Known best as the oil baron Blake Carrington on the television show Dynasty, he also had the uncredited distinction of Charlie Townsend's voice in Charlie's Angels. Later, he signed a $5 million contract for his voice for the 2000 and 2003 movies Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. This would prove to be his last commercial work.
Born John Lincoln Freund, John Forsythe, began his career as a bit actor for Warner Brothers in 1943. He took a brief hiatus from acting during World War II when he recovered injured soldiers who suffered speech problems.
Most anyone he met became his friend and a friend for life. The stars of Dynasty and Charlie's Angels (1980's and 2000's) all remember him fondly. His passions included golfing, flying, baseball, and horses (racing and riding); he first met Kate Jackson at the tracks.
John may have passed on in person, but his spirit and voice will live on in our hearts. Oh God! picks up 8 points.
John Forsythe
January 18, 1929 - April 1, 2010
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