John Lincoln Freund - better known as John Forsythe (born January 29, 1918), is an American stage, television and character actor who starred in three television series that spanned three decades such as single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the 1950s sitcom Bachelor Father (1957 – 1962); as the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend on the popular 1970s crime drama Charlie's Angels (1976 – 1981), and as ruthless and beloved patriarch Blake Carrington on the popular 1980s soap opera Dynasty (1981 – 1989). He’s also well-known for hosting World of Survival during the 1970s. Forsythe currently appears each year to read children's fiction during the annual Christmas program near his retirement home at the rural resort community of Solvang, California, north of Los Angeles.
Retired US Air Force Major John Foster inherits the Foster School, an exclusive San Francisco school for girls. Foster is a bachelor who has only had social dealings with women. Ed Robbins, a former Air Force sergeant and friend helps Foster run the school while Miss Culver is the school principal who has many misunderstandings with the two men. In 1966, the format changed. The school became a base for Foster and Robbins as they played undercover agents for an unnamed U.S. government spy agency. Their missions were humorous rather than James Bondish. Written by J.E. McKillop
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).
