John Forsythe Filmography

Charlie's Angels

Actors: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Crispin Glover, Luke Wilson

Synopsis: They're beautiful, they're brilliant, and they can kick your butt -- the most glamorous private eyes in the world are back in action in this big-screen adaptation of the popular '70s television series. Natalie (Cameron Diaz) is the smart but silly one, Dylan (Drew Barrymore) is the tough but Read More

People's Century: God Fights Back - The Rise of Fundamentalist Religion

Synopsis: Part of the People's Century series, God Fights Back charts the rise of conservative, religious-based politics in the late '70s and early '80s of the 20th century. In response to the liberalism of the '60s, the "religious right" gained political influence during this time. This is a fine Read More

People's Century: Living Longer - Science Helps Eradicate Mass Diseases

Synopsis: Part of the People's Century series, Living Longer charts the reasons why the life expectancy of the average American nearly doubled during the 20th century. In addition to information about Jonas Salk, other important innovations discussed in this film include the formation of the World Health Read More

People's Century: Picture Power - Television Captivated the World

Synopsis: Part of the People's Century series, Picture Power -- Television Captivates the World documents how this pervasive form of mass communication has altered almost every aspect of life throughout the globe. Utilizing archival footage and new materials, the film illuminates such events as the Kennedy-Nixon Read More

People's Century: Asia Rising - Japan and Korea Rebuild

Synopsis: Part of the People's Century series, Asia Rising documents how Japan and the two Koreas have developed since the end of World War II. Comparing and contrasting the technology-led economic boom of Japan with the ongoing political and military tensions between North and South Korea, this fine Read More

People's Century: Boomtime - Post-War Prosperity

Synopsis: Part of the People's Century series, Boomtown -- Post-War Prosperity documents how America and much of the world enjoyed a financial boom after the end of WWII. Utilizing archival footage and new materials, the film illuminates such events as the development of the American auto industry, the Read More

People's Century: Endangered Planet - The Environmental Cost of Growth

Synopsis: Part of the People's Century series, Endangered Planet charts the rise of pollution during the 20th century. This film explains how technological advancements have led to such unpleasant developments as acid rain, the Exxon Valdez disaster, and the nuclear accident in Chernobyl. This is a fine Read More

Arnold Palmer: Golf's Heart and Soul, Part II

Arnold Palmer: Golf's Heart and Soul, Part I

World History: Hungary - St. Stephen's Inheritance

People's Century: Age of Hope - Optimism Reigns as the New Century Begins

Synopsis: Part of the PBS series People's Century, this documentary looks at the year 1900 and continues on to the years of World War I. The century began with joy and new beginnings for most people around the world, starting with the Paris Exposition of 1900. Following this, happiness turned to sadness Read More

People's Century: Red Flag - Communism in Russia

Synopsis: Originally broadcast on PBS, this installment of the series People's Century chronicles the Russian Revolution, from its heady and idealistic post-victory days to the terror of Stalin in the 1930s. Narrated by actor John Forsythe, the program reveals how three years of war and two million Russian Read More

People's Century: Great Escape - The Movies Capture Our Hearts

Synopsis: Part of the People's Century series, Great Escape -- The Movies Capture Our Hearts documents how, starting in the 1920s, film became one of the most important mediums in history. Utilizing archival footage and new materials, the film illuminates such events as the career of Charlie Chaplin, the Read More

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Synopsis: Featuring the voices of Nell Carter, Travis Tritt, and Lacey Chabert, We Wish You a Merry Christmas tells the heartwarming story of how three orphans rekindle the spirit of Christmas in a town that was getting too dreary. They tap into everyone's feelings by caroling throughout the town. ~ Perry Read More

World Cultures: Song of the Basque

People's Century: Total War - WWII and the Home Front

Synopsis: Part of the People's Century series, Total War -- WWII and the Home Front documents how the war brought new blood into the workplace, but made those new workers targets for attack from the enemies. Utilizing archival footage and new materials, the film illuminates such events as the creation of Read More

People's Century: Lost Peace - Ideals for a United World Fail

Synopsis: Part of the People's Century series, Lost Peace -- Ideals for a United World Fail documents the attempts by many to ensure world stability after the horror of World War I. Utilizing archival footage and new materials, the film illuminates such events as Woodrow Wilson's attempts to form the League Read More

People's Century: Breadline - The Great Depression

Synopsis: Part of the People's Century series, Breadline -- The Great Depression at Home documents the serious economic decline faced by the United States of America and felt throughout the world after the boom of the 1920s. Utilizing archival footage and new materials, the film illuminates such events as Read More

People's Century: On The Line - Mass Production Creates Mass Consumption

Synopsis: Part of the People's Century series, On the Line -- Mass Production Creates Mass Consumption documents how Henry Ford's innovative production style altered forever the way people approached both work and play. Utilizing archival footage and new materials, the film illuminates such events as the Read More

Sweet Taste of Vengeance

Synopsis: The Sweet Taste of Vengeance was originally broadcast in 1964 as an hour-long installment of TV's Kraft Suspense Theatre. Diana Hyland plays a divorcee who skips the country and heads to Brazil. Her ex-husband would normally be happy to see the back of her; unfortunately she took $2 million Read More

Americana: Missouri - Portrait of a People

Synopsis: Americana: Missouri -- Portrait of a People focuses on the unique citizens that arose from this low-profile state to change the course of history. Harry S. Truman leads the pack of influential names. The 33rd President of the United States began as a farmer in the rural town of Grandview but Read More

The Waterdance

Actors: Eric Stoltz, Helen Hunt, William Forsythe, Wesley Snipes, Elizabeth Peña

Synopsis: Paralyzed in a 1984 accident, writer/director Neal Jimenez (of River's Edge fame) channelled his own experiences and emotions into his 1991 film Waterdance. Eric Stoltz stars as a young writer left incapacitated by a hiking accident. He is placed in a paraplegic ward, peopled by patients of all Read More

Stan and George's New Life

Actors: Paul Chubb, John Bluthal, Margaret Ford, Roy Baldwin

Synopsis: Stan is a mild-mannered, gentle, middle-aged man who still lives with his overbearing parents. One day, acting on a suggestion by his father, he lands a job at the Weather Bureau. The work is challenging to him, and a little daunting, and his adjustment is considerably eased for him by his female Read More

Dynasty: The Reunion

Actors: Joan Collins, Linda Evans, John Forsythe

Synopsis: When the two-part Dynasty: The Reunion first aired, it rated a cover on TV Guide. The photo depicted Dynasty regulars Linda Evans (Krystal) and Joan Collins (Alexis) grinning at one another, while their true feelings were conveyed in comic-strip thought balloons reading "Hussy" and "Hag." This Read More

Opposites Attract

Synopsis: In this romance, a woman campaigns against a handsome actor in a mayoral race in their small seaside town. Trouble ensues when she falls in love with him. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Greenpeace's Greatest Hits

Scrooged

Actors: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane

Synopsis: A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard Read More

Dynasty: Season 09

Actors: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins, Heather Locklear, Emma Samms

Synopsis: Laid low by progressively weaker ratings, Dynasty discreetly left the scene at the end of its ninth season. But though viewership was down, the series' entertainment content was as high as ever, thanks in large part to a lengthy murder-investigation storyline. It all begins when the mummified body Read More

On Fire

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Carroll Baker, John Forsythe

Synopsis: On Fire stars John Forsythe as the chief arson inspector of a major metropolis. After 22 years' service as a firefighter, Forsythe is summarily ordered to retire. He tries to fight this in court, but learns that, although mandatory retirement is illegal on a federal basis, it can be enforced on a Read More

Dynasty: Season 08

Actors: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins, Heather Locklear, Jack Coleman

Synopsis: Season eight of Dynasty finds two of the series' former regulars, Emma Samms as the predatory Fallon Carrington and John James as Fallon's ex-husband Jeff, returning to the series full-time after a brief stint on the Dynasty spin-off The Colbys. The two prodigal actors have no trouble jumping Read More

Dynasty: Season 07

Actors: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins, Heather Locklear, Jack Coleman

Synopsis: Although the ratings for Dynasty's seventh season were far below those of earlier years, the series still had plenty of "guilty pleasure" entertainment to offer its loyal fans. Much of the season's activities center around oil millionaire Blake Carrington (John Forsythe), who after thinking twice Read More

Dynasty: Season 06

Actors: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins, Heather Locklear, Jack Coleman

Synopsis: Season five of Dynasty had famously concluded with the notorious "Moldavian Massacre," in which the entire cast was mowed down by machine-gun bullets at the wedding of Alexis' (Joan Collins) daughter Amanda (Catherine Oxenberg) to Prince Michael of Moldavia (Michael Praed). After keeping viewers Read More

Dynasty: Season 05

Actors: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins, Jack Coleman, Emma Samms

Synopsis: Season four of Dynasty found the series enjoying the peak of its popularity; after that, things could only go downhill -- and alas, they did. On the docket for this season are the Herculean efforts by Denver oil tycoon Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) to regain his financial empire after being Read More

Dynasty: Season 04

Actors: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins, Jack Coleman, Pamela Sue Martin

Synopsis: The ratings for Dynasty continued to soar as the nighttime soap opera pursued its fourth season on ABC. The big news this year is the return of Denver oil millionaire Blake Carrington's (John Forsythe) bisexual "black sheep" son Steven, formerly played by Al Corley but now portrayed by Jack Coleman Read More

Follow Me If You Dare

Mysterious Two

Synopsis: In this sci-fi adventure, space aliens try to convince a couple of cynical Earthlings to come and help them establish a new colony on a better world. The film is also known as Follow Me If You Dare. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Dynasty: Season 03

Actors: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins, Pamela Sue Martin, Heather Locklear

Synopsis: Ever climbing to the top of the ratings heap -- thanks largely to the introduction of the magnificently malevolent Alexis Carrington Colby (Joan Collins) in its second season -- Dynasty serves up even more soap opera skullduggery for its third year on the air. New to the proceedings is mysterious Read More

Dynasty: Season 02

Actors: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins, Pamela Sue Martin, Al Corley

Synopsis: Things really begin to percolate in the second season of Dynasty with the introduction of the delightfully despicable Alexis Carrington (Joan Collins), the ever-scheming, ever-vengeful ex-wife of Denver oil millionaire Blake Carrington (John Forsythe). Showing up from gosh knows where as a witness Read More

Sizzle

Synopsis: In this made-for-TV movie, a singer (Loni Anderson) travels to Chicago during the 1920s to seek revenge against the gangster who killed her boyfriend. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

Dynasty: Season 01

Actors: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, Al Corley, Lloyd Bochner

Synopsis: There is good news and bad news for Denver oil tycoon Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) as Dynasty launches its first season. The good news is that Blake is about to wed his former secretary, Krystle Jennings (Linda Evans); the bad news is that the Carrington oil empire is teetering on the edge of Read More

A Time for Miracles

Synopsis: This drama chronicles the real-life story of Native America's first declared saint, Elizabeth Bayley Seton. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

...And Justice for All

Actors: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe, Lee Strasberg, Christine Lahti

Synopsis: Norman Jewison's blackly satirical look at the American justice system has gained in stature as one of the more incisive social commentaries of its time. Al Pacino plays Arthur Kirkland, an incorruptible attorney who attempts to initiate reforms in the Maryland justice system. Kirkland is haunted Read More

With This Ring

Actors: John Forsythe, Scott Hylands, Betty White, Diana Canova

Synopsis: In this drama three contemporary couples prepare for their upcoming nuptials. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Users

Synopsis: In this made-for-TV drama, a girl living in a small-town carefully hides her sordid past. She then meets a faded movie star and decides to help her make a comeback, so she herself can also break into Tinseltown society. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Cruise into Terror

Synopsis: This delightfully bad made-for-TV movie throws together an assortment of television stalwarts and movie has-beens for what is essentially a horror version of The Love Boat. The plot involves a vacation cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, during which some of the passengers find an ancient Egyptian Read More

Goodbye and Amen

Synopsis: While a CIA agent prepares to assist in the overthrow of an African nation, he discovers that his friend is interfering in the country's politics. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Charlie's Angels: Angels at Sea

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Frank Gorshin

Synopsis: The Angels, assuming the usual false identities, embark upon a luxury cruise to Hawaii in hopes of proving that their ship isn't "jinxed." Unfortunately, the passengers and crew members continue to be plagued by mysterious accidents -- and more unfortunate still, the mystery villain is aware of Read More

Charlie's Angels: The Blue Angels

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Ed Lauter

Synopsis: The Angels return to their police department roots in order to find out who has been tipping off prostitutes and pimps during a city-wide police crackdown. Sabrina (Kate Jackson) is assigned to the vice squad, Kelly (Jaclyn Smith) poses as a police-academy cadet, and Jill (Farrah Fawcett-Majors) Read More

Charlie's Angels: Angels on a String

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Theodore Bikel

Synopsis: While the Angels are taking a well-deserved vacation at a fashionable resort, Sabrina (Kate Jackson) senses that all is not well with another vacationer, a prominent Polish freedom advocate named Professor Peter Wycinski (Theodore Bikel). Sabrina's instincts prove to be on target when Wycinski is Read More

Charlie's Angels: The Big Tap Out

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Richard Romanus

Synopsis: The police are continually frustrated in their efforts to catch an elusive burglar. They know the criminal's identity, and they're aware that he steals only when he needs to pay his gambling debts, but they've yet to catch him red-handed. The Angels are commissioned to "tap out" the miscreant and Read More

Charlie's Angels: I Will Be Remembered

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Ida Lupino

Synopsis: Ida Lupino guest stars as Gloria Gibson, a former movie queen who hopes to stage a spectacular comeback. Alas, someone seems determined to sabotage Gloria's return by systemically driving her mad -- and stealing all her valuable artwork in the process. Investigating, the Angels discover that there Read More

Charlie's Angels: Dirty Business

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Warren Berlinger

Synopsis: The mother of young film producer Marvin Goldman (Warren Berlinger) wants to know who set fire to her darling boy's office. Investigating, the Angels discover something that Mrs. Goldman (Eda Reiss Merin) is blissfully unaware of: It seems that the "respectable" Marvin has been moonlighting as a Read More

Tail Gunner Joe

Actors: Peter Boyle, Burgess Meredith

Synopsis: Told in flashback form, Tail Gunner Joe traces the rise and fall of Wisconsin senator Joseph McCarthy (Peter Boyle). The story begins with McCarthy's judicial career, then progresses to his rise to the U.S. senate on the Republican ticket and his ultimate exploitation of the postwar "anti Read More

The Feather and Father Gang

Actors: Stefanie Powers, Harold Gould, John Forsythe, Jim Backus, Frank Delfino

Synopsis: First telecast March 7, 1977, The Feather and Father Gang is the pilot episode for the weekly TV series of the same name. Stefanie Powers stars as Toni "Feather" Dalton, a clever female lawyer. Harold Gould co-stars as Feather's dad Harry Danton, a "reformed" con artist. Feather and Father work Read More

Never Con a Killer

Synopsis: Filmed as the 72-minute pilot episode for the weekly ABC adventure series, The Feather and Father Gang, Never Con a Killer was held back from view until May 13, 1977, by which time the series proper had already been on for two months...and had already been canceled. Stefanie Powers and Harold Gould Read More

Charlie's Angels: The Vegas Connection

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Michael Callan

Synopsis: The first of Charlie's Angels' Las Vegas episodes finds our three heroines heading to Nevada to find out why the happily married wife of a successful businessman is embezzling funds from her husband's firm and gambling them away. Even more puzzling: The woman seems to want to lose all of her Read More

Charlie's Angels: Terror on Ward One

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Richard Derr

Synopsis: A rapist, disguised in surgical garb, has been attacking on-duty student nurses at a hospital during the night shift. To flush out the assailant, the Angels go undercover at the hospital, bringing Bosley (David Doyle) along for backup. As Sabrina (Kate Jackson) poses as an investigative reporter Read More

Charlie's Angels: Dancing in the Dark

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, John van Dreelen

Synopsis: A number of wealthy, lonely women have been photographed in compromising positions for blackmail purposes by a seedy dance instructor. To put at end to the miscreant's racket, the Angels go undercover at a disco ballroom -- thereby treating viewers to the spectacle of our heroines performing that Read More

Charlie's Angels: Angel Trap

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Fernando Lamas

Synopsis: Kamden (John Larch), the former head of an elite WWII French underground unit comes to the Townsend agency for protection. It seems that several of Kamden's comrades in arms have been assassinated by a man called Jericho (Ricardo Montalban). Sabrina (Kate Jackson) poses as Kamden's current Read More

Charlie's Angels: The Séance

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, René Auberjonois

Synopsis: Rich widow Grace Rodeheaver (Gertrude Flynn) hires the Angels to find out who is systematically stripping her of her wealth. Our heroines soon determine that the culprit may be the shady medium who is "helping" Grace contact the spirit of her late husband. Kelly (Jaclyn Smith) poses as another Read More

Charlie's Angels: Consenting Adults

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Dick Dinman

Synopsis: When a trio of thieves steal an apparently worthless antique, they trigger a violent war between two criminal factions. Investigating, the Angels come upon a widespread call-girl and smuggling operation, fronted by a computer dating service. Needless to say, it falls to Jill (Farrah Read More

Charlie's Angels: Angels on Wheels

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Dick Sargent

Synopsis: The scene is a roller-games rink, where skating star Karen Jason has been killed in an "accident." To find out the truth behind Karen's death, the Angels go undercover as roller girls. Along the way, they discover that Karen was murdered as part of a scheme to defraud an insurance firm -- but the Read More

Charlie's Angels: Night of the Strangler

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle

Synopsis: A serial killer who preys on high-fashion models has a distinctive signature: he strangles his victims with rag dolls. The parents of Dana Cameron, the killer's most recent victim, commission the Angels to find their daughter's murderer. Kelly, who bears a startling resemblance to the late Dana Read More

Charlie's Angels: The Mexican Connection

Actors: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David F. Doyle, Edward Power

Synopsis: The crash of a private jet exposes a heroin-smuggling operation based in Mexico. The Angels head south of the border -- Kelly (Jaclyn Smith) posing as a vacationing schoolteacher, Jill (Farrah Fawcett-Majors) as a swimming instructor, Sabrina (Kate Jackson) as a stewardess -- to get the goods on