TV Characters Whose Faces We’ll Never See

While some characters are well-known for their iconic appearance, be it due to something like makeup or a scar, such as the likes of The Joker and Zuko, others are just as popular for the opposite reason: the fact that we’ll never know what they truly look like. We know their voice and their temperament, but never their face. Fans simply have to resort to using their imagination to make up for that. Take a look at these five TV characters whose faces we’ll never see.\r \r 1. Charlie (Charlie’s Angels)\r \r Before the 2000s crime-fighting film movie and its sequel starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu, was the original 70s TV show that went on for five seasons. It centered around three highly-skilled female agents who work for the mysterious Charles “Charlie” Townsend but only contacts them over the phone. No one has ever seen his face, not even the angels, and certainly not the viewers. Though in both the film and series, Charlie was voiced by actor John Forsythe, so it’s safe to make him the face of the Townsend Agency.\r \r 2. Ms. Sara Bellum (The Powerpuff Girls)\r \r Every 90s kid knows of The Mayor’s personal secretary who kept things running smoothly in the background including making sure that everything regarding the city is taken care of. We can easily recall what she looks like from the neck down, but what her face looks like we will never know for sure. We could’ve had some insight into that in the reboot but sadly the character was scrapped. Apparently the creators felt that “The character wasn’t quite indicative of the kind of messaging we wanted to be giving out at this time.” Oh well, it’s their loss!\r \r 3. Mrs. Wolowitz (The Big Bang Theory)\r \r Anyone who’s watched The Big Bang Theory should be familiar with the minor but hilarious character that is Howard Wolowitz’s mother who is always shouting at her son off-screen from another room. The overbearing Mrs. Wolowitz was very dependent and controlling of her adult son, and even went as far as “grounding” him when he returned after briefly moving out. Sheldon even described their relationship as Oedipal as she does everything for Howard including his laundry, and cutting up his meat, while the latter will help her with her wig and makeup in the morning.\r \r 4. George Steinbrenner (Seinfeld)\r \r Seinfeld fans only know what the back of his head looks like, along with his unpredictability, stubbornness, and tendency to ramble on ceaselessly, regardless if anyone’s actually listening to him. Even though he was a minor character, he was seen fairly often as he was George Costanza’s boss. But did you know that the gray-haired brash owner of the New York Yankees was based on a real person, an American businessman named George Steinbrenner? The voice you heard was that of showrunner Larry David, while two different actors sat in his chair.\r \r 5. Wilson (Home Improvement)\r \r Throughout the show, our main character Tim often confided in his neighbor Dr. Wilson Wilson Jr. about his personal issues. He is a well-traveled man who has learned a lot from many cultures, hence why he’s so good at doling out advice like some sort of all-wise sage. A running gag in the show is that the two never speak face to face but rather speak from their own yards while separated by a tall privacy fence. Other times his face is hidden, either fully or partially. by various items such as a plant.