Thomas Edward Bosley (born October 1, 1927) is an Emmy-nominated and Tony Award winning American actor, best known on-stage for his work in Fiorello!, and for his starring and supporting roles on television shows like Happy Days, Murder, She Wrote and the Father Dowling Mysteries.
Bosley was the host of CBS Radio's "General Mills Radio Adventure Theater" in 1977.
His daughter, Amy, has given him 3 grandchildren. Amy had guest-starred several times on her father's TV series "Happy Days" (1974).
Howard Cunningham, Bosley's character on "Happy Days" (1974), was ranked #9 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
Won Broadway's 1960 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for playing the title role of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in "Fiorello."
Originated the role of Belle's father, Maurice, in the Broadway Production of the Disney musical 'Beauty and the Beast'.
Along with Henry Winkler, he is one of only two actors to appear in every episode of "Happy Days" (1974).
Starred in two different Sitcoms based on "Love, American Style" (1969) sketches. "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" (1972) and "Happy Days" (1974) Even played the original character in "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father" segment.
