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John Forsythe
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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).
BODY OF WORK
John Forsythe's Filmography
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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)
Did you leave us, Blake?
as Self
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
as Self
Charlie's Angels
as Charlie (voice)
Angels Forever
as Self (archive)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
as Mr. Ryan (voice)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self
Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies
as Self - Host
Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic
as Himself
Opposites Attract
as Rex Roper
Scrooged
as Lew Hayward
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
On Fire
as Joe Leary, Sr.
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
as Self - Host
Mysterious Two
as He
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
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)
The Users
as Reade Jamieson
With This Ring
as Gen. Albert Harris
Cruise Into Terror
as Rev. Charles Mather
Goodbye & Amen
as The American Ambassador
Never Con a Killer
as E.J. Valerian
Tail Gunner Joe
as Paul Cunningham
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
The Healers
as Dr. Robert Kier
Cry Panic
as David Ryder
Lisa, Bright and Dark
as William Schilling
The Letters
as Paul Anderson
Murder Once Removed
as Dr. Ron Wellesley
The Happy Ending
as Fred Wilson
Topaz
as Michael Nordstrom
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
What Makes Sammy Run?
as Al Manheim
Dubrovsky
as Wladia
Everything But the Truth
as Ernie Miller
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Sgt. Danny Sullivan
The Trouble with Harry
as Sam Marlowe
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Captain Marsh
The Glass Web
as Don Newell
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)
The Things People Want
as Don
Destination Tokyo
as Sparks
Northern Pursuit
as Corporal (uncredited)