Actor John Forsythe Dead At 92
‘Dynasty’ and ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star had a yearlong battle with cancer.
By Josh Wigler
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John Forsythe
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Actor John Forsythe died from complications of pneumonia in his home Friday (April 2) after a yearlong battle with cancer, his publicist Harlan Boll told The New York Times. He was 92 years old.
Born John Lincoln Freund in 1918, Forsythe had a long and varied career spanning from the 1940s to the early 2000s with several television, film and stage appearances over the years. Before achieving stardom, Forsythe served in the armed forces during World War II and appeared in the U.S. Army Air Force play and film “Winged Victory.”
Professionally, Forsythe was undoubtedly best known for his various television roles, the most prominent of which was oil tycoon Blake Carrington on ABC’s “Dynasty,” a soap opera that ran from 1981 through 1989. Forsythe won two Golden Globes, and was nominated four additional times, and got three Emmy nominations for the role of Carrington.
In addition to “Dynasty,” Forsythe delivered memorable turns on other television shows such as “Bachelor Father,” a sitcom that ran from 1957 through 1962, starring as Bentley Gregg, the titular Beverly Hills lawyer and bachelor who raises his teenage niece after her parents are killed in a car accident. Forsythe also provided the voice of enigmatic millionaire and spy Charlie on “Charlie’s Angels” alongside Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson and others.
Outside of television, Forsythe starred in several movies, including Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Trouble With Harry” opposite Shirley MacLaine, the actress’ first major movie appearance. He also reprised his role as Charlie in McG’s “Charlie’s Angels” movie in 2000 and its sequel, “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,” in 2003. Those were his final two screen performances.
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