{{short description|American actor (1929–1997)}} {{other people}} {{Infobox person | name = David Doyle | image = David Doyle actor.jpg | caption = | birth_name = David Fitzgerald Doyle | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|12|1}}<ref name="Ind">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/obituary-david-doyle-5578530.html| title=Obituary: David Doyle| first=Anthony| last=Hayward| date=March 3, 1997| newspaper=The Independent |location=London |access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref> | birth_place = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|02|26|1929|12|1}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1946–1997 | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Rachael Doyle|1956|1968|end=died}} * {{marriage|Anne Nathan Doyle|1969<!--As marriage ended by death of Doyle, not by death of his spouse, the year 1997 is omitted here. See instructions on Template:Marriage for more info-->}} }} | children = 1 | relatives = Mary Doyle (sister) }} '''David Fitzgerald Doyle''' (December 1, 1929 – February 26, 1997)<ref name="Ind"/> was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of John Bosley on the 1970s TV series ''Charlie's Angels''. Doyle and Jaclyn Smith were the only actors to appear in every episode of the show. Doyle also became known later as the first voice of Grandpa Lou on the Nickelodeon series ''Rugrats''.
==Early life== Born in Lincoln, Nebraska,<ref name="Ind"/> Doyle graduated from Campion High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1947.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://campion-knights.org/Notables/ |title=Campion Graduate Notables |website=Campion High School |access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903052512/http://campion-knights.org/Notables/ |url-status=live |archive-date=September 3, 2013}}</ref>
His maternal grandfather, John Fitzgerald, was a prominent railroad builder and banker in Nebraska.<ref name="lat" /> His younger sister, Mary (1931–1995), was a stage actress, who died from lung cancer aged 63.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/10/obituaries/mary-doyle-actress-63.html| title=Mary Doyle, Actress, 63| date=June 10, 1995| newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>
==Career== Doyle is best remembered for his role as detective John Bosley on the television series ''Charlie's Angels'', one of only two actors (the other being original angel Jaclyn Smith) to appear in all 110 episodes of the series (1976–1981).<ref name="people.com">{{cite journal| last=Reilly| first=Sue| url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-farewell-farrah-vol-8-no-7/| title=Farewell, Farrah| date=August 15, 1977| journal=People| volume=8| issue=7| access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>
He appeared in 3 episodes of ''The Patty Duke Show'' as the father of Richard Harrison.
Doyle made a number of appearances as a guest on the game show ''Match Game'' from 1977 to 1982, usually on the top row next to regular panelists Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly. He appeared on one week of ''Password Plus'' in 1980, three weeks of ''Super Password'', and on ''Tattletales'' with his wife Anne in 1982.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
He voiced Grandpa Lou Pickles on the Nickelodeon animated series ''Rugrats'' from 1991 until his death, after which he was replaced by Joe Alaskey.<ref>{{cite news |last=Melle |first=Megan O'Neill |date=November 8, 2019 |title=Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With a Look Back at Every Charlie's Angels Star Through the Years |url=https://parade.com/947348/meganoneill/charlies-angels-through-the-years/ |magazine=Parade |access-date=November 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=February 4, 2016 |title=Joe Alaskey Dies: Latter-Day Voice Of Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck During Long Career Was 63 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/joe-alaskey-dies-voice-actor-bugs-bunny-daffy-duck-1201696357/ |access-date=March 21, 2018}}</ref>
Doyle was also a stage actor. He played Orgon in the 1964 premiere of Richard Wilbur's translation of ''Tartuffe'' at the Fred Miller Theater in Milwaukee. His sister Mary played the maid, Dorine, in the same production.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} His New York stage credits include ''Beg, Borrow or Steal'', ''Something About a Soldier'', ''Here's Love'', ''I Was Dancing'', and a revival of ''South Pacific''.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Willis |editor1-first=John |editor1-link=John A. Willis |editor2-last=Lynch |editor2-first=Tom |title=John Willis Theatre World 1996-1997 Season |volume=53 |year=1999 |publisher=Applause Theatre Book Publishers |isbn=978-1-5578-3343-3 |oclc=42465014 |page=258 |chapter=David Doyle |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/theatreworld19960000unse/page/258/mode/2up |access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref>
==Personal life== Doyle was married twice. In 1956 he married his first wife, Rachael, with whom he had a daughter, Leah (born 1961). Rachael died in 1968 after falling from a staircase. The next year, while in a revival of the play South Pacific, Doyle met Anne Nathan, a singer dancer, and they married a short time later.<ref name="people.com" />
==Death== Doyle died in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack on February 26, 1997, at age 67.<ref name="lat">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-01-mn-33700-story.html| title=David Doyle; Actor on 'Charlie's Angels'| first=Myrna| last=Oliver| date=March 1, 1997| newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 26, 2020 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226072443/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-01-mn-33700-story.html |archive-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/546533/CHARLIES-ANGELS-ACTOR-DIES-OF-HEART-ATTACK-AT-67.html?pg=all |title='Charlie's Angels' Actor Dies of Heart Attack at 67 |newspaper=Deseret News |location=Salt Lake City |date=March 2, 1997 |access-date=January 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111235125/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/546533/CHARLIES-ANGELS-ACTOR-DIES-OF-HEART-ATTACK-AT-67.html?pg=all |archive-date=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1959 | ''Happy Anniversary'' | Hotel Earle desk clerk | Credited as David F. Doyle |- | 1963 | ''Act One'' | Oliver Fisher | |- | 1967 | ''The Tiger Makes Out'' | Housing clerk | |- | rowspan=3|1968 | ''No Way to Treat a Lady'' | Lieutenant Dawson | |- | ''Coogan's Bluff'' | Pushie | Credited as David F. Doyle |- | ''Paper Lion'' | Oscar | |- | rowspan=2|1969 | ''The April Fools'' | Orlow P. Walters | |- | ''Some Kind of a Nut'' | Larry | |- | rowspan=2|1970 | ''Loving'' | Will | |- | ''Pigeons'' | Mr. Seigbert | Uncredited |- | rowspan=5|1971 | ''The Pursuit of Happiness'' | James Moran | |- | ''A New Leaf'' | Mel | |- | ''Making It'' | Fanning | |- | ''Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name?'' | Roger Boulting | |- | ''Lady Liberty'' | O'Henry | |- | 1972 | ''Parades'' | Captain Jinks | |- | 1974 | ''Ginger in the Morning'' | Fred | |- | 1976 | ''Vigilante Force'' | Homer Arno | |- | 1977 | ''Capricorn One'' | Walter Loughlin | |- | rowspan=2|1978 | ''The Comeback'' | Webster Jones | |- | ''My Boys Are Good Boys'' | Harry Klinger | |- | 1980 | ''The Line'' | Captain Jinks | |- | 1988 | ''Salome's Last Dance'' | A. Nubin | |- | rowspan=2|1989 | ''Ghost Writer'' | Herb Baxter | |- | ''Murphy's Laws of Golf'' | Roscoe | Short film |- | rowspan=2|1990 | ''Love or Money'' | Arthur Reed | |- | ''Wings of Fame'' | | |- | 1993 | ''The Punk'' | Roger Rabbit | |- | 1996 | ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' | Pepe the Cricket | Voice role<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=David Doyle (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/David-Doyle/ |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1959, 1961 | ''The Art Carney Special'' | Self | 2 episodes |- | 1961 | ''Naked City'' | Dan Moore | Episode: "Murder Is a Face I Know" |- | 1962 | ''General Electric Theater'' | | Episode: "Acres and Pains" |- | 1962, 1963 | ''Car 54, Where Are You?'' | Dutton, Holland, Daniels | 3 episodes (uncredited) |- | 1964 | ''The Defenders'' | | Episodes: "The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Parts 1 and 2" |- | 1964–65 | ''The Patty Duke Show'' | Jonathan Harrison / Mr. Harrison | 3 episodes |- | rowspan=2|1965 | ''For the People'' | Sweet William | Episode: "Dangerous to the Public Peace and Safety" |- | ''The Trials of O'Brien'' | Murray | Episode: "A Gaggle of Girls" |- | 1968 | ''Kiss Me Kate'' | | TV movie |- | 1970 | ''The Storefront Lawyers'' | Cogweiler | Episode: "This is Jerry, See Jerry Run" |- | rowspan=4|1971 | ''That Girl'' | Albert Berg | Episode: "That King" |- | ''Funny Face'' | DeHaven | Episode: "What's in a Mouth" |- | ''Cade's County'' | Dr. Geis | Episode: "A Gun For Billy" |- | ''The Doris Day Show'' | Warden McPherson | Episode: "The Wings of an Angel" |- | 1971–72 | ''The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' | Ted Atwater | 4 episodes |- | rowspan=2|1972 | ''Hawaii Five-O'' | Hard Hat | Episode: "Follow the White Brick Road" |- | ''Bridget Loves Bernie'' | Walt Fitzgerald | |- | rowspan=9|1973 | ''Banacek'' | Elliot | Episode: "Ten Thousand Dollars a Page" |- | ''Incident on a Dark Street'' | Luke Burgess | TV movie, failed premise pilot |- | ''Police Story'' | Kurt Mueller | TV movie, premise pilot |- | ''Adam's Rib'' | Dubray | Episode: "Danish Pastry" |- | ''Love, American Style'' | | Segment: "Love and the Golden Memory" |- | ''Money to Burn'' | Warden Caulfield |ABC Movie of the Week |- | ''Love Story'' | Ross | Episode: "Mirabelle's Summer" |- | ''Blood Sport'' | Mr. Schmidt | TV movie |- | ''Miracle on 34th Street'' | R.H. Macy | TV movie |- | rowspan=6|1974 | ''Family Theatre: Married is Better'' | |TV special |- | ''All in the Family'' | Jim Sanders | Episode: "Et tu, Archie" |- | ''Petrocelli'' | Caswell Turner | Episode: "Music to Die By" |- | ''The Stranger Within'' | Bob | ABC Movie of the Week |- | ''Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' | Cardinale | Episode: "Firefall" |- | ''Kojak'' | Sgt. Harry Sumar | Episode: "The Best War in Town" |- | 1974, 1975 | ''Police Story'' | Harry Dunnhill, Ralph Driscoll | 2 episodes |- | rowspan=6|1975 | ''Sanford and Son'' | Clancy Fitzgerald | Episode: "Golden Boy" |- | ''Karen'' | Blakemore | Episode: "A Day in the Life" |- | ''The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant'' | Dr. Atkinson | TV movie, unsold pilot |- | ''Ellery Queen'' | Don Becker | Episode: "The Adventures of Auld Lang Syne" |- | ''Barney Miller'' | Emil Ditka | Episode: "Ambush" |- | ''McCoy'' | | Episode: "Bless the Big Fish" |- | 1976 | ''Crackle of Death'' | Cardinale | TV movie |- | 1976–81 | ''Charlie's Angels'' | John Bosley | Main cast<br />Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series<br />Nominated - Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor – Television Series |- | rowspan=2|1977 | ''ABC Weekend Special'' | Uncle Ulysses | Episode: "Homer and the Wacky Doughnut Machine" |- | ''Black Market Baby'' | Joseph Carmino | TV movie |- | 1978 | ''Wild and Wooly'' | Teddy Roosevelt | TV movie |- | 1978–83 | ''Fantasy Island'' | Ernie Miller / Fred Forbush / Sam Woolf / Sancho Panza / Herbert Solomon | 4 episodes |- | 1978–85 | ''The Love Boat'' | Alvin / Cliff | 4 episodes |- | 1981 | ''Hart to Hart'' | Jim Casey | Episode: "Hartland Express" |- | 1982 | ''The Blue and the Gray'' | Phineas Wade | Miniseries |- | rowspan=3|1983 | ''Wait till Your Mother Gets Home!'' | Herman Ohme | TV movie |- | ''The Invisible Woman'' | Neil Gillmore | TV movie |- | ''The Fall Guy'' | Crase | Episode: "Wheels" |- | 1985 | ''Murder, She Wrote'' | Brad Lockwood | Episode: "Sudden Death" |- | rowspan=3|1986 | ''You Again?'' | Briggs | Episode: "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Traffic Lights" |- | ''New Love, American Style'' | | Episode: "Love and the Lamborghini" |- | ''Foofur'' | Mel | Voice role |- | 1986–87 | ''General Hospital'' | Ted Holmes | |- | rowspan=2|1987 | ''Starman'' | Artemis Guinness | Episode: "Grifters" |- | ''Sweet Surrender'' | Frank Macklin | |- | 1988 | ''Maybe Baby'' | Pete | TV movie |- | rowspan=2|1989 | ''Ghost Writer'' | Herb Baxter | TV movie |- | ''Out of This World'' | Star the Dog | Episode: "Star Dog", voice role |- | rowspan=2|1990 | ''TaleSpin'' | Sheriff Gomer Cleghorn | Episode: "Citizen Khan", voice role |- | ''Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again'' | Mr. Weatherbee | TV movie |- | 1991 | ''They Do It With Mirrors'' | Neville | TV movie |- | 1991–98 | ''Rugrats'' | Grandpa Lou Pickles, various voices |Recurring role<ref name="btva" /> |- | rowspan=2|1993 | ''Bonkers'' | W.W. Whacky | Episode: "Gone Bonkers", voice role |- | ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' |Additional voices | |- | 1994 | ''Beethoven'' |Police Officer Frank, Blind Shep, Old Man | Episode: "The Mighty Cone-Dog", voice role |- | 1995 | ''{{sortname|The|Magic School Bus|The Magic School Bus (TV series)}}'' | Jake Tennelli | Voice, 2 episodes:<br>"Flexes Its Muscles" and<br>"Butterfly and the Bog Beast" |- | 1995 | ''What-a-Mess'' |Additional voices | |- | rowspan=5|1996 | ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'' | Dean | Episode: "Simisola" |- | ''Road Rovers'' | Professor Hubert | Episode: "A Hair of the Dog That Bit You", voice role<ref name="btva" /> |- | ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' | Mike, guardian angel | Episode: "Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding" |- | ''Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series'' | Sam Delaney | Episode: "The Human Factor", voice role |- | ''Quack Pack'' | Additional voices | Episode: "The Unusual Suspects" |- | rowspan=3|1997 | ''The Blues Brothers Animated Series'' | Vet | Episode: "Strange Death of Betty Smythe", voice role (posthumous release) |- | ''Sunset Beach'' | Passenger | Episode: 1.1 |- | ''What the Deaf Man Heard'' | | TV movie (posthumous release) |}
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