John Lincoln Freund
Born: January 29, 1918 Penns Grove, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 2, 2010 (aged 92) Santa Ynez, California
John Forsythe an American stage, television and film actor. Forsythe starred in three television series, spanning three decades, as single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the 1950s sitcom Bachelor Father (1957–1962); as the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend on the 1970s crime drama Charlie’s Angels (1976–1981), and as ruthless and beloved patriarch Blake Carrington on the 1980s soap opera Dynasty (1981–1989). He hosted World of Survival during the 1970s. Forsythe appeared each year to read children’s fiction during the annual Christmas program near his home at the rural resort community of Solvang, California, north of Los Angeles.
In 1947, Forsythe joined the initial class of the soon-to-be prestigious Actors Studio, where he met other promising young actors including Marlon Brando and Julie Harris. During this time he appeared on Broadway in Mister Roberts and The Teahouse of the August Moon.
In 1955, Alfred Hitchcock cast Forsythe in the movie The Trouble with Harry, with Shirley MacLaine in her first movie appearance. The film was unsuccessful at the box office.
Death of John Forsythe
John Forsythe died from complication of pneumonia.
John Forsythe was 92 years old at the time of his death
John Forsythe & Linda Evans on Donny & Marie
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Filmography
* Northern Pursuit (1943)
* Destination Tokyo (1943)
* The Captive City (1952)
* It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
* The Glass Web (1953)
* Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
* American Harvest (Revised Edition) (1955) (short subject) (narrator)
* The Trouble with Harry (1955)
* The Ambassador’s Daughter (1956)
* Everything But the Truth (1956)
* Dubrowsky (1959)
* Kitten with a Whip (1964)
* Madame X (1966)
* In Cold Blood (1967)
* Silent Treatment (1968)
* Murder Once Removed (1971)
* Topaz (1969)
* The Happy Ending (1969)
* Goodbye and Amen (1977)
* …And Justice for All (1979)
* Scrooged (1988)
* Stan and George’s New Life (1991)
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1999) (voice) (direct-to-video)
* Charlie’s Angels (2000)
* Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Television work
* Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
* Bachelor Father (1957–1962)
* The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
* See How They Run (1964)
* The John Forsythe Show (1965–1966)
* A Bell for Adano (1967)
* Shadow on the Land (1968)
* To Rome With Love (1969–1971)
* Murder Once Removed (1971)
* The World of Survival (1971–1977) (narrator)
* The Letters (1973) (unsold pilot)
* Lisa, Bright and Dark (1973)
* Cry Panic (1974)
* The Healers (1974)
* Terror on the 40th Floor (1974)
* The Deadly Tower (1975)
* Charlie’s Angels (1976–1981)
* Amelia Earhart (1976)
* Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
* Emily, Emily (1977)
* Never Con a Killer (1977) (pilot for The Feather and Father Gang)
* Cruise Into Terror (1978)
* With This Ring (1978)
* The Users (1978)
* A Time for Miracles (1980)
* Dynasty (1981–1989)
* Sizzle (1981)
* Mysterious Two (1982)
* On Fire (1987)
* Miss Universe Pageant (1989)
* Opposites Attract (1990)
* Dynasty: The Reunion (1991)
* The Powers That Be (1992–1993)
* I Witness Video (host from 1993–1994)
* People’s Century (1995) (miniseries) (narrator in U.S. version)
* Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar (2006)