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John Forsythe

Acting Born Jan 29, 1918 Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA 24 credits

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).

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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Run for Your Life

as Spencer Holt

Dynasty

as Blake Carrington

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Dr. Frederick Steele
  • The Love Boat (1977) as Burt Gardner
  • Run for Your Life (1965) as Spencer Holt
  • Dynasty (1981) as Blake Carrington
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self
  • The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Charlie King
  • Charlie's Angels (1976) as Charles Townsend (voice)
  • Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
  • Lights Out (1949)
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Michael Barnes
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as CSA Lt. David Marr
  • Climax! (1954) as Joe Sullivan
  • Climax! (1954) as Adam Barclay
  • Climax! (1954) as Graham Johnson
  • Climax! (1954) as Tommy Jordan
  • Climax! (1954) as Frank Colby
  • Wogan (1982) as Self