John Forsythe

Born: 1918-01-29, Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA

Died: 2010-04-01

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

• The Love Boat (1977)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
• Dynasty (1981)
• Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
• Studio One (1948)
• The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
• Gargoyles (1994)
• Climax! (1954)
• Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
• Suspense (1949)
• Run for Your Life (1965)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
• Charlie's Angels (2000)
• Police Story (1973)
• The Jack Benny Program (1950)
• The Colbys (1985)
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
• Medical Story (1975)
• Scrooged (1988)
• ...And Justice for All (1979)
• In Cold Blood (1967)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
• Madame X (1966)
• Dynasty: The Reunion (1991)
• The Trouble with Harry (1955)
• E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
• Destination Tokyo (1943)
• Mysterious Two (1982)
• Northern Pursuit (1943)