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'Happy Days' dad Tom Bosley dies - USATODAY.com
Tom Bosley, whose long acting career was highlighted by his hugely popular role as the understanding father on television's nostalgic, top-rated 1970s comedy series Happy Days, died Tuesday. He was 83.
Bosley died of heart failure at a hospital near his Palm Springs home. Bosley's agent, Sheryl Abrams, said he was also battling lung cancer.
TV Guide ranked Bosley's Happy Days character, Howard Cunningham, at No. 9 on its list of the 50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time in 2004. The show debuted in 1974 and ran for 11 seasons.
Tom Bosley, whose long acting career was highlighted by his hugely popular role as the understanding father on television's nostalgic, top-rated 1970s comedy series Happy Days, died Tuesday. He was 83.
Bosley died of heart failure at a hospital near his Palm Springs home. Bosley's agent, Sheryl Abrams, said he was also battling lung cancer.
TV Guide ranked Bosley's Happy Days character, Howard Cunningham, at No. 9 on its list of the 50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time in 2004. The show debuted in 1974 and ran for 11 seasons.
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