- Henry Winkler
Henry Franklin Winkler is a Golden Globe Award-winning actor, director, producer and author who is most famous for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the popular sitcom "Happy Days" (1974–1984). Winkler gained national fame for his auto mechanic-greaser role as "The Fonz", starting out as a minor character at the show's beginning but having top billing by the time the show ended. - Ron Howard
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma) is a American actor, film director, and producer, primarily for his roles on sitcoms, movies and television, who came to prominence in the 1960s as Andy Griffith's son, Opie Taylor, on "The Andy Griffith Show", and later as Tom Bosley's son & Henry Winkler's best friend, Richie Cunningham, on "Happy Days" (a role he played from 1974 to 1980). - Scott Baio
Scott Vincent James Baio (born September 22, 1961) is an American actor, best known for the roles of Chachi Arcola on "Happy Days" and its spinoff "Joanie Loves Chachi", and Charles on "Charles in Charge". He is the cousin of actor Jimmy Baio. - Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 - 22 December 1989) was an Irish dramatist, novelist and poet. Beckett's work is stark, fundamentally minimalist, and, according to some interpretations, deeply pessimistic about the human condition. His work grew increasingly cryptic and attenuated over his career. The perceived pessimism in Beckett's work is mitigated both by a great and often wicked sense of humour, and by the sense, for some readers, … - Marion Ross
Marion Ross (born October 25, 1928) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. Born Marian Ross in Albert Lea, Minnesota, she grew up there, and in nearby Waconia and Willmar. At the age of 13, she changed the spelling of her name from "Marian" to "Marion" because she thought it would look better on a marquee. After completing her sophomore year in high school, she moved to Minneapolis, … - Anson Williams
Anson Williams (b.) is an actor and director. Born as Anson William Heimlich, he is best known for his role as gullible but well intentioned singer Warren "Potsie" Weber on the long-running hit television series "Happy Days". His character was one of the only ones to remain through the entire run of the series (although his appearances become less frequent late on). In 1986, Williams directed the ABC after-school special "The Drug Knot". - Erin Moran
Erin Moran (born October 18, 1960) is an American actress, best known for the role of Joanie Cunningham on "Happy Days" and its spinoff "Joanie Loves Chachi". Moran was born in Burbank, California, the youngest of six children. At the age of six, Moran appeared in her first commercial. She attended Walter Reed Junior High School for one year and North Hollywood High School for another year. - Don Most
Don Most (b. August 8, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American actor best known for his role as Ralph Malph on the long-running television series "Happy Days". He is also known for his voice roles on several Saturday morning cartoon series. Among them, Ralph Malph on "Fonz and the Happy Days Gang" (1980); Eric the Cavalier in "Dungeons & Dragons" (1983); and Stiles on "Teen Wolf" (1986-1989). - Richie Cunningham
Richie Cunningham (born August 18, 1970 in Houma, Louisiana) was a place kicker in the National Football League. He played for the Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, and Jacksonville Jaguars from 1997 to 2002. Due to the fact that he shared the same name as a famous 1970's sitcom character, the Cowboys radio games would always play the theme song to Happy Days whenever he made a field goal. Cunningham is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. - Pat Morita
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, (June 28, 1932 - November 24, 2005) was an American actor who is probably best known for playing the roles of Arnold on the TV show "Happy Days" and Mr. Miyagi in the "The Karate Kid" movie tetralogy, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984. - Susan Richardson
Susan Richardson (born March 11, 1952 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, best known for her role as Susan Bradford on the television series "Eight is Enough", which she played from 1977 to 1981. Richardson first started acting in plays in high school. She graduated from Coatesville Area Senior High School in 1970, and moved to Hollywood in 1971. In the six years between moving to the West Coast and being cast on "Eight is Enough", … - Al Molinaro
Al Molinaro (born June 24, 1919 in Kenosha, Wisconsin), is an actor in television and films, most notably as Al Delvecchio, the owner of Arnold's on "Happy Days" and its spin-off show "Joanie Loves Chachi", Murray the Cop on "The Odd Couple" television series, as well as starring in many commercials for On-Cor frozen dinners. He also starred in a short-lived 1982 situation comedy called the "Ugly Family." Molinaro was one of ten children in his family. - Jerry Paris
Jerry Paris (July 25, 1925 - March 31, 1986) was an American actor and director best known for playing Jerry Helper, the dentist and next door neighbor of Rob and Laura Petrie, on "The Dick Van Dyke Show". He was born William Gerald Grossman in San Francisco, California. After the end of "The Dick Van Dyke Show", Paris mainly devoted himself to directing, both in television and film, most notably on the TV series "Happy Days", … - Cathy Silvers
Cathy Silvers (b. May 27 1961) is the daughter of the late actor/comedian Phil Silvers. Her best known role is that of Jenny Piccolo on the sitcom "Happy Days". - Lowell Ganz
Lowell Ganz (born August 31, 1948 in New York, New York) is an American screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. He is the long-time writing partner of Babaloo Mandel. Ganz grew up in Queens, New York. He dropped out of college and moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career writing for sitcoms, starting with "The Odd Couple". - Frank Ashmore
Frank Ashmore (born June 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as the Visitor Fifth Columnist Martin in the 1983 NBC mini series "V" and its 1984 sequel "V: The Final Battle". He reprised his role in the pilot episode of "V The Series" but was killed off. He returned later on in "V: The Series" as Philip, the twin brother of Martin. - Betty Garrett
Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919, St. Joseph, Missouri) is an American actress and dancer who belonged to the golden era of the movie musical. However, she is probably best known for a pair of roles in two prominent 1970s sitcoms. In late 1973, she joined the cast of "All in the Family", playing Archie Bunker's socially liberal next-door neighbor, Irene Lorenzo, a role she would remain in until her character was phased out in late 1975. - Crystal Bernard
Crystal Bernard (born September 30, 1961 in Garland, Texas) is an American actress and singer. She began her career in entertainment singing gospel songs with her older sister Robyn Bernard. As an adult, she has continued to produce albums containing religious songs. Crystal initially developed her acting and performing abilities with The Alley Theater while growing up in Houston, Texas. - Lynda Goodfriend
Lynda Goodfriend (born 31 October 1953 in Miami, Florida, USA) is an actress who is best remembered as Lori Beth Cunningham (nee Allen), Richie's girlfriend and later to become his wife on the TV sitcom, "Happy Days" - Jon Hein
Jon Hein is the coiner of the term "jumping the shark" and creator of the website jumptheshark.com. Hein has explained that he and some friends at the University of Michigan were discussing when popular television shows began to decline, and one mentioned "when Fonzie jumped the shark" on "Happy Days". The phrase "jumped the shark" became code between Hein and his friends for the moment that a television show began to decline, … - Tracy Nelson
Tracy Kristin Nelson (born October 25, 1963 in Santa Monica, California), is an American actress. Tracy is part of a prominent show business family. She is the daughter of late recording artist Ricky Nelson and actress Kristin (Harmon) Nelson. She is the sister to the Nelson twins, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson of the rock duo Nelson. On her father's side of the family, she is the granddaughter of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson. - Billy Warlock
Billy Warlock (born William Alan Leming on March 26, 1961 in Gardena, California) is an American actor. - Babaloo Mandel
Marc "Babaloo" Mandel (born: October 13, 1949 in New York City) is an American writer. His writing credits include the television series Happy Days and the movie Night Shift. He is the long-time writing partner of Lowell Ganz. He has six children, including a set of triplets. - Kathy Hilton
Kathy Hilton (born Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino on) is an American socialite and sometime actress. She is also the mother of socialites Paris and Nicky Hilton. - Roz Kelly
Roz Kelly (born July 29 1943 in Mount Vernon, New York) is best known for playing Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli's (Henry Winkler) girlfriend Carol "Pinky" Tuscadero on the hit television series Happy Days. - Joyce Brothers
Joyce Brothers, PhD (maiden name Joyce Diane Bauer, born October 20, 1928) is a psychologist and advice columnist, publishing a daily syndicated newspaper column since 1960. She gained fame in 1955 by winning "The $64,000 Question" game show, on which she appeared as an expert in the subject area of boxing. It should be noted that the game was rigged against her favor, and her win was part of a major court case of the 50s. Dr. - Ellen Travolta
Ellen Travolta (born October 6, 1940 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actress, the eldest sibling of John Travolta. She is probably best remembered for her portrayal of Louisa Arcola Delvecchio, the mother of Chachi Arcola (Scott Baio) in the 1950s-based sitcom "Happy Days", and its unsuccessful spinoff, "Joanie Loves Chachi", although she has had guest roles on many series. Her acting debut was in the 1976 episode "You Can't Annul My Baby", … - Gavan O'Herlihy
Gavan O'Herlihy (b. April 29, 1954 in Dublin, Ireland) is the son of Irish actor Dan O'Herlihy. Gavan has over 30 screen credits to his name, most of them having cast him villainous or antagonistic roles such as "Death Wish III", "Never Say Never Again", and "Superman III". His role as Airk Thaughbaer in the 1988 fantasy "Willow" is one of the few heroic roles the burly, fair-haired Gavan has managed to get, … - Ken Osmond
Kenneth Osmond (born June 7, 1943) is an American actor known for his role of Eddie Haskell on the original "Leave It to Beaver" television situation comedy, which ran on CBS from October 4, 1957 to 1958 and then on ABC from 1958 to June 20, 1963. Osmond's playing of Eddie Haskell in the original series became a cultural reference, recognized as an archetype for the "behind-your-back" rebel. Teenager Eddie Haskell would be polite and obsequious to grown ups, … - Chuck McCann
Chuck McCann (b. September 2, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York) is a movie, TV, stage, and voice actor. - Rosaleen Linehan
Rosaleen Linehan (born Rosaleen Philomena McMenamin on June 1, 1937 in Dublin) is veteran stage and screen actress. Linehan has appeared in many Irish and American stage productions, such as Dancing at Lughnasa by Irish-born playwright Brian Friel, Blithe Spirit by Sir Noel Coward, Happy Days by Irish-born author/playwright Samuel Beckett, as well as appearing in, among others, the somewhat grisly movie Butcher Boy with Fiona Shaw. - David Lander
David Landau (born June 22, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York), better known as David Lander, is an American actor, comedian, composer, musician, and baseball scout. David is also the Goodwill Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He is best known for his portrayal of "Squiggy" on the situation comedy "Laverne and Shirley" from 1976 to 1982, with sitcom sidekick Lenny (Michael McKean). - Vinnie Vincent
Vinnie Vincent (born Vincent John Cusano on August 6, 1952, in Bridgeport, Connecticut), is a guitarist and songwriter most famous for his brief membership in the band KISS. Vincent played lead guitar on the album "Creatures of the Night" and subsequently toured with KISS in "Ankh Warrior" makeup. After that, he remained with KISS for one additional album, "Lick It Up," before being fired from the band. - James Brockman
James Brockman (December 8 1886 - May 22 1967) was an American songwriter. Born in Russia, he immigrated to New York by himself at the age of 9 or 10. His given name was Jacob Brachman but he changed the spelling of the last name because it was mis-pronounced and the rest of the family followed with the change. Brockman began his career as a comedian in vaudeville and musicals in the early 1900s. He was a partner, along with James Kendis, … - Jack Dodson
Jack Dodson (May 16, 1931 - September 16, 1994) Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was an American television actor best remembered for the character Howard Sprague in "The Andy Griffith Show" and its spin-off "Mayberry R.F.D." Andy Griffith hired him for the Howard role after seeing him on Broadway in 1964's, "Hughie". Dodson also appeared in episodes of "My Friend Flicka", "Maude", "Barney Miller", "Archie Bunker's Place", "Newhart", "Matlock", … - David Ian
David Ian Ian (born Chadwell Heath, Greater London in 1961), is a former actor, who turned theatre producer in 1991 to become the most powerful man in UK theatre in 2005 according to "The Stage". The chairman of former Clear Channel's subsidiary Live Nation’s global theatrical division, he was one of the judges in the BBC TV series "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?". The son of a Railway Fitter and a Personal Assistant, … - Jack Baker
Jack Baker was an American actor. He was born in Ohio; his birth name was John Anthony Bailey. Baker is best known for the role of C.C. McNamara on the Sid and Marty Krofft children' television program "Wonderbug" (1976). He also appeared on "Happy Days" (1974), "M*A*S*H" (1972), "Good Times" and the feature film "The Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977). He went on to have an extensive career as an actor in pornography. - Ken Lerner
Ken Lerner is an American actor who, among other roles, played "Principal Flutie" in the first episodes of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He is the brother of fellow actor Michael Lerner. - Mel Ferber
Mel Ferber (1922-2003) was an Emmy-nominated TV director and producer, who oversaw the landmark live two-hour TV presentation of "Wonderful Town" and the pilot for "60 Minutes" as well as many other shows and was an executive producer of "Good Morning America". He was a long-standing and active member of the Directors Guild of America. Ferber was born on October 2, 1922. - Dave Madden
Dave Madden (December 17, 1931) is a Canadian actor. He was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, but was raised in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA.
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