John Forsythe aka Charles Townsend

The Unknown Boss

Actor John Forsythe was the voice of unknown boss Charles Townsend, a rich business man, former cop and owner of private detective agency "Charles Townsend Agency".

Unkown? Yes, the Angels haven seen Charlie never in five years!

 

John Forsythe Biography

John Forsythe was born on 29 Januar 1918 in Penn's Grove, New Jersey, USA.

The son of a Wall Street businessman, Forsythe chose to pursue acting over the objections of his father. He did some work in radio soaps and on Broadway before signing a movie contract with Warner Brothers. His early career was interrupted by WWII. During the war, he entered the Army Air Corps appearing in the Air Corps Show "Winged Victory". After the war, he helped found the Actor's Studio. He has the most success on TV, with healthy runs on "Bachelor Father", "Dynasty", and as the unseen voice of Charlie on "Charlie's Angels".

 

Trivia

Birth name: John Lincoln Freund

Spouse: Julie Warren (1943 - 15 August 1994) (her death) 2 children
             Nicole Carter (August 2002 - present)

Graduated Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, New York, 1934.

Signed a $5,000,000 contract deal with the director of Charlie's Angels 1 & 2 to voice the famous voice of Charlie Townsend.

Appeared in the episode titled "The Golden Blood of the Sun" for "The CBS Radio Mystery Theater" (31 Oct 1974).