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John Forsythe

John Forsythe

Birthday: 1918-01-29 | Place of Birth: Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Forsythe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1988
Scrooged

as    Lew Hayward

1982
Mysterious Two

as    He

1981
Dynasty

as    Blake Carrington

1979
...And Justice for All

as    Judge Henry T. Fleming

1977
Tail Gunner Joe

as    Paul Cunningham

1977
Goodbye & Amen

as    The American Ambassador

1976
Charlie's Angels

as    Charles Townsend (voice)

1976
Amelia Earhart

as    G.P. Putnam

1975
The Deadly Tower

as    Lt. Elwood Forbes

1973
Lisa, Bright and Dark

as    William Schilling

1969
Topaz

as    Michael Nordstrom

1968
Shadow on the Land

as    Gen. Wendell Bruce

1967
In Cold Blood

as    Alvin Dewey

1966
Madame X

as    Clay Anderson

1965
The John Forsythe Show

as    Major John Foster

1964
Kitten with a Whip

as    David Stratton

1957
Bachelor Father

as    Bentley Gregg

1957
The Teahouse of the August Moon

as    Captain Fisby

1956
The Ambassador's Daughter

as    Sgt. Danny Sullivan

1955
The Trouble with Harry

as    Sam Marlowe

1953
Escape from Fort Bravo

as    Captain Marsh

1952
The Captive City

as    James "Jim" C. Austin