Acting
John Forsythe
- Titles
- 64movies51TV shows
- Career
Active from 1948 to 1999, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 39top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
In Cold Blood80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.7
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Pop Culture3.2average 2.2
- Mystery4.8average 4.1
- Historical3.3average 2.6
- Politics3.4average 2.6
- Romance4.5average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age1.9, average 3.0
- Wonder2.5, average 3.4
- Adrenaline4.2, average 4.9
- Violence3.5, average 4.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 6
- Nostalgic 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Psychological Drama 2
- Legal Drama 2
- Ethical Dilemmas 2
- Cynical Tone 2
- True Crime 2
- Bleak 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Mystery 2
- Situational Humor 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jerry JamesonDirectorDynasty, The Deadly Tower, Terror on the 40th Floor
Earl BellamyDirectorBachelor Father, To Rome with Love, The John Forsythe Show
Carl Benton ReidActorEscape from Fort Bravo, Madame X
Linda EvansActorDynasty, Dynasty: The Reunion
Joan CollinsActorDynasty, Dynasty: The Reunion
Dina MerrillActorWhat Makes Sammy Run?, The Letters
Joseph CampanellaActorTerror on the 40th Floor, Murder Once Removed
Burgess MeredithActorMadame X, Tail Gunner Joe
Ned BeattyActorThe Deadly Tower, Tail Gunner Joe
Jeff CoreyActorIn Cold Blood, A Bell for Adano
Leslie NielsenActorThe Letters, See How They Run
Jane WyattActorSee How They Run, Amelia Earhart
Movies and TV shows
812000s
2 titles · average score 52
as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)
as Charlie (voice)
1990s
7 titles · average score 67
as Mr. Ryan (voice)
TV show · as Pat Doyle (voice)
TV show · as Henry Baskin
TV show · as William Powers
TV show · as Blake Carrington
as Rex Roper
1980s
7 titles · average score 63
as Lew Hayward
as Joe Leary, Sr.
TV show
TV show · as Blake Carrington
as Mike Callahan
as Postulator
1970s
20 titles · average score 60
as Judge Henry T. Fleming
as Rev. Charles Mather
as The American Ambassador
as Paul Cunningham
TV show · as Burt Gardner
as G.P. Putnam
as Lt. Elwood Forbes
as David Ryder
as Dan Overland
as Paul Anderson
as William Schilling
as Dr. Ron Wellesley
1960s
15 titles · average score 64
TV show · as Michael Endicott
as Fred Wilson
as Gen. Wendell Bruce
as Alvin Dewey
as Clay Anderson
TV show · as Major John Foster
TV show · as Spencer Holt
as David Stratton
as Martin Young
TV show · as Charlie King
TV show · as Maj. William 'Bill' Livingston / Jerry Wilson / John Williams
TV show · as Michael Barnes
1950s
21 titles · average score 67
as Al Manheim
as Wladia
TV show · as Bentley Gregg
as Sgt. Danny Sullivan
as Ernie Miller
as Sam Marlowe
TV show · as Kim Stanger
as Captain Marsh
as Don Newell
as Bob MacAvoy
as James "Jim" C. Austin
TV show · as Millionaire's Son
1940s
9 titles · average score 62
TV show · as David / Wiltshire
TV show
as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)
TV show · as Pete Maynard / James Rexham
as Sparks
as Corporal (uncredited)