John Forsythe

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AKA: John Lincoln Freund
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 01/29/1918
Birthplace: Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA

biography

Nearly as recognizable for his elegant, deliberative baritone voice as his silver-mane and WASPy visage, John Forsythe built a career as an unassuming TV everydad and a reliable and, by his own reckoning, “workmanlike” actor, before becoming one of biggest names in show business in the 1980s. Forsythe imprinted his star in the pop culture firmament in ratings-topping 1970s and 1980s “campy” television institutions “Charlie’s Angels” (ABC, 1976-1981) and “Dynasty” (ABC, 1981-89), but he arrived there with a long background on New York stages, including the distinction of being an original Continued

Credits

Voice of Charlie
2003
of Charlie
2000
Lew Hayward
1988
Judge Fleming
1979
Michael Nordstrom
1969
Don Newell
1953
Capt John Marsh
Alvin Dewey
Fred Wilson
David Patton
Jim Austin
Clay Anderson

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Worked as baseball announcer at Ebbets Field for Brooklyn Dodgers
1939 
Stage debut as Captain in "Dick Whittington and his Cat" in Chappaqua, New York
1942 
Broadway debut as Private Cootes in "Vickie"
1943 
Film acting debut as Soldier in "Northern Pursuit"
1944 
First significant film role, "Destination Tokyo"
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