John Forsythe
Acting
Biography
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).
As actor 115
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Hollywood Squares
1998
The Love Boat
1977
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Tony Awards
1956
Dynasty
1981
Wogan
1982
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Studio One
1948
Charlie's Angels
1976
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Climax!
1954
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Gargoyles
1994
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Run for Your Life
1965
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Bob Hope Show
1950
The Jack Benny Program
1950
People's Choice Awards
1975
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Police Story
1973
Miss Universe
1955
Charlie's Angels
2000
Suspense
1949
Lights Out
1949
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
The Colbys
1985
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Bachelor Father
1957
ABC Stage 67
1966
Medical Story
1975
To Rome with Love
1969
Scrooged
1988
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Powers That Be
1992
The Emmy Awards
1949
...And Justice for All
1979
Playwrights '56
1955
The Trouble with Harry
1955
In Cold Blood
1967
The Lux Show
1957
The John Forsythe Show
1965
Topaz
1969
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Christmas in Washington
1982
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
General Electric Theater
1953
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
Dynasty: The Reunion
1991
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Blue Skies
1994
Destination Tokyo
1943
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Angels Forever
2000
Madame X
1966
Kitten with a Whip
1964
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
The Deadly Tower
1975
Goodbye & Amen
1977
Denver Clan ohne Maske
1993
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
This Is Joan Collins
2022
Mysterious Two
1982
The Happy Ending
1969
See How They Run
1964
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
1999
The Captive City
1952
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
James Dean: Forever Young
2005
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
1985
Shadow on the Land
1968
Cruise Into Terror
1978
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
It Happens Every Thursday
1953
Everything But the Truth
1956
The Letters
1973
American Harvest
1951
What Makes Sammy Run?
1959
Northern Pursuit
1943
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956
Sizzle
1981
Never Con a Killer
1977
The Healers
1974
A Bell for Adano
1967
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
2001
Lisa, Bright and Dark
1973
Murder Once Removed
1971
The Users
1978
The Glass Web
1953
Arson, Inc.
1949
A Time for Miracles
1980
With This Ring
1978
On Fire
1987
10,000 Horses Singing
1952
Dubrovsky
1959
Cry Panic
1974
Did you leave us, Blake?
2002
Amelia Earhart
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
The Things People Want
1948
Opposites Attract
1990
Beatles Stories
2011
Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic
1992
Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies
1994