John Forsythe

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...

Known For

Charlie's Angels

as Charlie (voice)

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)

Scrooged

as Lew Hayward

Cast Credits

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)

Charlie's Angels

as Charlie (voice)

Opposites Attract

as Rex Roper

Scrooged

as Lew Hayward

On Fire

as Joe Leary, Sr.

Sizzle

as Mike Callahan

A Time for Miracles

as Postulator

...And Justice for All

as Judge Henry T. Fleming

The Users

as Reade Jamieson

With This Ring

as Gen. Albert Harris

Cruise Into Terror

as Rev. Charles Mather

Goodbye & Amen

as The American Ambassador

Never Con a Killer

as E.J. Valerian

Tail Gunner Joe

as Paul Cunningham

Amelia Earhart

as G.P. Putnam

Charlie's Angels

as Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)

The Deadly Tower

as Lt. Elwood Forbes

The Healers

as Dr. Robert Kier

Cry Panic

as David Ryder

Lisa, Bright and Dark

as William Schilling

The Letters

as Paul Anderson

Murder Once Removed

as Dr. Ron Wellesley

The Happy Ending

as Fred Wilson

Topaz

as Michael Nordstrom

Shadow on the Land

as Gen. Wendell Bruce

In Cold Blood

as Alvin Dewey

Crew Credits

On Fire

Executive Producer