Tommy Jordan, Frank Colby · 1 ep

1953
The Glass Web poster

The Glass Web

Movie · as Don Newell

1953
Escape from Fort Bravo poster

Escape from Fort Bravo

Movie · as Captain Marsh

1953
It Happens Every Thursday poster

It Happens Every Thursday

Movie · as Bob MacAvoy

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Bentley Gregg · 1 ep

1952
The Captive City poster

The Captive City

Movie · as James "Jim" C. Austin

1952
10,000 Horses Singing poster

10,000 Horses Singing

Movie · as Marv Payne

1951
American Harvest poster

American Harvest

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Captain Fisby, William Schilling · 1 ep

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as Hayden Chart, Peter Bronson, Dr. John Carter, Tony Preston · 1 ep

1951
The Red Skelton Show poster

The Red Skelton Show

TV · as Millionaire's Son · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · as Dr. Frederick Steele · 1 ep

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1950
The Jack Benny Program poster

The Jack Benny Program

TV · as John Forsythe · 1 ep

1949
Arson, Inc. poster

Arson, Inc.

Movie · as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)

1949
Suspense poster

Suspense

TV · as David, Wiltshire · 1 ep

1949
Lights Out poster

Lights Out

TV · 3 eps

1949
The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1948
The Things People Want poster

The Things People Want

Movie · as Don

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Maj. Peter Brook, Marv Payne, Capt. Sam MacKenzie, James Rexham, Judd, Pete Maynard · 7 eps

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV · 2 eps

1947
Kraft Television Theatre poster

Kraft Television Theatre

TV · 2 eps

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 2 eps

1943
Destination Tokyo poster

Destination Tokyo

Movie · as Sparks

1943
Northern Pursuit poster

Northern Pursuit

Movie · as Corporal (uncredited)