Fred Silverman (born September 13, 1937 in New York City) is an American television executive and producer. He worked as an executive at the CBS, ABC and NBC networks, and was responsible for bringing to television such programs as the series Scooby-Doo (1969"present), All in the Family (1971"1979), The Waltons (1972"1981), and Charlie's Angels (1976"1981), as well as the miniseries Roots (1977) and Sh?gun (1980).