Acting
John Forsythe
EN, NO, IT cinema · 64 credits
Born
29 January 1918
Died
1 April 2010 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Джон Форсайт · Jacob Lincoln Freund · John Lincoln Freund
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).
Known for
Filmography
This Is Joan Collins
as Self (Archive Footage)
Beatles Stories
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Forever Young
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
Charlie's Angels
as Charlie (voice)
Angels Forever
as Self (archive)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
as Mr. Ryan (voice)
Opposites Attract
as Rex Roper
Scrooged
as Lew Hayward
On Fire
as Joe Leary, Sr., Executive Producer
Sizzle
as Mike Callahan
A Time for Miracles
as Postulator
...And Justice for All
as Judge Henry T. Fleming
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Cruise Into Terror
as Rev. Charles Mather
With This Ring
as Gen. Albert Harris
The Users
as Reade Jamieson
Tail Gunner Joe
as Paul Cunningham
Goodbye & Amen
as The American Ambassador
Never Con a Killer
as E.J. Valerian
Amelia Earhart
as G.P. Putnam
Charlie's Angels
as Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)
The Deadly Tower
as Lt. Elwood Forbes
Terror on the 40th Floor
as Dan Overland
Cry Panic
as David Ryder
The Healers
as Dr. Robert Kier
The Letters
as Paul Anderson
Lisa, Bright and Dark
as William Schilling
Murder Once Removed
as Dr. Ron Wellesley
Topaz
as Michael Nordstrom
The Happy Ending
as Fred Wilson
Shadow on the Land
as Gen. Wendell Bruce
In Cold Blood
as Alvin Dewey
A Bell for Adano
as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
Madame X
as Clay Anderson
Kitten with a Whip
as David Stratton
See How They Run
as Martin Young
Dubrovsky
as Wladia
What Makes Sammy Run?
as Al Manheim
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Sgt. Danny Sullivan
Everything But the Truth
as Ernie Miller
The Trouble with Harry
as Sam Marlowe
The Glass Web
as Don Newell
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Captain Marsh
It Happens Every Thursday
as Bob MacAvoy
The Captive City
as James "Jim" C. Austin
10,000 Horses Singing
as Marv Payne
American Harvest
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Arson, Inc.
as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
Destination Tokyo
as Sparks
Northern Pursuit
as Corporal (uncredited)