Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/29/1918
Place of Birth
Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Джон ФорсайтJacob Lincoln FreundJohn Lincoln Freund
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).
Known For
Scrooged
as Lew Hayward
Goodbye & Amen
as The American Ambassador
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
Northern Pursuit
as Corporal (uncredited)
Cry Panic
as David Ryder
Charlie's Angels
as Charlie (voice)
Amelia Earhart
as G.P. Putnam
The Users
as Reade Jamieson
On Fire
as Joe Leary, Sr.
Madame X
as Clay Anderson
Mysterious Two
as He
Topaz
as Michael Nordstrom
Dubrovsky
as Wladia
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self
...And Justice for All
as Judge Henry T. Fleming
The Glass Web
as Don Newell
The Deadly Tower
as Lt. Elwood Forbes
The Happy Ending
as Fred Wilson
Kitten with a Whip
as David Stratton
Terror on the 40th Floor
as Dan Overland
Career Timeline
1994
1992
1988
1985
1982
1978
1977
1976
1974
1973
1969
1963
1962
1961
1959
1956
1955
1954
1953
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Fisby
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Role unknown
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as William Schilling
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Role unknown
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Hayden Chart
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Peter Bronson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dr. John Carter
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Tony Preston
The Red Skelton Show
as Millionaire's Son
American Harvest
as Self - Narrator (voice)