John Forsythe

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).

Filmography

Michael Nordstrom
Charlie (voice)
Lew Hayward
Rev. Charles Mather
Clay Anderson
David Stratton
Don Newell
James "Jim" C. Austin
Judge Henry T. Fleming
Alvin Dewey
Lt. Elwood Forbes
Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
Fred Wilson
Narrator (voice)
Sgt. Danny Sullivan
Self (archive footage)
Martin Young
Paul Cunningham
G.P. Putnam
The American Ambassador
E.J. Valerian
Joe Leary, Sr.
Gen. Albert Harris
Paul Anderson
Dr. Ron Wellesley
Wladia
Gen. Wendell Bruce
David Ryder
William Schilling
Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
Mike Callahan
Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
Corporal (uncredited)
Dr. Robert Kier
Reade Jamieson