Acting

John Forsythe

Born 1918-01-29 · Penns Grove, New Jersey, USADied 2010-04-0137 series92 films

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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Acting

1996E! True Hollywood Story1 ep.
1994GargoylesPat Doyle (voice)1 ep.
1994Blue SkiesHenry Baskin1 ep.
1993Denver Clan ohne MaskeSelf2 ep.
1992The Powers That BeWilliam Powers20 ep.
1991Dynasty: The ReunionBlake Carrington2 ep.
1985The Colbys4 ep.
1982Christmas in WashingtonSelf1 ep.
1981DynastyBlake Carrington220 ep.
1976Charlie's AngelsCharles Townsend (voice)115 ep.
1975Medical StoryAmos Winkler1 ep.
1969To Rome with LoveMichael Endicott48 ep.
1966ABC Stage 67Self1 ep.
1965Run for Your LifeSpencer Holt1 ep.
1965The John Forsythe ShowMajor John Foster29 ep.
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreJerry Wilson / John Williams2 ep.
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourMichael Barnes1 ep.
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf11 ep.
1961Kraft Mystery Theatre1 ep.
1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf - Host1 ep.
1957The Lux ShowSelf1 ep.
1957Bachelor FatherBentley Gregg157 ep.
1955Playwrights '561 ep.
1954Climax!Adam Barclay5 ep.
1951Hallmark Hall of FameCaptain Fisby3 ep.
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars5 ep.
1951The Red Skelton ShowMillionaire's Son1 ep.
1950The Jack Benny ProgramJohn Forsythe1 ep.
1949Lights Out3 ep.
1949The Emmy AwardsSelf3 ep.
1949Suspense5 ep.
1948Studio One13 ep.
1948The Philco Television Playhouse2 ep.
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf5 ep.
1947Kraft Television Theatre2 ep.
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf4 ep.

Behind the camera

1953General Electric TheaterProducer1 ep.

Guest appearances

2001E! True Hollywood Story1 ep.
1999Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist1 ep.
1996GargoylesPat Doyle (voice)1 ep.
1994Blue SkiesHenry Baskin1 ep.
1989Miss UniverseHost1 ep.
1982The Emmy AwardsSelf3 ep.
1982Golden Globe AwardsSelf, Self - Nominee4 ep.
1986Christmas in WashingtonSelf1 ep.
1985The Colbys4 ep.
1985WoganSelf1 ep.
1983The Bob Hope ShowSelf1 ep.
1983The Love BoatBurt Gardner2 ep.
1982People's Choice AwardsSelf - Host1 ep.
1967The Mike Douglas ShowSelf, Self - Co-Host11 ep.
1962Hallmark Hall of FameCaptain Fisby, William Schilling3 ep.
1975Medical StoryAmos Winkler1 ep.
1974Police Story1 ep.
1965The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf3 ep.
1967The Red Skelton ShowMillionaire's Son1 ep.
1967Run for Your LifeSpencer Holt1 ep.
1967ABC Stage 67Self1 ep.
1966The Merv Griffin ShowSelf1 ep.
1966The Bell Telephone HourSelf - Host1 ep.
1965Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreCharlie King1 ep.
1964Kraft Suspense TheatreJerry Wilson / John Williams, Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston2 ep.
1963Kraft Mystery Theatre1 ep.
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourMichael Barnes1 ep.
1960Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter1 ep.
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsDr. John Carter, Hayden Chart, Peter Bronson, Tony Preston5 ep.
1955Climax!Adam Barclay, Frank Colby, Graham Johnson, Joe Sullivan5 ep.
1958The Lux ShowSelf1 ep.
1957The Jack Benny ProgramJohn Forsythe1 ep.
1957General Electric TheaterBentley Gregg1 ep.
1957Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDavid Marr1 ep.
1956Playwrights '561 ep.
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsKim Stanger1 ep.
1953The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf5 ep.
1948Studio OneCapt. Sam MacKenzie, James Rexham, Judd, Maj. Peter Brook13 ep.
1952The Philco Television Playhouse2 ep.
1951SuspenseDavid, Wiltshire5 ep.
1951Lights Out3 ep.
1951Robert Montgomery PresentsDr. Frederick Steele1 ep.
1948Kraft Television Theatre2 ep.

Also known as: Джон Форсайт · Jacob Lincoln Freund · John Lincoln Freund