Question: who played charlie on charlie angels tv series
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 ( billed as Farrah Fawcett - Majors ) , and Jaclyn Smith in the leading roles and John Forsythe providing the voice of their boss , the unseen Charlie Townsend , who directed the `` Angels '' crime - fighting operations over a speakerphone .