John Forsythe
Actor
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
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice) 2003
Scrooged
as Lew Hayward 1988
The Trouble with Harry
as Sam Marlowe 1955
...And Justice for All
as Judge Henry T. Fleming 1979
In Cold Blood
as Alvin Dewey 1967
Topaz
as Michael Nordstrom 1969
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Captain Marsh 1953
Destination Tokyo
as Sparks 1943
Madame X
as Clay Anderson 1966
The Deadly Tower
as Lt. Elwood Forbes 1975
The Happy Ending
as Fred Wilson 1969
Kitten with a Whip
as David Stratton 1964
The Captive City
as James "Jim" C. Austin 1952
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self 1979
The Glass Web
as Don Newell 1953
Northern Pursuit
as Corporal (uncredited) 1943