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Date of Birth

29 January 1918, Penn's Grove, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name

John Lincoln Freund

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Mini Biography

The son of a Wall Street businessman, New Jersey-born John Forsythe chose to pursue acting over the objections of his father. He did some work in radio soaps and on Broadway before signing a movie contract with Warner Bros. His early career was interrupted by WWII. During the war, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps appearing in the Air Corps show "Winged Victory". After the war, he helped found the Actors Studio. He has had the most success on TV, with healthy runs on "Bachelor Father" (1957), "Dynasty" (1981) and as the unseen voice of Charlie on "Charlie's Angels" (1976).

IMDb Mini Biography By: Gustaf Molin

Spouse

Nicole Carter	(25 July 2002 - present)
Julie Warren	(18 December 1943 - 15 August 1994) (her death) 2 children
Parker McCormick	(1938 - 1940) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

Graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York, in 1934.

Signed a $5,000,000 contract deal with the director of Charlie's Angels (2000) and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) to voice the famous voice of "Charlie Townsend".

Appeared in the episode titled "The Golden Blood of the Sun" for "The CBS Radio Mystery Theater" (31 Oct 1974).

Was not the first choice for the role of Blake Carrington on "Dynasty" (1981). George Peppard was initially cast as Carrington. However, he quit one week into filming the series premiere due to creative differences with the writers. Forsythe auditioned for and was subsequently cast in the role.

Diagnosed with colon cancer [October 11, 2006].

Father of daughters Page Forsythe and Brooke Forsythe with Julie Warren. He also has a son named Dall Forsythe with Parker McCormick.

As a teenager, Linda Evans guest starred in a 1960 episode of his TV series "Bachelor Father: A Crush on Bentley (#4.5)" (1960) as a girl who develops a crush on his character. Some twenty years later, Linda Evans co-starred with Forsythe on the hit TV series "Dynasty" (1981) as his wife.

Best known by the public for his starring role as Blake Carrington on "Dynasty" (1981).

Originally met Kate Jackson at a race track. She would later star in "Charlie's Angels" (1976).

Left his movie career for service in World War II, he worked to recover injured soldiers who had developed speech problems. His time in the military ended before year end.

Second wife of 51 years, Julie Warren, died in hospital, after he made the difficult decision to turn off her life-support machine, a few weeks after she went into a coma. [15 August 1994].

Met second wife, Julie Warren, who was a theater companion and a successful actress.

Served on the Board of Directors of Hollywood Race Track, from 1972, and is still part of the committee.

Has not smoked since 1982, when he quit following his doctor's advice as he was at strong risk of developing emphysema.

Remained friends with Linda Evans during and after "Dynasty" (1981).

Had underwent quadruple bypass surgery. His operation was so successful that he was able to return to "Charlie's Angels" (1976) in 1979.

At age 11, he and his family moved to Brooklyn, New York.

Began his contract career as a bit player for Warner Bros. in 1943.

Was/is friends with: Tim Conway, Aaron Spelling, Alfred Hitchcock and Cheryl Ladd.

He has 12 hobbies: traveling, flying, golfing, collects art, thoroughbred racing, playing tennis, riding horses, playing baseball, swimming, dining out, spending time with family and gardening.

Long before Joan Collins would co-star opposite him on "Dynasty" (1981), she was one of his drama students. They met in the 1940s.

His "Dynasty" (1981), co-star, Linda Evans, would also guest-star alongside him on the same episode of "The Love Boat" (1977), in 1983.

Before he was a successful actor, he worked as a baseball announcer and a drama teacher.

The older of three children.

As a child, he was a baseball fanatic.

Became an actor against the wishes of his father.

Was the only actor to appear in all 220 episodes of "Dynasty" (1981).

Though he was not part of the "Charlie's Angels" (1976) cast, he was the only actor to have a voice part in every episode of the series.

Sold his costly stable of thoroughbreds in 2004.

Met third wife, Nicole Carter, at the Breeders' Cup race track, and dated for 8 years.

His third wife, Nicole Carter, is 22 years his junior.

He served in the US Army Corps, during World War II.

After starring in the movie The Trouble with Harry (1955), he went through a lot of trouble finding starring roles in high-budget box office films, hence, he worked in television.

He was born with very small coronary arteries that were inadequate for the supply of blood his body needed.

Unlike him, his two siblings smoked a lot, which eventually led to the cancer that took over their lives.

Was offered the lead role on "Trapper John, M.D." (1979), but turned it down.

Is a national officer of the American Cancer Society since the early 1970s.

Before he was a successful actor, he once worked as a waiter in the same restaurant with Kirk Douglas.

His daughters, Paige and Brooke, were both huge fans of The Beatles and Blood Sweat & Tears.

Personal Quotes

[On the passing of "Charlie's Angels" (1976), co-star Farrah Fawcett]: Though I did not know her well, Farrah left an indelible mark on me and the public during her one-year reign on Charlie's Angels. She put up a gallant fight against her unforgiving disease and I send my deepest sympathy and prayers to her family and friends.

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