Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

O, HENRY!

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You know him best as Fonzie from TV’s and now acting coach Gene Cousineau on HBO’s Barry. But here are some other fabulous roles from Henry Winkler’s wide-ranging acting portfolio. Shakespear­e A Yale grad with a Master of Fine Arts in drama, he appeared in more than a dozen Yale Repertory Theater production­s, including Shakespear­e’s Coriolanus (1968) and Macbeth (1971). The Mary Tyler Moore Show

In a 1973 episode, “The Dinner Party,” he played Steve Waldman, the date of Rhoda (Valerie Harper). The Lords of Flatbush He was Butchey Weinstein, the “brains” in this 1974 movie about a group of leather-clad street teens in 1958 Brooklyn, which also featured a pre-Rocky Sylvester Stallone. 3 An American Christmas Carol

The 1979 TV movie featured Winkler as Benedict Slade, a miserly businessma­n, and was a Yankee-side spin on Charles Dickens’ British Christmas classic.

4 Night Shift Ron Howard directed this 1982 comedy about morticians, which also featured Michael Keaton (in his wrst starring role) and Shelley Long.

Scream Winkler’s scene-stealing appearance as foulmouthe­d principal Arthur Himbry in this campy 1996 horror hit put him back in the movie mainstream after several years behind the camera directing.

5 The Waterboy His role as Coach Klein generated some of the biggest laughs in this 1998 football comedy— and marked the beginning of a long friendship with star Adam Sandler.

Holes He played Stanley Yelnats III in the 2003 Disney movie based on the youngreade­rs novel, which also featured Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight and Shia LaBeouf.

6 Parks and Recreation Paging Dr. Saperstein! Winkler played the recurring role of the Pawnee obstetrici­an in nine episodes of the popular NBC sitcom (2013–2015).

7 Arrested Developmen­t He was bumbling attorney Barry Zuckerkorn in 30 episodes of the Emmy-winning Fox/Netyix sitcom starring Jason Bateman. —Neil Pond

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