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Henry Winkler

HARDtalk speaks to Henry Winkler who starrred as the Fonz, the cool dude at the centre of the US TV show Happy Days which was a worldwide hit in the 70s and 80s.

HARDtalk speaks to an actor whose long career will always be defined by one role. Henry Winkler was the Fonz, the cool dude at the centre of the US TV show Happy Days which was a worldwide hit in the 70s and 80s. The show portrayed an innocent, untroubled 1950s America. It was a far cry from Winkler's own childhood which was clouded by undiagnosed dyslexia. How did a troubled kid come to be a symbol of sunny optimism, and what happened to the idealised America of Happy Days?

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 15 Aug 201719:30GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD

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Credits

PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestHenry Winkler

Broadcasts

  • Tue 5 Mar 201304:30GMT
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  • Tue 5 Mar 201309:30GMT
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  • Tue 5 Mar 201314:30GMT
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  • Tue 5 Mar 201321:30GMT
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  • Wed 22 May 201303:30GMT
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  • Wed 22 May 201308:30GMT
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  • Wed 22 May 201314:30GMT
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  • Wed 22 May 201320:30GMT
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  • Tue 15 Aug 201703:30GMT
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  • Tue 15 Aug 201708:30GMT
    BBC News except UK
  • Tue 15 Aug 201714:30GMT
    BBC News except UK
  • Tue 15 Aug 201719:30GMT
    BBC News except UK