LOS ANGELES – US actor John Forsythe, who enjoyed a long career on stage, film and on television, most notably in Dynasty, has died after a battle with cancer, his family said in a statement yesterday.
“He was 92 years old and, thankfully, he died as he lived his life . . . with dignity and grace, after a year-long struggle with cancer,” the statement said.
Forsythe passed away on April 1st in Santa Ynez, California, after a bout of pneumonia.
His career spanned more than five decades. He started work in New York on Broadway in plays such as the Pulitzer Prize-winning Teahouse of the August Moon. In Los Angeles he began working in TV, where he got the role as Blake Carrington in Dynasty, for which he won two Golden Globe best actor awards. He was also the voice of “Charlie” in the 1970s TV series Charlie’s Angels.
Forsythe is survived by his wife Nicole, a son, two daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. – (Reuters)