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Biography

Tom Bosley is an American actor who is well-known for his role in Happy Days. Born on October 1, 1927 in Chicago, Tom served…more

Born

10/1/1927, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

10/19/2010

Birth Name

Thomas Edward Bosley

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (8)

Role
- Father Dowling Mysteries
  Father Frank Dowling
  - S 3: Ep 22 The Joyful Noise Mystery
    5/2/91
  - S 3: Ep 21 The Consulting Detective Mystery
    4/25/91
  - S 3: Ep 20 The Malibu Mystery
    4/4/91
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Hard Boiled Mystery
    3/28/91
  - S 3: Ep 18 The Monkey Business Mystery
    3/7/91
  - + 38 More Credits
- David the Gnome
  David
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Mountains of Beyond
    6/26/88
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Gift
    6/20/88
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Careless Cub
    6/13/88
  - S 2: Ep 10 Kangaroo Adventure
    6/6/88
  - S 2: Ep 9 Big Bad Tom
    5/30/88
  - + 21 More Credits
- Grimm's Fairy Tales
  David
- Happy Days
  Howard C. Cunningham
  - S 11: Ep 22 Fonzie's Spots
    9/24/84
  - S 11: Ep 21 Good News, Bad News
    7/19/84
  - S 11: Ep 20 School Dazed
    7/12/84
  - S 11: Ep 19 Low Notes
    7/5/84
  - S 11: Ep 18 So How Was Your Weekend?
    6/28/84
  - + 250 More Credits
- Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
  Harry Boyle
  - S 3: Ep 4 Car 54
    10/8/74
  - S 3: Ep 3 Marriage Counselor
    10/1/74
  - S 3: Ep 2 Model Alice
    9/24/74
  - S 3: Ep 1 Rich Little, Supersleuth
    9/17/74
  - S 2: Ep 20 Maude Loves Papa
    1/29/74
  - + 43 More Credits
- The Sandy Duncan Show
  Bert Quinn
  - S 1: Ep 13 Dream a Little Recurring Dream of Me
    12/31/72
  - S 1: Ep 12 From Rags to Riches to Rags
    12/24/72
  - S 1: Ep 10 Doctor New
    12/10/72
  - S 1: Ep 9 Hold Your Hoarse
    11/26/72
  - S 1: Ep 8 Big Little Man
    11/19/72
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Debbie Reynolds Show
  Bob Landers
  - S 1: Ep 15 You Shouldn't Be In Pictures
    12/30/69
  - S 1: Ep 14 Guru-vy
    12/23/69
  - S 1: Ep 13 Casanova's Kitten
    12/16/69
  - S 1: Ep 12 Diamonds are a Girl's Worst Friend
    12/9/69
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Swinging Singles
    12/2/69
  - + 21 More Credits
- The Dean Martin Show
  Regular Performer (1971-1972)
  - S 5: Ep 14 Gina Lollobrigida / Orson Welles / George Gobel / Charles Nelson Reilly
    12/18/69
  - S 5: Ep 12 Nancy Wilson / Romy Schneider / Milburn Stone / Charles Nelson Reilly
    12/4/69
  - S 5: Ep 11 Joey Heatherton / Victor Borge / Susan Cowsill / Bobbi Martin
    11/27/69
  - S 5: Ep 10 Tommy Tune / Gordon MacRae / Dom DeLuise / Stanley Myron Handelman / Gail Martin
    11/20/69
  - S 5: Ep 8 Bing Crosby / Eva Gabor / Dom DeLuise / Jack Gilford
    11/6/69
  - + 143 More Credits
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- The Love Boat
  Recurring Role
  - S 10: Ep 5 A Valentine Voyage
    2/12/90
  - S 7: Ep 10 Julie and The Bachelor/Intensive Care/Set Up for Romance
    11/19/83
- Murder, She Wrote
  Sheriff Amos Tupper
  - S 4: Ep 18 Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
    3/13/88
  - S 4: Ep 12 Who Threw The Barbitals In Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
    1/3/88
  - S 4: Ep 10 Indian Giver
    11/29/87
  - S 4: Ep 7 If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
    11/8/87
  - S 4: Ep 2 When Thieves Fall Out
    9/27/87
  - + 14 More Credits
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 76 December 22 - 26, 1986 - Friday
    12/26/86
  - S 1: Ep 75 December 22 - 26, 1986 - Thursday
    12/25/86
  - S 1: Ep 74 December 22 - 26, 1986 - Wednesday
    12/24/86
  - S 1: Ep 73 December 22 - 26, 1986 - Tuesday
    12/23/86
  - S 1: Ep 72 December 22 - 26, 1986 - Monday
    12/22/86
- The Love Boat
  George Hammond
  - S 9: Ep 3 Hidden Treasure/Picture from the Past/Ace's Salary
    10/12/85
- The Love Boat
  Harry Meacham
  - S 5: Ep 25 Pride of the Pacific/The Viking's Son/Separate Vacations/The Experiment/Getting to Know You (2)
    3/6/82
  - S 5: Ep 24 Pride of the Pacific/The Viking's Son/Separate Vacations/The Experiment/Getting to Know You (1)
    3/6/82
- The Love Boat
  George Havlicek
  - — The Love Boat
    9/17/76
Guest Star (112)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode #2.004
    9/11/08
- The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Jeffersons & One Day at a Time
    3/25/08
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 40 February 25, 2008
    2/25/08
- I Love the 70s: Volume 2
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 1972
    7/11/06
  - S 1: Ep 1 1970
    7/10/06
- TV Land Top 10
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 14 Top 10 TV Dynamic Duos
    5/31/06
- Family Guy
  Mr. Cunningham
  - S 4: Ep 18 The Father, The Son, and The Holy Fonz
    12/18/05
- One Tree Hill
  Mel
  - S 3: Ep 7 Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends
    11/16/05
- I Love the ‘80s: 3D
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 1986
    10/27/05
- TV Land Confidential
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Breakout and Disappearing Stars
    10/12/05
  - S 1: Ep 4 Writing, Rehearsing & Recording
    10/5/05
  - S 1: Ep 1 Network Notes
    9/14/05
- Still Standing
  Dr. Bloom
  - S 3: Ep 20 Still Holding
    4/18/05
- Happy Days
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 24 Happy Days 30th Anniversary Reunion
    2/3/05
  - S 11: Ep 23 Happy Days: The Reunion
    3/3/92
- Felix the Cat
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 5 Felix the Cat Saves Christmas
    10/12/04
- Living in TV Land
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Dick Van Patten
    8/18/04
- ET In TV Land
  Himself
  - — Happy Days
    1/12/03
- Rugrats
  Dwane Tickerbacker
  - S 9: Ep 12 Murmur On The Ornery Express
    10/22/02
- Touched By an Angel
  Elmer
  - S 8: Ep 14 The Blue Angel
    2/2/02
- Intimate Portrait
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 19 Barbara Eden
    1/7/02
- Family Law
  Kyle Mason
  - S 3: Ep 11 Angel's Flight
    12/17/01
- TVography
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Happy Days
    9/3/01
- ER
  Walter
  - S 7: Ep 20 Fear of Commitment
    5/3/01
  - S 7: Ep 12 Surrender
    2/1/01
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  Minister
  - S 8: Ep 25 Wedding Bells (2)
    5/20/00
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  The Preacher
  - S 8: Ep 24 Wedding Bells (1)
    5/20/00
- Port Charles
  Burt
  - S 2: Ep 183 Ep. #441
    2/18/99
- Early Edition
  Uncle Vic
  - S 3: Ep 14 Just one of Those Things
    2/6/99
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 913 Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act
    9/13/98
- The Drew Carey Show
  Mr. Bobeck
  - S 2: Ep 9 Mimi's Day Parade
    11/27/96
- Boy Meets World
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 19 I Was a Teenage Spy
    4/26/96
- Heaven Help Us
  Albert
  - S 1: Ep 3 Lovers Lullaby
    9/8/94
- Burke's Law (1994)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 6 Who Killed Alexander the Great?
    3/4/94
- Rugrats
  "Strike" Maxwell/Yuppie Man
  - S 2: Ep 23 King Ten Pin / Runaway Angelica
    4/4/93
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 105 June 25, 1992
    6/25/92
  - S 1: Ep 100 June 18, 1992
    6/18/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 16 September 30, 1991
    9/30/91
- Out of This World
  Zelik
  - S 3: Ep 9 Around the World in 80 Minutes
    12/2/89
- Father Dowling Mysteries
  Blaine Dowling
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Face In The Mirror Mystery
    3/3/89
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 27: Ep 12 Show #3939
    2/28/89
  - S 17: Ep 49 Show #3049
    1/29/79
- Out of This World
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 8 Guess Who's Coming to Earth
    11/26/88
- Hotel
  Blaine Chapman
  - S 4: Ep 16 Fatal Attraction
    2/11/87
- Perry Mason
  Father DeLeon
  - S 10: Ep 2 The Case of the Notorious Nun
    5/25/86
- Hotel
  Walter Devlin
  - S 3: Ep 14 Child's Play
    2/5/86
- Finder of Lost Loves
  Malcolm Beck
  - S 1: Ep 13 Deadly Silence
    1/12/85
- Murder, She Wrote
  Amos Tupper
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 15 December 20, 1982
    12/20/82
  - S 3: Ep 11 November 10, 1975
    11/10/75
- Joanie Loves Chachi
  Howard Cunningham
  - S 2: Ep 2 Joanie's Roommate
    10/14/82
  - S 1: Ep 1 Chicago
    3/23/82
- Tales of the Unexpected
  Ralph Stackpole
  - S 5: Ep 11 Light Fingers
    7/4/82
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 2 September 15-19, 1980
    9/15/80
  - S 13: Ep 80 June 18-22, 1979 (NBC-TV)
    6/18/79
  - S 12: Ep 23 November 21-27, 1977 (2)
    11/21/77
  - S 12: Ep 20 November 14-18, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    11/14/77
  - S 11: Ep 64 April 18-24, 1977 (2)
    4/18/77
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 199 August 28, 1979
    8/28/79
  - S 17: Ep 127 April 13, 1979
    4/13/79
  - S 15: Ep 200 Week of June 13, 1977
    6/13/77
- The Mod Squad
  Frank Webber
  - S 6: Ep 1 Return Of The Mod Squad
    5/18/79
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 154 April 30, 1979
    4/30/79
  - S 4: Ep 168 May 24, 1978
    5/24/78
  - S 4: Ep 73 December 28, 1977
    12/28/77
  - S 3: Ep 193 July 8, 1977
    7/8/77
  - S 3: Ep 162 May 20, 1977
    5/20/77
  - + 2 More Credits
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 1 Suzanne Somers
    11/21/78
- The Captain and Tennille
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Show #12-76
    12/20/76
- Ellery Queen
  Bud Armstrong
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Adventure of the Comic Book Crusader
    10/2/75
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker
  Jack Flaherty
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Sentry
    3/28/75
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 12 MG75-12
    3/17/75
- Insight
  Incredible Man
  - S 15: Ep 29 The Incredible Man
    3/16/75
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 135 March 15, 1974
    3/15/74
- McMillan & Wife
  Sam Hamilton
  - S 3: Ep 3 Free Fall to Terror
    11/11/73
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  Eddie Coughlin
  - S 2: Ep 5 Going Home
    10/11/73
- Tenafly
  Dave Barker
  - S 1: Ep 1 Joyride to Nowhere
    10/10/73
- Yogi's Gang
  Commadore Phineas P. Fibber
  - S 1: Ep 1 Mr. Fibber
    9/29/73
- Love, American Style
  Alan Walker
  - S 5: Ep 8 Love and the Comedienne
    9/21/73
- Chase (1973)
  Axel Sullivan
  - S 1: Ep 2 Gang War
    9/18/73
- A Touch of Grace
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Lodge
    3/24/73
- Maude
  Dr. Tasko
  - S 1: Ep 16 Maude and the Medical Profession
    1/30/73
- The Paul Lynde Show
  Congressman Landis
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Congressman's Son
    1/24/73
- Medical Center
  Spirling
  - S 4: Ep 17 Judgement
    1/17/73
- Temperatures Rising
  Gibson
  - S 1: Ep 16 Black Is Beautiful
    1/9/73
- The Sixth Sense
  Albert Young
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Eyes That Wouldn't Die
    12/23/72
- Banyon
  Steve Corbett
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Graveyard Vote
    9/29/72
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  Saretti
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Streets of San Francisco
    9/16/72
- Me and the Chimp
  Goodrich
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Paint Job
    3/23/72
- Love, American Style
  Harry Boyle (Voice)
  - S 3: Ep 77 Love and the Old-Fashioned Father
    2/11/72
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show
  Mr. O'Hare
  - S 1: Ep 6 A House is Not a Home, Yet
    10/23/71
- Funny Face
  Used-car Dealer
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Used Car
    10/16/71
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 4 Bing Crosby / Richard Castellano / Clair and McMahon
    10/7/71
- Sarge
  Stanley Miller
  - S 1: Ep 4 Psst! Wanna Buy A Dirty Picture
    10/5/71
- Love, American Style
  Jack Smallerd
  - S 3: Ep 10 Love and the Artful Codger
    10/1/71
- Mission: Impossible
  Henry Matula
  - S 6: Ep 1 Blind
    9/18/71
- Bewitched
  Ferdy
  - S 7: Ep 26 Samantha's Magic Mirror
    4/8/71
- The Name of the Game
  Tait
  - S 3: Ep 18 Seek and Destroy
    2/5/71
- Night Gallery
  Jules Kettleman
  - S 1: Ep 11 Make Me Laugh
    1/6/71
- Most Deadly Game
  George
  - S 1: Ep 4 Breakdown
    10/31/70
- The Name of the Game
  Charlie Reid
  - S 3: Ep 2 A Love To Remember
    9/25/70
- Love, American Style
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 60 Love and the Uncoupled Couple
    2/20/70
- The Bill Cosby Show
  Cookie Maharg
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Gumball Incident
    2/1/70
- Nobody's Watching
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 This is the Show
- It's All Relative
  Priest
  - S 1: Ep 22 Fight For Your Invite to Party
- Night Gallery
  Sidney Resnick
  - S 1: Ep 2 Eyes
    11/8/69
- Bonanza
  Hiram Peabody
  - S 11: Ep 4 A Lawman's Lot Is Not a Happy One
    10/5/69
- Marcus Welby, M.D.
  Tiny Baker
  - S 1: Ep 0 A Matter of Humanities
    3/26/69
- The Mod Squad
  John Wells
  - S 1: Ep 21 A Run for the Money
    3/11/69
- Get Smart
  Emil Farkas
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Farkas Fracas
    12/7/68
- Bonanza
  Titus Simpson
  - S 10: Ep 6 The Last Vote
    10/20/68
- The F.B.I.
  Stanton
  - S 3: Ep 17 Ring of Steel
    2/4/68
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
  Quantum
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Faustus Affair
    12/27/66
- Jericho (1966)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 Dutch And Go
    9/15/66
- The Defenders (1961)
  Charlie Barry
  - S 4: Ep 29 The Bum's Rush
    5/6/65
- Ben Casey
  Timothy Michael MacMurrough
  - S 4: Ep 29 Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey?
    5/3/65
- Profiles in Courage
  Senator George W. Norris
  - S 1: Ep 20 George W. Norris
    3/28/65
- Dr. Kildare
  Harry Markham
  - S 4: Ep 24 All Brides Should Be So Beautiful
    3/11/65
- The Nurses (1962)
  Mr. Ross
  - S 3: Ep 11 Rites of Spring
    12/8/64
- The DuPont Show of the Week
  Howard
  - S 3: Ep 10 The Gambling Heart
    2/23/64
- The Nurses (1962)
  Clarence
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Witch of the East Wing
    12/19/63
- Route 66
  Dr. Klein
  - S 4: Ep 2 Same Picture, Different Frame
    10/4/63
- Route 66
  Jim
  - S 3: Ep 31 Soda Pop and Paper Flags
    5/24/63
- Naked City
  Judge
  - S 4: Ep 33 Golden Lads and Girls
    5/22/63
- Car 54, Where are You?
  Peterson
  - S 2: Ep 21 The Star Boarder
    2/10/63
- The Law and Mr. Jones
  Asst. D.A. Ryan
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Man Who Wanted to Die
    5/31/62
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Teddy Brewster
  - S 11: Ep 2 Arsenic and Old Lace
    2/5/62
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 6 November 8, 1961
    11/8/61
- Diagnosis: Unknown
  Freddie Ziegler
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Case of the Radiant Wine
    7/5/60
- The Play of the Week
  Dupont-Dufour Jr.
  - S 1: Ep 11 Thieves Carnival
    12/21/59
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Knave of Hearts
  - S 5: Ep 1 Alice in Wonderland
    10/23/55
Cameo (1)

Role
- The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Laverne & Shirley and Cheers
    4/8/08
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- That '70s Show
  Dr. Hammond
  - S 8: Ep 17 Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    4/27/06
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  Inspector Edmund "Eddie" Clark, SFPD
  - S 5: Ep 3 Dead or Alive
    10/21/76

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- Tom played the father in two shows whose pilots originally appeared as segments on Love, American Style: Happy Days and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home.
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- Tom appears as Card #4 in DuoCard's Happy Days collection.
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- Tom received 200 write-in votes the New York's 1960 mayoral election, having appeared in Broadway's Fiorello!.
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