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John Forsythe

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: Acting

Born: Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA, 1918-01-29

Died: 2010-04-01

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1943	Northern Pursuit	Corporal (uncredited)	59
2	1943	Destination Tokyo	Sparks	68
3	1948	The Things People Want	Don	0
4	1949	Arson, Inc.	Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)	53
5	1951	American Harvest	Self - Narrator (voice)	0
6	1952	10,000 Horses Singing	Marv Payne	0
7	1952	The Captive City	James "Jim" C. Austin	61
8	1953	It Happens Every Thursday	Bob MacAvoy	62
9	1953	The Glass Web	Don Newell	62
10	1953	Escape from Fort Bravo	Captain Marsh	62
11	1955	The Trouble with Harry	Sam Marlowe	70
12	1956	The Ambassador's Daughter	Sgt. Danny Sullivan	43
13	1956	Everything But the Truth	Ernie Miller	82
14	1959	Dubrowsky	Wladia	48
15	1959	What Makes Sammy Run?	Al Manheim	70
16	1964	See How They Run	Martin Young	40
17	1964	Kitten with a Whip	David Stratton	51
18	1966	Madame X	Clay Anderson	65
19	1967	A Bell for Adano	Maj. Victor P. Joppolo	0
20	1967	In Cold Blood	Alvin Dewey	75
21	1968	Shadow on the Land	Gen. Wendell Bruce	80
22	1969	Topaz	Michael Nordstrom	60
23	1969	The Happy Ending	Fred Wilson	60
24	1971	Murder Once Removed	Dr. Ron Wellesley	51
25	1973	The Letters	Paul Anderson	63
26	1973	Lisa, Bright and Dark	William Schilling	0
27	1974	Cry Panic	David Ryder	68
28	1974	The Healers	Dr. Robert Kier	0
29	1974	Terror on the 40th Floor	Dan Overland	42
30	1975	The Deadly Tower	Lt. Elwood Forbes	66
31	1976	Amelia Earhart	G.P. Putnam	0
32	1977	Tail Gunner Joe	Paul Cunningham	60
33	1977	Never Con a Killer	E.J. Valerian	0
34	1977	Goodbye & Amen	The American Ambassador	67
35	1978	Cruise Into Terror	Rev. Charles Mather	47
36	1978	With This Ring	Gen. Albert Harris	0
37	1978	The Users	Reade Jamieson	10
38	1979	The Muppets Go Hollywood	Self	63
39	1979	...And Justice for All	Judge Henry T. Fleming	71
40	1980	A Time for Miracles	Postulator	60
41	1981	Sizzle	Mike Callahan	0
42	1982	Night of 100 Stars	Self	67
43	1982	Mysterious Two	He	58
44	1983	George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business	Self - Host	80
45	1985	Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration	Self	77
46	1985	Night of 100 Stars II	Self	80
47	1986	Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special	Self	90
48	1987	On Fire	Joe Leary, Sr.	0
49	1988	Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC	Self	60
50	1988	Scrooged	Lew Hayward	68
51	1990	Opposites Attract	Rex Roper	0
52	1992	Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic	Himself	0
53	1994	Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies	Self - Host	0
54	1996	Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels	Self	64
55	1999	We Wish You a Merry Christmas	Mr. Ryan (voice)	58
56	2000	Charlie's Angels	Charlie (voice)	58
57	2001	'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over	Self	70
58	2002	Did you leave us, Blake?	Self	60
59	2003	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle	Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)	55
60	2011	Beatles Stories	Self (archive footage)	76

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee	72
2	1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self	72
3	1947	Kraft Television Theatre		75
4	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	68
5	1948	The Philco Television Playhouse		63
6	1948	Studio One		50
7	1948	Studio One	Maj. Peter Brook	50
8	1948	Studio One	Capt. Sam MacKenzie	50
9	1948	Studio One	James Rexham	50
10	1948	Studio One	Marv Payne	50
11	1948	Studio One	Judd	50
12	1948	Studio One	Pete Maynard	50
13	1949	Suspense	David	49
14	1949	Suspense		49
15	1949	Suspense	Wiltshire	49
16	1949	The Emmy Awards	Self	79
17	1949	Lights Out		53
18	1950	Robert Montgomery Presents	Dr. Frederick Steele	56
19	1950	The Bob Hope Show	Self	70
20	1950	The Jack Benny Program	John Forsythe	78
21	1951	The Red Skelton Show	Millionaire's Son	74
22	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars		73
23	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Hayden Chart	73
24	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Peter Bronson	73
25	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Dr. John Carter	73
26	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Tony Preston	73
27	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Captain Fisby	86
28	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame		86
29	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	William Schilling	86
30	1953	General Electric Theater	Bentley Gregg	63
31	1954	Climax!	Joe Sullivan	33
32	1954	Climax!	Adam Barclay	33
33	1954	Climax!	Graham Johnson	33
34	1954	Climax!	Tommy Jordan	33
35	1954	Climax!	Frank Colby	33
36	1955	Miss Universe	Host	60
37	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Kim Stanger	77
38	1955	Playwrights '56		60
39	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter	51
40	1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	CSA Lt. David Marr	55
41	1957	Bachelor Father	Bentley Gregg	60
42	1957	The Lux Show	Self	60
43	1959	The Bell Telephone Hour	Self - Host	73
44	1961	Kraft Mystery Theatre		60
45	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self - Co-Host	54
46	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
47	1962	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Michael Barnes	78
48	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	58
49	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
50	1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	Charlie King	57
51	1963	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Jerry Wilson / John Williams	53
52	1963	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston	53
53	1965	Run for Your Life	Spencer Holt	72
54	1965	The John Forsythe Show	Major John Foster	50
55	1966	ABC Stage 67	Self	62
56	1969	To Rome with Love	Michael Endicott	50
57	1973	Police Story		69
58	1975	Medical Story		30
59	1976	Charlie's Angels	Charles Townsend (voice)	67
60	1977	The Love Boat	Burt Gardner	63
61	1981	Dynasty	Blake Carrington	65
62	1982	Wogan	Self	45
63	1982	Christmas in Washington	Self	75
64	1985	The Colbys		61
65	1991	Dynasty: The Reunion	Blake Carrington	55
66	1992	The Powers That Be	William Powers	83
67	1993	Denver Clan ohne Maske	Self	0
68	1994	Gargoyles	Pat Doyle (voice)	81
69	1996	E! True Hollywood Story		81
70	1998	Hollywood Squares	Self - Panelist	72