Tom Bosley

Acting

Tom Bosley

Born October 1, 1927Chicago, Illinois, USA137 credits

Thomas Edward "Tom" Bosley was an American actor. Bosley is best known for portraying Howard Cunningham on the long-running ABC sitcom Happy Days. He also appeared in: - Murder, She Wrote - Father Dowling Mysteries, and He originated the title role of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical Fiorello!, earning the 1960 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical.

Known For

The Back-Up Plan
6.1

The Back-Up Plan

Movie

2010

Santa Buddies
5.9

Santa Buddies

Movie

2009

Charlie & Me
4.8

Charlie & Me

Movie

2008

Confession
4.7

Confession

Movie

2005

Popstar
4.1

Popstar

Movie

2005

The Fallen Ones
3.7

The Fallen Ones

Movie

2005

Filmography

The Back-Up Plan
2010The Back-Up Planas ArthurMovie
Santa Buddies
2009Santa Buddiesas Santa Paws (voice)Movie
Charlie & Me
2008Charlie & Meas CharlieMovie
Confession
2005Confessionas Father Abbot SuttonMovie
Popstar
2005Popstaras HarveyMovie
The Fallen Ones
2005The Fallen Onesas Rabbi Eli SchmittMovie
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2005Geppetto's Secretas Geppetto (voice)Movie
Christmas at Water's Edge
2004Christmas at Water's Edgeas HarryMovie
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIas Fiorello LaGuardia (segment "Fiorello!")Movie
Felix the Cat Saves Christmas
2004Felix the Cat Saves Christmasas Santa Claus (voice)Movie
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2004Living in TV LandTV
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002as Howard Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (voice) (archive footage)Movie
One Tree Hill
2003One Tree Hillas Mel McFaddenTV
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas SelfMovie
Mary Christmas
2002Mary Christmasas Les TurnerMovie
Still Standing
2002Still Standingas Dr. S.T. BloomTV
Returning Mickey Stern
2002Returning Mickey Sternas Harry MankelbaumMovie
The Legend of the Candy Cane
2001The Legend of the Candy Caneas Franklin Holz (voice)Movie
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
2000The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!as Mr. Winkle (voice)Movie
Family Law
1999Family Lawas Kyle MasonTV
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Howard Cunningham (voice)TV
That '70s Show
1998That '70s Showas Dr. HammondTV
Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home
1998Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Homeas Ranger TaskerMovie
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas Uncle VicTV
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas Mr. BobeckTV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas ElmerTV
ER
1994ERas Walter NikolaidesTV
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Dr. BurkeTV
Boy Meets World
1993Boy Meets Worldas Tom BosleyTV
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras MinisterTV
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1992Vicki!as SelfTV
Fire and Rain
1990Fire and Rainas Derryl PriceMovie
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'as Self - HostMovie
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
1990The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyageas Lt. LoganMovie
Wicked Stepmother
1989Wicked Stepmotheras Lt. MacIntoshMovie
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989Father Dowling Mysteriesas Father Frank DowlingTV
Couples Do It Debbie's Way
1988Couples Do It Debbie's WayMovie
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
1987Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mysteryas Father Frank DowlingMovie
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Nightas Geppetto (voice)Movie
Million Dollar Mystery
1987Million Dollar Mysteryas Sidney PrestonMovie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nunas Father Chris DeLeonMovie
Private Sessions
1985Private Sessionsas Harry O'ReillyMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Amos TupperTV
Finder of Lost Loves
1984Finder of Lost Lovesas Malcolm BeckTV
The Jesse Owens Story
1984The Jesse Owens Storyas Jimmy HoffaMovie
Hotel
1982HotelTV
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyMovie
Night of 100 Stars
1982Night of 100 Starsas SelfMovie
O'Hara's Wife
1982O'Hara's Wifeas Fred O'HaraMovie
Here's Boomer
1981Here's BoomerTV
For the Love of It
1980For the Love of Itas NormanMovie
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special
1979Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Specialas SelfMovie
Black Market Baby
1979Black Market Babyas Dr. Andrew BrantfordMovie
The Return of Mod Squad
1979The Return of Mod Squadas Frank WebberMovie
The Rebels
1979The Rebelsas Benjamin FranklinTV
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
1979The Castaways on Gilligan's Islandas Henry ElliottMovie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Ralph StackpoleTV
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1979The Triangle Factory Fire Scandalas Morris FeldmanMovie
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1979Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshallas SelfMovie
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978The Stingiest Man in Townas B.A.H. Humbug (voice)Movie
The Bastard
1978The Bastardas Benjamin FranklinTV
With This Ring
1978With This Ringas Edward EdwardsMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Howard PfisterTV
That's Hollywood
1977That's Hollywoodas NarratorTV
Testimony of Two Men
1977Testimony of Two Menas Dr. Louis Hedler/NarratorTV
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
1976A Special: Olivia Newton-JohnMovie
The Captain and Tennille
1976The Captain and Tennilleas Self - GuestTV
The Love Boat
1976The Love Boatas George HavlicekMovie
Gus
1976Gusas SpinnerMovie
The Night That Panicked America
1975The Night That Panicked Americaas Norman SmithMovie
Ellery Queen
1975Ellery Queenas Bud ArmstrongTV
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975Mitzi & 100 Guysas SelfMovie
The Last Survivors
1975The Last Survivorsas Marcus DamianMovie
Who Is the Black Dahlia?
1975Who Is the Black Dahlia?as Bevo MeansMovie
Death Cruise
1974Death Cruiseas David MasonMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
Mixed Company
1974Mixed Companyas AlMovie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalkeras Jack FlahertyTV
The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped
1974The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrappedas HaroldMovie
Happy Days
1974Happy Daysas Howard CunninghamTV
Miracle on 34th Street
1973Miracle on 34th Streetas Judge HarperMovie
The All Star Spangled Mission
1973The All Star Spangled MissionMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
No Place to Run
1972No Place to Runas Dr. GolinskiMovie
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1972The Sandy Duncan ShowTV
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoMovie
Banyon
1972BanyonTV
The Paul Lynde Show
1972The Paul Lynde Showas Congressman LandisTV
Temperatures Rising
1972Temperatures Risingas GibsonTV
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
1972Wait Till Your Father Gets Homeas Harry Boyle (voice)TV
Maude
1972Maudeas Dr. TaskoTV
To Find a Man
1972To Find a Manas Dr. KatchaturianMovie
The Sixth Sense
1972The Sixth SenseTV
Me and the Chimp
1972Me and the ChimpTV
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
1971Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jonesas Mr. JonesMovie
McMillan & Wife
1971McMillan & Wifeas Sam HamiltonTV
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
1971Congratulations, It's a Boy!as HerbMovie
Sarge
1971Sargeas Stanley MillerTV
Funny Face
1971Funny Faceas Used Car DealerTV
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971The New Dick Van Dyke Showas Mr. O'HareTV
Vanished
1971Vanishedas Johnny CavanaughTV
A Step Out of Line
1971A Step Out of Lineas Jack BergerMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas Self - HostTV
Night Gallery
1970Night Galleryas Jules Kettleman (segment "Make Me Laugh")TV
Night Gallery
1969Night Galleryas Sidney ResnickMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas Jack SmallerdTV
Medical Center
1969Medical Centeras Howard SpirlingTV
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1969The Debbie Reynolds Showas Bob LandersTV
The Bill Cosby Show
1969The Bill Cosby Showas Cookie MahargTV
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanitiesas Tiny BakerMovie
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod SquadTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas Charlie ReidTV
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968Yours, Mine and Oursas Family DoctorMovie
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968The Secret War of Harry Friggas Gen. Roscoe PennypackerMovie
Bang Bang Kid
1967Bang Bang Kidas Meriwether P. NewberryMovie
Divorce American Style
1967Divorce American Styleas FarleyMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: ImpossibleTV
Jericho
1966JerichoTV
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as QuantumTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as John ClantonTV
Get Smart
1965Get Smartas Emil FarkasTV
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1964Profiles in Courageas Senator George W. NorrisTV
Bewitched
1964BewitchedTV
The World of Henry Orient
1964The World of Henry Orientas Frank BoydMovie
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963Love with the Proper Strangeras Anthony ColumboMovie
Arsenic & Old Lace
1962Arsenic & Old Laceas Teddy BrewsterMovie
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Harry MarkhamTV
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Charlie BarryTV
Route 66
1960Route 66as Dr. Summer KleinTV
The Right Man
1960The Right Manas ThrottlebottomMovie
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Hiram PeabodyTV
Naked City
1958Naked Cityas JudgeTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PerformerTV
Alice in Wonderland
1955Alice in Wonderlandas Knave of HeartsMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Knave of HeartsTV