John Forsythe
Acting
🎂 1918-01-29
John Forsythe (born Jacob Lincoln Freund) 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).
Cast credits(130)
Self
1962
Burt Gardner
1977
Blake Carrington
1981
Self - Co-Host
1961
Self
1961
Dr. Frederick Steele
1950
Self
1982
Self - Presenter
1956
Joe Sullivan
1954
Adam Barclay
1954
Graham Johnson
1954
Tommy Jordan
1954
Frank Colby
1954
Charles Townsend (voice)
1976
Self - Nominee
1944
Self
1944
1948
Maj. Peter Brook
1948
Capt. Sam MacKenzie
1948
James Rexham
1948
Marv Payne
1948
Judd
1948
Pete Maynard
1948
CSA Lt. David Marr
1956
1948
Charlie King
1963
Michael Barnes
1962
Spencer Holt
1965
Pat Doyle (voice)
1994
Millionaire's Son
1951
Jerry Wilson / John Williams
1963
Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston
1963
David
1949
1949
Wiltshire
1949
1949
Self
1948
Self
1962
Kim Stanger
1955
Self - Panelist
1998
Self
1950
Charlie (voice)
2000
1973
John Forsythe
1950
Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
2003
Host
1955
1947
Self
1966
1985
Self
1957
Lew Hayward
1988
Judge Henry T. Fleming
1979
Self - Host
1959
1975
G.P. Putnam
1976
Sam Marlowe
1955
Bentley Gregg
1957
Joe Leary, Sr.
1987
Michael Nordstrom
1969
1955
Sparks
1943
Alvin Dewey
1967
Self
1982
Self
1985
Reade Jamieson
1978
Captain Fisby
1951
1951
William Schilling
1951
Captain Marsh
1953
Bob MacAvoy
1953
Paul Anderson
1973
Self - Host
1983
Self
1986
Clay Anderson
1966
Bentley Gregg
1953
Gen. Albert Harris
1978
Michael Endicott
1969
William Schilling
1973
William Powers
1992
David Stratton
1964
Self
1988
Self
2002
Self
1996
1951
Hayden Chart
1951
Peter Bronson
1951
Dr. John Carter
1951
Tony Preston
1951
Ernie Miller
1956
Martin Young
1964
Dr. Robert Kier
1974
Dan Overland
1974
Lt. Elwood Forbes
1975
1961
Major John Foster
1965
Self
1982
Gen. Wendell Bruce
1968
Self
1985
E.J. Valerian
1977
Fred Wilson
1969
Rev. Charles Mather
1978
He
1982
Rex Roper
1990
Sgt. Danny Sullivan
1956
Postulator
1980
Self
1949
Corporal (uncredited)
1943
James "Jim" C. Austin
1952
The American Ambassador
1977
Marv Payne
1952
Blake Carrington
1991
Paul Cunningham
1977
1996
Dr. Ron Wellesley
1971
Self
1979
Don Newell
1953
Al Manheim
1959
Mike Callahan
1981
David Ryder
1974
Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
1949
Self (archive footage)
2011
Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
1967
Mr. Ryan (voice)
1999
Self
1993
Wladia
1959
Himself
1992
Self
2001
Self - Host
1994
Don
1948
Self - Narrator (voice)
1951