Actor
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 Worl ...

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