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John Forsythe

Actor / Television Producer | * 01/29/1918 († 92, 04/01/2010) | Penns Grove, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
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John Forsythe (January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, film/television actor, producer, narrator, drama teacher and philanthropist whose career spanned six decades. He also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety shows and as a panelist on numerous game shows. His acting career began in films in 1943. He signed up with Warner Bros. at age 25 as a minor contract player, but he starred in The Captive City (1952) and co-starred opposite Loretta Young in It Happens Every Thursday (1953), Edmund Gwenn and Shirley MacLaine in The Trouble with Harry (1955), and Olivia de Havilland in The Ambassador's Daughter (1956). He also enjoyed a long successful television career, starring in three television series in three genres: as the single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the sitcom Bachelor Father (1957–1962); as the unseen milliona... ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for John Forsythe

Golden Globe Awards Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with John Forsythe as Actor(48)

as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Charlie (voice)2000 Charlie's Angels
as Rex Roper1990 Opposites Attract
as Lew Hayward1988 Scrooged
as Joe Leary, Sr.1987 On Fire
as He1982 Mysterious Two
as Mike Callahan1981 Sizzle
as Postulator1980 A Time for Miracles
as Judge Henry T. Fleming1979 ...And Justice for All
as Reade Jamieson1978 The Users
as Gen. Albert Harris1978 With This Ring
as Rev. Charles Mather1978 Cruise Into Terror
as The American Ambassador1977 Goodbye & Amen
as Paul Cunningham1977 Tail Gunner Joe
as E.J. Valerian1977 Never Con a Killer
as G.P. Putnam1976 Amelia Earhart
as Lt. Elwood Forbes1975 The Deadly Tower
as Dan Overland1974 Terror on the 40th Floor
as David Ryder1974 Cry Panic
as Dr. Robert Kier1974 The Healers
as William Schilling1973 Lisa, Bright and Dark
as Paul Anderson1973 The Letters
as Dr. Ron Wellesley1971 Murder Once Removed
as Fred Wilson1969 The Happy Ending
as Michael Nordstrom1969 Topaz
as Gen. Wendell Bruce1968 Shadow on the Land
as Alvin Dewey1967 In Cold Blood
as Clayton Anderson V1966 Madame X
as David Stratton1964 Kitten with a Whip
as Martin Young1964 See How They Run
as Wladia1959 Dubrowsky
as Al Manheim1959 What Makes Sammy Run?
as Captain Fisby1957 The Teahouse of the August Moon
as Sgt. Danny Sullivan1956 The Ambassador's Daughter
as Ernie Miller1956 Everything But the Truth
as Sam Marlowe1955 The Trouble with Harry
as Don Newell1953 The Glass Web
as Captain Marsh1953 Escape from Fort Bravo
as Bob MacAvoy1953 It Happens Every Thursday
as James "Jim" C. Austin1952 The Captive City
as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)1949 Arson, Inc.
as Sparks1943 Destination Tokyo
as Corporal (uncredited)1943 Northern Pursuit

TV Shows/Series with John Forsythe as Actor(53)

as William Powers1992 The Powers That Be
as Blake Carrington1991 Dynasty: The Reunion
as himself1982 Wogan
as Blake Carrington1981 Dynasty
as Charles Townsend (voice)1976 Charlie's Angels
as himself1966 ABC Stage 67
as Spencer Holt1965 Run for Your Life
as Jerry Wilson / John Williams1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Michael Barnes1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as himself1957 The Lux Show
as Bentley Gregg1957 Bachelor Father
as CSA Lt. David Marr1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Kim Stanger1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Joe Sullivan1954 Climax!
as Adam Barclay1954 Climax!
as Graham Johnson1954 Climax!
as Tommy Jordan1954 Climax!
as Frank Colby1954 Climax!
as Bentley Gregg1953 GE Theater
as Hayden Chart1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Peter Bronson1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dr. John Carter1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Captain Fisby1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as William Schilling1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Frederick Steele1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as himself1950 The Jack Benny Program
as David1949 Suspense
as Wiltshire1949 Suspense
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Maj. Peter Brook1948 Studio One
as Marv Payne1948 Studio One
as Capt. Sam MacKenzie1948 Studio One
as James Rexham1948 Studio One
as Judd1948 Studio One
as Pete Maynard1948 Studio One

Movies with John Forsythe as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer1987 On Fire

TV Shows/Series with John Forsythe as Crew(1)

Production/Producer1953 GE Theater

Full Name: John Forsythe
Born: Tuesday, 01/29 1918 (January) in Penns Grove, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 04/01 2010 (April) in Santa Ynez (aged: 92)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Abraham Lincoln High School
Other names for John Forsythe (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Джон Форсайт"
"John Lincoln Freund"
John Forsythe frequently works together with these people:
Charlton Heston (32x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (30x, Actor)
E.G. Marshall (29x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (29x, Actor)
John Newland (29x, Crew)
Harry Townes (28x, Actor)
Eddie Albert (27x, Actor)
James Gregory (26x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (24x, Actor)
Skip Homeier (24x, Actor)
Robert H. Harris (23x, Actor)
Alfred Hitchcock (7x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6566, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024