Acting · Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA · Born January 29, 1918
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).
MovieThis Is Joan Collins
2022
as Self (Archive Footage)
MovieBeatles Stories
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCharlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
MovieDid you leave us, Blake?
2002
as Self
Movie'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
2001
as Self
MovieCharlie's Angels
2000
as Charlie (voice)
MovieAngels Forever
2000
as Self (archive)
MovieWe Wish You a Merry Christmas
1999
as Mr. Ryan (voice)
TVHollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieShirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self
TVGargoyles
1994
as Pat Doyle (voice)
Blue Skies
1994
as Henry Baskin
MovieUniversal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies
1994
as Self - Host
TVDenver Clan ohne Maske
1993
as Self
TVThe Powers That Be
1992
as William Powers
MovieUniversal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic
1992
as Himself
TVDynasty: The Reunion
1991
as Blake Carrington
MovieOpposites Attract
1990
as Rex Roper
MovieScrooged
1988
as Lew Hayward
MovieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
MovieOn Fire
1987
as Joe Leary, Sr.
MovieKraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
as Self
TVThe Colbys
1985
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieDisneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
1985
as Self
MovieGeorge Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
as Self - Host
Christmas in Washington
1982
as Self
MovieMysterious Two
1982
as He
TVWogan
1982
as Self
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MovieSizzle
1981
as Mike Callahan
TVDynasty
1981
as Blake Carrington
MovieA Time for Miracles
1980
as Postulator
Movie...And Justice for All
1979
as Judge Henry T. Fleming
MovieThe Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
MovieThe Users
1978
as Reade Jamieson
MovieWith This Ring
1978
as Gen. Albert Harris
MovieCruise Into Terror
1978
as Rev. Charles Mather
MovieGoodbye & Amen
1977
as The American Ambassador
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Burt Gardner
MovieNever Con a Killer
1977
as E.J. Valerian
MovieTail Gunner Joe
1977
as Paul Cunningham
MovieAmelia Earhart
1976
as G.P. Putnam
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Charles Townsend (voice)
MovieCharlie's Angels
1976
as Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThe Deadly Tower
1975
as Lt. Elwood Forbes
TVMedical Story
1975
as Amos Winkler
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Host
MovieTerror on the 40th Floor
1974
as Dan Overland
MovieThe Healers
1974
as Dr. Robert Kier
MovieCry Panic
1974
as David Ryder
MovieLisa, Bright and Dark
1973
as William Schilling
TVPolice Story
1973
MovieThe Letters
1973
as Paul Anderson
MovieMurder Once Removed
1971
as Dr. Ron Wellesley
MovieThe Happy Ending
1969
as Fred Wilson
MovieTopaz
1969
as Michael Nordstrom
TVTo Rome with Love
1969
as Michael Endicott
MovieShadow on the Land
1968
as Gen. Wendell Bruce
MovieIn Cold Blood
1967
as Alvin Dewey
MovieA Bell for Adano
1967
as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
TVABC Stage 67
1966
as Self
MovieMadame X
1966
as Clay Anderson
TVRun for Your Life
1965
as Spencer Holt
The John Forsythe Show
1965
as Major John Foster
MovieKitten with a Whip
1964
as David Stratton
MovieSee How They Run
1964
as Martin Young
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Jerry Wilson / John Williams
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Charlie King
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Michael Barnes
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
TVKraft Mystery Theatre
1961
MovieWhat Makes Sammy Run?
1959
as Al Manheim
MovieDubrovsky
1959
as Wladia
TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self - Host
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
TVBachelor Father
1957
as Bentley Gregg
MovieEverything But the Truth
1956
as Ernie Miller
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as CSA Lt. David Marr
MovieThe Ambassador's Daughter
1956
as Sgt. Danny Sullivan
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Playwrights '56
1955
MovieThe Trouble with Harry
1955
as Sam Marlowe
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Kim Stanger
TVMiss Universe
1955
as Host
TVClimax!
1954
as Joe Sullivan
MovieEscape from Fort Bravo
1953
as Captain Marsh
MovieThe Glass Web
1953
as Don Newell
MovieIt Happens Every Thursday
1953
as Bob MacAvoy
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Bentley Gregg
MovieThe Captive City
1952
as James "Jim" C. Austin
Movie10,000 Horses Singing
1952
as Marv Payne
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Captain Fisby
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as Millionaire's Son
MovieAmerican Harvest
1951
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVThe Jack Benny Program
1950
as John Forsythe
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Dr. Frederick Steele
TVLights Out
1949
MovieArson, Inc.
1949
as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TVSuspense
1949
as David
TVStudio One
1948
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieThe Things People Want
1948
as Don
TVKraft Television Theatre
1947
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MovieDestination Tokyo
1943
as Sparks
MovieNorthern Pursuit
1943
as Corporal (uncredited)
