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

Charlie's Angels
Average
7

Charlie's Angels

(1976) Charles Townsend (voice)
Dynasty
Average
6

Dynasty

(1981) Blake Carrington
Robert Montgomery Presents
Average
4

Robert Montgomery Presents

(1950) Dr. Frederick Steele
Tony Awards
Average
6

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Presenter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Average
8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Kim Stanger
Suspense
Average
4

Suspense

(1949) Wiltshire
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Average
5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

(1963) Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Average
8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

(1962) Michael Barnes

Acting

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 N/A
Spencer Holt
1964 David Stratton
Martin Young
1963 Jerry Wilson / John Williams
Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston
N/A
1962 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 Frank Colby
Adam Barclay
Graham Johnson
Joe Sullivan
Tommy Jordan
1953 Captain Marsh
Don Newell
Bob MacAvoy
Bentley Gregg
1952 James "Jim" C. Austin
1951 N/A
Captain Fisby
William Schilling
Dr. John Carter
Hayden Chart
N/A
Peter Bronson
Narrator (voice)
1950 John Forsythe
Self
Dr. Frederick Steele
1949 Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
Self
Wiltshire
David
N/A
1948 Capt. Sam MacKenzie
James Rexham
Judd
Marv Payne
Pete Maynard
Maj. Peter Brook
N/A
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

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