David Doyle (actor)


David Fitzgerald Doyle was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of John Bosley on the 1970s TV series Charlie's Angels. Along with Jaclyn Smith, he was one of the only actors to appear in every episode of the show.

Biography

Early life

Doyle was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Mary Ruth and Lewis Raymond Doyle, an attorney. He graduated from Campion High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1947.
His maternal grandfather, John Fitzgerald, was a prominent railroad builder and banker in Nebraska. His younger sister, Mary, was a stage actress, who died from lung cancer aged 63.

Career

Doyle is best remembered for his role as detective John Bosley on the television series Charlie's Angels, one of only two actors to appear in all 110 episodes of the series.
Doyle made a number of appearances as a guest on the game show Match Game from 1977 to 1982. He appeared on one week of Password Plus in 1980, three weeks of Super Password, and on Tattletales with his wife Anne in 1982.
He lent his distinctive raspy voice to the character Grandpa Lou Pickles on the Nickelodeon animated series Rugrats from 1991 until his death. Joe Alaskey then assumed the role of Grandpa Lou.
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. 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.

Personal life

Doyle was married twice. In 1956 he married his first wife, Rachael, with whom he had a daughter, Leah. Rachael died in 1968 after falling from a staircase. The next year, while on a vacation trip to the South Pacific, Doyle met Anne Nathan, a singer-dancer, and they married a short time later.

Death

Doyle died in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack on February 26, 1997, at age 67, and was cremated.

Filmography

Film

Television