David Doyle


Actor

About

Also Known As
David Fitzgerald Doyle, David F. Doyle
Birth Place
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Born
December 01, 1929
Died
February 26, 1997
Cause of Death
Heart Attack

Biography

David Doyle came from a line of lawyers that stretches back four generations. When he ranked sixth in the state of Nebraska on his law school entrance exams, and then began attending the University of Nebraska, it was expected that he would keep up the tradition. His brother John took that role, however, and David instead pursued his love of acting. During his college years, he made frie...

Family & Companions

Rachael Doyle
Wife
Died in 1968 from an accidental staircase fall.
Anne Nathan
Wife
Actor. Castmate in "South Pacific"; diagnosed with pigmentosa; survived him.

Biography

David Doyle came from a line of lawyers that stretches back four generations. When he ranked sixth in the state of Nebraska on his law school entrance exams, and then began attending the University of Nebraska, it was expected that he would keep up the tradition. His brother John took that role, however, and David instead pursued his love of acting. During his college years, he made friends with classmate and fellow performer Johnny Carson, later dropping by "The Tonight Show" regularly. Doyle's first acting break came via Broadway, when he was called on to replace Walter Matthau in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" He worked primarily in television, making guest appearances on crime dramas such as "Hawaii Five-O" and having recurring roles like that of Ted Atwater on the sitcom "The New Dick Van Dyke Show." With his uniquely scratchy voice, Doyle also found a good deal of success behind the microphone for animated movies and series, namely his portrayal of Grandpa Lou Pickles on the Nickelodeon kids' show "Rugrats." However, he is probably best known for playing John Bosley, the right-hand man to Charlie and liaison to his Angels, in the iconic crime series "Charlie's Angels."

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)
Mr Weatherbee
Love or Money (1990)
Maybe Baby (1988)
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home! (1983)
The Invisible Woman (1983)
The Line (1980)
My Boys Are Good Boys (1978)
Wild and Wooly (1978)
Teddy Roosevelt
The Comeback (1978)
Webster Jones
Capricorn One (1978)
Black Market Baby (1977)
Joseph Carmino
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Vigilante Force (1976)
Homer Arno
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975)
Dr Atkinson
The Stranger Within (1974)
Money to Burn (1973)
Warden Caulfield
Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
The Police Story (1973)
Blood Sport (1973)
Mr Schmidt
Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
R H Macy
Lady Liberty (1972)
O'Henry
Parades (1972)
Captain Jinks
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (1971)
Roger Boulting
The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
[Senator] James [J.] Moran
A New Leaf (1971)
Mel
Loving (1970)
Will
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (1970)
Mr. Seigbert
Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
The April Fools (1969)
Walters
No Way To Treat a Lady (1968)
Lieutenant Dawson
Paper Lion (1968)
Oscar
Coogan's Bluff (1968)
Pushie
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
Housing clerk
Act One (1963)
Oliver Fisher
Happy Anniversary (1959)
Hotel desk clerk

Cast (Special)

Let Me Hear You Whisper (1990)
Dan
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body (1980)
The Celebrity Football Classic (1979)
Circus of the Stars (1977)
Homer and the Wacky Donut Machine (1976)
Uncle Ulysses
Jonathan Winters Presents 200 Years of American Humor (1976)
Shaughnessey (1976)
Mr Morgan
The Confessions of Dick Van Dyke (1975)
Of Thee I Sing (1972)
Francis X Gilhooley
The Right Man (1960)
Fulton

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

A Rugrats Passover (1995)
Voice
They Do It With Mirrors (1992)
Ghost Writer (1990)
The Blue and the Gray (1982)

Life Events

1950

Moved to New York, NY to act with the Neighboorhood Playhouse troupe

1968

Appeared in "Coogan's Bluff"

1972

Moved to Los Angeles, CA

1975

Performed in "Vigilante Force"

1976

Starred in the role of John Bosley in "Charlie's Angels"

Family

Leah Doyle
Daughter
Survived him.

Companions

Rachael Doyle
Wife
Died in 1968 from an accidental staircase fall.
Anne Nathan
Wife
Actor. Castmate in "South Pacific"; diagnosed with pigmentosa; survived him.

Bibliography