Happy Father's Day!


Happy Father's Day!  As Dads all over celebrate their special day we celebrate here by remembering those television dads that were truly the head of their family.  

Herbert Anderson (1917-1994) as Henry Mitchell on "Dennis the Menace" (1959-1963)
Father to: Dennis

Desi Arnaz (1917-1986) as Ricky Ricardo on "I Love Lucy" (1951-1957)
Father to: Ricky Ricardo, Jr.

Conrad Bain (1923-2013) as Philip Drummond on "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978-1986)
Father to: Kimberly, Willis and Arnold

Hugh Beaumont (1909-1982) as Ward Cleaver on "Leave it to Beaver" (1957-1963)
Father to: Wally and Theodore

William Bendix (1906-1964) as Chester A. Riley on "The Life of Riley" (1953-1958)
Father to: Junior and Babs

Carl Betz (1921-1978) as Dr. Alex Stone on "The Donna Reed Show" (1958-1966)
Father to: Jeff, Mary and Trisha

Bill Bixby (1934-1993) as Tom Corbett on “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father” (1969-1972)
Father to: Eddie

Tom Bosley (1927-2010) as Howard Cunningham on "Happy Days" (1974-1984)
Father to: Chuck, Richie and Joanie

Chuck Connors (1921-1992) as Lucas McCain on "The Rifleman" (1958-1963)
Father to: Mark 

Jim Davis (1909-1981) as John Ross Ewing, Sr. on "Dallas" (1978-1981)
Father to: John Ross, Jr., Gary, Ray and Bobby

Don DeFore (1913-1993) as George Baxter on "Hazel" (1961-1965)
Father to: Harold

Buddy Ebsen (1908-2003) as Jed Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962-1971)
Father to: Elly May

Charles Farrell (1900-1990) as Vern Albright on "My Little Margie" (1952-1955)
Father to: Margie 

John Forsythe (1918-2010) as Michael Endicott on "To Rome with Love" (1969-1971)
Father to: Penny, Allison, Mary Jane

Redd Foxx (1922-1991) as Fred G. Sanford on "Sanford and Son" (1972-1977)
Father to: Lamont

James Gandolfini (1961-2013) as Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos" (1999-2007)
Father to: Meadow and Anthony, Jr.

Lorne Greene (1915-1987) as Ben Cartwright on "Bonanza" (1959-1973)
Father to: Adam, Hoss, Little Joe

Andy Griffith (1926-2012) as Sheriff Andy Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-1968)
Father to: Opie

Fred Gwynne (1926-1993) as Herman Munster on "The Munsters" (1964-1966)
Father to: Eddie

Sherman Hemsley (1938-2012) as Deacon Ernest J. Frye on "Amen" (1986-1991)
Father to: Thelma

Michael Landon (1936-1991) as Charles Ingalls on "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1983)
Father to: Laura, Mary and Carrie

Fred MacMurray (1908-1991) as Steve Douglas on "My Three Sons" (1960-1972)
Father to: Chip, Ernie, Robbie and Mike

Richard Mulligan (1932-2000) as Dr. Harry Weston on "Empty Nest" (1988-1995)
Father to: Barbara, Carol and Emily

Ozzie Nelson (1906-1975) on "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" (1952-1966)
Father to: Ricky and David

Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001) as Archie Bunker on "All in the Family" (1971-1979)
Father to: Gloria

George O'Hanlon (1912-1989) as George Jetson on "The Jetsons" (1962-1963, 1985-1987)
Father to: Judy and Elroy

Luke Perry (1966-2019) as Fred Andrews on "Riverdale" (2017-2019)
Father to: Archie

Robert Reed (1932-1992) as Mike Brady on "The Brady Bunch" (1969-1974)
Father to: Greg, Bobby, Peter, Cindy, Marcia and Jan

Hugh Reilly (1915-1998) as Paul Martin on "Lassie" (1958-1964)
Father to: Timmy

William Schallert (1922-2016) as Martin Lane on "The Patty Duke Show" (1963-1966)
Father to: Patty and Ross

Alan Thicke (1947-2016) as Dr. Jason Seaver on "Growing Pains" (1985-1992)
Father to: Mike, Carol, Ben and Chrissy

Danny Thomas (1912-1991) as Danny Williams on "Make Room for Daddy" (1953-1964)
Father to: Terry, Rusty and Linda

Dick Van Patten (1928-2015) as Tom Bradford on "Eight is Enough" (1977-1981)
Father to: David, Mary, Joanie, Susan, Nancy, Elizabeth, Tommy and Nicholas

Ralph Waite (1928-2014) as John Walton, Jr. on "The Waltons" (1972-1981)
Father to: John-Boy, Mary Ellen, Jim-Bob, Erin, Elizabeth, Jason and Ben 

Dick York (1928-1992) and Dick Sargent (1930-1994) as Darrin Stephens on "Bewitched" (1964-1972)
Father to: Tabitha and Adam
York appeared from 1964 to 1969 and Sargent appeared from 1969 to 1972

Robert Young (1907-1998) as Jim Anderson on "Father Knows Best" (1954-1960)
Father to: Betty, Bud and Kathy 

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