---
name: "Henry Winkler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/henry-winkler"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 October 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T11:53:48.921962+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Henry Winkler

Actor. Born 30 October 1945 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 October 1945, New York City, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Henry Franklin Winkler
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (1), 2010s 85 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Winkler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q343983, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001857/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31903

## Coming up

- *Rolling Loud: The Movie* (2026-10-02)

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Barry*](https://film.one/tv/barry.md) (85)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Henry Winkler is an American actor. Born in New York City on 30 October 1945, he trained at Emerson College and the Yale School of Drama.

He is best known for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the sitcom *Happy Days* (1974–1984). Winkler has appeared in numerous films and television series, including voice work on *The Simpsons* and *SpongeBob SquarePants*, and live-action roles in *Click* (2006) and *Black Adam* (2022).

Since 2018 he has played acting teacher Gene Cousineau on the HBO series *Barry*, a performance that earned him a Primetime Emmy Award.

*Sources: vanityfair.com, latimes.com, imdb.com, biography.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Barry* (2018), Fi1m 85, as Gene Cousineau — [page](https://film.one/tv/barry.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Scream* (1996), Fi1m 86, as Principal Arthur Himbry (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/scream.md)

## Complete filmography (162)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rolling Loud: The Movie* (2026), Acting
- *Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass* (2026), as Henry Winkler (uncredited)
- *Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America* (2026), series, as John Hancock
- *Normal* (2026), as Mayor Kibner
- *The Final Cut* (2025), as God
- *Chanshi* (2022), series, as Tatty
- *Reindeer in Here* (2022), as Smiley (voice)
- *Black Adam* (2022), as Uncle Al
- *Batwheels* (2022), series, as Santa (voice)
- *Loot* (2022), series, as Gerald
- *On the Count of Three* (2022), as Dr. Brenner
- *Family Squares* (2022), as Bobby
- *The Legend of Vox Machina* (2022), series, as Wilhand Trickfoot (voice)
- *Inside Job* (2021), series, as Melvin (voice)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), as Uncle Joe
- *American Horror Stories* (2021), series, as Dr. Eric Nostrum
- *The Patrick Star Show* (2021), series, as Jeffy Tentacles (voice)
- *Monsters at Work* (2021), series, as Fritz (voice)
- *Rugrats* (2021), series, as Boris (voice), Boris / The Count / Mr. Friend Doll (voice)
- *Extinct* (2021), as Jepson (voice)
- *AGFA's Special Christmas Special* (2020), as Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli
- *Pink Skies Ahead* (2020), as Dr. Cotton
- *Close Enough* (2020), series, as Alex's Dad (voice)
- *Scoob!* (2020), as Keith (voice)
- *The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault* (2020), as Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli (archive footage)
- *Medical Police* (2020), series, as Sy Mittleman
- *The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU* (2020), as (archive footage)
- *Where's Waldo?* (2019), series, as Wizard Longbeard (voice)
- *Barry* (2018), series, as Gene Cousineau — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/barry.md)
- *Welcome to the Wayne* (2018), series, as Leo Wasserman
- *Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You* (2017), as Grandpa Bill (voice)
- *DuckTales* (2017), series, as Bailiff (voice)
- *All Hail King Julien: Exiled* (2017), series, as Uncle King Julien (voice)
- *Sandy Wexler* (2017), as Testimonial
- *Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe* (2016), as Mr. Rock
- *MacGyver* (2016), series, Executive Producer
- *Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie* (2016), as Ed Koch
- *Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant* (2015), as Stanley Warner
- *All Hail King Julien* (2014), series, as Uncle King Julien (voice)
- *Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero* (2014), series, as The Snowman (voice)
- *Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials* (2014), as Various (voice) (archive sound)
- *Hank Zipzer* (2014), series, as Mr. Rock
- *Uncle Grandpa* (2013), series, as Nacho Cheese (voice)
- *Teen Titans Go!* (2013), series, as Captain Cool (voice)
- *LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack* (2013), as Nathaniel Zib (voice)
- *1600 Penn* (2012), series, as Senator Faxler
- *Here Comes the Boom* (2012), as Marty Streb
- *LEGO Hero Factory: Savage Planet* (2011), as Nathaniel Zib (voice)
- *New Girl* (2011), series, as Flip
- *Adventures of Serial Buddies* (2011), as Narrator
- *Up All Night* (2011), series, as Marty Alexander
- *Running Mates* (2011), as Bob Weatherbee
- *LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire* (2011), as Nathaniel Zib (voice)
- *Bubble Guppies* (2011), series, as Yeti (voice)
- *Bob's Burgers* (2011), series, as Mall Santa (voice)
- *Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored* (2011), as Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli  (archive footage)
- *LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies* (2010), as Nathaniel Zib (voice)
- *LEGO Hero Factory* (2010), series, as Professor Nathaniel Zib
- *Group Sex* (2010), as Burton
- *Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil* (2010), series, as Principal (voice)
- *Royal Pains* (2009), series, as Eddie R. Lawson
- *Sit Down Shut Up* (2009), series, Acting
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, as Dr. Saperstein
- *The Most Wonderful Time of the Year* (2008), as Uncle Ralph
- *Childrens Hospital* (2008), series, as Sy Mittleman
- *Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh* (2008), as Judge Newman
- *Batman: The Brave and the Bold* (2008), series, as Ambush Bug (voice)
- *You Don't Mess with the Zohan* (2008), as Limousine Passenger
- *A Plumm Summer* (2008), as Happy Herb
- *The Thick of It* (2007), as Rep. "Spike" Crandall
- *Click* (2006), as Ted
- *Unbeatable Harold* (2006), as Fullerton
- *The Kid & I* (2005), as Johnny Bernstein
- *Berkeley* (2005), as Sy
- *Out of Practice* (2005), series, as Dr. Stewart Barnes
- *Robot Chicken* (2005), series, as John Adams (voice), Christmas Tree / Jason Bourne / Nerd's Father (voice)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Child Protection Services Agent (voice)
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Roger Bloom
- *Fronterz* (2004), Acting
- *Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002* (2004), as Fonzie ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
- *Arrested Development* (2003), series, as Barry Zuckerkorn — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *Clifford's Puppy Days* (2003), series, as Norville (voice)
- *Duck Dodgers* (2003), series, as Dr. Maniac (voice)
- *Holes* (2003), as Stanley Yelnats III
- *Young MacGyver* (2003), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Sightings: Heartland Ghost* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Ozzy & Drix* (2002), series, as Sal Monella (voice)
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, as Dr. Jack Slocum
- *Battery Park* (2000), series, as Walter Dunleavy
- *Down to You* (2000), as Chef Ray
- *Dill Scallion* (1999), as Larry Steinberg
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Lester Martin
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Edwin Todd
- *SpongeBob SquarePants* (1999), series, as Sharkface, Sharkface (voice), Jeffy Tentacles (voice)
- *So Weird* (1999), series, as Fergus McGarrity, Producer
- *P.U.N.K.S* (1999), as Edward Crow
- *The Waterboy* (1998), as Coach Klein
- *Hollywood Squares* (1998), series, Executive Producer
- *Ground Control* (1998), as John Quinn
- *South Park* (1997), series, as The Scary Monster (voice)
- *Hostage High* (1997), as Skip Fine
- *Dad's Week Off* (1997), as Jack Potter
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Dr. Henry Olson
- *Dead Man's Gun* (1997), series, Executive Producer
- *Scream* (1996), as Principal Arthur Himbry (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/scream.md)
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), series, Director
- *Clueless* (1996), series, Director
- *Blue's Clues* (1996), series, Acting
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Acting
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Acting
- *A Child Is Missing* (1995), as Steven Moore, Producer
- *Too Something* (1995), series, Director
- *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, as Mr. Newsome
- *One Christmas* (1994), as Dad
- *MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday* (1994), Executive Producer
- *Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!* (1994), as Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli (archive footage)
- *Nobody's Children* (1994), Executive Producer
- *Monty* (1994), series, as Monty Richardson
- *The Only Way Out* (1993), as Tony
- *Dave's World* (1993), series, Director
- *Cop & ½* (1993), Director
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Henry Winkler — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *Sightings* (1992), series, Acting
- *Sightings: The UFO Report* (1991), Executive Producer
- *Absolute Strangers* (1991), as Marty Klein
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Ramrod (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Two Daddies?* (1989), as Carl Conway (voice), Executive Producer
- *Memories of Me* (1988), Director
- *Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville* (1987), as Immigrant
- *A Smoky Mountain Christmas* (1986), Director
- *Mr. Sunshine* (1986), series, Producer
- *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), Producer
- *Happily Ever After* (1985), as Carl Conway (voice)
- *MacGyver* (1985), series, as Wilton Newberry (uncredited), Executive Producer
- *The Sure Thing* (1985), Executive Producer
- *Scandal Sheet* (1985), Executive Producer
- *All The Kids Do It* (1984), Director
- *Strong Kids, Safe Kids* (1984), Executive Producer
- *When Your Lover Leaves* (1983), Executive Producer
- *Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land* (1983), Executive Producer
- *Nature* (1982), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour* (1982), series, as The Fonz (voice)
- *Night Shift* (1982), as Chuck Lumley
- *Joanie Loves Chachi* (1982), series, Director
- *The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang* (1980), series, as Fonzie
- *An American Christmas Carol* (1979), as Benedict Slade
- *A Walking Tour of Sesame Street* (1979), as Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli (archive footage)
- *Mork & Mindy* (1978), series, as Fonzie
- *The One and Only* (1978), as Andy Schmidt
- *Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?* (1977), Executive Producer
- *Heroes* (1977), as Jack Dunne
- *Laverne & Shirley* (1976), series, as Arthur Fonzarelli
- *Katherine* (1975), as Bob Kline
- *The Lords of Flatbush* (1974), as Butchey Weinstein
- *Crazy Joe* (1974), as Mannie
- *Happy Days* (1974), series, as Arthur Fonzarelli
- *Nightmare* (1974), as Auditioning Actor (uncredited)
- *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), series, as Miles Lascoe
- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), series, as Steve Waldman — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)
- *Old Pals*, as Ira
- *Encore*, Acting
- *Grown Ups 3*, Acting

## Gallery

- ![Henry Winkler](https://film.one/media/person/300660/gallery-5a299a75e1c9.jpg) Henry Winkler — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Henry_Winkler_%2843968252532%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Henry Winkler - Barbican Centre - Friday 21st June 2024](https://film.one/media/person/300660/gallery-67f8424f4655.jpg) Henry Winkler - Barbican Centre - Friday 21st June 2024 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/HenryWinklerBarbican210624_%2822_of_29%29_%2853806817447%29.jpg/1280px-HenryWinklerBarbican210624_%2822_of_29%29_%2853806817447%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Henry Winkler - Barbican Centre - Friday 21st June 2024](https://film.one/media/person/300660/gallery-2e75cb246dcf.jpg) Henry Winkler - Barbican Centre - Friday 21st June 2024 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/HenryWinklerBarbican210624_%2822_of_29%29_%2853806817447%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-HenryWinklerBarbican210624_%2822_of_29%29_%2853806817447%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Henry Winkler - Barbican Centre - Friday 21st June 2024](https://film.one/media/person/300660/gallery-ad5c25a780da.jpg) Henry Winkler - Barbican Centre - Friday 21st June 2024 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/HenryWinklerBarbican210624_%2822_of_29%29_%2853806817447%29_cropped.jpg/1280px-HenryWinklerBarbican210624_%2822_of_29%29_%2853806817447%29_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Henry Winkler](https://film.one/media/person/300660/gallery-d9b8efa3e2ee.jpg) Henry Winkler — Image via TMDB
- ![Henry Winkler](https://film.one/media/person/300660/gallery-636816bcc8b0.jpg) Henry Winkler — Image via TMDB
- ![Henry Winkler](https://film.one/media/person/300660/gallery-97d156f38eb5.jpg) Henry Winkler — Image via TMDB
- ![Henry F. Winkler in the Emerson College yearbook (1967)](https://film.one/media/person/300660/gallery-54e705571738.jpg) Henry F. Winkler in the Emerson College yearbook (1967) — Emerson College, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Henry_F._Winkler_1967.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Henry Winkler at the Florida Supercon in 2018](https://film.one/media/person/300660/gallery-c9359b5deacb.jpg) Henry Winkler at the Florida Supercon in 2018 — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Henry_Winkler_%2832417040488%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2023: Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (nominated), for *Barry*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2018: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Barry*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award 1988: Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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