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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 29, 1918
Died
April 1, 2010
Place of Birth
Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
- Джон Форсайт
- Jacob Lincoln Freund
- John Lincoln Freund
John Forsythe
1.2 Popularity
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).
Known For
7.2
Self (archive footage)
Beatles Stories
2011
5.5
Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
6.0
Self
Did you leave us, Blake?
2002
7.0
Self
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
2001
5.9
Charlie (voice)
Charlie's Angels
2000
5.8
Mr. Ryan (voice)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
1999
7.3
Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares
1998
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
6.4
Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
8.1
Pat Doyle (voice)
Gargoyles
1994
Credits
Beatles Stories
as Self (archive footage)
2011
7.2
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
2003
5.5
Did you leave us, Blake?
as Self
2002
6.0
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
as Self
2001
7.0
Charlie's Angels
as Charlie (voice)
2000
5.9
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
as Mr. Ryan (voice)
1999
5.8
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
7.3
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self
1996
6.4
Gargoyles
as Pat Doyle (voice)
1994
8.1
🎬
Blue Skies
as Henry Baskin
1994
0.0
Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies
as Self - Host
1994
0.0
Denver Clan ohne Maske
as Self
1993
0.0
The Powers That Be
as William Powers
1992
8.3
Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic
as Himself
1992
0.0
Dynasty: The Reunion
as Blake Carrington
1991
6.0
Opposites Attract
as Rex Roper
1990
0.0
Scrooged
as Lew Hayward
1988
6.8
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
1988
6.0
On Fire
as Joe Leary, Sr.
1987
0.0
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self
1986
9.0
The Colbys
1985
6.1
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
8.0
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
1985
7.7
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
as Self - Host
1983
8.0
🎬
Christmas in Washington
as Self
1982
7.5
Mysterious Two
as He
1982
5.8
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
6.7
Sizzle
as Mike Callahan
1981
0.0
Dynasty
as Blake Carrington
1981
6.4
A Time for Miracles
as Postulator
1980
6.0
...And Justice for All
as Judge Henry T. Fleming
1979
7.1
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1979
6.2
The Users
as Reade Jamieson
1978
1.0
With This Ring
as Gen. Albert Harris
1978
0.0
Cruise Into Terror
as Rev. Charles Mather
1978
4.7
Goodbye & Amen
as The American Ambassador
1977
6.2
The Love Boat
as Burt Gardner
1977
6.3
Never Con a Killer
as E.J. Valerian
1977
0.0
Tail Gunner Joe
as Paul Cunningham
1977
6.0
Amelia Earhart
as G.P. Putnam
1976
0.0
Charlie's Angels
as Charles Townsend (voice)
1976
6.7
Charlie's Angels
as Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)
1976
0.0
The Deadly Tower
as Lt. Elwood Forbes
1975
6.6
Medical Story
1975
3.0
Terror on the 40th Floor
as Dan Overland
1974
4.2
The Healers
as Dr. Robert Kier
1974
0.0
Cry Panic
as David Ryder
1974
6.8
Lisa, Bright and Dark
as William Schilling
1973
0.0
Police Story
1973
6.9
The Letters
as Paul Anderson
1973
6.2
Murder Once Removed
as Dr. Ron Wellesley
1971
4.8
The Happy Ending
as Fred Wilson
1969
6.0
Topaz
as Michael Nordstrom
1969
6.0
To Rome with Love
as Michael Endicott
1969
5.0
Shadow on the Land
as Gen. Wendell Bruce
1968
8.0
In Cold Blood
as Alvin Dewey
1967
7.5
A Bell for Adano
as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
1967
0.0
ABC Stage 67
as Self
1966
6.2
Madame X
as Clay Anderson
1966
6.4
Run for Your Life
as Spencer Holt
1965
7.2
🎬
The John Forsythe Show
as Major John Foster
1965
5.0
Kitten with a Whip
as David Stratton
1964
5.1
See How They Run
as Martin Young
1964
4.0
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Jerry Wilson / John Williams
1963
5.3
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston
1963
5.3
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Charlie King
1963
5.7
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Michael Barnes
1962
7.8
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
6.0
What Makes Sammy Run?
as Al Manheim
1959
7.0
Dubrovsky
as Wladia
1959
4.8
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self - Host
1959
7.3
🎬
The Lux Show
as Self
1957
6.0
Bachelor Father
as Bentley Gregg
1957
6.0
Everything But the Truth
as Ernie Miller
1956
8.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as CSA Lt. David Marr
1956
6.0
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Sgt. Danny Sullivan
1956
4.3
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
🎬
Playwrights '56
1955
6.0
The Trouble with Harry
as Sam Marlowe
1955
7.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Kim Stanger
1955
7.8
Miss Universe
as Host
1955
6.0
Climax!
as Joe Sullivan
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Adam Barclay
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Graham Johnson
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Tommy Jordan
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Frank Colby
1954
3.3
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Captain Marsh
1953
6.2
The Glass Web
as Don Newell
1953
6.0
It Happens Every Thursday
as Bob MacAvoy
1953
6.2
General Electric Theater
as Bentley Gregg
1953
6.4
The Captive City
as James "Jim" C. Austin
1952
6.1
10,000 Horses Singing
as Marv Payne
1952
0.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Fisby
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as William Schilling
1951
8.6
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Hayden Chart
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Peter Bronson
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dr. John Carter
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Tony Preston
1951
7.2
The Red Skelton Show
as Millionaire's Son
1951
7.4
American Harvest
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1951
0.0
The Jack Benny Program
as John Forsythe
1950
7.8
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
7.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Dr. Frederick Steele
1950
5.6
Lights Out
1949
5.8
Arson, Inc.
as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
1949
5.3
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9
Suspense
as David
1949
4.9
Suspense
1949
4.9
Suspense
as Wiltshire
1949
4.9
Studio One
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Maj. Peter Brook
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Capt. Sam MacKenzie
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Marv Payne
1948
5.0
Studio One
as James Rexham
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Judd
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Pete Maynard
1948
5.0
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
6.3
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
The Things People Want
as Don
1948
0.0
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
7.5
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
1944
7.2
Destination Tokyo
as Sparks
1943
6.8
Northern Pursuit
as Corporal (uncredited)
1943
6.0