With an onscreen career spanning more than 50 years, Henry Winkler has no intention of slowing down anytime soon.
The 2x Golden Globe winner noted he “works a lot” and has “several jobs,” including his History Channel series Hazardous Historyexplaining why he has no plans to retire at 80 years old.
“I’m very grateful,” he said on the IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson podcast. “People keep asking me am I gonna retire, or, ‘Have you retired?’ And I think that is the furthest thing from my imagination. I will retire when I am not able to [act] again, more.
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Winkler added of potentially retiring, “You know, I just think that it is deadly.”
After winning his first Primetime Emmy Award for Barry in 2018, followed by three more nominations for his role on the HBO series, it’s safe to say that Winkler’s onscreen career still has plenty of steam.
He can next be seen in the Ben Wheatley-helmed Normalstarring alongside Bob Odenkirk and Lena Headey, to be released via Magnolia on April 17.
In May 2025, Winkler and writing partner Lynn Oliver also released their 40th children’s book, Detective Duck: The Mystery at Emerald Pond.
