John Forsythe

John Forsythe

Acting
Born 1918-01-29 Died 2010-04-01 Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA 114 credits Golden Globe Awards 1 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1

Awards

Won 1 Golden Globe Award

Golden Globe Awards 1 won

  • — Golden Globe Awards Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won

  • — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won

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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).
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Filmography — top 60 of 114
Acting 52 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · ★ 7.5 · Self
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977 · 62% · Burt Gardner
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host, Self
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · 60% · Self - Nominee, Self
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
1976 · ★ 6.7 · Charles Townsend (voice)
Dynasty
Dynasty
1981 · 65% · Blake Carrington
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Self - Panelist
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · 80% · Michael Barnes
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Charlie King
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · Millionaire's Son
Wogan
Wogan
1982 · Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Dr. Frederick Steele
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · CSA Lt. David Marr
Climax!
Climax!
1954 · Joe Sullivan, Adam Barclay, Graham Johnson
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Host
Gargoyles
Gargoyles
1994 · ★ 8.1 · Pat Doyle (voice)
Studio One
Studio One
1948 · Maj. Peter Brook, Capt. Sam MacKenzie, James Rexham
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
1965 · Spencer Holt
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
2000 · 56% · Charlie (voice)
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · John Forsythe
Suspense
Suspense
1949 · David, Wiltshire
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Jerry Wilson / John Williams, Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · 83% · Kim Stanger
Miss Universe
Miss Universe
1955 · Host
Bachelor Father
Bachelor Father
1957 · Bentley Gregg
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003 · 50% · Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self - Host
ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67
1966 · Self
Medical Story
Medical Story
1975 · Amos Winkler
To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love
1969 · Michael Endicott
Scrooged
Scrooged
1988 · 63% · Lew Hayward
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
Christmas in Washington
Christmas in Washington
1982 · Self
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
1967 · 76% · Alvin Dewey
The Powers That Be
The Powers That Be
1992 · William Powers
...And Justice for All
...And Justice for All
1979 · 72% · Judge Henry T. Fleming
Topaz
Topaz
1969 · 58% · Michael Nordstrom
The Trouble with Harry
The Trouble with Harry
1955 · 72% · Sam Marlowe
The Lux Show
The Lux Show
1957 · Self
The John Forsythe Show
The John Forsythe Show
1965 · Major John Foster
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Captain Fisby, William Schilling
Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo
1943 · ★ 6.9 · Sparks
Blue Skies
Blue Skies
1994 · Henry Baskin
Dynasty: The Reunion
Dynasty: The Reunion
1991 · Blake Carrington
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 · Producer, Bentley Gregg
Angels Forever
Angels Forever
2000 · Self (archive)
Madame X
Madame X
1966 · Clay Anderson
Escape from Fort Bravo
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953 · ★ 6.3 · Captain Marsh
Other credits 8 credits
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Lights Out
Lights Out
1949
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Police Story
Police Story
1973
The Colbys
The Colbys
1985
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56
1955
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · 69%
Producing 1 credit
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 · Producer, Bentley Gregg
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