ACTOR

John Forsythe

1918 - 2010

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John Forsythe (January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, film/television actor, producer, narrator, drama teacher and philanthropist whose career spanned six decades. He also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety shows and as a panelist on numerous game shows. His acting career began in films in 1943. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Forsythe has received more than 3,241,202 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. John Forsythe is the 976th most popular actor (down from 680th in 2019), the 1,723rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,265th in 2019) and the 467th most popular American Actor.

John Forsythe is most famous for his role as the patriarch of the Forsythe family on the television show "The Forsyte Saga" in the 1970s.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Forsythes by language

Over the past year John Forsythe has had the most page views in the with 393,612 views, followed by German (50,367), and French (27,919). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (138.13%), Basque (84.71%), and Latin (71.24%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Forsythe ranks 976 out of 13,578. Before him are Giancarlo Esposito, Patricia Neal, Stephen Boyd, Fran Drescher, Frank Oz, and Fred Ward. After him are Lou Ferrigno, Dean Stockwell, Conrad Bain, Lee Sun-kyun, Ving Rhames, and Barbara Bel Geddes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, John Forsythe ranks 70. Before him are W. Eugene Smith, Gabriel Axel, Kakuei Tanaka, Edwin G. Krebs, Takashi Kasahara, and Robert Aldrich. After him are João Figueiredo, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Edward A. Murphy Jr., Spiro Agnew, B. K. S. Iyengar, and Fernando Peyroteo. Among people deceased in 2010, John Forsythe ranks 57. Before him are Ryszard Kaczorowski, Joan Sutherland, Antony Flew, Anton Geesink, Milka Planinc, and Patricia Neal. After him are Hwang Jang-yop, Carlos Andrés Pérez, Wolfgang Wagner, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Giulietta Simionato, and Bent Larsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Forsythe ranks 1,723 out of 20,380. Before him are Fran Drescher (1957), Robert Bloch (1917), Joseph Losey (1909), Gene Roddenberry (1921), Fred Ward (1942), and Larry Page (1973). After him are Lou Ferrigno (1951), Husband E. Kimmel (1882), Chief Seattle (1786), Lance Armstrong (1971), Edward Snowden (1983), and Mark Felt (1913).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Forsythe ranks 467. Before him are Elisabeth Shue (1963), Cardi B (1992), Michael Biehn (1956), Patricia Neal (1926), Fran Drescher (1957), and Fred Ward (1942). After him are Lou Ferrigno (1951), Dean Stockwell (1936), Ving Rhames (1959), Barbara Bel Geddes (1922), Stephen Lang (1952), and Emilio Estevez (1962).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Trouble with Harry
Sam Marlowe
When a local man's corpse appears on a nearby hillside, no one is quite sure what happened to him. Many of the town's residents secretly wonder if they are responsible, including the man's ex-wife, Jennifer, and Capt. Albert Wiles, a retired seaman who was hunting in the woods where the body was found. As the no-nonsense sheriff gets involved and local artist Sam Marlowe offers his help, the community slowly unravels the mystery.
Oct 3o 19557 / 10
Scrooged
Lew Hayward
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
Nov 22o 19886.8 / 10
Charlie's Angels
Charlie (voice)
The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.
Nov 2o 20005.8 / 10