John Forsythe
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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).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Beatles Stories | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Did you leave us, Blake? | Self | FLOP | |
| 2001 | 'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over | Self | HIT | |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | Charlie (voice) | FLOP | |
| 1999 | We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Mr. Ryan (voice) | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels | Self | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Opposites Attract | Rex Roper | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Scrooged | Lew Hayward | HIT | |
| 1988 | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special | Self | HIT | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | HIT | |
| 1985 | Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration | Self | HIT | |
| 1983 | George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business | Self - Host | HIT | |
| 1982 | Mysterious Two | He | FLOP | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | HIT | |
| 1980 | A Time for Miracles | Postulator | FLOP | |
| 1979 | ...And Justice for All | Judge Henry T. Fleming | HIT | |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | FLOP | |
| 1978 | The Users | Reade Jamieson | FLOP | |
| 1978 | Cruise Into Terror | Rev. Charles Mather | FLOP | |
| 1977 | Goodbye & Amen | The American Ambassador | FLOP | |
| 1977 | Tail Gunner Joe | Paul Cunningham | FLOP | |
| 1976 | Amelia Earhart | G.P. Putnam | FLOP | |
| 1975 | The Deadly Tower | Lt. Elwood Forbes | HIT | |
| 1974 | Terror on the 40th Floor | Dan Overland | FLOP | |
| 1974 | Cry Panic | David Ryder | HIT | |
| 1973 | The Letters | Paul Anderson | FLOP | |
| 1971 | Murder Once Removed | Dr. Ron Wellesley | FLOP | |
| 1969 | The Happy Ending | Fred Wilson | FLOP | |
| 1969 | Topaz | Michael Nordstrom | FLOP | |
| 1968 | Shadow on the Land | Gen. Wendell Bruce | HIT | |
| 1967 | In Cold Blood | Alvin Dewey | HIT | |
| 1967 | A Bell for Adano | Maj. Victor P. Joppolo | FLOP | |
| 1966 | Madame X | Clay Anderson | FLOP | |
| 1964 | Kitten with a Whip | David Stratton | FLOP | |
| 1964 | See How They Run | Martin Young | FLOP | |
| 1959 | What Makes Sammy Run? | Al Manheim | HIT | |
| 1959 | Dubrovsky | Wladia | FLOP | |
| 1956 | Everything But the Truth | Ernie Miller | HIT | |
| 1956 | The Ambassador's Daughter | Sgt. Danny Sullivan | FLOP | |
| 1955 | The Trouble with Harry | Sam Marlowe | HIT | |
| 1953 | Escape from Fort Bravo | Captain Marsh | FLOP | |
| 1953 | The Glass Web | Don Newell | FLOP | |
| 1953 | It Happens Every Thursday | Bob MacAvoy | FLOP | |
| 1952 | The Captive City | James "Jim" C. Austin | FLOP | |
| 1951 | American Harvest | Self - Narrator (voice) | FLOP | |
| 1949 | Arson, Inc. | Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1943 | Destination Tokyo | Sparks | HIT | |
| 1943 | Northern Pursuit | Corporal (uncredited) | FLOP |