John Forsythe
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Forsyth in 1958
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| Born |
John/Jacob Lincoln Freund January 29, 1918 Penns Grove, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 2010 (aged 92) Santa Ynez, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery, Ballard, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Abraham Lincoln High School |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1943 – 2006 |
| Spouse(s) | Parker Worthington McCormick (m.1939-43; divorced) Julie (Wagner) Warren (m.1943-94; her death) Nicole Carter (m.2002–10; his death) |
| Children | Page Warren Forsythe Brooke Warren Forsythe Dall McCormick Forsythe |
| Awards | Golden Globe Award (1984) |
John Forsythe (born either John Lincoln Freund or Jacob Lincoln Freund; 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.
Forsythe's 60-year acting career began in films in 1943. He signed up with Warner Bros. at age 25 as a minor contract player, but he later starred in films like The Captive City (1952). He 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 had a successful television career, starring in three television series, spanning four decades and three genres: as the single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the sitcom Bachelor Father (1957–62), as the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend in the crime drama Charlie's Angels (1976–81), and as patriarch Blake Carrington in Dynasty (1981–89). He hosted World of Survival (1971–77).
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