ACTOR · FROM PENNS GROVE, USA
John Forsythe
1918–201080 credits since 1943
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ABOUT JOHN
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born29 January 1918
Died1 April 2010
BirthplacePenns Grove, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora33 of 78 titles
Known for
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 33
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- The Alfred Hitchcock HourIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1943
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
2 titles · IMDb 5.3 on average
Movieas Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
Movieas Charlie (voice)
The 1990s
6 titles · IMDb 8.0 on average
as Mr. Ryan (voice)
Seriesas Pat Doyle (voice) · 1 episode
Blue Skies
Not on Cineoraas Henry Baskin · 1 episode
as William Powers · 20 episodes
as Blake Carrington · 2 episodes
as Rex Roper
The 1980s
7 titles · IMDb 6.5 on averageMovieas Lew Hayward
as Joe Leary, Sr.
Series4 episodes
as He
as Mike Callahan
Seriesas Blake Carrington · 220 episodes
as Postulator
The 1970s
20 titles · IMDb 6.5 on averageMovieas Judge Henry T. Fleming
as Reade Jamieson
as Gen. Albert Harris
as Rev. Charles Mather
Movieas The American Ambassador
Seriesas Burt Gardner · 2 episodes
as E.J. Valerian
as Paul Cunningham
The 1960s
14 titles · IMDb 6.8 on averageMovieas Fred Wilson
Movieas Michael Nordstrom
as Michael Endicott · 48 episodes
as Gen. Wendell Bruce
Movieas Alvin Dewey
as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
Movieas Clay Anderson
as Spencer Holt · 1 episode
The 1950s
21 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
as Al Manheim
as Wladia
as Bentley Gregg · 157 episodes
as Ernie Miller
Seriesas David Marr · 1 episode
as Sgt. Danny Sullivan
Premonition
Not on Cineoraas Kim Stranger
Playwrights '56
Not on Cineora1 episode
The 1940s
8 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
Seriesas David · 1 episode
Seriesas Maj. Peter Brook · 7 episodes
2 episodes
as Don
2 episodes
Movieas Sparks
Movieas Corporal (uncredited)
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in John’s titles.
Alfred HitchcockThe Trouble with Harry, Topaz and 2 more
Drew BarrymoreCharlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Lucy LiuCharlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Cameron DiazCharlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Crispin GloverCharlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Bill MurrayCharlie's Angels and Scrooged
Ricardo MontalbanMadame X and The Colbys
Richard Anderson
