Tom Bosley Biography

Tom Bosley biography

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NAME: Tom Bosley
OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
BIRTH DATE: October 01, 1927
DEATH DATE: October 19, 2010
EDUCATION: DePaul University, Radio Institute of Chicago
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois
PLACE OF DEATH: Rancho Mirage, California
Full Name: Thomas Edward Bosley

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Tom Bosley was an award-winning American actor best known for playing Howard Cunningham in the 1970s hit TV sitcom Happy Days.

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In addition to his performance on Happy Days, Bosley narrated the syndicated documentary That's Hollywood from 1977 to 1981. After Happy Days ended in 1983, Bosley starred in the weekly series The Father Dowling Mysteries, and made occasional appearances on Murder, She Wrote.

Personal Life and Death

Bosley married dancer Jean Eliot in 1962. The couple had one child, before Eliot's untimely death in 1978. In 1980, Bosley married actress Patricia Carr. They remained married until Bosley's death from heart failure on October 19, 2010. He was 83 years old.