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Biography

Born January 29, 1918 to a businessman. Graduated in 1934 from Abraham Lincoln High School of Brooklyn, New York. Forsythe started in radio, moved…more

Born

1/29/1918, Penn's Grove, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name

John Lincoln Freund

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (9)

Role
- Dynasty
  Himself/Blake Carrington
  - S 9: Ep 26 Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar
    5/2/06
- The Powers That Be
  Senator William Powers
  - S 2: Ep 13 Grandma's Big Decision
    6/19/93
  - S 2: Ep 12 Grammargate (2)
    6/12/93
  - S 2: Ep 11 Grammargate (1)
    6/5/93
  - S 2: Ep 10 Bradley Gets Fired
    1/19/93
  - S 2: Ep 9 Having a Ball
    1/19/93
  - + 16 More Credits
- I Witness Video
  Host (1993-1994)
- Dynasty
  Blake Carrington
  - — Dynasty: The Reunion (2)
    10/22/91
  - — Dynasty: The Reunion (1)
    10/20/91
  - S 9: Ep 22 Cache 22
    5/11/89
  - S 9: Ep 21 Blasts from the Past
    5/4/89
  - S 9: Ep 20 Here Comes the Son
    4/27/89
  - + 217 More Credits
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Host
  - S 40: Ep 1 The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/28/88
- Charlie's Angels
  Charlie Townsend
  - S 5: Ep 16 Let Our Angel Live
    6/24/81
  - S 5: Ep 15 Mr. Galaxy
    6/17/81
  - S 5: Ep 14 Angel on a Roll
    6/10/81
  - S 5: Ep 13 Attack Angels
    6/3/81
  - S 5: Ep 12 Stuntwomen Angels
    2/28/81
  - + 105 More Credits
- To Rome With Love
  Michael Endicott
  - S 1: Ep 11 And One More Spring
    12/28/69
  - S 1: Ep 10 An Affair of Honor
    12/14/69
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Secret Day
    11/30/69
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Long Road Home
    11/23/69
  - S 1: Ep 7 A Palazzo Is Not a Home
    11/16/69
  - + 43 More Credits
- The John Forsythe Show
  Major John Foster
  - S 1: Ep 29 Get Me to the Execution on Time
    4/18/66
  - S 1: Ep 28 From Russia With Chaos
    4/11/66
  - S 1: Ep 27 Doctor Soo
    4/4/66
  - S 1: Ep 26 If I Were a Prince
    3/28/66
  - S 1: Ep 25 It Takes a Heap of Sergeants
    3/21/66
  - + 25 More Credits
- Bachelor Father
  Bentley Gregg
  - S 5: Ep 40 Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
    6/26/62
  - S 5: Ep 39 Peter, the Medicine Man
    6/19/62
  - S 5: Ep 38 Divided House
    6/12/62
  - S 5: Ep 37 Boys Will Be
    6/5/62
  - S 5: Ep 36 Bentley Takes it Easy
    5/29/62
  - + 152 More Credits
Guest Star (90)

Role
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 4 Heather Locklear
    6/27/04
  - S 4: Ep 9 The Mod Squad
    2/13/00
- TV Tales
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 Charlie's Angels
    11/17/02
- Lost Treasures
  Himself [stock footage]
  - S 2: Ep 4 Network Stars of the 70's
    12/29/00
- Neighbours
  Adam Lloyd
  - S 16: Ep 123 Episode 3568
    7/5/00
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 22 Joan Collins
    12/18/97
- Gargoyles
  Pat Doyle
  - S 3: Ep 2 Ransom
    9/14/96
- Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
  Usher
  - S 2: Ep 17 Code of Ethics
    2/18/96
- Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
  Photographer
  - S 1: Ep 12 Love Finds a Way
    11/20/94
- Blue Skies
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 5 If You Knew Daddy Like I Know Daddy
    10/10/94
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 44: Ep 2 Bob Hope's Birthday Memories
    5/11/94
  - S 40: Ep 3 Bob Hope Lampoons Show Business
    2/17/90
  - S 39: Ep 5 Ooh-La-La ... It's Bob Hope's Birthday Spectacular From Paris
    5/24/89
  - S 38: Ep 5 Happy Birthday Bob - 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years With NBC
    5/16/88
  - S 34: Ep 3 Bob Hope's Merry Christmas Show
    12/19/83
- Children in Need
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 7 1993 [2 Parts]
    11/26/93
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 87 January 6, 1993
    1/6/93
  - S 4: Ep 217 July 15, 1992
    7/15/92
  - S 4: Ep 125 March 6, 1992
    3/6/92
  - S 3: Ep 141 March 26, 1991
    3/26/91
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 104 March 4, 1992
    3/4/92
  - S 3: Ep 24 October 11, 1990
    10/11/90
  - S 1: Ep 142 July 19, 1989
    7/19/89
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 1 The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/92
  - S 13: Ep 1 The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards
    3/15/87
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 25 October 16, 1990
    10/16/90
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 January 10, 1989
    1/10/89
- The Colbys
  Blake Carrington
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Wedding
    3/20/86
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Reunion
    12/26/85
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Family Album
    12/5/85
  - S 1: Ep 2 Conspiracy of Silence
    11/27/85
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 1 Joan Collins
    2/24/84
- Disneyland
  Narrator
  - S 26: Ep 13 Disney's Oscar Winners
    4/13/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 8 September 22, 1978
    9/22/78
- Switch
  character name
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Death Tong
    1/9/78
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Niles Putnam
  - S 26: Ep 4 Emily, Emily, Emily, Emily
    2/7/77
- Circus of the Stars
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 1 Special #1
    1/10/77
- Charlie's Angels
  Voice of Charlie Townsend
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 14 Bernadette Peters & John Forsythe
    12/8/75
  - S 3: Ep 4 Anne Meara & John Forsythe
    9/23/74
- Medical Story
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 Million Dollar Baby
    10/23/75
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 20 MG75-20
    5/14/75
- Police Story
  Sam McCullough
  - S 1: Ep 22 Chief
    3/19/74
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  William Schilling
  - S 23: Ep 1 Lisa, Bright and Dark
    11/28/73
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 9 October 8, 1970
    10/8/70
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 June 30, 1970
    6/30/70
- Insight
  Ray
  - S 10: Ep 28 Truth About Time
    3/13/70
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 17 December 22-26, 1969
    12/22/69
  - S 2: Ep 23 January 22-26, 1968
    1/22/68
  - S 9: Ep 4 September 16-20, 1974 (NBC-TV)
    9/16/74
  - S 5: Ep 44 June 28-July 2, 1971
    6/28/71
  - S 5: Ep 23 February 1-5, 1971
    2/1/71
  - + 1 More Credits
- You're Putting Me On
  Guest Contestant
  - S 1: Ep 21 Week 20
    11/10/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 47 October 21, 1969
    10/21/69
  - S 5: Ep 238 August 14, 1968
    8/14/68
  - S 4: Ep 62 November 29, 1966
    11/29/66
  - S 12: Ep 229 August 18, 1975
    8/18/75
  - S 8: Ep 97 February 1, 1971
    2/1/71
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 191 May 30, 1969
    5/30/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 233 August 7, 1968
    8/7/68
  - S 6: Ep 168 April 24, 1968
    4/24/68
  - S 17: Ep 178 Week of July 9, 1979
    7/9/79
  - S 10: Ep 162 April 11, 1972
    4/11/72
  - S 10: Ep 23 September 29, 1971
    9/29/71
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Match Game
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 37 Judy Carne & John Forsythe
    5/13/68
  - S 6: Ep 33 Dorothy Loudon & John Forsythe
    4/15/68
  - S 4: Ep 44 Betty White & John Forsythe
    6/27/66
  - S 4: Ep 36 Vivian Vance & John Forsythe
    5/2/66
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 March 19, 1968
    3/19/68
  - S 5: Ep 104 February 18, 1971
    2/18/71
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Major Victor Joppolo
  - S 17: Ep 1 A Bell for Adano
    11/11/67
- Run for Your Life
  Spencer Holt
  - S 2: Ep 27 A Choice of Evils
    4/3/67
- ABC Stage 67
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Light Fantastic
    2/9/67
- Password
  John Forsythe
  - S 6: Ep 179 Barbara Rush & John Forsythe
    10/21/66
  - S 6: Ep 176 Barbara Rush & John Forsythe
    10/20/66
  - S 6: Ep 175 Barbara Rush & John Forsythe
    10/19/66
  - S 6: Ep 173 Barbara Rush & John Forsythe
    10/18/66
- Insight
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 44 The Boy and the Bomb
    5/29/66
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  Host
  - S 8: Ep 15 Songs of Spring
    4/10/66
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Charlie King
  - S 2: Ep 18 In Any Language
    3/12/65
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Kamchatka Incident
    11/12/64
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Sweet Taste of Vengeance
    4/30/64
- Dick Powell Show
  Peter Kent
  - S 2: Ep 26 The Third Side Of A Coin
    3/26/63
- Stump the Stars
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 19 January 28, 1963
    1/28/63
- Alcoa Premiere
  Andy Ballard
  - S 2: Ep 17 Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks
    1/24/63
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Captain Frisby
  - S 12: Ep 1 Teahouse of the August Moon
    10/26/62
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Michael Barnes
  - S 1: Ep 4 I Saw The Whole Thing
    10/11/62
- The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 34 June 9, 1960
    6/9/60
- Sunday Showcase
  Al Manheim
  - S 1: Ep 3 What Makes Sammy Run? (pt 2)
    10/4/59
  - S 1: Ep 2 What Makes Sammy Run? (pt 1)
    9/27/59
- Lux Playhouse
  Colonel Bill Adams
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Miss and Missiles
    6/12/59
- Frontier Justice
  Lt. David Marr
  - S 1: Ep 8 Decision At Wilson's Creek
    9/1/58
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Dr. John Carter
  - S 7: Ep 33 Way of the West
    6/6/58
- Climax!
  Frank Colby
  - S 4: Ep 29 Shooting for the Moon
    4/24/58
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 5 John Forsythe Show
    11/17/57
- General Electric Theater
  Bentley Gregg
  - S 5: Ep 32 A New Girl in His Life
    5/26/57
- Climax!
  Tommy Jordan
  - S 3: Ep 32 Hand of Evil
    5/23/57
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Peter Bronson
  - S 6: Ep 29 Girl With a Glow
    4/19/57
- Goodyear Television Playhouse
  Lt. John Stahlman
  - S 6: Ep 4 Stardust II
    11/11/56
- Climax!
  Graham Johnson
  - S 3: Ep 6 Journey Into Fear
    10/11/56
- Star Stage
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 34 A Place to be Alone
    4/27/56
- Climax!
  Adam Barclay
  - S 2: Ep 24 Pale Horse, Pale Rider
    3/22/56
- Playwrights 56
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 11 Return to Cassino
    2/14/56
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Kim Stanger
  - S 1: Ep 2 Premonition
    10/9/55
- Climax!
  Joe Sullivan
  - S 1: Ep 35 One Night Stand
    8/4/55
- Studio One
  Pete Maynard
  - S 7: Ep 37 Operation Home
    5/30/55
- The Elgin TV Hour
  George Conway
  - S 1: Ep 16 Driftwood
    5/3/55
- The United States Steel Hour
  Professor Gilbert Jardine
  - S 2: Ep 7 King's Pawn
    11/23/54
- Toast of the Town
  scheduled guest
  - S 7: Ep 6 Grace Kelly & Ralph Meeker; John Forsythe; David Wayne; Eugene List; Dimitri Mitropoulos
    10/18/53
  - S 6: Ep 24 Frankie Laine; John Forsythe; Debbie Reynolds; Donald O'Connor; Jimmy Boyd
    2/22/53
- Studio One
  Judd
  - S 5: Ep 37 Conflict
    6/8/53
- Studio One
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 10 I Am Jonathan Scrivener
    12/1/52
  - S 4: Ep 31 Hold Back the Night
    4/14/52
  - S 4: Ep 25 Ten Thousand Horses Singing
    3/3/52
  - S 4: Ep 22 Pagoda
    2/11/52
  - S 3: Ep 37 No Tears for Hilda
    5/7/51
  - + 6 More Credits
- Danger
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Fix
    11/11/52
  - S 1: Ep 35 A Clear Case of Suicide
    5/22/51
- The Philco Television Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 4 The Winter of the Dog
    11/2/52
  - S 4: Ep 19 The Monument
    6/29/52
- Suspense
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 5 The Beach of Falesa
    9/30/52
  - S 4: Ep 39 Murder of Necessity
    6/3/52
  - S 4: Ep 2 Strange For a Killer
    9/11/51
  - S 3: Ep 45 Blood on the Trumpet
    7/3/51
- Curtain Call
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Season Of Divorce
    7/11/52
- The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 12 The American Leonardo: The Life of Samuel F.B. Morse
    5/21/52
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Town
    1/16/52
- Lights Out (1949)
  Bill Holloway
  - S 4: Ep 29 The Upstairs Floor
    3/10/52
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 21 World So Wide
    2/22/52
  - S 1: Ep 17 P.G.
    1/25/52
  - S 1: Ep 13 Girl in a Million
    12/28/51
- Lights Out (1949)
  Waldo Bryan
  - S 4: Ep 16 The Angry Birds
    12/10/51
- Starlight Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 16 Three Hours Between Planes
    6/28/51
- Lights Out (1949)
  Al March
  - S 3: Ep 40 The Pattern
    5/28/51
- Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
  Dr. Frederick Steele
  - S 2: Ep 15 Dark Victory
    3/26/51
- Suspense
  David
  - S 3: Ep 29 On a Country Road
    3/13/51
- Ford Theatre
  Peter Flint
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Golden Mouth
    2/23/51
- Actors Studio
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Widow of Wasdale Head
    12/12/48
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 11 Wuthering Heights
    11/24/48
  - S 2: Ep 7 Biography
    10/27/48

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Dynasty's John Forsythe Dies at 92

By Tim Surette, Apr 05, 2010

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- In 1953, John was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Best Actor.
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- John was nominated twice (in 2004 and 2005) and won twice (in 2003 and 2007) for a TV Land Award in the category of Favorite Heard-But-Not-Seen Character for lending his voice to Charlie's Angels.
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- In 1984, John won the Golden Apple award in the category of Male Star of the Year.
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- John Forsythe (on the passing of Charlie's Angels co-star Farrah Fawcett): Though I did not know her well, Farrah left an indelible mark on me and the public during her one-year reign on Charlie's Angels. She put up a gallant fight against her unforgiving disease and I send my deepest sympathy and prayers to her family and friends.
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- John Forsythe: The only way to quieten me is to invite me to a tennis match.
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- John Forsythe: My Carrington is much more human than he had been conceived by the authors and by the producer, at the beginning.
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