Tom Bosley
Tom Bosley
Thomas Edward Bosleywas an American actor, voice artist, television personality and entertainer. Bosley is best known for portraying Howard Cunningham on the long-running ABC sitcom Happy Days, and the title character on the NBC/ABC series Father Dowling Mysteries. He also was featured in a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote. 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth1 October 1927
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
There's no regard for human life at all. Our younger generation just has no regard.
You have to understand that during the course of our show, we were a family for five hours a day, five days a week, maybe four days a week. And we experienced the same things that we experienced in our own family.
So we had life, death, illness, everything - every emotional involvement we had, we experienced. And I think that made what we had to do on stage, stronger. We got very much involved in what we were doing.
I changed my mind because of a scene between Howard Cunningham and Richie. The father-son situation was written so movingly, I fell in love with the project.
My wife says that my tombstone will read, 'Here lies Mr.C, who used to be Mr.B.' So I think that's probably what I'll be remembered for.
I'm angry, but at the same time, I miss my son. Whether they catch the gentlemen or don't catch him, that doesn't matter to me at this point. It's not going to bring my son back, but I'm just thankful that God gave him to me for 18 years. I just wish it would have been a little longer.
The individual that did this has to answer to someone much higher than me.
Happy Days was about a family... although the show was shot in the 70s, it was about a family in the 50s. I realized that kids were watching their parents grow up and the parents were watching themselves grow up. That was the key to the success of our show.
Being a father to my family and a husband is to me much more important than what I did in the business.
Many people think that depression is something you just have to live with when you get older, but it's not.
Just like other illnesses, depression can be treated so that people can live happy, active lives.
My wife says that my tombstone will read, 'Here lies Mr.C, who used to be Mr.B.' So I think that's probably what I'll be remembered for.
I want to help people with depression understand that there is hope, so that they can get the help they need to live rich, fulfilling lives.