John Forsythe
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).
Movies
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
Charlie's Angels
Charlie (voice)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Mr. Ryan (voice)
Opposites Attract
Rex Roper
Scrooged
Lew Hayward
On Fire
Joe Leary, Sr.
Mysterious Two
He
Sizzle
Mike Callahan
A Time for Miracles
Postulator
...And Justice for All
Judge Henry T. Fleming
The Users
Reade Jamieson
With This Ring
Gen. Albert Harris
Cruise Into Terror
Rev. Charles Mather
Goodbye & Amen
The American Ambassador
Never Con a Killer
E.J. Valerian
Tail Gunner Joe
Paul Cunningham
Amelia Earhart
G.P. Putnam
Charlie's Angels
Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)
The Deadly Tower
Lt. Elwood Forbes
Terror on the 40th Floor
Dan Overland
The Healers
Dr. Robert Kier
Cry Panic
David Ryder
Lisa, Bright and Dark
William Schilling
The Letters
Paul Anderson
Murder Once Removed
Dr. Ron Wellesley
The Happy Ending
Fred Wilson
Topaz
Michael Nordstrom
Shadow on the Land
Gen. Wendell Bruce
In Cold Blood
Alvin Dewey
A Bell for Adano
Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
Madame X
Clay Anderson
Kitten with a Whip
David Stratton
See How They Run
Martin Young
What Makes Sammy Run?
Al Manheim
Dubrovsky
Wladia
Everything But the Truth
Ernie Miller
The Ambassador's Daughter
Sgt. Danny Sullivan
The Trouble with Harry
Sam Marlowe
Escape from Fort Bravo
Captain Marsh
The Glass Web
Don Newell
It Happens Every Thursday
Bob MacAvoy
The Captive City
James "Jim" C. Austin
10,000 Horses Singing
Marv Payne
Arson, Inc.
Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
The Things People Want
Don
Destination Tokyo
Sparks
Northern Pursuit
Corporal (uncredited)
TV Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1 Episode
Gargoyles
Pat Doyle (voice)
1 Episode
Blue Skies
Henry Baskin
1 Episode
The Powers That Be
William Powers
15 Episodes
Dynasty: The Reunion
Blake Carrington
2 Episodes
The Colbys
4 Episodes
Dynasty
Blake Carrington
220 Episodes
The Love Boat
Burt Gardner
2 Episodes
Charlie's Angels
Charles Townsend (voice)
115 Episodes
Medical Story
1 Episode
Police Story
1 Episode
To Rome with Love
Michael Endicott
48 Episodes
Run for Your Life
Spencer Holt
1 Episode
The John Forsythe Show
Major John Foster
29 Episodes
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Jerry Wilson / John Williams
1 Episode
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Charlie King
1 Episode
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Michael Barnes
1 Episode
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1 Episode
Bachelor Father
Bentley Gregg
157 Episodes
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
CSA Lt. David Marr
1 Episode
Playwrights '56
1 Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Kim Stanger
1 Episode
Miss Universe
Host
1 Episode
Climax!
Joe Sullivan
1 Episode
General Electric Theater
Bentley Gregg
1 Episode
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Captain Fisby
1 Episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 Episode
The Red Skelton Show
Millionaire's Son
1 Episode
The Jack Benny Program
John Forsythe
1 Episode
Robert Montgomery Presents
Dr. Frederick Steele
1 Episode
Lights Out
3 Episodes
Suspense
David
1 Episode
Studio One
7 Episodes
The Philco Television Playhouse
2 Episodes
Kraft Television Theatre
2 Episodes