Stage-trained actor Henry Winkler gained international prominence as the lovable rebel Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli a.k.a. 'The Fonz' on the long-running 1950s nostalgia series, "Happy Days" (ABC, 1974-84). The dark-haired player made his film debut in "Crazy Joe" (1973) but was more memorable in the following year's "Lords of Flatbush", another 1950s-set piece where he first donned the leather jacket that would become a Fonzie signature. As 'The Fonz', Winkler enjoyed a level of stardom rarely achieved in contemporary network TV. A major icon of popular culture from the mid-70s through the
