Howard C. Cunningham is a fictional character played by Tom Bosley on
the 1970s sitcom Happy Days. Actor Harold Gould played the character
in the pilot, which aired as an episode of the anthology series Love,
American Style. He is the husband of Marion Cunningham, and the father
of Chuck, Richie, and Joanie Cunningham. Originally, Gould was
supposed to reprise his role on Happy Days as Howard Cunningham but
wanted to commit to something else so Bosley was offered the part.
Howard is one of only two characters, the other being Fonzie, to
appear in all 255 episodes of Happy Days and to remain with the rest
of the cast for all 11 seasons; of the two, Howard is the only one to
have also appeared in the pilot.Howard Cunningham was born on
September 28, 1910 (it is revealed in season 3's "Howard's 45th
Fiasco" that his birthday is on Confucius's birthday; the year is
1955). In Howard's youth, Cunningham was a cook in the Army. In his
later years, he became owner of a hardware store (Cunningham Hardware)
while residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his family. His character
was written to portray Cunningham to be the stereotypical all-American
1950's father - a sage, white, Republican business owner in Middle
America with traditional values. He was a member of Leopard Lodge No.
462 in Milwaukee, eventually becoming its "Grand Poobah". Howard Cunningham (Happy Days) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter