Person
John Forsythe
Born 29 January 1918 Died 1 April 2010, aged 92 Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA TMDB ↗
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).
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25age in their first credit on record (1943)
60years on screen and counting
9credits in 1951, their busiest year
100dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 85 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
Age: 82 Charlie's Angels
2000as Charlie (voice)
Age: 81 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
1999as Mr. Ryan (voice)
Age: 72 Opposites Attract
1990as Rex Roper
Age: 70 Scrooged
1988as Lew Hayward
Age: 68 On Fire
1987as Joe Leary, Sr.
Age: 64 Mysterious Two
1982as He
Age: 63 Sizzle
1981as Mike Callahan
Age: 62 A Time for Miracles
1980as Postulator
Age: 61 ...And Justice for All
1979as Judge Henry T. Fleming
Age: 60 The Users
1978as Reade Jamieson
Age: 60 With This Ring
1978as Gen. Albert Harris
Age: 60 Cruise Into Terror
1978as Rev. Charles Mather
Age: 59 Goodbye & Amen
1977as The American Ambassador
Age: 59 Never Con a Killer
1977as E.J. Valerian
Age: 59 Tail Gunner Joe
1977as Paul Cunningham
Age: 58 Amelia Earhart
1976as G.P. Putnam
Age: 58 Charlie's Angels
1976as Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)
Age: 57 The Deadly Tower
1975as Lt. Elwood Forbes
Age: 56 Terror on the 40th Floor
1974as Dan Overland
Age: 56 The Healers
1974as Dr. Robert Kier
Age: 56 Cry Panic
1974as David Ryder
Age: 55 Lisa, Bright and Dark
1973as William Schilling
Age: 55 The Letters
1973as Paul Anderson
Age: 53 Murder Once Removed
1971as Dr. Ron Wellesley
Age: 51 The Happy Ending
1969as Fred Wilson
Age: 51 Topaz
1969as Michael Nordstrom
Age: 50 Shadow on the Land
1968as Gen. Wendell Bruce
Age: 49 In Cold Blood
1967as Alvin Dewey
Age: 49 A Bell for Adano
1967as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
Age: 48 Madame X
1966as Clay Anderson
Age: 46 Kitten with a Whip
1964as David Stratton
Age: 46 See How They Run
1964as Martin Young
Age: 41 What Makes Sammy Run?
1959as Al Manheim
Age: 41 Dubrovsky
1959as Wladia
Age: 38 Everything But the Truth
1956as Ernie Miller
Age: 38 The Ambassador's Daughter
1956as Sgt. Danny Sullivan
Age: 37 The Trouble with Harry
1955as Sam Marlowe
Age: 35 Escape from Fort Bravo
1953as Captain Marsh
Age: 35 The Glass Web
1953as Don Newell
Age: 35 It Happens Every Thursday
1953as Bob MacAvoy
Age: 34 The Captive City
1952as James "Jim" C. Austin
Age: 34 10,000 Horses Singing
1952as Marv Payne
Age: 31 Arson, Inc.
1949as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
Age: 29 The Things People Want
1948as Don
Age: 25 Destination Tokyo
1943as Sparks
Age: 25 Northern Pursuit
1943as Corporal (uncredited)
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TV credits
Age: 78 E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Age: 76 Gargoyles
1994as Pat Doyle (voice)
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Age: 76 Blue Skies
1994as Henry Baskin
Age: 74 The Powers That Be
1992as William Powers
Age: 73 Dynasty: The Reunion
1991as Blake Carrington
Age: 67 The Colbys
1985
Age: 62 Dynasty
1981as Blake Carrington
Age: 59 The Love Boat
1977as Burt Gardner
Age: 58 Charlie's Angels
1976as Charles Townsend (voice)
Age: 57 Medical Story
1975as Amos Winkler
Age: 55 Police Story
1973
Age: 51 To Rome with Love
1969as Michael Endicott
Age: 47 Run for Your Life
1965as Spencer Holt
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Age: 47 The John Forsythe Show
1965as Major John Foster
Age: 45 Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963as Jerry Wilson / John Williams
Age: 45 Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963as Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston
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Age: 45 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963as Charlie King
Age: 44 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962as Michael Barnes
Age: 43 Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Age: 39 Bachelor Father
1957as Bentley Gregg
Age: 38 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as CSA Lt. David Marr
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Age: 37 Playwrights '56
1955
Age: 37 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Kim Stanger
Age: 36 Climax!
1954as Joe Sullivan
Age: 36 Climax!
1954as Adam Barclay
Age: 36 Climax!
1954as Graham Johnson
Age: 36 Climax!
1954as Tommy Jordan
Age: 36 Climax!
1954as Frank Colby
Age: 35 General Electric Theater
1953as Bentley Gregg
Age: 33 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Captain Fisby
Age: 33 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 Age: 33 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as William Schilling
Age: 33 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 Age: 33 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951as Hayden Chart
Age: 33 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951as Peter Bronson
Age: 33 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951as Dr. John Carter
Age: 33 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951as Tony Preston
Age: 33 The Red Skelton Show
1951as Millionaire's Son
Age: 32 The Jack Benny Program
1950as John Forsythe
Age: 32 Robert Montgomery Presents
1950as Dr. Frederick Steele
Age: 31 Lights Out
1949
Age: 30 Suspense
1949as David
Age: 30 Suspense
1949 Age: 30 Suspense
1949as Wiltshire
Age: 30 Studio One
1948 Age: 30 Studio One
1948as Maj. Peter Brook
Age: 30 Studio One
1948as Capt. Sam MacKenzie
Age: 30 Studio One
1948as Marv Payne
Age: 30 Studio One
1948as James Rexham
Age: 30 Studio One
1948as Judd
Age: 30 Studio One
1948as Pete Maynard
Age: 30 The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Age: 29