And does he remind you of your father in any sort of way? My favourite has to be Jack arnold from the wonder years, and his lack of patience does remind me of my father. my runner up would be Dr. Seaver.
The dude who plays Jack McCoy on Law & Order played a dad (and was the star) of a show that aired on NBC in the early nineties "I'll fly Away" It didn't last long, it was awesome programming.
In the last episode of the Wonder Years, didn't the narrator say that the father dies in a couple years? That was sad.