( CNN ) -- Actor John Forsythe has died at the age of 92 , his publicist said Friday . He died Thursday in Santa Ynez , California , from complications from pneumonia after a year-long struggle with cancer , according to a statement from his publicist . `` Thankfully , he died as he lived his life -- with dignity and grace , '' the statement said . Forsythe was perhaps best known as the voice of the never-seen Charlie in the TV show and movies `` Charlie 's Angels , '' and for his role as oil magnate Blake Carrington in the 1980s TV show `` Dynasty , '' for which he received two Golden Globe Awards for best actor . He is survived by his wife , three children , six grandchildren , and five great-grandchildren , the statement said . Forsythe , the son of a Wall Street businessman , was born John Lincoln Freund in 1918 in Penn 's Grove , New Jersey . After attending the University of North Carolina , he moved to New York City , where he began his career as a radio actor . He also worked as the field announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field . Forsythe was one of the original founding members of Lee Strasburg 's The Actors Studio . He acted in many notable live television shows , including `` Studio One , '' `` Philco Playhouse , '' `` Kraft Theatre '' and `` Robert Montgomery Presents , '' including the award-winning episode `` What Makes Sammy Run ? '' `` His first Broadway appearances in 'Vickie ' and 'Yankee Point ' led to a motion picture contract with Warner Brothers and his Hollywood debut with Cary Grant in 'Destination Tokyo , ' `` the official biography from his family said . He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II , and then performed in numerous Broadway productions after the war , before moving to Los Angeles , California . Forsythe was nominated for several Emmy awards for the television series `` Bachelor Father '' from 1957 to 1962 . He was also working in feature films , including Robert Wise 's `` Captive City , '' `` It Happens Every Thursday '' with Loretta Young , `` The Glass Web , '' and two Alfred Hitchcock films , `` The Trouble with Harry '' and `` Topaz . '' He also starred in `` The Ambassador 's Daughter , '' `` Madame X , '' Truman Capote 's `` In Cold Blood , '' `` The Happy Ending , '' `` And Justice For All '' and `` Scrooged . ''
Forsythe known as voice of Charlie in the TV show and movies `` Charlie 's Angels '' ,'The Big Lebowski'and many more. TV show `` Dynasty '' He died Thursday in Santa Ynez , California , from complications from pneumonia . Had been struggling with cancer , according to a statement from the publicist .