Secrets From 'Happy Days' That Producers Kept Hidden For Years

Character Acting

While Ron was playing a 1950s teenager in the 1970s, Rance was going way into the past. He began work as a character actor, repeatedly playing priests, sheriffs, and marshals. Really anything serious and old-timey was up Rance's alley.  The only time he tended to try out a different kind of character was when he was working with his famous son, which Happy Days allowed to happen more than once...

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