Tony Award-winner Henderson Forsythe, who was featured in numerous Broadway shows and was seen on "As the World Turns" for over three decades, died in Williamsburg Landing, VA on Monday, April 17th at the age of 88.
Born in Macon, MO on September 11th, 1917, he earned the title of captain during WWII. Making his Broadway debut in 1950's
The Cellar and the Well, he won a 1979 Tony Award for his performance as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd in the original Broadway production of
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. He appeared as an alternate in the role of George during the original production of
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Forsythe, who had over a dozen Broadway credits to his name, also appeared in two other major original productions: as Harry in
Edward Albee's
A Delicate Balance and as Petey in Harold Pinter's
The Birthday Party. His other Broadway credits included
Harvey, The Freedom of the City and
Some Americans Abroad. With his wife Dorothea, he appeared in plays at the Erie Playhouse in Pennsylvania. His film credits included
End of the Line, Silkwood and
Manhattan.
Forsythe is best known to television viewers for playing Dr. David Stewart on the CBS soap opera "As the World Turns" for 33 years.
Forsythe is survived by Dorothea, as well as his sons Eric and Jason, his daughters-in-law Kathryn and Anna, and by four grandchildren--Grant, Gwyneth, Richard and Michelle. A memorial service will take place on Friday at 2:30 in Williamsburg
Landing. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Actors' Fund
of America, 729 Seventh Avenue (10th Floor), New York, NY, 10019.
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