Person Details
Birthday: 1918-01-29 12:41:12
Death: 2010-04-01 12:41:12
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 43
TV Involvements: 32
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Forsythe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Dynasty
(1981) Blake CarringtonCharlie's Angels
(1976) Charles Townsend (voice)Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) CSA Lt. David MarrTony Awards
(1956) Self - PresenterStudio One
(1948) Pete MaynardClimax!
(1954) Frank ColbyThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(1962) Michael BarnesKraft Suspense Theatre
(1963) Maj. William 'Bill' LivingstonActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
2011 | Self (archive footage) | |
2003 | Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice) | |
2001 | Self | |
2000 | Charlie (voice) | |
1999 | Mr. Ryan (voice) | |
1998 | N/A | |
1996 | N/A | |
Self | ||
1994 | Self - Host | |
1993 | Self | |
1992 | William Powers | |
Himself | ||
1991 | Blake Carrington | |
1990 | Rex Roper | |
1988 | Lew Hayward | |
Self | ||
1987 | Joe Leary, Sr. | |
1985 | N/A | |
Self | ||
Self | ||
1982 | N/A | |
He | ||
Self | ||
Self | ||
1981 | Mike Callahan | |
Blake Carrington | ||
1980 | Postulator | |
1979 | Judge Henry T. Fleming | |
Self | ||
1978 | Reade Jamieson | |
Gen. Albert Harris | ||
Rev. Charles Mather | ||
1977 | The American Ambassador | |
E.J. Valerian | ||
Paul Cunningham | ||
1976 | G.P. Putnam | |
Charles Townsend (voice) | ||
1975 | Lt. Elwood Forbes | |
N/A | ||
1974 | Dan Overland | |
Dr. Robert Kier | ||
David Ryder | ||
1973 | William Schilling | |
N/A | ||
Paul Anderson | ||
1971 | Dr. Ron Wellesley | |
1969 | Fred Wilson | |
Michael Nordstrom | ||
N/A | ||
1968 | Gen. Wendell Bruce | |
1967 | Alvin Dewey | |
Maj. Victor P. Joppolo | ||
1966 | Self | |
Clay Anderson | ||
1965 | Spencer Holt | |
N/A | ||
1964 | David Stratton | |
Martin Young | ||
1963 | Jerry Wilson / John Williams | |
Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston | ||
N/A | ||
Self | ||
Michael Barnes | ||
1961 | N/A | |
1959 | Al Manheim | |
Wladia | ||
1957 | Self | |
Bentley Gregg | ||
Captain Fisby | ||
1956 | Ernie Miller | |
CSA Lt. David Marr | ||
Sgt. Danny Sullivan | ||
Self - Presenter | ||
1955 | N/A | |
Sam Marlowe | ||
Kim Stanger | ||
1954 | Joe Sullivan | |
Adam Barclay | ||
Graham Johnson | ||
Tommy Jordan | ||
Frank Colby | ||
1953 | Captain Marsh | |
Don Newell | ||
Bob MacAvoy | ||
Bentley Gregg | ||
1952 | James "Jim" C. Austin | |
1951 | Captain Fisby | |
William Schilling | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Hayden Chart | ||
Peter Bronson | ||
Dr. John Carter | ||
Narrator (voice) | ||
1950 | John Forsythe | |
Self | ||
Dr. Frederick Steele | ||
1949 | Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited) | |
Self | ||
David | ||
N/A | ||
Wiltshire | ||
1948 | N/A | |
Maj. Peter Brook | ||
Marv Payne | ||
Capt. Sam MacKenzie | ||
James Rexham | ||
Judd | ||
Pete Maynard | ||
N/A | ||
Self | ||
Don | ||
1946 | N/A | |
1943 | Sparks | |
Corporal (uncredited) | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1987 | Executive Producer | |
1953 | Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |