Elaine Devry, who appeared in such films as “The Atomic Kid” and “A Guide for the Married Man” and dozens of television series, died Sept. 20 at her home in Grants Pass, Oregon, according to a notice on a local funeral home website. She was 93.
Devry married actor Mickey Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952, becoming the fourth of Rooney’s eight wives. She made her first onscreen appearances the following year in the comedy film “A Slight Case of Larceny” starring Rooney, as well as an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series “General Electric Theater.”
In the 1954 sci-fi comedy “The Atomic Kid,” directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she played nurse Audrey Nelson opposite Rooney’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry; she was billed as “Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney)” in the credits.
Devry portrayed divorée Jocelyn Montgomery in the 1967 Gene Kelly-directed film “A Guide for the Married Man.
Devry married actor Mickey Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952, becoming the fourth of Rooney’s eight wives. She made her first onscreen appearances the following year in the comedy film “A Slight Case of Larceny” starring Rooney, as well as an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series “General Electric Theater.”
In the 1954 sci-fi comedy “The Atomic Kid,” directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she played nurse Audrey Nelson opposite Rooney’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry; she was billed as “Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney)” in the credits.
Devry portrayed divorée Jocelyn Montgomery in the 1967 Gene Kelly-directed film “A Guide for the Married Man.
- 10/22/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Elaine Devry, whose career spanned film and dozens of television shows, died Sept. 20 at her home in Grants Pass, Oregon. She was 93 and no cause was given by the funeral home, which listed her under her married name of Davis.
Devry was the fourth wife of actor Mickey Rooney.
After marrying him in November 1952, she first appeared the next year in the Rooney-starring comedy film A Slight Case of Larceny and on an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series, General Electric Theater.
Devry also appeared in such films as China Doll (1958), Man-Trap (1961), The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961), Diary of a Madman (1963), With Six You Get Eggroll (1968), The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), Bless the Beasts & Children (1971), The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973) and Herbie Rides Again (1974).
Her TV resume included many guest starring appearances in the early days of television, including stints on Bourbon Street Beat, Bachelor Father,...
Devry was the fourth wife of actor Mickey Rooney.
After marrying him in November 1952, she first appeared the next year in the Rooney-starring comedy film A Slight Case of Larceny and on an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series, General Electric Theater.
Devry also appeared in such films as China Doll (1958), Man-Trap (1961), The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961), Diary of a Madman (1963), With Six You Get Eggroll (1968), The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), Bless the Beasts & Children (1971), The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973) and Herbie Rides Again (1974).
Her TV resume included many guest starring appearances in the early days of television, including stints on Bourbon Street Beat, Bachelor Father,...
- 10/22/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Elaine Devry, an actress who appeared in such films as The Atomic Kid and A Guide for the Married Man and on dozens of TV shows after becoming the fourth of Mickey Rooney’s eight wives, has died. She was 93.
Devry died Sept. 20 in her home in Grants Pass, Oregon, according to a notice placed on a local funeral home website.
Devry married Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952 and made her first onscreen acting appearances the next year in the Rooney-starring comedy film A Slight Case of Larceny and on an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series General Electric Theater.
In the Republic Pictures sci-fi comedy The Atomic Kid (1954), directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she was introduced as “Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney),” and her character, a nurse, marries her husband’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry at the end of the movie.
In A Guide for the Married Man...
Devry died Sept. 20 in her home in Grants Pass, Oregon, according to a notice placed on a local funeral home website.
Devry married Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952 and made her first onscreen acting appearances the next year in the Rooney-starring comedy film A Slight Case of Larceny and on an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series General Electric Theater.
In the Republic Pictures sci-fi comedy The Atomic Kid (1954), directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she was introduced as “Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney),” and her character, a nurse, marries her husband’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry at the end of the movie.
In A Guide for the Married Man...
- 10/22/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With roles in film, stage, and TV, actor John Forsythe enjoyed a career that spanned six decades. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and started working as a public address announcer for the Dodgers when he was 18. The smooth-spoken young man began acting after a suggestion from his father. Eventually, he became one of the most recognizable voices in TV thanks to the drama series Charlie’s Angels and the hit primetime soap Dynasty. Find out more about the actor, including John Forsythe’s net worth at the time of his death.
John Forsythe starred in ‘Dynasty’ and other TV series John Forsythe on ‘Dynasty’ in 1983 | ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
Forsythe’s acting career began with small parts in movies for Warner Bros. and performances on Broadway.
His TV career took off in 1957 when he snagged the starring role in the CBS comedy Bachelor Father.
John Forsythe starred in ‘Dynasty’ and other TV series John Forsythe on ‘Dynasty’ in 1983 | ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
Forsythe’s acting career began with small parts in movies for Warner Bros. and performances on Broadway.
His TV career took off in 1957 when he snagged the starring role in the CBS comedy Bachelor Father.
- 2/25/2023
- by Stacy Feintuch
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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June Blair, who portrayed the wife of her real-life husband, David Nelson, on the reality-bending ABC family comedy The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, has died. She was 90.
Blair died Monday of natural causes at her home in Sherman Oaks, her daughter-in-law Susan Nelson told The Hollywood Reporter.
Shortly after posing as Playboy‘s Playmate of the Month in January 1957, the redheaded Blair starred as a woman mixed up in a complex theft of narcotics in the film noir Hell Bound (1957), starring John Russell.
Then, in 1959 releases, she portrayed a vulnerable secretary at a construction firm in The Rabbit Trap, starring Ernest Borgnine, and was one of three daughters of a nuclear scientist (future Batman butler Alan Napier) — Venetia Stevenson and Diane Jergens were the others — in Island of Lost Women.
Blair had just come off a turn as a saloonkeeper on the...
June Blair, who portrayed the wife of her real-life husband, David Nelson, on the reality-bending ABC family comedy The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, has died. She was 90.
Blair died Monday of natural causes at her home in Sherman Oaks, her daughter-in-law Susan Nelson told The Hollywood Reporter.
Shortly after posing as Playboy‘s Playmate of the Month in January 1957, the redheaded Blair starred as a woman mixed up in a complex theft of narcotics in the film noir Hell Bound (1957), starring John Russell.
Then, in 1959 releases, she portrayed a vulnerable secretary at a construction firm in The Rabbit Trap, starring Ernest Borgnine, and was one of three daughters of a nuclear scientist (future Batman butler Alan Napier) — Venetia Stevenson and Diane Jergens were the others — in Island of Lost Women.
Blair had just come off a turn as a saloonkeeper on the...
- 12/10/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Maureen Arthur, an actress best remembered for her performance as secretary Hedy La Rue in Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and its 1967 screen adaptation, died June 15 of natural causes in Beverly Hills. She was 88.
Arthur’s friend, the actor Ilene Graff, announced the news on Facebook. “The world is a little less sparkly without her,” wrote Graff, “but I am so glad I got to be her friend. Her memory will definitely be a blessing.”
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Although her signature role arrived in the early ’60s with her scene-stealing performance on Broadway in How To Succeed…, she quickly became a familiar presence on television. Bachelor Father, Perry Mason and I Spy were a few of her early credits before Arthur moved more consistently to comedy: By the mid-1960s, she was guesting on Get Smart, Please Don’t Eat the Daisies,...
Arthur’s friend, the actor Ilene Graff, announced the news on Facebook. “The world is a little less sparkly without her,” wrote Graff, “but I am so glad I got to be her friend. Her memory will definitely be a blessing.”
Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery
Although her signature role arrived in the early ’60s with her scene-stealing performance on Broadway in How To Succeed…, she quickly became a familiar presence on television. Bachelor Father, Perry Mason and I Spy were a few of her early credits before Arthur moved more consistently to comedy: By the mid-1960s, she was guesting on Get Smart, Please Don’t Eat the Daisies,...
- 6/21/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Romantic comedies became coy sex chase comedies in the early 1960s, once Doris Day made ‘professional virgin’ a Hollywood career. This mistaken identity/crossed prevarications farce is better than most, thanks to charming performances by Jane Fonda and Rod Taylor, and a fine script by Norman Krasna, from his play. The story doesn’t dance around the issue of should she or shouldn’t she — the frustrated young heroine asks the question right out loud: ‘Am I supposed to sleep with a steady boyfriend?’
Sunday in New York
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Warner Archive Collection
1963 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 105 min. / Street Date May 19, 2020 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Jane Fonda, Rod Taylor, Cliff Robertson, Robert Culp, Jo Morrow, Jim Backus, Peter Nero, Jim Hutton, Alvy Moore, Teru Shimada.
Cinematography: Leo Tover
Film Editor: Fredric Steinkamp
Original Music: Peter Nero
Written by Norman Krasna from his play
Produced by Everett Freeman
Directed by Peter Tewksbury...
Sunday in New York
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1963 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 105 min. / Street Date May 19, 2020 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Jane Fonda, Rod Taylor, Cliff Robertson, Robert Culp, Jo Morrow, Jim Backus, Peter Nero, Jim Hutton, Alvy Moore, Teru Shimada.
Cinematography: Leo Tover
Film Editor: Fredric Steinkamp
Original Music: Peter Nero
Written by Norman Krasna from his play
Produced by Everett Freeman
Directed by Peter Tewksbury...
- 6/16/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
As the Summer season winds down, a new independent flick enters the box office arena concerning the challenges of single parenting. Oh, and this is from a male viewpoint, but it’s not a heart-tugging comedy that will make moviegoers recall The Courtship Of Eddie’S Father (the flick with Glenn Ford or the TV version with Bill Bixby), which helped inspire several sitcoms like “Bachelor Father” and “My Three Sons”. Yes, it’s about a widower, thought its main concern isn’t the search for a new mate (it does factor in a bit). The film is set in New York, but its language gives the story a decided foreign feel. Most of the dialogue (about 95%) is in Yiddish, as the world of Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community is the home of a man (well, almost a Mensch) named Menashe.
The story begins in the bustling early morning hours...
The story begins in the bustling early morning hours...
- 8/25/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
[caption id="attachment_42739" align="aligncenter" width="464"] Bachelor Father: Noreen Corcoran and John Forsythe. Publicity still via Facebook.com/NoreenCorcoranFanpage//caption]
Per The Hollywood Reporter, actress Noreen Corcoran has died of cardiopulmonary disease, at 72. Corcoran starred in Bachelor Father as Kelly Gregg, niece of John Forsythe's character, Bentley Gregg. Corcoran died Friday, January 15, 2016, in Van Nuys, California.
The Bachelor Father TV series premiered on CBS in 1957. NBC picked it up in 1959, and the show ran on that network through 1961. ABC picked up Bachelor Father for its final season, concluding in the spring of 1962. Reportedly, Ronald Reagan suggested Corcoran for the role.
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Per The Hollywood Reporter, actress Noreen Corcoran has died of cardiopulmonary disease, at 72. Corcoran starred in Bachelor Father as Kelly Gregg, niece of John Forsythe's character, Bentley Gregg. Corcoran died Friday, January 15, 2016, in Van Nuys, California.
The Bachelor Father TV series premiered on CBS in 1957. NBC picked it up in 1959, and the show ran on that network through 1961. ABC picked up Bachelor Father for its final season, concluding in the spring of 1962. Reportedly, Ronald Reagan suggested Corcoran for the role.
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- 1/17/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
More than one feature film looks at the making of this picture, focusing on its author, Truman Capote. Criterion's disc returns the discussion to Richard Brooks, the director that dared adapt an unfilmable novel of lurid, unthinkable crime on the Kansas prairie. It's also a last gasp of artistic B&W cinematography from Hollywood, thanks to the indelible images of Conrad Hall. In Cold Blood Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 781 1967 / B&W / 2:35 widescreen / 134 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date November 20, 2015 / 39.95 Starring Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Jeff Corey, John Gallaudet, James Flavin, John Collins, Charles McGraw, Will Geer. Cinematography Conrad L. Hall Production Designer Robert F. Boyle Film Editor Peter Zinner Original Music Quincy Jones Written by Richard Brooks from the novel by Truman Capote Produced and Directed by Richard Brooks
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Some directors just want to work. Others...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Some directors just want to work. Others...
- 11/21/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Shirley Mitchell, who played Lucy Ricardo’s friend Marion Strong on the classic CBS sitcom I Love Lucy, died Monday. She was 94. Remembered as Lucy’s friend with the funny laugh, Mitchell appeared in three episodes of I Love Lucy after joining the cast in 1953. She was believed to be the last recurring adult cast member following the deaths of Doris Singleton in 2012 and Peggy Rea in 2011. Mitchell appeared on numerous TV shows in the 1950s and ’60s including Bachelor Father starring John Forsythe, Please Don’t Eat The Daisies as neighbor Marge Thornton, Petticoat Junction and The Beverly Hillbillies. She also appeared as Clara Appleby, the wife of henpecked husband George Appleby (Red Skelton) on The Red Skelton Hour. In 1972, she voiced Laurie Holiday on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series The Roman Holidays and last year voiced Betty White in Betty White & The Huntsman. On the film side, Mitchell appeared...
- 11/14/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Shirley Mitchell, the actress who played Marion Strong, Lucy Ricardo's cackling friend on "I Love Lucy" has died.Mitchell is the last-surviving adult castmember. She died at age 94 of heart failure in her Westwood condo.Marion Strong has this distinction -- she set up Lucy and Ricky on their first date.Mitchell was no stranger to sitcoms. She also appeared on the hit show, "Bachelor Father," playing John Forsythe's secretary.Mitchell also played Opal Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies.
- 11/13/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Bentley Gregg (John Forsythe, "Bachelor Father," 1957-62, CBS/NBC/ABC): Though he had plenty of female friends, attorney Gregg also was responsible enough to raise his niece.
Bill Davis (Brian Keith, "Family Affair," CBS, 1966-71): Bringing up his orphaned nieces and nephew usually didn't cramp the romantic life of civil engineer Davis.
Amos Burke (Gene Barry, "Burke's Law" and "Amos Burke, Secret Agent," ABC, 1963-66): Crime solver Burke lived the high life very visibly, which was of natural appeal to many women. ("Burke's Law," with Barry again, had a mid-'90s revival on CBS.)
Tom Corbett (Bill Bixby, "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," ABC, 1969-72): With much input from his young son, widower Corbett often played the game of love.
Remington Steele (Pierce Brosnan, "Remington Steele," NBC, 1982-87): Even if in the end he was a one-woman man -- that woman being detective agency boss...
Bill Davis (Brian Keith, "Family Affair," CBS, 1966-71): Bringing up his orphaned nieces and nephew usually didn't cramp the romantic life of civil engineer Davis.
Amos Burke (Gene Barry, "Burke's Law" and "Amos Burke, Secret Agent," ABC, 1963-66): Crime solver Burke lived the high life very visibly, which was of natural appeal to many women. ("Burke's Law," with Barry again, had a mid-'90s revival on CBS.)
Tom Corbett (Bill Bixby, "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," ABC, 1969-72): With much input from his young son, widower Corbett often played the game of love.
Remington Steele (Pierce Brosnan, "Remington Steele," NBC, 1982-87): Even if in the end he was a one-woman man -- that woman being detective agency boss...
- 7/23/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Filed under: TV News Daily
The prolific Myles Wilder, whose resume includes scores of classic '60s TV comedies and Hanna-Barbera shows in the '70s, died April 20 of complications of diverticulitis in Temecula, Calif., according to Variety. He was 77.
Wilder was the nephew of famed director Billy Wilder and the son of director W. Lee Wilder. He was nominated for an Emmy two times for his work on the Ernest Borgnine comedy 'McHale's Navy' from '63 to '66 and also wrote for 'Wagon Train,' 'Bachelor Father,' 'The Lucy Show,' 'The Doris Day Show,' 'Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,' 'My Three Sons' and 'Get Smart' in the decade.
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The prolific Myles Wilder, whose resume includes scores of classic '60s TV comedies and Hanna-Barbera shows in the '70s, died April 20 of complications of diverticulitis in Temecula, Calif., according to Variety. He was 77.
Wilder was the nephew of famed director Billy Wilder and the son of director W. Lee Wilder. He was nominated for an Emmy two times for his work on the Ernest Borgnine comedy 'McHale's Navy' from '63 to '66 and also wrote for 'Wagon Train,' 'Bachelor Father,' 'The Lucy Show,' 'The Doris Day Show,' 'Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,' 'My Three Sons' and 'Get Smart' in the decade.
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- 4/26/2010
- by Chris Jordan
- Inside TV
John Forsythe was a leading actor on stage, screen and television from the late 1940s, but was never seen in one of his best known roles. He lent his distinctive voice to the role of Charles Townsend, who sent an array of lovely agents on various cases by speaker phone in the Charlie’s Angels television series from 1976 to 1981. The Angels originally included Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith, and were later joined by Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, and Tanya Roberts. He reprised his role for feature film adaptations twenty years later, Charlie’s Angels (2000) and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003), starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu as a new generation of beautiful detectives. Forsythe became a silver-haired sex symbol in his sixties, when he starred as ruthless oil tycoon Blake Carrington in the ABC prime-time soap opera Dynasty from 1981 to 1989. He frequently found himself at the...
- 4/7/2010
- by Jesse
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
... Small-screen legend John Forsythe has passed away at the age of 92 due to complications from cancer. Forsythe is best known as Blake Carrington from Dynasty, but he also provided the voice of Charlie in Charlie's Angels and starred in the late '50s/early '60s comedy Bachelor Father. [NY Times]
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- 4/5/2010
- by Tim Surette
- TV.com
American TV actor famous for his role as Dynasty's Blake Carrington and being the voice of Charlie in Charlie's Angels
If the name of the American actor John Forsythe, who has died aged 92, is not immediately recognisable, then that of his character Blake Carrington – the tanned and handsome silver-haired billionaire oil magnate in the long-running television series Dynasty – certainly is. The show, known for its opulent atmosphere, lavish sets and costumes, and preoccupation with the problems of the wealthy, ran alongside Ronald Reagan's years as Us president, 1981-89. It made Forsythe internationally famous and rich. During the second year of the run, Forsythe remarked: "I can't afford to bulge. Being a 64-year-old sex symbol is a hell of a weight to carry."
With his earnest demeanour, Forsythe, as the patriarch plagued by a scheming ex-wife (Joan Collins), a bisexual son, and other tribulations ranging from murder and greed to lust and incest,...
If the name of the American actor John Forsythe, who has died aged 92, is not immediately recognisable, then that of his character Blake Carrington – the tanned and handsome silver-haired billionaire oil magnate in the long-running television series Dynasty – certainly is. The show, known for its opulent atmosphere, lavish sets and costumes, and preoccupation with the problems of the wealthy, ran alongside Ronald Reagan's years as Us president, 1981-89. It made Forsythe internationally famous and rich. During the second year of the run, Forsythe remarked: "I can't afford to bulge. Being a 64-year-old sex symbol is a hell of a weight to carry."
With his earnest demeanour, Forsythe, as the patriarch plagued by a scheming ex-wife (Joan Collins), a bisexual son, and other tribulations ranging from murder and greed to lust and incest,...
- 4/4/2010
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Actor John Forsythe passed away on Thursday. In a statement, his family said, "The family of John Forsythe sadly announces his passing on April 1, 2010. He was 92 years old and, thankfully, he died as he lived his life... with dignity and grace, after a years-long struggle with cancer."
Forsythe had a long and impressive career on television and starred in several series over the years. He was best known for his role on dramas Dynasty and Charlie's Angels but also starred in several comedies -- Bachelor Father, The Powers That Be, and To Rome With Love. The John Forsythe Show began as a comedy but switched to become a spy show midseason.
It seemed that most who'd worked with Forsythe spoke about him with great affection and respect. It's no surprise that many of them are expressing their love following his death.
Forsythe had a long and impressive career on television and starred in several series over the years. He was best known for his role on dramas Dynasty and Charlie's Angels but also starred in several comedies -- Bachelor Father, The Powers That Be, and To Rome With Love. The John Forsythe Show began as a comedy but switched to become a spy show midseason.
It seemed that most who'd worked with Forsythe spoke about him with great affection and respect. It's no surprise that many of them are expressing their love following his death.
- 4/3/2010
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
"A vastly usable, not wildly talented actor" has passed away. Not many in the acting world considered John Forsythe anything but talented, but that's essentially how he saw himself. Of course, he wasn't your average guy. While in his 60's, he became a sex symbol to millions of women across the country. Best known for his voice on Charlie's Angels and his strong screen presence on Dynasty, Forsythe's life has come to an end at the age of 92.
Forsythe had a series of roles on Broadway and successful films -- including a starring role in Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry -- before finding success on TV as the star of Bachelor Father. The show ended up airing on all three networks during its five year run.
He returned to film to make Madame X, In Cold Blood, and And Justice for...
Forsythe had a series of roles on Broadway and successful films -- including a starring role in Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry -- before finding success on TV as the star of Bachelor Father. The show ended up airing on all three networks during its five year run.
He returned to film to make Madame X, In Cold Blood, and And Justice for...
- 4/3/2010
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
"Dynasty" and "Charlie's Angels" star John Forsythe has died, aged 92. The actor, who played Blake Carrington in the hit 1980s soap and provided the voice of the mysterious Charles Townsend in TV crime series "Charlie's Angels", died of complications from pneumonia in Santa Ynez, California on Thursday, April 1.
Born in New Jersey, Forsythe started out as a baseball announcer and drama teacher. He began his acting career on Broadway and signed a deal with Warner Bros, just before World War Two. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps. After the war, he co-founded the Actors Studio, where his students included a young Joan Collins, who was to become his "Dynasty" co-star, and appeared in a series of TV plays.
By the mid-1950s he was among the most in-demand TV and radio thespians, and landed a big deal in 1957 when he signed up to play Bentley Gregg in hit show...
Born in New Jersey, Forsythe started out as a baseball announcer and drama teacher. He began his acting career on Broadway and signed a deal with Warner Bros, just before World War Two. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps. After the war, he co-founded the Actors Studio, where his students included a young Joan Collins, who was to become his "Dynasty" co-star, and appeared in a series of TV plays.
By the mid-1950s he was among the most in-demand TV and radio thespians, and landed a big deal in 1957 when he signed up to play Bentley Gregg in hit show...
- 4/3/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Dynasty and Charlie's Angels star John Forsythe has died, aged 92.
The actor, who played Blake Carrington in the hit 1980s soap and provided the voice of the mysterious Charles Townsend in TV crime series Charlie's Angels, died of complications from pneumonia in Santa Ynez, California on Thursday.
Born in New Jersey, Forsythe started out as a baseball announcer and drama teacher. He began his acting career on Broadway and signed a deal with Warner Bros. just before World War Two.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps.
After the war, he co-founded the Actors Studio, where his students included a young Joan Collins - who was to become his Dynasty co-star - and appeared in a series of TV plays.
By the mid-1950s he was among the most in-demand TV and radio thespians, and landed a big deal in 1957 when he signed up to play Bentley Gregg in hit show Bachelor Father.
He continued making appearances in top-rated TV theatre projects and was given his own show, The John Forysthe Show, in the mid-1960s. He also landed a long run in To Rome With Love.
But his heyday as a TV icon was yet to come - he voiced Charlie in Charlie's Angels on television from 1976 to 1981 and then became the star of soap phenomenon Dynasty throughout the 1980s after George Peppard quit as Blake Carrington.
According to imdb.com, he was the only actor to appear in all 220 episodes of Dynasty.
Forsythe had one more successful TV run in the early 1990s as Senator William Franklin Powers in The Powers That Be.
He returned to the spotlight at the beginning of the new century to reprise his Charlie voice in the Charlie's Angels movie and sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
Forsythe spent the last four years of his life battling cancer. His family has asked that fans donate cash to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.
Flowers will be placed on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to mark his passing.
The actor, who played Blake Carrington in the hit 1980s soap and provided the voice of the mysterious Charles Townsend in TV crime series Charlie's Angels, died of complications from pneumonia in Santa Ynez, California on Thursday.
Born in New Jersey, Forsythe started out as a baseball announcer and drama teacher. He began his acting career on Broadway and signed a deal with Warner Bros. just before World War Two.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps.
After the war, he co-founded the Actors Studio, where his students included a young Joan Collins - who was to become his Dynasty co-star - and appeared in a series of TV plays.
By the mid-1950s he was among the most in-demand TV and radio thespians, and landed a big deal in 1957 when he signed up to play Bentley Gregg in hit show Bachelor Father.
He continued making appearances in top-rated TV theatre projects and was given his own show, The John Forysthe Show, in the mid-1960s. He also landed a long run in To Rome With Love.
But his heyday as a TV icon was yet to come - he voiced Charlie in Charlie's Angels on television from 1976 to 1981 and then became the star of soap phenomenon Dynasty throughout the 1980s after George Peppard quit as Blake Carrington.
According to imdb.com, he was the only actor to appear in all 220 episodes of Dynasty.
Forsythe had one more successful TV run in the early 1990s as Senator William Franklin Powers in The Powers That Be.
He returned to the spotlight at the beginning of the new century to reprise his Charlie voice in the Charlie's Angels movie and sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
Forsythe spent the last four years of his life battling cancer. His family has asked that fans donate cash to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.
Flowers will be placed on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to mark his passing.
- 4/3/2010
- WENN
Plus the strange case of Olivia Newton-John's ex, birthday cupcakes, and ... Satan, Darling!
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Happy Birthday to David Hyde Pierce, who turns 51 this weekend.
The Spurf at Entertainment Weekly has a huge spoiler about the series finale of Ugly Betty. *Sigh* I'm already getting verklempt. In what's gotta be a strange twist of fate, Icon Olivia Newton John's presumed dead ex-boyfriend is now presumed alive. Which I always kinda suspected. Hmm ... who could it be? Oh,...
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Happy Birthday to David Hyde Pierce, who turns 51 this weekend.
The Spurf at Entertainment Weekly has a huge spoiler about the series finale of Ugly Betty. *Sigh* I'm already getting verklempt. In what's gotta be a strange twist of fate, Icon Olivia Newton John's presumed dead ex-boyfriend is now presumed alive. Which I always kinda suspected. Hmm ... who could it be? Oh,...
- 4/2/2010
- by snicks
- The Backlot
John Forsythe, the handsome and distinguished star of TV, stage and movies, has died at age 92. Forsythe had a hit TV series with Bachelor Father and later starred in the long-running prime time soap opera Dynasty. He also provided the voice of Charlie in the Charlie's Angels TV series. On the big screen, Forsythe starred in two Alfred Hitchcock films: the whimsical The Trouble With Harry and the Cold War thriller Topaz. He was also heavily involved in charitable causes. For more click here...
- 4/2/2010
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Today, my mind drifted somewhere it hasn't been to in a while: thoughts of Dynasty. In case you missed the news, the great TV actor John Forsythe passed away yesterday at age 92. Forsythe had an enduring, decades-long career on series like The John Forsythe Show and Bachelor Father. But for many of us, he earned his enduring place in the pop culture pantheon with two indelible characters: Charlie on Charlie's Angels (it was a measure of Forsythe's authority that he was totally memorable as a voice over the phone) and Blake Carrington on the lavish '80s soap Dynasty. I...
- 4/2/2010
- by Kerrie Mitchell
- EW.com - PopWatch
Dynasty and Charlie's Angels star John Forsythe has died, aged 92.
The actor, who played Blake Carrington in the hit 1980s soap and provided the voice of the mysterious Charles Townsend in TV crime series Charlie's Angels, died of complications from pneumonia in Santa Ynez, California on Thursday.
Born in New Jersey, Forsythe started out as a baseball announcer and drama teacher. He began his acting career on Broadway and signed a deal with Warner Bros. just before World War Two.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps.
After the war, he co-founded the Actors Studio, where his students included a young Joan Collins - who was to become his Dynasty co-star - and appeared in a series of TV plays.
By the mid-1950s he was among the most in-demand TV and radio thespians, and landed a big deal in 1957 when he signed up to play Bentley Gregg in hit show Bachelor Father.
He continued making appearances in top-rated TV theatre projects and was given his own show, The John Forysthe Show, in the mid-1960s. He also landed a long run in To Rome With Love.
But his heyday as a TV icon was yet to come - he voiced Charlie in Charlie's Angels on television from 1976 to 1981 and then became the star of soap phenomenon Dynasty throughout the 1980s after George Peppard quit as Blake Carrington.
According to imdb.com, he was the only actor to appear in all 220 episodes of Dynasty.
Forsythe had one more successful TV run in the early 1990s as Senator William Franklin Powers in The Powers That Be.
He returned to the spotlight at the beginning of the new century to reprise his Charlie voice in the Charlie's Angels movie and sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
Forsythe spent the last four years of his life battling cancer. His family has asked that fans donate cash to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.
Flowers will be placed on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to mark his passing.
The actor, who played Blake Carrington in the hit 1980s soap and provided the voice of the mysterious Charles Townsend in TV crime series Charlie's Angels, died of complications from pneumonia in Santa Ynez, California on Thursday.
Born in New Jersey, Forsythe started out as a baseball announcer and drama teacher. He began his acting career on Broadway and signed a deal with Warner Bros. just before World War Two.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps.
After the war, he co-founded the Actors Studio, where his students included a young Joan Collins - who was to become his Dynasty co-star - and appeared in a series of TV plays.
By the mid-1950s he was among the most in-demand TV and radio thespians, and landed a big deal in 1957 when he signed up to play Bentley Gregg in hit show Bachelor Father.
He continued making appearances in top-rated TV theatre projects and was given his own show, The John Forysthe Show, in the mid-1960s. He also landed a long run in To Rome With Love.
But his heyday as a TV icon was yet to come - he voiced Charlie in Charlie's Angels on television from 1976 to 1981 and then became the star of soap phenomenon Dynasty throughout the 1980s after George Peppard quit as Blake Carrington.
According to imdb.com, he was the only actor to appear in all 220 episodes of Dynasty.
Forsythe had one more successful TV run in the early 1990s as Senator William Franklin Powers in The Powers That Be.
He returned to the spotlight at the beginning of the new century to reprise his Charlie voice in the Charlie's Angels movie and sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
Forsythe spent the last four years of his life battling cancer. His family has asked that fans donate cash to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.
Flowers will be placed on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to mark his passing.
- 4/2/2010
- WENN
Filed under: TV News Daily
Goodnight, Charlie.
According to the AP, John Forsythe, who starred in such classic TV series as 'Bachelor Father,' 'Charlie's Angels' and 'Dynasty,' died yesterday after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 92.
Forsythe's publicist, Harlan Boll, confirmed the news today, and said that his death was caused by complications of pneumonia.
Forsythe was arguably best known for his role as hard-edged oil tycoon Blake Carrington on 'Dynasty.' Forsythe joined the show in 1981, and appeared in over 200 episodes. In addition, Forsythe won two Golden Globe Awards for his role on the series, and an additional three Emmy nominations.
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Goodnight, Charlie.
According to the AP, John Forsythe, who starred in such classic TV series as 'Bachelor Father,' 'Charlie's Angels' and 'Dynasty,' died yesterday after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 92.
Forsythe's publicist, Harlan Boll, confirmed the news today, and said that his death was caused by complications of pneumonia.
Forsythe was arguably best known for his role as hard-edged oil tycoon Blake Carrington on 'Dynasty.' Forsythe joined the show in 1981, and appeared in over 200 episodes. In addition, Forsythe won two Golden Globe Awards for his role on the series, and an additional three Emmy nominations.
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- 4/2/2010
- by Andrew Scott
- Inside TV
John Forsythe, whose decades-long TV career stretched from the late 1940s through the early '90s, has died.
The 92-year-old Forsythe died late Thursday (April 1) of complications from pneumonia in Santa Ynez, Calif., TMZ reports. He had been battling cancer for the past year.
Forsythe was a budding stage actor when he enlisted in the Army during World War II. He acted in the Army Air Corps' stage show "Winged Victory" and had bit parts in a couple of war films in the early 1940s. Following his discharge from the Army, he was a member of the initial class at the Actors Studio. He appeared in a number of anthology shows in the '50s (and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's movie "The Trouble with Harry") before landing a breakout role in the sitcom "Bachelor Father," which ran for five seasons starting in 1957.
He worked steadily through the 1960s and...
The 92-year-old Forsythe died late Thursday (April 1) of complications from pneumonia in Santa Ynez, Calif., TMZ reports. He had been battling cancer for the past year.
Forsythe was a budding stage actor when he enlisted in the Army during World War II. He acted in the Army Air Corps' stage show "Winged Victory" and had bit parts in a couple of war films in the early 1940s. Following his discharge from the Army, he was a member of the initial class at the Actors Studio. He appeared in a number of anthology shows in the '50s (and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's movie "The Trouble with Harry") before landing a breakout role in the sitcom "Bachelor Father," which ran for five seasons starting in 1957.
He worked steadily through the 1960s and...
- 4/2/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Dynasty star John Forsythe, who played patriarch Blake Carrington on the primetime soap and was the voice of Charlie in both the TV and film versions of Charlie's Angels, lost his nearly four-year-battle with cancer on Thursday. In a statement Friday, Reuters reported, "The family of John Forsythe sadly announces his passing on April 1, 2010. He was 92 years old and, thankfully, he died as he lived his life ... with dignity and grace, after a years-long struggle with cancer." Forsythe, who also played Bentley Gregg, the swinging single saddled with an orphaned niece on the 1957-62 sitcom Bachelor Father, received three Emmy nominations for Dynasty,...
- 4/2/2010
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
John Forsythe, who starred as the urbane Blake Carrington on the 1980s primetime soap "Dynasty" and provided the unseen voice of Charlie on "Charlie's Angels," has died. He was 92.
Forsythe died Thursday in Santa Ynez, Calif., of complications from pneumonia after a yearlong struggle with cancer. He owned a ranch in the area north of Santa Barbara.
With his smooth manner and silver mane, Forsythe exuded paternal power and iron-fisted control on ABC's "Dynasty" as a ruthless Denver oil magnate who dealt not only with the high-stakes vagaries of the oil business but with the even more volatile eruptions of his competitive womenfolk, embodied by Linda Evans' good-girl purity and Joan Collins' bad-girl sexuality.
For his portrayal of Carrington, Forsythe earned two Golden Globes and three Emmy nominations. So popular was the show that in 1985, Forsythe became the spokesperson for a line of men's cologne called "Carrington." He...
Forsythe died Thursday in Santa Ynez, Calif., of complications from pneumonia after a yearlong struggle with cancer. He owned a ranch in the area north of Santa Barbara.
With his smooth manner and silver mane, Forsythe exuded paternal power and iron-fisted control on ABC's "Dynasty" as a ruthless Denver oil magnate who dealt not only with the high-stakes vagaries of the oil business but with the even more volatile eruptions of his competitive womenfolk, embodied by Linda Evans' good-girl purity and Joan Collins' bad-girl sexuality.
For his portrayal of Carrington, Forsythe earned two Golden Globes and three Emmy nominations. So popular was the show that in 1985, Forsythe became the spokesperson for a line of men's cologne called "Carrington." He...
- 4/2/2010
- by By Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
'Dynasty' and 'Charlie's Angels' star had a yearlong battle with cancer.
By Josh Wigler
John Forsythe
Photo: George Rose/Getty Images
Actor John Forsythe died from complications of pneumonia in his home Friday (April 2) after a yearlong battle with cancer, his publicist Harlan Boll told The New York Times. He was 92 years old.
Born John Lincoln Freund in 1918, Forsythe had a long and varied career spanning from the 1940s to the early 2000s with several television, film and stage appearances over the years. Before achieving stardom, Forsythe served in the armed forces during World War II and appeared in the U.S. Army Air Force play and film "Winged Victory."
Professionally, Forsythe was undoubtedly best known for his various television roles, the most prominent of which was oil tycoon Blake Carrington on ABC's "Dynasty," a soap opera that ran from 1981 through 1989. Forsythe won two Golden Globes, and was nominated four additional times,...
By Josh Wigler
John Forsythe
Photo: George Rose/Getty Images
Actor John Forsythe died from complications of pneumonia in his home Friday (April 2) after a yearlong battle with cancer, his publicist Harlan Boll told The New York Times. He was 92 years old.
Born John Lincoln Freund in 1918, Forsythe had a long and varied career spanning from the 1940s to the early 2000s with several television, film and stage appearances over the years. Before achieving stardom, Forsythe served in the armed forces during World War II and appeared in the U.S. Army Air Force play and film "Winged Victory."
Professionally, Forsythe was undoubtedly best known for his various television roles, the most prominent of which was oil tycoon Blake Carrington on ABC's "Dynasty," a soap opera that ran from 1981 through 1989. Forsythe won two Golden Globes, and was nominated four additional times,...
- 4/2/2010
- MTV Music News
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