John Forsythe
John Forsythe (January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, film/television actor, producer, narrator, drama teacher and philanthropist whose career spanned six decades. He also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety shows and as a panelist on numerous game shows.
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Forsythe in 1957 | |
| Born | John or Jacob Lincoln Freund January 29, 1918 Penns Grove, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 2010 (aged 92) Santa Ynez, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery, Ballard, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| Years active | 1943–2006 |
| Spouses | Parker Worthington McCormick
(m. 1939; div. 1943)Julie (Wagner) Warren
(m. 1943; died 1994)Nicole Carter (m. 2002) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Golden Globe Award (1983, 1984); Golden Apple Award (1984); Soap Opera Digest Award (1984); TV Land Award (2007); Walk of Fame (Television, 1960) |
His acting career began in films in 1943. He signed up with Warner Bros. at age 25 as a minor contract player, but he starred in The Captive City (1952) and co-starred opposite Loretta Young in It Happens Every Thursday (1953), Edmund Gwenn and Shirley MacLaine in The Trouble with Harry (1955), and Olivia de Havilland in The Ambassador's Daughter (1956).
He also enjoyed a long successful television career, starring in three television series in three genres: as the single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the sitcom Bachelor Father (1957–1962); as the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend in the crime drama Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)—a role he reprised in the 2000 and 2003 film adaptations; and as patriarch Blake Carrington in Dynasty (1981–1989). He hosted the series World of Survival (1971–1977), and was the presenter of the 38th Miss Universe Pageant, broadcast on CBS in 1989.