I changed my mind because of a scene between Howard Cunningham and Richie. The father-son situation was written so movingly, I fell in love with the project.

Among his early television appearances was in 1960 on the CBS summer replacement series Diagnosis: Unknown with Patrick O'Neal. Role in popular culture
In a 1993 episode of The Simpsons Homer claims to have been the son of Tom Bosley. Marge: That wasn't you that was "Happy Days"!
Homer: No they weren't all happy days.

Bosley is best known for portraying Howard Cunningham on the long-running ABC sitcom Happy Days and the titular character on the NBC/ABC series Father Dowling Mysteries. Thomas Edward "Tom" Bosley (October 1 1927 – October 19 2010) was an American actor. He originated the title role of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical Fiorello! earning the 1960 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical.