David Doyle (actor)
David Doyle | |
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Born |
David Fitzgerald Doyle December 1, 1929 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Died |
February 26, 1997 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Cause of death | Heart Attack |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1959–97 |
Spouse(s) |
Rachel Doyle (1956-68; her death) Anne Nathan Doyle (1969-97; his death) |
David Fitzgerald Doyle (December 1, 1929 – February 26, 1997) was an American actor.[1][2][3]
Biography
Early life
Doyle was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Mary Ruth (née Fitzgerald) and Lewis Raymond Doyle, an attorney. His maternal grandfather, John Fitzgerald, was a prominent railroad builder and banker in Nebraska.[4] He graduated from Campion High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in 1947.
Career
He is best remembered for his role as detective John Bosley on the television series Charlie's Angels, appearing in all 110 episodes of the series (1976-81) along with original cast member Jaclyn Smith and an all-girl cast.[5] He also lent his distinctive raspy voice to the character Grandpa Lou Pickles on the Nickelodeon animated television series Rugrats until his death. Since then, Joe Alaskey assumed the role of Grandpa Lou. Doyle made a number of appearances as a guest on the game show Match Game in the late '70s and early '80s, more often than not giving bizarre answers that seldom matched the contestants. He usually sat in the top row next to Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly. He appeared on one week of Password Plus in 1980, three weeks of Super Password, and appeared on Tattletales with his wife Anne in 1982.
Doyle was a reputable stage actor as well. He played Orgon in the 1964 premier of Richard Wilbur's translation of Tartuffe at the Fred Miller Theater in Milwaukee. His sister Mary Mulry Doyle played the fulminate maid, Dorisse. Steven Porter directed the production.
Personal life
Doyle was married two times, first to Rachel, then Anne Nathan Doyle. Doyle had a sister who was also an actor (mostly on the stage), Mary Doyle, who died from lung cancer in 1995.
Doyle died at the age of 67 in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack on February 26, 1997. He was cremated.
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
1959 | Happy Anniversary | Hotel Earle Desk Clerk | |
1963 | Act One | Olive Fisher | |
1967 | The Tiger Makes Out | Housing Clerk | |
1968 | No Way to Treat a Lady | Lieutenant Dawson | |
Coogan's Bluff | Pushie, Tavern Owner | ||
Paper Lion | Oscar | ||
1969 | The April Fools | Orlow P. Walters | |
Some Kind of a Nut | Uncredited Role | ||
1970 | The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker | Mr. Seigbert | Uncredited Role |
Loving | Will | ||
1971 | Lady Liberty | O'Henry | |
The Pursuit of Happiness | James Moran | ||
A New Leaf | Mel | ||
Making It | Fanning | ||
Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? | Boulting | ||
1972 | Parades | Captain Jinks | |
1974 | Ginger in the Morning | Fred | |
1976 | Vigilante Force | Homer Arno | |
1978 | My Boys Are Good Boys | Harry Klinger | |
Capricorn One | Walter Loughlin | ||
The Comeback (film) | Webster Jones | ||
1980 | The Line | Captain Jinks | |
1988 | Salome's Last Dance | A. Nubin | |
1989 | Murphy's Laws of Golf | Roscoe | Short film |
1990 | Love or Money | Arthur Reed | |
Wings of Fame | |||
1993 | The Punk | Roger Rabbit | |
1996 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | Pepe the Cricket | Voice Role |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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? | Mr. Dutton |
Episode: A Star is Born in the Bronx Episode: The Loves of Sylvia Schnauser |
1963 | Perry Mason | Dwight Garret (Defendant) | Episode: The Case of the Elusive Element S6/Ep24 |
1964 | The Defenders | Episode: The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang Part 1 Episode: The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang Part 2 | |
1964, 1965 | The Patty Duke Show | Mr. Harrison Mr. Lane |
Episode: The Drop Out Episode: Patty the Folk Singer |
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 | ABC TV-Movie | |
1970 | The Storefront Lawyers | Cogweiler | Episode: This is Jerry, See Jerry Run |
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 | |
1971–1972 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Ted Atwater | Episode: The Replacement Episode: Bernie Did It Episode: The Telethon Episode: People's Choice |
1972 | Hawaii Five-O | Hard Hat | Episode: Follow the White Brick Road |
Bridget Loves Bernie | Walt Fitzgerald | ||
1973 | Banacek | Elliot | Episode: Ten Thousand Dollars a Page |
Incident on a Dark Street | Luke Burgess | NBC TV-Movie/Unsold TV-Pilot | |
Police Story | Kurt Mueller | NBC TV-Movie/TV-Pilot | |
Adam's Rib | Dubray | Episode: Danish Pastry | |
Love, American Style | Segment: Love and the Golden Memory | ||
Money to Burn | Warden Caulfield | ABC TV-Movie | |
Love Story | Ross | Episode: Mirabelle's Summer | |
Blood Sport | Mr. Schmidt | ABC TV-Movie | |
Miracle on 34th Street | R.H. Macy | CBS TV-Movie | |
1974 | Family Theatre: Married is Better | NBC 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 TV-Movie | |
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 |
Episode: Glamour Boy Episode: Vice: 24 Hours |
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 | ABC TV-Movie/Unsold TV-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 | ABC TV-Movie |
1976–1981 | Charlie's Angels | John Bosley | Emmy Awards (nominated) Golden Globe Awards (nominated) |
1977 | ABC Weekend Special | Uncle Ulysses | Episode: Homer and the Wacky Doughnut Machine |
Black Market Baby | Joseph Carmino | ABC TV-Movie | |
1978 | Wild and Wooly | Teddy Roosevelt | ABC TV-Movie |
1978–1983 | Fantasy Island | Ernie Miller Fred Forbush Sam Woolf/Sancho Panza Herbert Solomon |
Episode: King For a Day/Instant Family Episode: Hit Man/The Swimmer Episode: The Don Quixote/Sex Symbol Episode: Naughty Marietta/The Winning Ticket |
1978–1985 | The Love Boat | Alvin Cliff |
Episode: Man Who Loved Women... Episode: Secretary to the Stars... Episode: Same Wavelength... Episode: Vicki's Gentleman Caller... |
1981 | Hart to Hart | Jim Casey | Episode: Hartland Express |
1982 | The Blue and the Gray | Phineas Wade | CBS Miniseries |
1983 | Wait till Your Mother Gets Home! | Herman Ohme | NBC TV-Movie |
The Invisible Woman | Neil Gilmore | NBC TV-Movie/Unsold TV-Pilot | |
1985 | Murder, She Wrote | Brad Lockwood | Episode: Sudden Death |
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 Episode: Nothing to Sneeze At Episode: A Royal Pain Episode: This Little Piggy's On TV Episode: Russian Through New York | |
1986–1987 | General Hospital | Ted Holmes | |
1987 | Starman | Artemis Guinness | Episode: Grifters |
Sweet Surrender | Frank Macklin | ||
1988 | Maybe Baby | Pete | NBC TV-Movie |
1989 | Ghost Writer | Herb Baxter | TV-Movie |
Out of This World | Star the Dog | Voice Role Episode: Star Dog | |
Dink, the Little Dinosaur | Additional Voices | Voice Role | |
1990 | TaleSpin | Sheriff Gomer Cleghorn | Voice Role |
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again | Mr. Weatherbee | NBC TV-Movie | |
1991 | They Do It With Mirrors | Neville | A&E Network TV-Movie |
1991–1997 | Rugrats | Louis 'Grandpa' Pickles | Voice Role |
1993 | Bonkers | W.W. Whacky | Voice Role Episode: Gone Bonkers |
Sonic the Hedgehog | Additional Voices | Voice Role | |
1994 | Beethoven | Additional Voices | Voice Role |
1995 | What-a-Mess | Additional Voices | Voice Role |
1996 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Dean | Episode: Simisola |
Road Rovers | Professor Hubert | Voice Role Episode: A Hair of the Dog That Bit You | |
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 | Voice Role Episode: The Human Factor | |
Quack Pack | Additional Voices | Voice Role Episode: The Unusual Suspects | |
1997 | The Blues Brothers Animated Series | Vet | Voice Role Episode: Strange Death of Betty Smythe |
Sunset Beach | Passenger | Episode: 1.1 | |
What the Deaf Man Heard | Uncredited Role TV-Movie |
References
- ↑ "Obituaries | David Doyle, `Charlie's Angels' Character | Seattle Times Newspaper". Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. 1997-03-01. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ↑ March 01, 1997 (1997-03-01). "David Doyle Actor | David Doyle, 67, popular character actor easily recognized... - Baltimore Sun". Articles.baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ↑ "`CHARLIE'S ANGELS' ACTOR DIES OF HEART ATTACK AT 67". Deseret News. 1997-03-02. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ↑ "David Doyle; Actor on 'Charlie's Angels' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 1993-09-17. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ↑ Reilly, Sue. "Farewell, Farrah - Charlie's Angels, David Doyle". People.com. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
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