John Forsythe
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).
114 acting credits
Acting · 114
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Love Boat
1977
Charlie's Angels
1976
Dynasty
1981
Hollywood Squares
1998
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Tony Awards
1956
Climax!
1954
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Wogan
1982
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Run for Your Life
1965
Studio One
1948
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Gargoyles
1994
People's Choice Awards
1975
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Jack Benny Program
1950
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Police Story
1973
The Colbys
1985
Lights Out
1949
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Suspense
1949
Miss Universe
1955
Bachelor Father
1957
ABC Stage 67
1966
Charlie's Angels
2000
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
Medical Story
1975
Playwrights '56
1955
The Emmy Awards
1949
To Rome with Love
1969
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
The Powers That Be
1992
General Electric Theater
1953
Scrooged
1988
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
The Lux Show
1957
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
...And Justice for All
1979
Christmas in Washington
1982
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Blue Skies
1994
In Cold Blood
1967
Topaz
1969
The Trouble with Harry
1955
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
The John Forsythe Show
1965
Dynasty: The Reunion
1991
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Kitten with a Whip
1964
Madame X
1966
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
Destination Tokyo
1943
Denver Clan ohne Maske
1993
The Deadly Tower
1975
The Happy Ending
1969
The Users
1978
The Letters
1973
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
Northern Pursuit
1943
On Fire
1987
The Glass Web
1953
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956
Sizzle
1981
Never Con a Killer
1977
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974
Shadow on the Land
1968
The Healers
1974
Dubrovsky
1959
Beatles Stories
2011
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
With This Ring
1978
This Is Joan Collins
2022
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
A Time for Miracles
1980
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
1985
Murder Once Removed
1971
Mysterious Two
1982
Amelia Earhart
1976
It Happens Every Thursday
1953
Lisa, Bright and Dark
1973
See How They Run
1964
Cruise Into Terror
1978
A Bell for Adano
1967
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
2001
Charlie's Angels
1976
Cry Panic
1974
Everything But the Truth
1956
The Captive City
1952
Opposites Attract
1990
What Makes Sammy Run?
1959
Goodbye & Amen
1977
Arson, Inc.
1949
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
1999
The Things People Want
1948
Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic
1992
10,000 Horses Singing
1952
Did you leave us, Blake?
2002
American Harvest
1951
Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies
1994
Angels Forever
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