John Forsythe Net Worth

John Forsythe's Quotes

• I am an amiable fellow with no mind of my own.
• I like to be what I am, a reasonably simple happy kind of fellow.
• [His father's reaction when John told him he wanted to be an actor] His idea of an actor was John Barrymore. He could never understand why I wanted to act. "You're a good boy, a fine boy", he told me. "But I don't see anything about you that could make an actor. No flamboyance.".
• [on his long-running marriage to second wife Julie Warren] And it turned out to be a marriage that lasted 50-some-odd years. Not bad!
• [In 1981 about being himself as an actor] When I was down in Atlanta, about 3 or 4 weeks ago, a little lady walked up to me and she circled me, 3 to 4 times, and she looked at me and she said, "Didn't you used to be John Forsythe?". And I freely confessed you used to be. But that meant, too, that not enough people really began to know me as an actor; they never know me as a voice and thought I'd do something about it.

Interesting Facts about John Forsythe

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Father of daughters Page Forsythe and Brooke Forsythe with Julie Warren. He also has a son named Dall Forsythe with Parker McCormick.
4. Originally met Kate Jackson at a race track. She would later star in Charlie's Angels (1976).
5. Left his movie career for service in World War II. He worked to recover injured soldiers who had developed speech problems. His military service finished before the war ended.
6. Served on the Board of Directors of Hollywood Race Track, from 1972, and was still part of the committee.
7. Forsythe first met met future Dynasty (1981) co-star, Linda Evans, and her family, when she was only 15 years old. At the time, she guest-starred on an episode of Bachelor Father (1957) (as a friend of Forsythe's character's daughter who develops a crush on him). The two remained friends during and after Dynasty (1981). He and Evans also appeared together on a 1983 episode of The Love Boat (1977).
8. Underwent quadruple bypass surgery. His operation was so successful that he was able to return to Charlie's Angels (1976) in 1979.
9. At age 11, he and his family moved to Brooklyn, New York City. He would attend nearby Abraham Lincoln High School. Had played baseball in both high school and college. He dropped out of college in his junior year and took parts on radio soap operas.
10. Began his contract career as a bit player for Warner Bros. in 1943.
11. Had 12 hobbies: traveling, flying, golfing, collects art, thoroughbred racing, playing tennis, riding horses, playing baseball, swimming, dining out, spending time with family and gardening.
12. Was the only actor to appear in all 220 episodes of Dynasty (1981).
13. Although not a credited cast member of the Charlie's Angels (1976) cast, Forsythe's voice (as "Charlie") was heard in every single episode of the series.
14. Sold his costly stable of thoroughbreds in 2004.
15. 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.
16. Turned down the lead role on Trapper John, M.D. (1979), which went to Pernell Roberts.
17. Was a national officer of the American Cancer Society since the early 1970s.
18. Before he was a successful actor, he once worked as a waiter in the same restaurant with Kirk Douglas.
19. His daughters, Page Forsythe and Brooke Forsythe, were both huge fans of The Beatles and Blood Sweat & Tears.
20. Had successfully underwent quadruple bypass surgery, after developing heart problems [1979].