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Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler

Birthday: 1945-10-30 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, director, producer, and author. Winkler grew up in New York and was a student in the Yale School of Drama. 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. He also portrayed Jack Dunne in Heroes (1977), Andy in the Carl Reiner film The One and Only (1978), and Chuck Lumley in Ron Howard's Night Shift (1982). Winkler has evolved into a character actor, portraying roles such as the high school principal Arthur Himbry in Scream, Coach Klein in Adam Sandler's The Waterboy, Barry Zuckerkorn in Arrested Development, Sy Mittleman in Childrens Hospital, Dr. Saperstein in Parks and Recreation, Mr. Rock in the Hank Zipzer BBC series, Eddie R. Lawson in Royal Pains, Fritz in Monsters at Work, Uncle Joe in The French Dispatch, Al Pratt (Uncle Al) in Black Adam, and Gene Cousineau in Barry.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
The Patrick Star Show: Week of Stars!

as    Jeffy Tentacles (voice)

2026
Normal

as    Mayor Kibner

2026
Hexed

as    Nigel (voice)

2026
Lightworkers

as    Self-Interviewee

2025
The Final Cut

as    God

2025
2025
Hazardous History with Henry Winkler

as    Self - Host

2023
Sly

as    Self

2022
Family Squares

as    Bobby

2022
On the Count of Three

as    Dr. Brenner

2022
2022
2022
Reindeer in Here

as    Smiley (voice)

2022
Chanshi

as    Tatty

2021
Extinct

as    Jepson (voice)

2021
History of the Sitcom

as    Self - Actor

2020
AGFA's Special Christmas Special

as    Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli

2020
Pink Skies Ahead

as    Dr. Cotton

2019
Suzi Q

as    Self

2019
Pizza: A Love Story

as    self

2018
Barry

as    Gene Cousineau