Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, executive producer, and director.
Winkler initially rose to fame for his role as
Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli (on the 1974-1984 American television series ''
Happy Days),'' winning two
Golden Globe Awards
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and three
Emmy Award
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nominations for
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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for the role. He also earned a nomination for the
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his portrayal of Jack Dunne in ''
Heroes
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* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
'' (1977), and was nominated for the
for his role as Chuck Lumley in the film ''
Night Shift'' (1982). In addition, he gained recognition as an executive producer, winning a
Genesis Award
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for ''
MacGyver,'' the
Bronze Wrangler for ''
Dead Man's Gun'', and the
Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Special for the ''
CBS Schoolbreak Special: "All the Kids Do It."'' He also received a Daytime Emmy nomination for ''
Hollywood Squares'', and a
Primetime Emmy nomination for the televised version of ''
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
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Summary
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.''
Winkler was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, for his role as Dr. Henry Olson on ''
The Practice''. He also portrayed
Barry Zuckerkorn in ''
Arrested Development'' (for which he received the
Gold Derby Award) and
Gene Cousineau
''Barry'' is an American dark comedy crime drama television series created by Alec Berg and Bill Hader that premiered on HBO on March 25, 2018. Hader stars as Barry Berkman, a Contract killing, hitman from Cleveland who travels to Los Angeles to ...
in ''
Barry Barry may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name
* Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 19 ...
'' (for which he received two
Golden Globe
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nominations, three
Screen Actors Guild Awards
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nominations, and two awards for the role: the
(2018), and the 2018
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series).
Major Associations
Emmy Awards
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† Nomination withdrawn when it was pointed out later that the episode had aired after the Emmy's May 31 deadline.
Golden Globe Awards
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†† Tied with
Ron Howard, also for ''
Happy Days''
Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Miscellaneous awards
CableACE Award
Critics' Choice Television Award
Genesis Awards
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
Western Heritage Awards
Honors
See also
*
List of Henry Winkler performances
References
External links
Awards won by Henry Winklerat
IMDbHenry Winkler Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Henry Winkler presents the Oscar for Art Directionwith
Greer Garson for ''
Star Wars IV'', at the
Academy Awards, 1978.
70th Emmy Awards: Henry Winkler Wins For Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series-
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
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, Sep 18, 2018.
Henry Winkler's "Happy Days" Costars Surprise Him at 2019 Globes , E! Red Carpet & Award Shows-
E! January 6, 2019
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