John Forsythe
Birthday: 1918-01-29
Deathday: 2010-04-01
Birthplace: Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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).
Credits
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2003-06-25 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice) |
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2000-11-02 | Charlie's Angels | Charlie (voice) |
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1999-01-01 | We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Mr. Ryan (voice) |
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1990-10-16 | Opposites Attract | Rex Roper |
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1988-11-22 | Scrooged | Lew Hayward |
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1987-01-05 | On Fire | Joe Leary, Sr. |
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1982-05-31 | Mysterious Two | He |
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1981-11-29 | Sizzle | Mike Callahan |
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1980-12-21 | A Time for Miracles | Postulator |
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1979-10-19 | ...And Justice for All | Judge Henry T. Fleming |
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1978-10-01 | The Users | Reade Jamieson |
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1978-05-05 | With This Ring | Gen. Albert Harris |
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1978-02-03 | Cruise Into Terror | Rev. Charles Mather |
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1977-12-23 | Goodbye & Amen | The American Ambassador |
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1977-05-13 | Never Con a Killer | E.J. Valerian |
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1977-02-06 | Tail Gunner Joe | Paul Cunningham |
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1976-10-25 | Amelia Earhart | G.P. Putnam |
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1975-10-18 | The Deadly Tower | Lt. Elwood Forbes |
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1974-09-17 | Terror on the 40th Floor | Dan Overland |
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1974-05-22 | The Healers | Dr. Robert Kier |
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1974-02-06 | Cry Panic | David Ryder |
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1973-11-28 | Lisa, Bright and Dark | William Schilling |
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1973-03-03 | The Letters | Paul Anderson |
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1971-10-29 | Murder Once Removed | Dr. Ron Wellesley |
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1969-12-21 | The Happy Ending | Fred Wilson |
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1969-12-17 | Topaz | Michael Nordstrom |
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1968-12-04 | Shadow on the Land | Gen. Wendell Bruce |
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1967-12-15 | In Cold Blood | Alvin Dewey |
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1967-11-11 | A Bell for Adano | Maj. Victor P. Joppolo |
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1966-03-03 | Madame X | Clay Anderson |
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1964-11-04 | Kitten with a Whip | David Stratton |
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1964-10-07 | See How They Run | Martin Young |
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1959-09-27 | What Makes Sammy Run? | Al Manheim |
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1959-02-11 | Dubrowsky | Wladia |
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1956-12-01 | Everything But the Truth | Ernie Miller |
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1956-07-26 | The Ambassador's Daughter | Sgt. Danny Sullivan |
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1955-10-03 | The Trouble with Harry | Sam Marlowe |
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1953-12-04 | Escape from Fort Bravo | Captain Marsh |
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1953-11-11 | The Glass Web | Don Newell |
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1953-04-22 | It Happens Every Thursday | Bob MacAvoy |
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1952-03-26 | The Captive City | James "Jim" C. Austin |
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1952-03-03 | 10,000 Horses Singing | Marv Payne |
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1949-06-24 | Arson, Inc. | Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited) |
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1948-01-01 | The Things People Want | Don |
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1943-12-31 | Destination Tokyo | Sparks |
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1943-11-07 | Northern Pursuit | Corporal (uncredited) |