Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley (1927-2010) was interviewed for three-and-a-half hours in Beverly Hills, CA.  Mr. Bosley recalled his earliest days as an actor, working on NBC’s Hallmark Hall of Fame productions of “Born Yesterday,” “The Good Fairy,” “Alice in Wonderland” and “Arsenic and Old Lace,” and also of working on the popular Broadway production of “Fiorello!, for which he won a Tony award. Next, he talked about many of his early television credits, including those for That Was The Week That Was, an unsold pilot for Marty, the pilot episode of Marcus Welby, M.D. and the famed episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery starring Joan Crawford and directed by Steven Spielberg.  Mr. Bosley also discussed his work on the series The Debbie Reynolds Show and The Dean Martin Show. On the topic of his most well-known credit, Mr. Bosley spoke at length about his role as Howard Cunningham on the long-running sitcom Happy Days, and fondly remembered his fellow cast members and creator Garry Marshall.  Finally, he recalled working on the mystery drama Murder, She Wrote with star Angela Lansbury, and then on his own series The Father Dowling Mysteries opposite Tracy Nelson.  The interview was conducted by Michael Rosen on September 12, 2000