Thomas Edward Bosley (October 1, 1927 – October 19, 2010) was an American actor, TV personality, and entertainer best known for his roles on Happy Days, Father Dowling Mysteries, and Murder, She Wrote (the former two are now both owned by CBS Studios). He was also a commercial spokesman for Glad trash bags for many years, and won a Tony Award for his Broadway role as NYC Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in the hit 1959 musical Fiorello!.
He was married to Jean Eliot and Patricia Carr and had one child.
Bosley died in 2010 at the age of 83 from a staph infection after battling lung cancer.
Filmography
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Film Roles
- Love with the Proper Stranger as Anthony Colombo
- The World of Henry Orient as Frank Boyd
- Divorce American Style as Farley
- Bang Bang Kid as Meriweather P. Newberry
- The Secret War of Harry Frigg as Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker
- Yours, Mine, and Ours as Family Doctor
- To Find A Man as Dr. Katchaturian
- Mixed Company as Al
- Gus as Spinner
- O Haras Wife as Frank O'Hara
- Million Dollar Mystery as Sidney Preston
- Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night as Geppetto (voice)
- Geppettos Secret as Geppetto (voice)
- The Gnomes Great Adventure as David the Gnome (voice)
- Wicked Stepmother as Lt. Macintosh
- The Tangerine Bear as Mr. Winkle (voice)
- Returning Mickey Stern as Harry Mankelbaum
- Popstar as Harvey
- Santa Buddies as Santa Paws (voice)
- The Back Up Plan as Arthur
Television Roles
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Knave of Hearts (1 episode)
- TV Readers Digest as Man in Studebaker Commercial (1 episode)
- The Play Of The Week as Dupont-Dufour Jr. (1 episode)
- Diagnosis Unknown as Freddie Ziegler (1 episode)
- The Right Man as Throttlebottom (TV movie)
- Focus 1962 as Fred Copper (TV movie)
- Arsenic and Old Lace as Teddy Brewster (TV movie)
- The Law And Mr Jones as Ass. DA Ryan (1 episode)
- Car 54, Where Are You? as Rev. Harold Petersen/Archie the Artist (1 episode)
- Naked City as Judge (1 episode)
- Route 66 as Jim Horst/Summer Klein (2 episodes)
- The Nurses as Clarence/Mr. Ross (2 episodes)
- A Very Close Family as Son (TV movie)
- The Du Pont Show Of The Week as Howard (1 episode)
- Dr. Kildare as Harry Markham (1 episode)
- Profiles In Courage as George William Norris (1 episode)
- Ben Casey as Timothy Michael MacMurrough (1 episode)
- The Defenders (1961) as Charlie Barry (1 episode)
- Jericho (1966) as Percy Vandercook (1 episode)
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Quantum (1 episode)
- The F.B.I. as John Clanton (1 episode)
- Get Smart as Emil Farkas (1 episode)
- Bonanza as Titus Simpson/Hiram Peabody (2 episodes)
- The Virginian as Nat Trumbull (1 epiosde)
- The Mod Squad as John Wells (1 episode)
- Marcus Welby, M.D. as Tiny Baker (1 episode)
- The Debbie Reynolds Show as Bob Landers
- Night Gallery as Sidney Resnick/Jules Kettleman (2 episodes)
- The Bill Cosby Show as Cookie Moharg (1 episode)
- The Most Deadly Game as George (1 episode)
- The Silent Force as Binachi (1 episode)
- Love, American Style as various (4 episodes)
- The Name Of The Game as Charley Reid/Morley Tate (2 episodes)
- A Step Out Of Line as Jack Berger (TV movie)
- Vanished as Johnny Cavanaugh (TV movie)
- Bewitched as Ferdy (1 episode)
- Mission: Impossible as Henry Matula (1 episode)
- Funny Face as Used Car Dealer (1 episode)
- Congratulations Its A Boy as Herb (TV movie)
- Sarge as Stanley Miller (1 episode)
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Mr. O'Hare (1 episode)
- Mr And Mrs Bo Jo Jones as Mr. Jones (TV movie)
- Me And The Chimp as Goodrich (1 episode)
- Bobby Jo And The Good Time Band as Mayor (TV movie)
- No Place To Run as Dr. Golinski (TV movie)
- Banyon as Steve Corbett (1 episode)
- The Sixth Sense as Albert (1 episode)
- The Sandy Duncan Show as Bert Quinn
- Wait Till Your Father Gets Home as Harry Boyle (voice)
- Temperatures Rising as Gibson (1 episode)
- Medical Center as Howard Spirling (1 episode)
- The Paul Lynde Show as Congressman Landis (1 episode)
- Maude as Dr. Tasko (1 episode)
- A Touch Of Grace as Preacher (1 episode)
- Tenafly as Dave Barker (1 episode)
- McMillan & Wife as Sam Hamilton (1 episode)
- Miracle on 34th Street as Judge Henry X. Harper (TV movie)
- The Streets of San Francisco as various (3 episodes)
- The Girl Who Came Gift Wrapped as Harold (TV movie)
- Death Cruise as David Mason (TV movie)
- Happy Days as Howard Cunningham
- Joanie Loves Chachi as Howard Cunningham (2 episodes)
- Who Is The Black Dahlia as Bevo Means (TV movie)
- Insight as Incredible Man (1 episode)
- The Last Survivors as Marcus Damian (TV movie)
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Jack Flaherty (1 episode)
- Ellery Queen as Bud Armstrong (1 episode)
- The Night That Panicked America as Norman Smith (TV movie)
- Mobile One as John Brewster (1 episode)
- The Love Boat as George Havlicek/various (6 episodes)
- Testimony Of Two Men as Dr. Louis Hedler (miniseries)
- Black Market Baby as Dr. Andrew Brantford (TV movie)
- With This Ring as Edward Edwards (TV movie)
- The Bastard as Benjamin Franklin (TV movie)
- The Hanna Barbera Happy Hour as Himself (1 episode)
- The Stingiest Man In Town as B.A.H. Humbug, Esq. (voice)
- The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal as Morris Feldman (TV movie)
- The Castaways On Gilligans Island as Henry Elliott (TV movie)
- The Rebels as Benjamin Franklin (TV movie)
- The Return Of The Mod Squad as Frank Webber (TV movie)
- For The Love Of It as Norman (TV movie)
- Tales of the Unexpected as Robert Stackpole (1 episode)
- The Jesse Owens Story as Jimmy Hoffa (TV movie)
- Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Amos Tupper (recurring)
- Finder Of Lost Loves as Malcolm Beck (1 episode)
- Private Sessions as Harry O'Reilly (TV movie)
- Glitter as Doc (1 episode)
- Perry Mason The Case Of The Notorious Nun as Father Chris DeLeon (TV movie)
- Hotel (1983) as Walter Devlin/Blaine Chapman (2 episodes)
- The World of David the Gnome as the title character (voice, English dub)
- Out of This World (1987) as Grandpa Zelig (2 episodes)
- Fire And Rain as Derryl Price (TV movie)
- Father Dowling Mysteries as Father Frank Dowling
- Hearts Are Wild as Sam Fesman (1 episode)
- ABC Weekend Special as Carl W. Clemmer (1 episode)
- Rugrats as various (voice, 2 episodes)
- Burke's Law as Dr. Blake (1 episode)
- Heaven Help Us as Albert (1 episode)
- The Drew Carey Show as Mr. Bobeck (1 episode)
- Boy Meets World As Himself (1 episode)
- Johnny Bravo as Santa Claus (voice, 1 episode)
- Early Edition as Uncle Vic (1 episode)
- Port Charles as Burt (1 episode)
- Maggie as Father George (1 episode)
- Jack And Jill as Bernie (1 episode)
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Minister (2 episodes)
- Jason And The Heroes Of Mount Olympus as Jupiter (voice)
- ER as Walter Nikolaides (2 episodes)
- The Legend Of The Candy Cane as Franklin Holz (voice)
- Family Law as Kyle Mason (1 episode)
- Touched by an Angel as Elmer (1 episode)
- Mary Christmas as Les Turner (TV movie)
- It's All Relative as Father Joseph (1 episode)
- Christmas At Waters Edge as Harry (TV movie)
- Still Standing as Dr. S.T. Bloom (1 episode)
- The Fallen Ones as Rabbi Eli Schmitt (TV movie)
- One Tree Hill as Mel McFadden (1 episode)
- Family Guy as Howard Cunningham (voice, 1 episode)
- Hidden Places as Wakefield (TV movie)
- That '70s Show as Dr. Hammond (1 episode)
- Charlie And Me as Charlie (TV movie)
- Betsys Kindergarten Adventures as Principal Richard Warner (voice, 1 episode)
