Ian Bannen

He died in a car accident. He is best known as Ritchie Cunningham's father, Howard in the long running sitcom Happy Days but he also portrayed the titular Father Frank Dowling on the TV mystery series, Father Dowling Mysteries. Bannen appeared in films such as Doomwatch and Braveheart, and on television in the 1990s remake of Dr. Finlay's Casebook. LaGuardia in the long-running Broadway musical Fiorello! (1959) for which he won a Tony Award. Ian Bannen (June 29, 1928 - November 3, 1999) was a Scottish character actor. His breakthrough stage part was as New York's Mayor Fiorello H. While attending DePaul University in Chicago in 1947, he made his stage debut in Our Town with the Canterbury Players at the Fine Arts Theatre.

Bosley was born in Chicago, Illinois and during World War II he served in the U.S. Navy. Thomas Edward Bosley (born October 1, 1927) is an American actor.