Fellow 'Happy Days' Co-Star Remembers Tom Bosley

According to CBS News, fallen actor Tom Bosley’s Happy Days co-star, Don Most, remembered the actor on The Early Show on Wednesday.

Most, who played Ralph Malph, said at 20 years old, Bosley was like a real-life father figure to him while his family was so far away.

“That was the case for the cast," he said. " ... Especially for me, I think I had recently moved to California. I was 20 years old. My family was on the East Coast. So, to a large degree, the Happy Days gang became my West Coast family, and what better dad figure to have than 'Mr. C.,' in Tom Bosley. Unbelievable."

He continued on to say that Bosley would genuinely show interest in his personal life and inquired about his life often. "The four (main young male characters), when we first started the show, we were all single, single men, and then he saw us go through getting married, getting our first homes, and he loved to sit down with us sometimes before the day's work and find out what was going on in our lives and offer us some sage advice. And, you know, it really was -- he really was our dad in so many ways,” he said.

Finally, Most is grateful for a recent visit he had with Bosley. "I'm really happy that I got to spend some time with Tom not too long ago, about a little more than a month ago," he said.

"I knew he had been diagnosed recently with lung cancer and I went out, my wife and I went out to visit him and his lovely wife, Patty, in the Palm Springs area, and we had a wonderful visit. We went to one of his favorite restaurants and just had a chance to really catch up and just be with each other, and I'm really glad I got to spend that time with him."