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).
Known for
![Beatles Stories](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qUUrM9WDTN5fztGosJPQ116kb7G.jpg)
Beatles Stories
![Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n4cdJ0Wqxb7C0HmZbcaC4eYnkIf.jpg)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
!['The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ywGXSMex3Amd5PTp7SVXrBr73hC.jpg)
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
![Charlie's Angels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u5GbILxLgfeNHCnTtTRuhmAC9i4.jpg)
Charlie's Angels
![We Wish You a Merry Christmas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mjxTAZZfTdIATTMYV04uJG8V4Ml.jpg)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
![Hollywood Squares](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHwgcxGQH8KpgTL4KEV4eG2IAn8.jpg)
Hollywood Squares
![E! True Hollywood Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zuXXivVEjOkMswJvNFFRmJW0bTZ.jpg)
E! True Hollywood Story
![Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5OA00Fv1n1I2yBNEVWHWg9O9fpf.jpg)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
![Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yA0dpcKa8vqVx4z2MsKVkhRq0KK.jpg)
Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies
![Denver Clan ohne Maske](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vBUjAyGWgnUQhcI7gn1v1C8I8UP.jpg)
Denver Clan ohne Maske
![The Powers That Be](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7f16uwwCKyvKULr8Jl0At96XyC.jpg)
The Powers That Be
![Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xxxaU3WQ2ADN68HVlQ33WmFy9fc.jpg)
Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic
![Dynasty: The Reunion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9TSPwmDJ2PADKUkSvejiaphqEAN.jpg)
Dynasty: The Reunion
![Opposites Attract](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4uLFcXGrYblF328Nm6WcxGwcuxc.jpg)
Opposites Attract
![Scrooged](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2jyzx7yRAxyqjEESob3d8U1pRcr.jpg)
Scrooged
![Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4mG6W1ZUInRvInClBnCQzvu8p49.jpg)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
![On Fire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zJXNiyCatTpdzEdxQjBu5U5PIla.jpg)
On Fire
![Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wG0UjAYJwkVQJRUNz5PghcC9unI.jpg)
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
![The Colbys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/32fITXr8lVbV6EMlYnj6pavTotq.jpg)
The Colbys
![Night of 100 Stars II](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mQtYzJUViK66XTKJki3CQf5sRKj.jpg)
Night of 100 Stars II
![Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/epmujk4kmVOHWPO9SOPJqsxuofh.jpg)
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
![Mysterious Two](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zgwinWucVlJEV3j3hlDC8LIEYr7.jpg)
Mysterious Two
![Wogan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7NNaUmZWzJsqMvDNu2WB0HsVmvu.jpg)
Wogan
![Night of 100 Stars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jQkoylaOUPWYdYZzkG5Etz8yj0x.jpg)
Night of 100 Stars
![Sizzle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vY1kvK76ZgjmZGa0fneEs99jS4S.jpg)
Sizzle
![Dynasty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bKBTf22IDwD39GbpQ6clYQ2WCtA.jpg)
Dynasty
![A Time for Miracles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gG7qVPmfiuyE42G2hwMB97dQe5.jpg)
A Time for Miracles
![...And Justice for All](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fGFkpJUsouxxBGWfYqeuJfH210T.jpg)
...And Justice for All
![The Muppets Go Hollywood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ytdirqn3SxUdnIePMfdKUfTONNl.jpg)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
![The Users](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3Cee2YL0ma5KUeCP4PEErUxB49q.jpg)
The Users
![With This Ring](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kBysjeScyZwJdegX721zu6JlcHY.jpg)
With This Ring
![Cruise Into Terror](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/490EGKCOx6RlwdeWaPricupGssh.jpg)
Cruise Into Terror
![Goodbye & Amen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fjamSPG0Mx5YrtsVZDd32M2DfQB.jpg)
Goodbye & Amen
![The Love Boat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fnsnazlj2bt3Fuj0pJ7wBPmuMLO.jpg)
The Love Boat
![Never Con a Killer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5C3qqgEBdri0hNnxoPp8XWYjQpR.jpg)
Never Con a Killer
![Tail Gunner Joe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dNn1nUPYg9ngAQTMZJIi11oisIi.jpg)
Tail Gunner Joe
![Charlie's Angels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jxyI5V4LZ5rHDrXv7NpPh4EBCAo.jpg)
Charlie's Angels
![The Deadly Tower](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tXdSO0BGue6c1iRWQ7XhiKDFWdj.jpg)
The Deadly Tower
![Terror on the 40th Floor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oqXsfHHhoeByTFbPvBnwtnGhO4e.jpg)
Terror on the 40th Floor
![The Healers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lSMdvGt2kBgsBuoreunDlcyBa7V.jpg)
The Healers
![Cry Panic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l33kn2plIi4jqWtU2ov8HAsXFQA.jpg)
Cry Panic
![Lisa, Bright and Dark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z2MlgYKlkCgMJVgS0JOepGD6xY1.jpg)
Lisa, Bright and Dark
![Police Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wfhiGakYfjk8XeDKRpya9P4tNu9.jpg)
Police Story
![The Letters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yGdmZMyz79f6HLIbsZSF7FXPS2A.jpg)
The Letters
![Murder Once Removed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mkf9Q6K2hxKm3mSuWENGwuKfo4F.jpg)
Murder Once Removed
![The Happy Ending](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2xFRXsgk7o0LD6X3LxmTQPBQJ0F.jpg)
The Happy Ending
![Topaz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8u7vxykCVZoaxNocLbpstv3IFNK.jpg)
Topaz
![Shadow on the Land](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jU7jVs3ZNisPNKjdYycIqZyTozQ.jpg)
Shadow on the Land
![In Cold Blood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aFbLcPT3DXMyUywvqBxNbE1R8Jp.jpg)
In Cold Blood
![A Bell for Adano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xsUSO1I96v4k3bmciflbP1YZan2.jpg)
A Bell for Adano
![ABC Stage 67](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rWQxzlahUvpMQBa0xWeCe0LSfXl.jpg)
ABC Stage 67
![Madame X](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pF9m0GruyTuC4H4cBROEzEaf42C.jpg)
Madame X
![Kitten with a Whip](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rGNvcHMsjsETfmP7KYbJfgrX2xb.jpg)
Kitten with a Whip
![See How They Run](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j1TZVSkbqS61T9lDF36odvg3M34.jpg)
See How They Run
![Kraft Suspense Theatre](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wmQngp59Yx8zGLU7MHeFiv8HoOm.jpg)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oA8QVTGlAN511uCAMDN60aVQUs1.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
![The Alfred Hitchcock Hour](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1VXTfckVsiNRqhWs9fdozyljuGy.jpg)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
![The Mike Douglas Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qNk97cbF3dZyhkfIcJhjFDD64sM.jpg)
The Mike Douglas Show
![What Makes Sammy Run?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uftwTrj3osmUtl2sdUWwZpW6MqH.jpg)
What Makes Sammy Run?
![Dubrowsky](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fK4DttFkI7UPufaipAZStbNCzpj.jpg)
Dubrowsky
![Bachelor Father](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/knAE7Of58hD1EYytaY2CMeBK7Vg.jpg)
Bachelor Father
![Everything But the Truth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/45yOSG1dFxN92NADbdh2XfxPRJE.jpg)
Everything But the Truth
![Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kY1GfRiVJI6pT5BdJmtJ5jtT6bh.jpg)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
![The Ambassador's Daughter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eEtH5Oe2T5Il0iMLj7YfawkgVPG.jpg)
The Ambassador's Daughter
![Tony Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6pxoHfywO6bFDOQa9bmWZ1hyKBt.jpg)
Tony Awards
![The Trouble with Harry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uUXLq7fEG3hI46ZFMZzgHj11S6S.jpg)
The Trouble with Harry
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ko0h8oz2bC1NWnhcuMnvNVDpfJj.jpg)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
![Climax!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fO9xn3sIVQHs5ap4gUnQ4AacONE.jpg)
Climax!
![Escape from Fort Bravo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dWOpEeHS7ACISCdKE2k0N12zZyO.jpg)
Escape from Fort Bravo
![The Glass Web](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rRRdbYDtSlbkwwNmCgqAWgnZ7Qp.jpg)
The Glass Web
![It Happens Every Thursday](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7phD6amyslyyHyFufZFhcvFUDbL.jpg)
It Happens Every Thursday
![General Electric Theater](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sNhevbrsNi11PUwz0tXsB0wh84a.jpg)
General Electric Theater
![The Captive City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3Hz7MZ0uDOENTTY9rpMF7I7EKRM.jpg)
The Captive City
![Hallmark Hall of Fame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dSeAHZYT2JLidmA9hfH15Ae3NPk.jpg)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
![Schlitz Playhouse of Stars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gWT5p5TMEAQnQAx1y0g03PUJDhJ.jpg)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
![The Red Skelton Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6e54gnblIDcwDGOGhzPyV0fB6Rw.jpg)
The Red Skelton Show
![The Jack Benny Program](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oimqbrxRnrsGoiSdKzTT6SuxGhm.jpg)
The Jack Benny Program
![The Bob Hope Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/155ZMISJkCkTleBKKoNlubt51bB.jpg)
The Bob Hope Show
![Robert Montgomery Presents](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jZLS9pS4JGltYIB43c2UvXhqZqW.jpg)
Robert Montgomery Presents
![Lights Out](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sUX5J7lS6FnCFvUOqXCYyQPp0f9.jpg)
Lights Out
![Arson, Inc.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/WLdAFBRMhM4APBUd3gXGRcuWGx.jpg)
Arson, Inc.
![The Emmy Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/guW6wHjF0eVOfsS7NEfq2ZWSLDm.jpg)
The Emmy Awards
![Suspense](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9h8qVuMWqm7ptN7xati8GKYqnwJ.jpg)
Suspense
![Studio One](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rTauMq9Zi9KM2gGzX0qO80JoBmS.jpg)
Studio One
![The Philco Television Playhouse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nnsKNCd14JjRTnaz6OZh4sQoNV6.jpg)
The Philco Television Playhouse
![The Ed Sullivan Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gUEfDXUxwhgXBX7LSk57vJKXCTp.jpg)
The Ed Sullivan Show
![The Things People Want](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c5aGEGYzS0QJbd9oNGjoYqSF78n.jpg)
The Things People Want
![Destination Tokyo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tt5Bpv0ERcfKxMpL8og7guTCvWN.jpg)
Destination Tokyo
![Northern Pursuit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2tLScsS98Q9rohkX13guzsnTjIB.jpg)
Northern Pursuit