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
Sizzle
1981 · 10.0
With This Ring
1978 · 10.0
The Healers
1974 · 9.0
On Fire
1987 · 9.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
Everything But the Truth
1956 · 8.2
Gargoyles
1994 · 8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · 8.1
Blue Skies
1994 · 8.0
Lisa, Bright and Dark
1973 · 8.0
A Time for Miracles
1980 · 8.0
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · 7.9
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · 7.8
Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · 7.8
The Powers That Be
1992 · 7.8
Shadow on the Land
1968 · 7.7
In Cold Blood
1967 · 7.5
The John Forsythe Show
1965 · 7.5
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · 7.4
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961 · 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · 7.2
Run for Your Life
1965 · 7.1
...And Justice for All
1979 · 7.1
Police Story
1973 · 7.0
To Rome with Love
1969 · 7.0
Dynasty: The Reunion
1991 · 7.0
Opposites Attract
1990 · 7.0
The Trouble with Harry
1955 · 7.0
Destination Tokyo
1943 · 6.9
Cry Panic
1974 · 6.9
Scrooged
1988 · 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953 · 6.8
The Letters
1973 · 6.8
Charlie's Angels
1976 · 6.7
Goodbye & Amen
1977 · 6.7
The Deadly Tower
1975 · 6.7
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · 6.6
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
1999 · 6.6
Dynasty
1981 · 6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · 6.5
Madame X
1966 · 6.5
The Colbys
1985 · 6.3
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953 · 6.3
It Happens Every Thursday
1953 · 6.3
The Glass Web
1953 · 6.3
The Love Boat
1977 · 6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · 6.2
Playwrights '56
1955 · 6.2
Northern Pursuit
1943 · 6.2
The Captive City
1952 · 6.1
The Happy Ending
1969 · 6.1
Mysterious Two
1982 · 6.1
Topaz
1969 · 6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · 6.0
Lights Out
1949 · 6.0
Bachelor Father
1957 · 6.0
Tail Gunner Joe
1977 · 6.0
See How They Run
1964 · 6.0
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · 5.9
Charlie's Angels
2000 · 5.9
Dubrovsky
1959 · 5.8
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003 · 5.5
Arson, Inc.
1949 · 5.5
Studio One
1948 · 5.4
Kitten with a Whip
1964 · 5.3
Murder Once Removed
1971 · 5.1
Cruise Into Terror
1978 · 5.1
Suspense
1949 · 5.1
Medical Story
1975 · 5.0
Charlie's Angels
1976 · 5.0
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956 · 4.9
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974 · 4.5
The Users
1978 · 4.3
Climax!
1954 · 3.8
The Things People Want
1948 · 0.0
Amelia Earhart
1976 · 0.0
A Bell for Adano
1967 · 0.0
Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures
2003 · 0.0