The night before Frank’s pushed production of A Christmas Carol, John Forsythe appeared as the ghost of Frank’s mentor, Lew Hayward — an unloved money-hoarder who died from a heart attack. He warns Frank of three more ghosts that will appear over the next day to help him avoid the same fate.

John had an illustrious career before and after Scrooged, first beginning with Warner Brothers as a minor contract player and going on to star opposite stars like Shirley McClaine in one of Alfred Hitchcock’s few comedy films, The Trouble With Harry. In addition to playing the iconic unseen millionaire Charles Townsend in the original Charlie’s Angels, he appeared as a guest on several variety shows and served as the presenter of the 38th Miss Universe Pageant in 1989. He also appeared on the famed TV series Dynasty and returned in his same role for the Charlies Angels movies of the aughts. He died on on April 1, 2010, from pneumonia in Santa Ynez, California.