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Tom Bosley

1927 - 2010

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Thomas Edward Bosley (October 1, 1927 – October 19, 2010) was an American actor, television personality and entertainer. Bosley is best known for portraying Howard Cunningham on the ABC sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nomination. Bosley also did a variety of voiceover work such as playing the lead character in the animated series Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, and the narrator of the syndicated film history documentary series That's Hollywood. He was also known for his role as Sheriff Amos Tupper in the Angela Lansbury-led CBS mystery series Murder, She Wrote (1984–1988), and as the title character in the NBC/ABC series Father Dowling Mysteries (1989–1991). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Bosley is the 2,713th most popular actor (down from 2,034th in 2019), the 4,679th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,321st in 2019) and the 1,303rd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Tom Bosley ranks 2,713 out of 13,578. Before him are Donald Moffat, Antônio Fagundes, Mark Williams, Michael Jai White, Peg Entwistle, and Theresa Russell. After him are Mircea Diaconu, Viggo Larsen, Yuen Wah, Walter Koenig, Ron Rifkin, and Mélanie Laurent.

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Among people born in 1927, Tom Bosley ranks 206. Before him are Henning Carlsen, Cecil Bødker, Paul Volcker, Marianne Fredriksson, Josep Maria Subirachs, and Hans Bauer. After him are Alma Adamkienė, László Paskai, Kenneth Anger, Gianna Maria Canale, Bill Slater, and Charles de Tornaco. Among people deceased in 2010, Tom Bosley ranks 174. Before him are Nicola Cabibbo, Anna Walentynowicz, Pernell Roberts, Theo Albrecht, Bobbejaan Schoepen, and Farooq Leghari. After him are Armand Razafindratandra, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, Brian G. Marsden, Allan Sandage, Larry Evans, and Alan Sillitoe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Bosley ranks 4,679 out of 20,380. Before him are William Calley (1943), E. E. Smith (1890), Cathy Berberian (1925), Michael Jai White (1967), Ric Ocasek (1949), and Theresa Russell (1957). After him are Nancy J. Currie-Gregg (1958), Clyde Cowan (1919), Raphael Warnock (1969), Walter Koenig (1936), Larry Tesler (1945), and William Graham Sumner (1840).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Bosley ranks 1,303. Before him are Dennis Haysbert (1954), Joe Spinell (1936), Fred Willard (1939), Michael McKean (1947), Michael Jai White (1967), and Theresa Russell (1957). After him are Walter Koenig (1936), Ron Rifkin (1939), Gianni Russo (1943), Movita Castaneda (1916), Dana Andrews (1909), and Clifton Collins Jr. (1970).

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