John Forsythe Passes

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  1. jkladis

    jkladis Moderator Admiral

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    I did not see this discussed yet. I always took a liking to John Forsythe.

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  2. Gil T.Azell

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  3. auntiehill

    auntiehill The Blooness Premium Member

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    Dang....92? He had a very good run.

    He seemed like a real class-act. RIP.
     
  4. RJDiogenes

    RJDiogenes Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion Premium Member

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    "Good morning, Angels." :(

    RIP, Mr Forsythe. You were one of a kind. [​IMG]
     
  5. JiNX-01

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    :( Rest in Peace, John. Always enjoyed your work.
     
  6. Procutus

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    He will be greatly missed. He was indeed a class act.
     
  7. ancientone51

    ancientone51 Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Another of the classy ones is gone.

    RIP dear sir.

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  8. Niorah

    Niorah Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Sad news. At least he had a long life. Hopefully it was also a happy life. May he rest in peace.
     
  9. Gaseous Anomaly

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    Sad news indeed, RIP Charlie. :(
     
  10. MeanJoePhaser

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    He was so right for DYNASTY. I mean, he was like a silver-haired Ronald Reagan, if Reagan had been a cultured millionaire with a bitchy ex-wife and a slutty daughter who got abducted by aliens.

    So, yeah, a lot like Ronald Reagan...:p
     
  11. Janus VI

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    I agree, he was the best part of Dynasty and will be missed. Interestingly George Peppard was originally cast as Blake Carrington but the role was recast during the filming of the Pilot
     
  12. Delta Belle

    Delta Belle Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Also, he asked the Dynasty producers to keep Blake a faithful husband, whatever his other faults or sins might be.
     
  13. Captain Dago

    Captain Dago Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    What, no love for Bachelor Father?

    RIP, Mr. Forsythe.
     
  14. stj

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    I remember Bachelor, and Jack Soo too.

    I can't remember the names of the movie or the series.
    But in one movie he played Bo, a cult leader married to Peep. I read later the characters were modeled on that Heaven's Gate leader, Marshall somebody, but who knows if that was true. I remember parts of it, very creepy stuff.

    He also did a short lived near future sf series where he was a commander in the secret police of a dictatorial US government. A younger agent was the heroic lead (secretly a member of the resistance, naturally,) but he was the antivillain, if I understand the term correctly.

    Forsythe had a broad range. I remember his smooth performance as a murdering doctor in particular, but again I can't remember the title.

    "Charlie" was nothing by comparison to the rest of his work. He was literally phoning it in.
     
  15. Keith1701

    Keith1701 Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    RIP, John!!!! :(You were great as the voice of Charlie and of course on Dynasty. We will miss you, "Charlie"
     
  16. RJDiogenes

    RJDiogenes Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion Premium Member

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    ^^ He had one of the greatest voices ever. :)

    That's kind of how he came to be Charles Townsend as well. The guy originally chosen for the part was too drunk to perform at the time of recording, so Aaron Spelling called Forsythe and asked him for a favor. He came down to the studio in his bathrobe and slippers, so the story goes, and the rest is history.
     
  17. doubleohfive

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    I loved him on Dynasty, and on the short-lived NBC sitcom The Powers That Be.

    RIP
     
  18. Vanyel

    Vanyel The Imperious Leader Premium Member

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    Good bye, Charlie.
     
  19. drychlick

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    rip john !:confused:
     
  20. PKTrekGirl

    PKTrekGirl Arrogant Niner Thug Admiral

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    Wow...hadn't seen this before today. Have no idea how it slipped under my radar. I really like him...and from his days long before Dynasty. He is in some really great classic films.