John Forsythe
Acting
🎂 1918-01-29
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).
Cast credits(130)
Self
1962
Self
1962
Dr. Frederick Steele
1950
Charles Townsend (voice)
1976
Self
1948
John Forsythe
1950
Millionaire's Son
1951
Self - Co-Host
1961
Self
1961
Spencer Holt
1965
Self - Panelist
1998
Michael Barnes
1962
Self - Nominee
1944
Self
1944
Self
1950
David
1949
1949
Wiltshire
1949
1948
Maj. Peter Brook
1948
Capt. Sam MacKenzie
1948
Marv Payne
1948
James Rexham
1948
Judd
1948
Pete Maynard
1948
1948
CSA Lt. David Marr
1956
1947
1973
Self - Presenter
1956
Pat Doyle (voice)
1994
Burt Gardner
1977
Charlie King
1963
Blake Carrington
1981
Joe Sullivan
1954
Adam Barclay
1954
Graham Johnson
1954
Tommy Jordan
1954
Frank Colby
1954
Major John Foster
1965
Self
1957
Self - Host
1959
Jerry Wilson / John Williams
1963
Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston
1963
Bentley Gregg
1957
1985
Self
1949
1961
Michael Endicott
1969
Captain Fisby
1951
1951
William Schilling
1951
Self
1982
Kim Stanger
1955
Host
1955
1949
Self
1982
William Powers
1992
1975
1996
Self
1993
Charlie (voice)
2000
1955
Self
1966
Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
2003
Bentley Gregg
1953
1951
Hayden Chart
1951
Peter Bronson
1951
Dr. John Carter
1951
Tony Preston
1951
Lew Hayward
1988
Judge Henry T. Fleming
1979
Michael Nordstrom
1969
Sam Marlowe
1955
Alvin Dewey
1967
Sparks
1943
Blake Carrington
1991
Self
1985
Captain Marsh
1953
Self
1996
David Ryder
1974
Sgt. Danny Sullivan
1956
Clay Anderson
1966
Corporal (uncredited)
1943
Self (archive footage)
2011
Self
1982
Dr. Ron Wellesley
1971
Fred Wilson
1969
Paul Cunningham
1977
Mike Callahan
1981
Self
1979
The American Ambassador
1977
Bob MacAvoy
1953
Self
1985
James "Jim" C. Austin
1952
Self - Host
1983
Gen. Wendell Bruce
1968
Self
1986
He
1982
David Stratton
1964
Reade Jamieson
1978
Self
1988
Don Newell
1953
G.P. Putnam
1976
Paul Anderson
1973
Lt. Elwood Forbes
1975
Martin Young
1964
Rev. Charles Mather
1978
Mr. Ryan (voice)
1999
Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
1967
Ernie Miller
1956
William Schilling
1973
Dr. Robert Kier
1974
E.J. Valerian
1977
Al Manheim
1959
Wladia
1959
Postulator
1980
Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
1949
Joe Leary, Sr.
1987
Dan Overland
1974
Marv Payne
1952
Rex Roper
1990
Gen. Albert Harris
1978
Self
2002
Self
2001
Himself
1992
Self - Host
1994
Don
1948
Self - Narrator (voice)
1951