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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

224

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-10-30 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Henry Franklin Winkler

Henry Winkler

Biography

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.

Known For

8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

7.4%

Scream

Dec 20, 1996

6.3%

Click

Jun 23, 2006

6.9%

Black Adam

Oct 19, 2022

8.4%

South Park

Aug 13, 1997

7.9%

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

5.7%

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Jun 5, 2008

7.7%

SpongeBob SquarePants

May 1, 1999

7.0%

The French Dispatch

Oct 21, 2021

8.5%

BoJack Horseman

Aug 22, 2014

7.0%

American Dad!

Feb 6, 2005

6.0%

The Waterboy

Nov 6, 1998

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Acting

—		Encore
—		Normal as Mayor
—		Old Pals as Ira
—		Rolling Loud

2025		Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore as Self
2025		The Final Cut as God
2025		The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli
2025		Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self - Actor and Best-Selling Author
2025		The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as Self

2024

Good Men as Self

2023

Sly as Self

2022		Chanshi as Tatty
2022		Reindeer in Here as Smiley (voice)
2022		Killing Me Softly with His Songs as Self
2022		Black Adam as Uncle Al
2022		Batwheels as Santa (voice)
2022		1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! as Self
2022		Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
2022		The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022		Sherri as Self - Guest
2022		On the Count of Three as Dr. Brenner
2022		Family Squares as Bobby
2022		The Legend of Vox Machina as Wilhand Trickfoot (voice)

2021		Inside Job as Melvin (voice)
2021		The French Dispatch as Uncle Joe
2021		American Horror Stories as Dr. Eric Nostrum
2021		History of the Sitcom as Self - Actor
2021		Monsters at Work as Fritz (voice)
2021		Rugrats as Boris (voice)
2021		Rugrats as Boris / The Count / Mr. Friend Doll (voice)
2021		Extinct as Jepson (voice)
2021		More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self

2020		AGFA's Special Christmas Special as Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli
2020		Pink Skies Ahead as Dr. Cotton
2020		Close Enough as Alex's Dad (voice)
2020		Scoob! as Keith (voice)
2020		The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self
2020		Stars in the House as Self
2020		Medical Police as Sy Mittleman
2020		The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)

2019		Suzi Q as Self
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019		Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
2019		Where's Waldo? as Wizard Longbeard (voice)
2019		Pizza: A Love Story as self
2019		Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self

2018		Inside The Episode: Barry as Self
2018		Barry as Gene Cousineau
2018		Welcome to the Wayne as Leo Wasserman

2017		Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You as Grandpa Bill (voice)
2017		DuckTales as Bailiff (voice)
2017		All Hail King Julien: Exiled as Uncle King Julien (voice)
2017		Sandy Wexler as Testimonial
2017		Heroes Manufactured as Self (archive footage)

2016		Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe as Mr. Rock
2016		PRISM as Henry Winkler
2016		Better Late Than Never as Self
2016		Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie as Ed Koch

2015		The Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United as Nerd's Dad (voice)
2015		The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015		Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2015		Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant as Stanley Warner

2014		All Hail King Julien as Uncle King Julien (voice)
2014		Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as The Snowman (voice)
2014		Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials as Various (voice) (archive sound)
2014		BoJack Horseman as Henry Winkler (voice)
2014		Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014		Hank Zipzer as Mr. Rock

2013		Uncle Grandpa as Nacho Cheese (voice)
2013		Hollywood Game Night as Self
2013		Drunk History as Zenas Fisk Wilber
2013		The Arrested Development Documentary Project as Self
2013		Teen Titans Go! as Captain Cool (voice)
2013		LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack as Nathaniel Zib (voice)

2012		1600 Penn as Senator Faxler
2012		Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special as Nerd's Dad / Jason Bourne / Christmas Tree (voice)
2012		Here Comes the Boom as Marty Streb
2012		Comedy Bang! Bang! as Leonard Rascal
2012		LEGO Hero Factory: Breakout as Nathaniel Zib

2011		LEGO Hero Factory: Savage Planet as Nathaniel Zib (voice)
2011		New Girl as Flip
2011		Adventures of Serial Buddies as Narrator
2011		Up All Night as Marty Alexander
2011		Running Mates as Bob Weatherbee
2011		Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective as Self
2011		LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire as Nathaniel Zib (voice)
2011		Bubble Guppies as Yeti (voice)
2011		Bob's Burgers as Mall Santa (voice)
2011		Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored as Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli (archive footage)

2010		LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies as Nathaniel Zib (voice)
2010		Conan as Self
2010		LEGO Hero Factory as Professor Nathaniel Zib
2010		Group Sex as Burton
2010		Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil as Principal (voice)

2009		We Are the People We've Been Waiting For as Self
2009		Angela and Friends
2009		Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009		Royal Pains as Eddie R. Lawson
2009		Sit Down Shut Up
2009		Parks and Recreation as Dr. Saperstein

2008		The Most Wonderful Time of the Year as Uncle Ralph
2008		Childrens Hospital as Sy Mittleman
2008		Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh as Judge Newman
2008		Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
2008		Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Ambush Bug (voice)
2008		Celebrity Juice as Self
2008		You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Limousine Passenger
2008		A Plumm Summer as Happy Herb

2007		Heckler as Self
2007		I Could Never Be Your Woman as Self
2007		The Thick Of It as Cliff Lawton

2006		Rachael Ray
2006		The One Show as Self - Guest
2006		Click as Ted
2006		Unbeatable Harold as Fullerton

2005		The Kid & I as Johnny Bernstein
2005		Berkeley as Sy
2005		Out of Practice as Dr. Stewart Barnes
2005		8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
2005		Robot Chicken as John Adams (voice)
2005		Raging Bull: Outside the Ring as Self
2005		American Dad! as Child Protection Services Agent (voice)
2005		Numb3rs
2005		The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
2005		The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Personal Budget Expert

2004		The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2004		Fronterz
2004		Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 as Fonzie ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)

2003		Arrested Development as Barry Zuckerkorn
2003		The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003		The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003		Clifford's Puppy Days as Norville (voice)
2003		Duck Dodgers as Dr. Maniac (voice)
2003		Holes as Stanley Yelnats III
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self

2002		Ozzy & Drix as Sal Monella (voice)
2002		American Idol as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

2001		Richard & Judy as Self
2001		Crossing Jordan as Dr. Jack Slocum
2001		Good Day Live as Self
2001		Sit Down, Shut Up as Willard Deutschebog

2000		Little Nicky as Henry Winkler
2000		Battery Park as Walter Dunleavy
2000		Down to You as Chef Ray

1999		Dill Scallion as Larry Steinberg
1999		Third Watch as Lester Martin
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Edwin Todd
1999		Teen Choice Awards as Self - Nominee
1999		SpongeBob SquarePants as Jeff Tentacles
1999		So Weird as Fergus McGarrity
1999		P.U.N.K.S as Edward Crow
1999		Television: The First Fifty Years as Self

1998		The Waterboy as Coach Klein
1998		Ground Control as John Quinn

1997		South Park as The Scary Monster (voice)
1997		The View as Self
1997		Hostage High as Skip Fine
1997		Dad's Week Off as Jack Potter
1997		The Practice as Dr. Henry Olson
1997		Dead Man's Gun
1997		King of the Hill as Henry Winkler (voice)

1996		Scream as Principal Arthur Himbry (uncredited)
1996		Access Hollywood as Self
1996		Blue's Clues
1996		E! True Hollywood Story

1995		A Child Is Missing as Steven Moore
1995		The Drew Carey Show as Mr. Newsome

1994		One Christmas as Dad
1994		Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli (archive footage)
1994		Monty as Monty Richardson

1993		The Only Way Out as Tony
1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993		GMTV as Self

1992

Sightings

1991		Pebble Mill as Self
1991		Absolute Strangers as Marty Klein
1991		Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member

1989		The Simpsons as Ramrod (voice)
1989		Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Himself
1989		Two Daddies? as Carl Conway (voice)

1988

This Morning as Self - Guest

1987		Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Immigrant
1987		Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self

1986

Barbra Streisand: One Voice as Self (Interviewee)

1985		Happily Ever After as Carl Conway (voice)
1985		MacGyver as Wilton Newberry (uncredited)
1985		Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)

1984		Donald Duck's 50th Birthday as Self
1984		Steve Martin: Homage to Steve as Self
1984		Strong Kids, Safe Kids as Himself / Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli

1982		Nature as Narrator (voice)
1982		The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour as The Fonz (voice)
1982		Barry Norman in Celebrity City as Self
1982		Night Shift as Chuck Lumley
1982		I Love Liberty as Self
1982		Night of 100 Stars as Self

1980

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang as Fonzie

1979		An American Christmas Carol as Benedict Slade
1979		A Walking Tour of Sesame Street as Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli (archive footage)
1979		Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall as Self

1978		Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy as Self
1978		Mickey's 50 as Self
1978		Mork & Mindy as Fonzie
1978		The One and Only as Andy Schmidt

1977		Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? as Self - Host (Television Version)
1977		Heroes as Jack Dunne
1977		Neil Diamond : Live At the Greek Theatre 1976 as Self - Uncredited

1976

Laverne & Shirley

1975

Katherine as Bob Kline

1974		Dinah! as Self
1974		The Lords of Flatbush as Butchey Weinstein
1974		Crazy Joe as Mannie
1974		Happy Days as Arthur Fonzarelli
1974		Nightmare as Auditioning Actor (uncredited)

1972

The Bob Newhart Show as Miles Lascoe

1971

The Great American Dream Machine as Himself

1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Steve Waldman

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Presenter

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney as Self

1953

The Oscars as Self

1949

The Emmy Awards as Self

Creator

2003

Young MacGyver as Creator

Directing

1996		Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Director
1996		Clueless as Director

1995

Too Something as Director

1993		Dave's World as Director
1993		Cop & ½ as Director

1988

Memories of Me as Director

1986

A Smoky Mountain Christmas as Director

1984

All The Kids Do It as Director

1982

Joanie Loves Chachi as Director

Production

2016

MacGyver as Executive Producer

2003

Young MacGyver as Executive Producer

2002

Sightings: Heartland Ghost as Executive Producer

1999

So Weird as Producer

1998

Hollywood Squares as Executive Producer

1997

Dead Man's Gun as Producer

1995

A Child Is Missing as Producer

1994		MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday as Executive Producer
1994		Nobody's Children as Executive Producer

1991

Sightings: The UFO Report as Executive Producer

1989

Two Daddies? as Executive Producer

1986

Mr. Sunshine as Producer

1985		Young Sherlock Holmes as Producer
1985		MacGyver as Executive Producer
1985		The Sure Thing as Executive Producer
1985		Scandal Sheet as Executive Producer

1984

Strong Kids, Safe Kids as Executive Producer

1983		When Your Lover Leaves as Executive Producer
1983		Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land as Executive Producer

1977

Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? as Executive Producer