# List of Henry Winkler performances

Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, executive producer, and director.

## General overview

Winkler grew up in New York and was a student in the Yale School of Drama. During the summers, he and his Yale classmates stayed in New Haven and opened a summer stock theater called the "New Haven Free Theater." They performed various plays including Woyzeck, and Just Add Water (improv night). He also performed in the political piece The American Pig at the Joseph Papp Public Theater for the New York Shakespeare Festival in New York City, along with classmates James Keach, James Naughton, and Jill Eikenberry.
After graduation, he joined the Yale Repertory Theatre company. During the 1970-71 season, Winkler appeared in Story Theater Reportory (October 1970) as the Rabbi in Gimpel the Fool (and also appeared in Saint Julian the Hospitaler and Olympian Games). He also appeared as the youngest son in The Revenger's Tragedy (Nov-December, 1970), Tommy's nephew in Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? (January 1971), Young Siward in Macbeth (Feb-March 1971), Andres in Woyzeck and Play (April 1971), and Master of Ceremonies/Prow/Couple 2/Horses/Milliner in Two by Brecht and Weill: The Little Mahagonny and The Seven Deadly Sins (May–June, 1971 and January 20–29, 1972.
Winkler then moved back to New York, working in theater, television commercials, and the independent film The Lords of Flatbush (1974), with then unknown Sylvester Stallone. After a short period in Los Angeles, he won the role of Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli (on the 1974-1984 American television series Happy Days). 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). In addition, he gained recognition as an executive producer for works such as MacGyver, Dead Man's Gun, the CBS Schoolbreak Special: "All the Kids Do It", Hollywood Squares, and Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
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. He also appears in five Christmas films: An American Christmas Carol as Benedict Slade (1979), Katharine Hepburn's last film One Christmas as Dad (1994), The Most Wonderful Time of the Year as Uncle Ralph (2008), Mr. Rock in Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe (2016), and Grandpa Bill in All I Want For Christmas is You (2017). In 1986, he directed Dolly Parton in A Smoky Mountain Christmas.

## Film

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) |
| Year | Title | Actor | Producer | Director | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 1974 | Crazy Joe | Yes | No | No | Mannie | | |
| 1974 | The Lords of Flatbush | Yes | No | No | Butchey Weinstein | Early role for Sylvester Stallone | |
| 1977 | Heroes | Yes | No | No | Jack Dunne | With Sally Field; early role for Harrison Ford | |
| 1978 | The One and Only | Yes | No | No | Andy Schmidt | Directed by Carl Reiner | |
| 1982 | Night Shift | Yes | No | No | Chuck Lumley | Ron Howard's second theatrical film as a director; Early roles for Michael Keaton and Shelley Long | |
| 1985 | Young Sherlock Holmes | No | Yes | No | | Producer | |
| 1985 | The Sure Thing | No | Yes | No | | Executive producer Rob Reiner's second film as a director; an early film for John Cusack | |
| 1988 | Memories of Me | No | No | Yes | | Director | |
| 1993 | Cop and a Half | No | No | Yes | | Director | |
| 1996 | Scream | Yes | No | No | Principal Arthur Himbry | Uncredited | |
| 1998 | The Waterboy | Yes | No | No | Coach Klein | First film with Adam Sandler | |
| 1998 | Ground Control | Yes | No | No | John Quinn | | |
| 2000 | Little Nicky | Yes | No | No | Himself | Cameo; film with Adam Sandler | |
| 2000 | Down to You | Yes | No | No | Chef Ray | | |
| 2003 | Holes | Yes | No | No | Stanley Yelnats III | | |
| 2005 | Berkeley | Yes | No | No | Sy Sweet | | |
| 2005 | The Kid & I | Yes | No | No | Johnny Bernstein | | |
| 2006 | Click | Yes | No | No | Ted Newman | Film with Adam Sandler | |
| 2006 | Unbeatable Harold | Yes | No | No | Fullerton | | |
| 2007 | I Could Never Be Your Woman | Yes | No | No | Himself | | |
| 2007 | A Plumm Summer | Yes | No | No | Happy Herb | | |
| 2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Yes | No | No | Cameo | Film with Adam Sandler | |
| 2008 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | Yes | No | No | Uncle Ralph | | |
| 2010 | Group Sex | Yes | No | No | Burton | | |
| 2012 | Here Comes the Boom | Yes | No | No | Marty Streb | | |
| 2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Yes | No | No | Stanley Warner | | |
| 2016 | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Yes | No | No | Ed Koch | | |
| 2017 | Sandy Wexler | Yes | No | No | Cameo | Film with Adam Sandler | |
| 2017 | All I Want for Christmas Is You | Yes | No | No | Grandpa Bill | Voice | |
| 2020 | Scoob! | Yes | No | No | Keith | Voice | |
| 2020 | Pink Skies Ahead | Yes | No | No | Dr. Cotton | | |
| 2021 | On the Count of Three | Yes | No | No | Dr. Brenner | | |
| 2021 | Extinct | Yes | No | No | Jepson | Voice | |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch | Yes | No | No | Uncle Joe | Directed by Wes Anderson | |
| 2022 | Scream | Yes | No | No | Partygoer | Cameo; Voice | |
| 2022 | Family Squares | Yes | No | No | Bobby | | |
| 2022 | Black Adam | Yes | No | No | Al Pratt (Uncle Al) | Cameo | |
| 2026 | Rolling Loud | Yes | No | No | TBA | Filming | |
| TBA | Normal | Yes | No | No | Mayor of Normal | Post-production | |

## Television

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) |
| Year | Title | Actor | Producer | Director | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 1973 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Yes | No | No | Steve Waldman | Episode: "The Dinner Party" | |
| 1974–1984 | Happy Days | Yes | No | No | Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli | Main role; all 255 episodes | |
| 1974 | Nightmare | Yes | No | No | Auditioning Actor | Television film; uncredited | |
| 1974 | The Bob Newhart Show | Yes | No | No | Miles Lascoe | Episode: "Clink Shrink" | |
| 1975 | Katherine | Yes | No | No | Bob Kline | Television film | |
| 1976–1979 | Laverne & Shirley | Yes | No | No | Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli | 5 episodes | |
| 1977 | The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People | Yes | No | No | Himself/Romeo | Episode: "Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare" | |
| 1978 | Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? | Yes | Yes | No | Host | Executive producer | |
| 1978 | Mork & Mindy | Yes | No | No | Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1979 | An American Christmas Carol | Yes | No | No | Benedict Slade | Television film | |
| 1979 | Music for UNICEF Concert | Yes | No | No | Co-Host (with Danny Kaye and Gilda Radner) | Benefit concert that included the Bee Gees and Earth, Wind, & Fire. | |
| 1980–1982 | The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | Yes | No | No | Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli | Voice, 24 episodes | |
| 1980 | Sesame Street | Yes | No | No | Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli | Episode #12.8 | |
| 1981 | ABC Afterschool Special: Run, Don’t Walk | No | Yes | No | | Executive producer Starring Scott Baio; Based on the novel of the same name by Harriet May Savitz | |
| 1982 | Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour | Yes | No | No | Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli | Voice, 8 episodes | |
| 1982 | Joanie Loves Chachi | Yes | No | Yes | Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli | Episode: "Fonzie's Visit" Director (Episode: "Best Foot Forward") | |
| 1983 | Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land | No | Yes | No | | Television film; also executive producer | |
| 1983 | Ryan's Four | No | Yes | No | | 5 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 1984 | CBS Schoolbreak Special: "All the Kids Do It" | No | Yes | Yes | | Television film | |
| 1984 | Strong Kids, Safe Kids | Yes | Yes | No | Himself/Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli | Television film; also executive producer | |
| 1985 | Scandal Sheet | No | Yes | No | | Television film | |
| 1985–1992 | MacGyver | Yes | Yes | No | Wilton Newberry | Episode: "Harry's Will"; also executive producer | |
| 1986 | A Smoky Mountain Christmas | No | No | Yes | | Director; Starring Dolly Parton | |
| 1988 | ABC Afterschool Special: A Family Again | No | Yes | No | | Executive producer; Starring Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker | |
| 1991 | Absolute Strangers | Yes | No | No | Marty Klein | Television film | |
| 1991–1997 | Sightings | No | Yes | No | | Executive producer | |
| 1992 | Happy Days: The Reunion | Yes | No | No | Himself (host) | Television special | |
| 1993 | The Only Way Out | Yes | No | No | Tony | Television film | |
| 1994 | Monty | Yes | Yes | No | Monty Richardson | 13 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 1994 | One Christmas | Yes | No | No | Dad | Starring Katharine Hepburn and Swoosie Kurtz; Adapted from the 1983 short story "One Christmas" by Truman Capote | |
| 1995 | Dave's World | No | No | Yes | Dad | Director (Episode: "The Green-Eyed Monster") | |
| 1995 | The Larry Sanders Show | Yes | No | No | Himself | Episode: "Hank's Sex Tape" | |
| 1995 | A Child Is Missing | Yes | No | No | Steven Moore | Television film | |
| 1996 | Dad's Week Off | Yes | No | No | Jack Potter | Television film | |
| 1997–1999 | Dead Man's Gun | Yes | Yes | No | Phineas Newman / Hangman, Leo Sunshine / John Hays | 2 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 1997 | Clueless | No | No | Yes | | Director (2 episodes) | |
| 1997 | Detention: The Siege at Johnson High | Yes | No | No | Skip Fine | Television film | |
| 1998 | South Park | Yes | No | No | Kid-Eating Monster | Voice, episode: "City on the Edge of Forever" | |
| 1999–2001 | So Weird | No | Yes | No | | Executive producer | |
| 1999 | The Simpsons | Yes | No | No | Ramrod | Voice, episode: "Take My Wife, Sleaze" | |
| 1999–2000 | The Practice | Yes | No | No | Dr. Henry Olson | 3 episodes | |
| 2000 | Battery Park | Yes | No | No | Walter Dunleavy | Episode: "Walter's Rib" | |
| 2000–2002 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | No | No | Yes | | Director (2 episodes) | |
| 2001 | The Drew Carey Show | Yes | No | No | Mr. Newsome | Episode: "It's Halloween, Dummy" | |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Yes | No | No | Edwin Todd / Edward Crandall | Episode: "Greed" | |
| 2002–2004 | Hollywood Squares | Yes | Yes | No | Himself/Panelist | 5 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2003–2005 | Clifford's Puppy Days | Yes | No | No | Norville | Voice, 18 episodes | |
| 2003–2019 | Arrested Development | Yes | No | No | Barry Zuckerkorn | 32 episodes (2003–2005; 2013–2019) | |
| 2004 | Third Watch | Yes | No | No | Lester Martin | 3 episodes | |
| 2004 | King of the Hill | Yes | No | No | Himself | Voice, episode: "A Rover Runs Through It" | |
| 2005 | Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion | Yes | Yes | No | Himself | TV special; also executive producer | |
| 2005 | Crossing Jordan | Yes | No | No | Dr. Jack Slocum | 2 episodes | |
| 2005–2006 | Out of Practice | Yes | No | No | Dr. Stewart Barnes | Main cast | |
| 2006 | The Interviews: An Oral History of Television | Yes | No | No | Himself | Episode: "Henry Winkler" | |
| 2007 | Odd Job Jack | Yes | No | No | Devon | Voice ,episode: "Jack Ryder's Unofficial High School Reunion" | |
| 2008 | Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh | Yes | No | No | Judge Newman | Television film | |
| 2008 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | Yes | No | No | Uncle Ralph | Television film | |
| 2008–2009 | NUMB3RS | Yes | No | No | Roger Bloom | 3 episodes | |
| 2009 | Sit Down, Shut Up | Yes | No | No | Willard Deutschebog | Voice, 13 episodes | |
| 2010–2016 | Childrens Hospital | Yes | No | No | Sy Mittleman | Main cast, 54 episodes | |
| 2010–2013 | Hero Factory | Yes | No | No | Professor Nathaniel Zib | Voice, 8 episodes | |
| 2010–2012 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Yes | No | No | Principal Henry | Voice, 3 episodes | |
| 2010–2016 | Royal Pains | Yes | No | No | Eddie R. Lawson | 25 episodes | |
| 2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Yes | No | No | Ambush Bug | Voice, episode: "Mitefall!" | |
| 2011 | Dan Vs. | Yes | No | No | Helicopter Hal | Voice, episode: "Traffic" | |
| 2012 | Handy Manny | Yes | No | No | Mr. Diller | Voice, episode: "St. Patrick's Day" | |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Yes | No | No | Marty Alexander | Episode: "Daddy Daughter Time" | |
| 2013 | 1600 Penn | Yes | No | No | Senator Nathan Faxler | Episode: "The Short Happy Life of Reba Cadbury" | |
| 2013–2015 | Parks and Recreation | Yes | No | No | Dr. Lu Saperstein | 8 episodes | |
| 2014–2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Yes | No | No | The Snowman | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2014–2016 | Hank Zipzer | Yes | No | No | Mr. Rock | Main cast, 25 episodes (Based on his Hank Zipzer series of children's books) | |
| 2014 | Hollywood Game Night | Yes | No | No | Himself | Episode: "How I Met Your Buzzer" | |
| 2014–2017 | All Hail King Julien | Yes | No | No | King Julien XII | Voice, 10 episodes | |
| 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Yes | No | No | Leonard Rascal | Episode: "Kid Cudi Wears a Denim Shirt and Red Sneakers" | |
| 2015 | BoJack Horseman | Yes | No | No | Himself | Voice, episode: "Still Broken" | |
| 2015 | Drunk History | Yes | No | No | Zenas Fisk Wilber | Episode: "Inventors" | |
| 2015 | Bob's Burgers | Yes | No | No | Mall Santa | Voice, episode: "Nice-Capades" | |
| 2016 | New Girl | Yes | No | No | Flip | Episode: "What About Fred" | |
| 2016 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Yes | No | No | Sharkface | Voice, episode: "Sharks vs. Pods" | |
| 2016 | Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe | Yes | No | No | Mr. Rock | Television film | |
| 2016–2018 | Better Late Than Never | Yes | Yes | No | Himself | Main cast and executive producer, 12 episodes | |
| 2016–2021 | MacGyver | No | Yes | No | | Executive producer | |
| 2017 | All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Yes | No | No | Uncle King Julien | Voice, 6 episodes | |
| 2018–2023 | Barry | Yes | No | No | Gene Cousineau | Main role | |
| 2019 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Yes | No | No | Mr. Quill | Voice, episode: "Just One Victory" | |
| 2019 | American Dad! | Yes | No | No | Child Protection Services Agent | Voice, episode: "Mom Sauce" | |
| 2020 | Medical Police | Yes | No | No | Sy Mittleman | 2 episodes | |
| 2019–2021 | Vampirina | Yes | No | No | Uncle Dieter | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | DuckTales | Yes | No | No | Bailiff | Voice, episode: "The Life and Crimes of Scrooge McDuck!" | |
| 2021 | Central Park | Yes | No | No | Hank Zevansky | Voice, episode: "The Shadow" | |
| 2021–present | Monsters at Work | Yes | No | No | Fritz | Voice, main role | |
| 2021–present | Rugrats | Yes | No | No | Boris Kropotkin | Voice, recurring role | |
| 2021 | Inside Job | Yes | No | No | Melvin Stupowitz | Voice, episode: "Buzzkill" | |
| 2021 | Fairfax | Yes | No | No | Bernie | Voice, episode: "Fairfolks" | |
| 2022 | Human Resources | Yes | No | No | Keith From Grief | Voice, recurring role | |
| 2022 | Close Enough | Yes | No | No | Alex's Dad | Voice, episode: "Hellspital/Candice Candice Revolution" | |
| 2022 | Chanshi | Yes | No | No | Tatty | Recurring role | |
| 2022 | Wolfboy and the Everything Factory | Yes | No | No | Mountain Ancient | Voice, episode: "We Search Below" | |
| 2022 | Reindeer in Here | Yes | No | No | Smiley | Voice, television special | |
| 2023 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Yes | No | No | Wilhand Trickfoot | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | Quarterback | Yes | No | No | Himself | Episode: "Mind Games" | |
| 2023 | Family Guy | Yes | No | No | Lead Elderly | Voice, episode: "Old World Harm" | |
| 2024 | American Horror Stories | Yes | No | No | Dr. Eric Nostrum | Episode: "X" | |
| 2025 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Yes | No | No | Jeffy Tentacles | Episode: "Jeffy T's Prankwell Emporium" | |

## Theater
### Yale School of Drama (1967–1970)

Winkler appeared in They Told Me That You Came This Way, Any Day Now, Any Day Now, and The Bacchae (as a member of the chorus). During the summers, he and his Yale classmates stayed in New Haven, and opened a summer stock theater called the New Haven Free Theater. They performed various plays including Woyzeck, where he portrayed the title role, and Just Add Water for improv night. He also performed in the political piece, The American Pig at the Joseph Papp Public Theater for the New York Shakespeare Festival in New York City, with classmates James Keach, James Naughton, and Jill Eikenberry. In addition, he also appeared in a number of Yale Repertory Theatre productions while still a student, including, The Government Inspector, The Rhesus Umbrella, Don Juan, Endgame, and The Physicists. He also appeared in Sweeney Agonistes and Hughie.

### Yale Repertory Theater (1970–1972)

After receiving his MFA in 1970, Winkler was one of three students from his graduating class of 11 who were invited to become a part of the Yale Repertory Theatre company. He joined on June 30, 1970, was paid $173 a week, and appeared throughout the 1970–71 season. He performed in Story Theater Reportory, Gimpel the Fool and Saint Julian the Hospitaler and Olympian Games. He also appeared in The Revenger's Tragedy, Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?, Macbeth, and Woyzeck and Play. He also appeared in a double feature of two works by Bertolt Brecht, The Seven Deadly Sins (ballet chanté), and The Little Mahagonny during May–June 1971 and during January 20–29, 1972.

### 1973-present

| Date | Title | Theatre | Role |
| March 11, 1973 | 42 Seconds from Broadway | Playhouse Theatre (New York City) | John |
| October 3, 2000 – June 10, 2001 | The Dinner Party | Music Box Theatre | Albert Donay |
| 2006 | Peter Pan | New Wimbledon Theatre, London | Captain Hook |
| 2007 | Peter Pan | Woking | Captain Hook |
| 2008–2009 | Peter Pan | Milton Keynes Theatre | Captain Hook |
| 2009–2010 | Peter Pan | Liverpool Empire. | Captain Hook |
| November 14, 2012 – Nov 18, 2012 | The Performers | Longacre Theatre | Chuck Wood |