
John Forsythe
Acting
Born 1918-01-29 · Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA
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

Dynasty
1981 · TV

Bachelor Father
1957 · TV

Charlie's Angels
1976 · TV

To Rome with Love
1969 · TV

The Powers That Be
1992 · TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV

Studio One
1948 · TV

The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV

The Colbys
1985 · TV

Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV

The Love Boat
1977 · TV

Lights Out
1949 · TV

The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · TV

Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · TV

Dynasty: The Reunion
1991 · TV

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · TV

Hollywood Squares
1998 · TV

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · TV

People's Choice Awards
1975 · TV

Gargoyles
1994 · TV

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV

Run for Your Life
1965 · TV

Climax!
1954 · TV

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV

The Jack Benny Program
1950 · TV

Denver Clan ohne Maske
1993 · TV

Police Story
1973 · TV

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · TV

E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV

ABC Stage 67
1966 · TV

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961 · TV

Suspense
1949 · TV

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV

General Electric Theater
1953 · TV

Medical Story
1975 · TV

Tony Awards
1956 · TV

Wogan
1982 · TV

The Red Skelton Show
1951 · TV

The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV

The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV

Miss Universe
1955 · TV