R.i.p. Mr. C

'Happy Days' dad Tom Bosley dies at 83

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Tony-winning actor became famous playing sage Mr. C on long-running series

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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 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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Another TV icon has passed... My brother's favorite role of Mr. Bosley's was as the dad in Wait Til Your Father Gets Home. I remember him as Mr. Cunningham and Father Dowling. And my oldest child fondly remembers David the Gnome.