John Forsythe

Acting

January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010 (died at 92)

Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA

Male

64 Movies

73 TV Shows

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).

The Trouble with Harry

1955 7.0

as Sam Marlowe

Age 37 (now 92)

Scrooged

1988 6.8

as Lew Hayward

Age 70 (now 92)

...And Justice for All

1979 7.1

as Judge Henry T. Fleming

Age 61 (now 92)

Charlie's Angels

1976 6.7

as Charles Townsend (voice)

Age 58 (now 92) 115 eps

115 eps

In Cold Blood

1967 7.5

as Alvin Dewey

Age 49 (now 92)

Dynasty

1981 6.5

as Blake Carrington

Age 62 (now 92) 220 eps

220 eps

Charlie's Angels

2000 5.9

as Charlie (voice)

Age 82 (now 92)

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953 6.3

as Captain Marsh

Age 35 (now 92)

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003 5.5

as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)

Age 85 (now 92)

Madame X

1966 6.4

as Clay Anderson

Age 48 (now 92)

The Captive City

1952 6.1

as James "Jim" C. Austin

Age 34 (now 92)

Topaz

1969 6.0

as Michael Nordstrom

Age 51 (now 92)

The Happy Ending

1969 6.1

as Fred Wilson

Age 51 (now 92)

The Glass Web

1953 6.3

as Don Newell

Age 35 (now 92)

Kitten with a Whip

1964 5.3

as David Stratton

Age 46 (now 92)

Murder Once Removed

1971 4.9

as Dr. Ron Wellesley

Age 53 (now 92)

This Is Joan Collins

2022 7.5

as Self (Archive Footage)

Age 103 (now 92)

Beatles Stories

2011 7.2

as Self (archive footage)

Age 93 (now 92)

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003 5.5

as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)

Age 85 (now 92)

Did you leave us, Blake?

2002 6.0

as Self

Age 83 (now 92)

'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over

2001 7.3

as Self

Age 83 (now 92)

Charlie's Angels

2000 5.9

as Charlie (voice)

Age 82 (now 92)

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

1999 6.6

as Mr. Ryan (voice)

Age 81 (now 92)

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996 6.4

as Self

Age 78 (now 92)

Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies

1994

as Self - Host

Age 75 (now 92)

Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic

1992

as Himself

Age 73 (now 92)

Opposites Attract

1990 7.0

as Rex Roper

Age 72 (now 92)

Scrooged

1988 6.8

as Lew Hayward

Age 70 (now 92)

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988 6.0

as Self

Age 70 (now 92)

On Fire

1987 9.0

as Joe Leary, Sr.

Age 68 (now 92)

On Fire

1987 9.0

Executive Producer

Age 68 (now 92)

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

1986 9.0

as Self

Age 67 (now 92)

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 8.0

as Self

Age 67 (now 92)

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

1985 7.5

as Self

Age 67 (now 92)

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

1983 8.0

as Self - Host

Age 65 (now 92)

Mysterious Two

1982 6.1

as He

Age 64 (now 92)

Night of 100 Stars

1982 6.8

as Self

Age 64 (now 92)

Sizzle

1981 10.0

as Mike Callahan

Age 63 (now 92)

A Time for Miracles

1980 8.0

as Postulator

Age 62 (now 92)

...And Justice for All

1979 7.1

as Judge Henry T. Fleming

Age 61 (now 92)

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979 6.3

as Self

Age 61 (now 92)

The Users

1978 4.0

as Reade Jamieson

Age 60 (now 92)

With This Ring

1978 10.0

as Gen. Albert Harris

Age 60 (now 92)

Cruise Into Terror

1978 5.0

as Rev. Charles Mather

Age 60 (now 92)

Goodbye & Amen

1977 6.6

as The American Ambassador

Age 59 (now 92)

Never Con a Killer

1977 10.0

as E.J. Valerian

Age 59 (now 92)

Tail Gunner Joe

1977 6.0

as Paul Cunningham

Age 59 (now 92)

Amelia Earhart

1976

as G.P. Putnam

Age 58 (now 92)

Charlie's Angels

1976

as Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)

Age 58 (now 92)

The Deadly Tower

1975 6.7

as Lt. Elwood Forbes

Age 57 (now 92)

Terror on the 40th Floor

1974 4.8

as Dan Overland

Age 56 (now 92)

The Healers

1974 9.0

as Dr. Robert Kier

Age 56 (now 92)

Cry Panic

1974 6.9

as David Ryder

Age 56 (now 92)

Lisa, Bright and Dark

1973 8.0

as William Schilling

Age 55 (now 92)

The Letters

1973 6.8

as Paul Anderson

Age 55 (now 92)

Murder Once Removed

1971 4.9

as Dr. Ron Wellesley

Age 53 (now 92)

The Happy Ending

1969 6.1

as Fred Wilson

Age 51 (now 92)

Topaz

1969 6.0

as Michael Nordstrom

Age 51 (now 92)

Shadow on the Land

1968 7.7

as Gen. Wendell Bruce

Age 50 (now 92)

In Cold Blood

1967 7.5

as Alvin Dewey

Age 49 (now 92)

A Bell for Adano

1967

as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo

Age 49 (now 92)

Madame X

1966 6.4

as Clay Anderson

Age 48 (now 92)

Kitten with a Whip

1964 5.3

as David Stratton

Age 46 (now 92)

See How They Run

1964 6.0

as Martin Young

Age 46 (now 92)

What Makes Sammy Run?

1959 7.0

as Al Manheim

Age 41 (now 92)

Dubrovsky

1959 5.8

as Wladia

Age 41 (now 92)

Everything But the Truth

1956 8.2

as Ernie Miller

Age 38 (now 92)

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956 4.9

as Sgt. Danny Sullivan

Age 38 (now 92)

The Trouble with Harry

1955 7.0

as Sam Marlowe

Age 37 (now 92)

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953 6.3

as Captain Marsh

Age 35 (now 92)

The Glass Web

1953 6.3

as Don Newell

Age 35 (now 92)

It Happens Every Thursday

1953 6.3

as Bob MacAvoy

Age 35 (now 92)

The Captive City

1952 6.1

as James "Jim" C. Austin

Age 34 (now 92)

10,000 Horses Singing

1952

as Marv Payne

Age 34 (now 92)

American Harvest

1951 8.0

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Age 33 (now 92)

Arson, Inc.

1949 5.5

as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)

Age 31 (now 92)

The Things People Want

1948

as Don

Age 29 (now 92)

Destination Tokyo

1943 6.9

as Sparks

Age 25 (now 92)

Northern Pursuit

1943 6.2

as Corporal (uncredited)

Age 25 (now 92)

Angels Forever

as Self (archive)