Henry Winkler

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Henry Winkler (2013)

Henry Winkler (* 30th October 1945 in New York City as Henry Franklin Winkler ) is an American actor , director and film producer . He became known through the role of Arthur Fonzarelli in the television series Happy Days .

Life

Henry Winkler's Jewish parents, Harry Irving († 1995) and Ilse Anna Maria Winkler (née Hadra , 1913–1999), fled Germany to the United States in 1939 on the eve of World War II . The parents settled in New York City, where Henry was born on October 30, 1945. His father was a manager in a timber company. Winkler graduated from Emerson College in 1967 and the Yale School of Drama in 1970 . 1978 Emerson College awarded him an honorary doctorate in literature .

Winkler has been married to Stacey Weitzman since 1978, she brought a son into the marriage, and the couple have a daughter (* 1980) and a son (* 1983) together. Henry Winkler's cousin is the actor Richard Belzer .

Career

In the early 1970s he appeared in various television programs. In 1974 he played one of the bigger roles alongside Sylvester Stallone in the movie Brooklyn Blues . From 1974 to 1984 he played one of the leading roles in the television series Happy Days as Fonzie .

He was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1978 for the lead role in the comedy Heroes of Today , in which Sally Field and Harrison Ford appeared alongside Winkler . For his role as Wall Street - Broker Chuck Lumley in the comedy Night Shift - The morgue freaks entirely out of Ron Howard , he was nominated in 1983 for the same price. In the 2006 comedy click he appeared on the side of Adam Sandler , Kate Beckinsale and Christopher Walken . He had a recurring supporting role in the television series Royal Pains .

Winkler also directed the 1984 drama All the Kids Do It, starring George Dzundza and Danny DeVito . For this film he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy in 1984 and won the award as a producer. Since 2018 he can be seen in a leading role in the television series Barry , for whose portrayal he received an Emmy for "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ".

Filmography (selection)

actor

Director

producer

Awards

Web links

Commons : Henry Winkler  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Winkler's biography
personal data
SURNAME Winkler, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winkler, Henry Franklin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, director, and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States