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Henry Winkler

Actor / Film Producer / Writer / Film Director / Television Producer / Comedian | * 10/30/1945 (78) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, author, producer, and director. Widely known as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the American television series Happy Days, Winkler has distinguished himself as a character actor for roles on stage and screen. His many accolades include three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Critics Choice Awards. Winkler studied theater at both Emerson College and the Yale School of Drama, and spent a year and half with the Yale Repertory Theater. After getting cast in a small role in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, he became a star playing the role of "Fonzie" on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984). He then helped develop the original ABC series MacGyver and directed Memories of Me (1988) and Cop and a Half (1993). Winkler acted in films such as ()
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Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, director, producer, and author.Winkler is best known for his role as Fonzie on the 1970s American sitcom Happy Days. "The Fonz," a leather-clad greaser and auto mechanic, started out as a minor character at the show's beginning but had achieved top billing by the time the show ended.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Animation | Drama

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A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre tu ...

Night Shift

R

1982 | 3.0/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy
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A married workaholic, Michael Newman doesn't have time for his wife and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty, a loopy sales c ...

Click

PG-13

2006 | 3.2/5 | 1h 47min
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the play ...

The Waterboy

PG-13

1998 | 3.0/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy
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The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together. ...

Arrested Development

TV-MA

2003 | 4.0/5
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Henry Winkler

Officer of The Order of The British Empire Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
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Movies with Henry Winkler as Actor(81)

as himself2023 Sly
2022 Family Squares
as Dr. Brenner2022 On the Count of Three
as Uncle Al2022 Black Adam
as Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)2022 Scream
as himself2022 Killing Me Softly with His Songs
as Smiley (voice)2022 Reindeer in Here
as Jepson (voice)2021 Extinct
as Uncle Joe2021 The French Dispatch
as himself2021 More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Keith (voice)2020 Scoob!
as Dr. Cotton2020 Pink Skies Ahead
as (archive footage)2020 The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as himself2020 The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
as himself2019 Suzi Q
as Testimonial2017 Sandy Wexler
as Grandpa Bill (voice)2017 Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You
as himself2016 PRISM
as Ed Koch2016 Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
as Mr. Rock2016 Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe
as Nerd's Dad (voice)2015 The Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United
as Stanley Warner2015 Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as himself2013 The Arrested Development Documentary Project
as Marty Streb2012 Here Comes the Boom
as Nerd's Dad / Jason Bourne / Christmas Tree (voice)2012 Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special
as Nathaniel Zib (voice)2011 LEGO Hero Factory: Savage Planet
as Bob Weatherbee2011 Running Mates
as himself2011 Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
as himself2011 The Fisherman
as Nathaniel Zib (voice)2011 LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
as Narrator2011 Adventures of Serial Buddies
as Nathaniel Zib (voice)2010 LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
as Burton2010 Group Sex
as himself2009 We Are the People We've Been Waiting For
as Limousine Passenger2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan
as Judge Newman2008 Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh
as Uncle Ralph2008 The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
as himself2007 Heckler
as himself2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Henry Winkler (uncredited)2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Happy Herb2007 A Plumm Summer
as Ted Newman2006 Click
as Fullerton2006 Unbeatable Harold
as Johnny Bernstein2005 The Kid & I
as himself2005 Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
as Sy2005 Berkeley
2004 Fronterz
as Fonzie ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)2004 Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
as Stanley Yelnats III2003 Holes
as himself2000 Little Nicky
as Chef Ray2000 Down to You
as Edward Crow1999 P.U.N.K.S
as Larry Steinberg1999 Dill Scallion
as John Quinn1998 Ground Control
as Coach Klein1998 The Waterboy
as Jack Potter1997 Dad's Week Off
as Skip Fine1997 Hostage High
as Principal Arthur Himbry (uncredited)1996 Scream
as Steven Moore1995 A Child Is Missing
as Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli (archive footage)1994 Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Dad1994 One Christmas
as Tony1993 The Only Way Out
as Marty Klein1991 Absolute Strangers
as Self - Choir Member1990 Voices That Care
as Carl Conway (voice)1989 Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Two Daddies?"
as Carl Conway (voice)1985 Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Happily Ever After"
as Self (archival footage)1985 Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Himself / Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli1984 Strong Kids, Safe Kids
as himself1984 Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
as Chuck Lumley1982 Night Shift
as Benedict Slade1979 An American Christmas Carol
as Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli (archive footage)1979 A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as himself1979 Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
as Andy Schmidt1978 The One and Only
as himself1978 Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
as Self - Host (Television Version)1977 Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
as Jack Dunne1977 Heroes
as Bob Kline1975 Katherine
as Mannie1974 Crazy Joe
as Butchey Weinstein1974 The Lords of Flatbush
as Auditioning Actor (uncredited)1974 Nightmare

TV Shows/Series with Henry Winkler as Actor(77)

as Tatty2022 Chanshi
as Wilhand Trickfoot (voice)2022 The Legend of Vox Machina
as Keith from Grief (voice)2022 Human Resources
as Melvin (voice)2021 Inside Job
as Fritz (voice)2021 Monsters at Work
as Sy Mittleman2020 Medical Police
as Alex's Dad (voice)2020 Close Enough
as Self - Panelist2019 Lights Out with David Spade
as Wizard Longbeard (voice)2019 Where's Waldo?
as Gene Cousineau2018 Barry
as Bailiff (voice)2017 DuckTales
as Uncle King Julien (voice)2017 All Hail King Julien: Exiled
as himself2016 Better Late Than Never
as himself2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Henry Winkler (voice)2014 BoJack Horseman
as The Snowman (voice)2014 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as himself2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Uncle King Julien (voice)2014 All Hail King Julien
as Mr. Rock2014 Hank Zipzer
as Zenas Fisk Wilber2013 Drunk History
as Senator Faxler2012 1600 Penn
as Flip2011 New Girl
as Hal2011 Dan Vs.
as Mall Santa (voice)2011 Bob's Burgers
as Professor Nathaniel Zib2010 LEGO Hero Factory
as himself2010 Conan
2009 Angela and Friends
2009 Sit Down Shut Up
as Dr. Saperstein2009 Parks and Recreation
as Dr. Sy Mittleman2008 Childrens Hospital
as Ambush Bug (voice)2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2006 Rachael Ray
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
2005 Numb3rs
as Dr. Stewart Barnes2005 Out of Practice
as Child Protection Services Agent (voice)2005 American Dad!
as himself2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Personal Budget Expert2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2004 The Tony Danza Show
as Barry Zuckerkorn2003 Arrested Development
as himself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Sal Monella (voice)2002 Ozzy & Drix
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)2002 American Idol
as himself2001 Good Day Live
as Willard Deutschebog2001 Sit Down, Shut Up
as Dr. Jack Slocum2001 Crossing Jordan
as himself2001 Richard & Judy
as Walter Dunleavy2000 Battery Park
as Fergus McGarrity1999 So Weird
as Edwin Todd1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 Third Watch
1997 The Practice
as Henry Winkler (voice)1997 King of the Hill
1997 South Park
as himself1997 The View
1997 Dead Man's Gun
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
1996 Blue's Clues
as Monty Richardson1994 Monty
as himself1993 GMTV
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 Sightings
as himself1991 Pebble Mill
1989 The Simpsons
as Self - Guest1988 This Morning
as The Fonz (voice)1982 The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
as Narrator (voice)1982 Nature
as Fonzie1980 The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
as Fonzie1978 Mork & Mindy
1976 Laverne & Shirley
as Arthur Fonzarelli1974 Happy Days
1972 The Bob Newhart Show
as himself1971 The Great American Dream Machine
as Steve Waldman1970 The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as himself1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

Movies with Henry Winkler as Crew(14)

Production/Executive Producer2002 Sightings: Heartland Ghost
Production/Producer1995 A Child Is Missing
Production/Executive Producer1994 MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Production/Executive Producer1994 Nobody's Children
Directing/Director1993 Cop and ½
Production/Executive Producer1991 Sightings: The UFO Report
Production/Executive Producer1989 Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Two Daddies?"
Directing/Director1988 Memories of Me
Directing/Director1986 A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Production/Producer1985 Young Sherlock Holmes
Production/Executive Producer1985 The Sure Thing
Production/Executive Producer1985 Scandal Sheet
Production/Executive Producer1984 Strong Kids, Safe Kids
Production/Executive Producer1977 Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

TV Shows/Series with Henry Winkler as Crew(12)

Production/Executive Producer2016 MacGyver
Production/Executive Producer2003 Young MacGyver
Creator/Creator2003 Young MacGyver
Production/Producer1999 So Weird
Production/Producer1997 Dead Man's Gun
Directing/Director1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Directing/Director1996 Clueless
Directing/Director1993 Dave's World
Production/Producer1986 Mr. Sunshine
Production/Producer1985 MacGyver
Production/Executive Producer1985 MacGyver
Directing/Director1982 Joanie Loves Chachi

Additional Information

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Born: Tuesday, 10/30 1945 (October) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 78 years + 179 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Emerson College, Yale School of Drama, McBurney School, Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Children: Max Winkler
Father: Harry Irving Winkler
Other names for Henry Winkler (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Henry Franklin Winkler"
Henry Winkler frequently works together with these people:
David Herman (175x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (65x, Actor)
Larry Murphy (47x, Actor)
John DiMaggio (40x, Actor)
Tress MacNeille (39x, Actress)
Fred Tatasciore (36x, Actor)
Brooke Dillman (36x, Actress)
Chris Diamantopoulos (35x, Actor)
Mike Barker (34x, Actor)
Paget Brewster (31x, Actress)
Dee Bradley Baker (30x, Actor)
Adam Sandler (14x, Actor)
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