John Forsythe1918 - 2010

usually

Actor

Popularity

2.4

Famous

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).

Credits

Beatles Stories
Beatles Stories

2011

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
0.9
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003

Action • Adventure • Comedy

as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)

5.5
4.1
Did you leave us, Blake?
Did you leave us, Blake?

2002

Documentary

as Self

6
0.1
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
7
0.1
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels

2000

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Crime • Thriller

as Charlie (voice)

5.8
6.4
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

1999

Animation • Family

as Mr. Ryan (voice)

5.8
0.2
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
6.4
0.4
Opposites Attract
Opposites Attract

1990

Comedy • Romance • TV Movie

as Rex Roper

0
0.2
Scrooged
Scrooged

1988

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as Lew Hayward

6.8
2.1
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

Comedy • Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

6
0.3
On Fire
On Fire

1987

Action • Drama • TV Movie

as Joe Leary, Sr.

0
0.3
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

1986

Comedy • Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

9
0.3
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Comedy • Documentary • Music • TV Movie

as Self

8
0.7
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

1985

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

7.7
0.5
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
8
0.3
Mysterious Two
Mysterious Two

1982

Drama • Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction • TV Movie

as He

5.8
0.5
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars

1982

Comedy • Documentary • Music • TV Movie

as Self

6.7
0.8
Sizzle
Sizzle

1981

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Mike Callahan

0
0.4
A Time for Miracles
A Time for Miracles

1980

Drama • TV Movie

as Postulator

6
0.1
...And Justice for All
...And Justice for All

1979

Drama

as Judge Henry T. Fleming

7.1
1.4
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

Comedy • Family • Music • TV Movie

as Self

6.3
0.5
The Users
The Users

1978

Drama • TV Movie

as Reade Jamieson

1
0.3
With This Ring
With This Ring

1978

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Gen. Albert Harris

0
0.1
Cruise Into Terror
Cruise Into Terror

1978

Horror • TV Movie • Thriller

as Rev. Charles Mather

4.7
0.2
Goodbye & Amen
Goodbye & Amen

1977

Thriller

as The American Ambassador

6.7
0.4
Never Con a Killer
Never Con a Killer

1977

TV Movie

as E.J. Valerian

0
0.3
Tail Gunner Joe
Tail Gunner Joe

1977

Drama • TV Movie

as Paul Cunningham

6
0.3
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart

1976

Drama • TV Movie

as G.P. Putnam

0
0.4
The Deadly Tower
The Deadly Tower

1975

Action • Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Lt. Elwood Forbes

6.6
0.5
Terror on the 40th Floor
Terror on the 40th Floor

1974

Action • Drama • TV Movie

as Dan Overland

4.2
0.2
The Healers
The Healers

1974

Drama • TV Movie

as Dr. Robert Kier

0
0.2
Cry Panic
Cry Panic

1974

Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

as David Ryder

6.8
0.9
Lisa, Bright and Dark
Lisa, Bright and Dark

1973

Drama • TV Movie

as William Schilling

0
0.1
The Letters
The Letters

1973

Drama • TV Movie

as Paul Anderson

6.7
0.3
Murder Once Removed
Murder Once Removed

1971

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Dr. Ron Wellesley

5.5
0.8
The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending

1969

Drama

as Fred Wilson

6
0.6
Topaz
Topaz

1969

Drama • Thriller

as Michael Nordstrom

6
1
Shadow on the Land
Shadow on the Land

1968

Action • Drama • Science Fiction • TV Movie

as Gen. Wendell Bruce

8
0.3
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood

1967

Crime • Drama • History • Thriller

as Alvin Dewey

7.5
1
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano

1967

Drama • TV Movie • War

as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo

0
0.2
Madame X
Madame X

1966

Crime • Drama

as Clay Anderson

6.6
0.6
Kitten with a Whip
Kitten with a Whip

1964

Thriller

as David Stratton

5.2
0.3
See How They Run
See How They Run

1964

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Martin Young

7
0.3
What Makes Sammy Run?
What Makes Sammy Run?

1959

TV Movie

as Al Manheim

7
0.1
Dubrowsky
Dubrowsky

1959

Drama

as Wladia

4.8
0.3
Everything But the Truth
Everything But the Truth

1956

Comedy

as Ernie Miller

8.2
0.2
The Ambassador's Daughter
The Ambassador's Daughter

1956

Comedy • Romance

as Sgt. Danny Sullivan

4.3
0.2
The Trouble with Harry
The Trouble with Harry

1955

Comedy • Mystery

as Sam Marlowe

7
1.3
Escape from Fort Bravo
Escape from Fort Bravo

1953

Western

as Captain Marsh

6.2
0.5
The Glass Web
The Glass Web

1953

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Don Newell

6.2
0.3
It Happens Every Thursday
It Happens Every Thursday

1953

Comedy

as Bob MacAvoy

6.2
0.3
The Captive City
The Captive City

1952

Crime • Drama

as James "Jim" C. Austin

6.1
0.4
10,000 Horses Singing
10,000 Horses Singing

1952

as Marv Payne

0
0.1
American Harvest
American Harvest

1951

Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

0
0
Arson, Inc.
Arson, Inc.

1949

Action • Crime • Drama

as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)

5.9
0.2
The Things People Want
0
0.1
Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo

1943

War

as Sparks

6.7
0.6
Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit

1943

Adventure • Drama • War

as Corporal (uncredited)

5.9
0.6

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