John Forsythe facts for kids

John Forsythe
John Forsythe
	Forsythe in June 1958
Born	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.1939-1943; divorced); Julie (Wagner) Warren; (m.1943-1994; her death); Nicole Carter; (m.2002–2010; his death)
Children	Page Warren Forsythe; Brooke Warren Forsythe; Dall McCormick Forsythe
Awards	Golden Globe Award (1984)

John Forsythe (born 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.

His 60-year acting career began in films in 1943. He signed up with Warner Bros. at age 25 as a minor contract player, he also enjoyed a successful television career, starring in three television series, spanning four decades.

Early life

Forsythe was born in Penns Grove, New Jersey to Blanche Materson (née Blohm) and to Samuel Jeremiah Freund. Forsythe was the oldest of three. Forsythe was raised in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn at the age of 16, and began attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1936 at the age of 18, he took a job as the public address announcer for Brooklyn Dodgers games at Ebbets Field, confirming a childhood love of baseball.

Career

John Forsythe and David Wayne in the 1954 Broadway production of The Teahouse of the August Moon 1954

Forsythe's movie career began in 1943 in the movie Northern Pursuit and since then he had appeared in many movies such as; Destination Tokyo, Escape from Fort Bravo, Madame X, Topaz, Scrooged, and his final movie was the 2003 movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle that is the sequel to the movie that is based on the television series Charlie's Angels in which Forsythe starred in.

Forsythe had starred in television series, but his most notable television works is in Dynasty as Blake Carrington and as Charles Townsend in the hit series Charlie's Angels. Forsythe was also in The Powers That Be, and was a Miss Universe host in 1989.

Forsythe has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama in 1984 for his role in Dynasty.

Death

Forsythe died on April 1, 2010 from complications of pneumonia in Santa Ynez, California. He was 92 years old. His widow Nicole Carter died 40 days later. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Santa Barbara, California. He is survived by his son, his two daughters, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Filmography

Melanie Fullerton and John Forsythe during To Rome With Love 1969

Northern Pursuit (1943) as Corporal (uncredited)
Destination Tokyo (1943) as Sparks
Arson, Inc. (1949) as Race Track Announcer (voice, uncredited)
The Captive City (1952) as Jim Austin
It Happens Every Thursday (1953) as Bob MacAvoy
The Glass Web (1953) as Don Newell
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) as Capt. John Marsh
American Harvest (Revised Edition) (1955 short subject; narrator)
The Trouble with Harry (1955) as Sam Marlowe
The Ambassador's Daughter (1956) as Sgt. Danny Sullivan
Everything but the Truth (1956) as Ernie Miller
Dubrowsky (1959) as Wladia
Kitten with a Whip (1964) as David
Madame X (1966) as Clay Anderson
In Cold Blood (1967) as Alvin Dewey
Marooned (1969) as Olympus/President (uncredited)
Topaz (1969) as Michael Nordstrom
The Happy Ending (1969) as Fred Wilson
Goodbye & Amen (1978) as The American Ambassador
...And Justice for All (1979) as Judge Henry T. Fleming
Scrooged (1988) as Lew Hayward
Stan and George's New Life (1992) as Father
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1999; direct-to-video) as Mr. Ryan (voice)
Charlie's Angels (2000) as Charles "Charlie" Townsend (voice)
Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures (2003) as Charles "Charlie" Townsend (voice, uncredited) "Chapter One: Most Delicious Angels".
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) as Charles "Charlie" Townsend (voice; final film role)

Television credits

Publicity photo from Bachelor Father 1962

Curtain Call (1952)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Kim Stanger
Zane Grey Theatre (1957) as CSA Lt. David Marr
Bachelor Father (1957–1962) as Bentley Gregg
The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford (June 9, 1960) as Himself - Actor / Singer
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Michael Barnes
See How They Run (1964) as Martin Young
The John Forsythe Show (1965–1966) as Major John Foster
A Bell for Adano (1967) as Maj. Victor Joppola
Shadow on the Land (1968) as Gen. Wendell Bruce
To Rome with Love (1969–1971) as Michael Endicott
Murder Once Removed (1971) as Dr. Ron Wellesley
The World of Survival (1971–1977) (narrator)
The Letters (1973) (unsold pilot) as Paul Anderson
Lisa, Bright and Dark (1973) as William Schilling
Cry Panic (1974) as David Ryder
The Healers (1974) as Dr. Robert Kier
Terror on the 40th Floor (1974) as Daniel 'Dan' Overland
The Deadly Tower (1975) as Lt. Elwood Forbes
Charlie's Angels (1976–1981) as Charles Townsend
Amelia Earhart (1976) as G.P. Putnam
Tail Gunner Joe (1977) as Paul Cunningham
Emily, Emily (1977) as Niles Putnam
Never Con a Killer (1977) (pilot for The Feather and Father Gang) as E.J. Valerian
Cruise Into Terror (1978) as Reverend Charles Mather
With This Ring (1978) as General Albert Harris
The Users (1978) as Reade Jamieson
A Time for Miracles (1980) as Postulator
Dynasty (1981–1989) as Blake Carrington
Sizzle (1981) as Mike Callahan
Mysterious Two (1982) as He
The Love Boat (1983) as Burt Gardner
The Colbys (1985–1986) as Blake Carrington
On Fire (1987) as Joe Leary Sr.
Miss Universe Pageant (1989)
Opposites Attract (1990) as Rex Roper
Dynasty: The Reunion (1991) as Blake Carrington
The Powers That Be (1992–1993) as Sen. William Franklin Powers
I Witness Video (host from 1993–1994) as Host
People's Century (1995) (miniseries) (narrator in U.S. version)
People's Century (1998) (narrator)
Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar (2006) as Himself / Blake Carrington

Images for kids

With Noreen Corcoran in Bachelor Father (1957–1962)
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The handprints of John Forsythe in front of The Great Movie Ride at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park