Tom Bosley dead at 83

From MSNBC:

Actor Tom Bosley, who rose to fame playing sage father Howard Cunningham on the long-running comedy series "Happy Days" has died at 83.

Bosley's agent, Sheryl Abrams, said Bosley died of heart failure at 4 a.m. Tuesday. She 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.

Source MSNBC