Question: who played the voice of charlie on charlie's angels
Answer: It follows the crime - fighting adventures of three women working in a private detective agency in Los Angeles , California , and originally starred Kate Jackson , Farrah Fawcett - Majors , and Jaclyn Smith in the leading roles , with David Doyle co-starring as a sidekick to the three women , and , John Forsythe providing the voice of their boss , the unseen Charlie Townsend , who directed the ' Angels ' crime - fighting operations over a speaker - phone .