Tom Bosley

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Tom Bosley (1927-2010) recalls 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 talks 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. Bosley also discusses his work on the series The Debbie Reynolds Show and The Dean Martin Show. On the topic of his most well-known credit, Bosley speaks at length about his role as "Howard Cunningham" on the long-running sitcom Happy Days, and fondly remembers his fellow cast members and creator Garry Marshall. Finally, he recalls 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. Michael Rosen conducted the interview on September 12, 2000 in Beverly Hills, CA.