John Forsythe

Actor

Born: January 29, 1918 (92 years old)

Died: April 1, 2010

Place of birth: Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA

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 (47)

• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
• Beatles Stories (2011, ★ 7.2)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955, ★ 7.8)
• Run for Your Life (1965, ★ 7.2)
• Gargoyles (1994, ★ 8.1)
• The Trouble with Harry (1955, ★ 7)
• ...And Justice for All (1979, ★ 7.1)
• In Cold Blood (1967, ★ 7.5)
• 'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over (2001, ★ 7)
• Hollywood Squares (1998, ★ 7.3)
• The Jack Benny Program (1950, ★ 7.8)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962, ★ 7.9)
• Topaz (1969, ★ 6)
• Charlie's Angels (2000, ★ 5.9)
• Destination Tokyo (1943, ★ 6.8)
• Scrooged (1988, ★ 6.8)
• Madame X (1966, ★ 6.4)
• The Glass Web (1953, ★ 6.1)
• The Captive City (1952, ★ 6)
• Escape from Fort Bravo (1953, ★ 6.3)
• The Deadly Tower (1975, ★ 6.6)
• The Happy Ending (1969, ★ 6)
• It Happens Every Thursday (1953, ★ 6.2)
• Goodbye & Amen (1977, ★ 6.4)
• Cry Panic (1974, ★ 6.8)
• Mysterious Two (1982, ★ 5.8)
• Northern Pursuit (1943, ★ 6)
• Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996, ★ 6.4)
• The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979, ★ 6.2)
• Charlie's Angels (1976, ★ 6.7)