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John Forsythe

John Forsythe

Birthday: 1918-01-29 | Place of Birth: Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA

​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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2011
Beatles Stories

as    Self (archive footage)

2002
Did you leave us, Blake?

as    Self

2000
Charlie's Angels

as    Charlie (voice)

1999
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

as    Mr. Ryan (voice)

1993
Denver Clan ohne Maske

as    Self

1992
The Powers That Be

as    William Powers

1991
Dynasty: The Reunion

as    Blake Carrington

1990
Opposites Attract

as    Rex Roper

1988
Scrooged

as    Lew Hayward

1982
Mysterious Two

as    He

1981
Dynasty

as    Blake Carrington

1980
A Time for Miracles

as    Postulator

1979
...And Justice for All

as    Judge Henry T. Fleming

1978
The Users

as    Reade Jamieson

1977
Never Con a Killer

as    E.J. Valerian

1977
Tail Gunner Joe

as    Paul Cunningham

1977
Goodbye & Amen

as    The American Ambassador

1976
Charlie's Angels

as    Charles Townsend (voice)

1976
Amelia Earhart

as    G.P. Putnam

1975
The Deadly Tower

as    Lt. Elwood Forbes

1974
Cry Panic

as    David Ryder

1974
The Healers

as    Dr. Robert Kier

1973
The Letters

as    Paul Anderson

1973
Lisa, Bright and Dark

as    William Schilling