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 805. the show portrayed an innocent, untroubled1950s 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? henry winkler, welcome to hardtalk. i am happy to be here. let me take you back to 1974, the first airing of the show happy days, which was to become a massive hit. did you have a gut instinct when you first played the fonz that this was going to happen? no. i was hired as a fringe character with six lines. i would work one day a week. i would sit in my apartment most of the rest of the week because i couldn t play during a work week but i had no work because i only worked one day a week. and then remember, we did it with one camera. like a little movie. we shot 12 slots.
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 805. the show portrayed an innocent, untroubled1950s 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? henry winkler, welcome to hardtalk. i am happy to be here. let me take you back to 1974, the first airing of the show happy days, which was to become a massive hit. did you have a gut instinct when you first played the fonz that this was going to happen? no. i was hired as a fringe character with six lines. i would work one day a week. i would sit in my apartment most of the rest of the week because i couldn t play during a work week but i had no work because i only worked one day a week. and then remember, we did it with one camera. lik
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? henry winkler, welcome to hardtalk. i am happy to be here. let me take you back to 1974, the first airing of the show happy days, which was to become a massive hit. did you have a gut instinct when you first played the fonz that this was going to happen? no. i was hired as a fringe character with six lines. i would work one day a week. i would sit in my apartment most of the rest of the week because i couldn t play during a work week but i had no work because i only worked one day a week. and then remember, we did it with one camera. like a little movie. we shot 12 slows
actorjohn hurt has died. he was 77. he d recently been battling pancreatic cancer. john hurt‘s career spanned more than six decades and encompassed many memorable roles in films as diverse as the elephant man, alien, 1984 and harry potter. most recently he played a priest in the oscar nominated film jackie. nick higham looks back at his career. everything seemed to come to a head today. john hurt was a political diarist. .. both my today. john hurt was a political diarist. both my black today. john hurt was a political diarist. .. both my black teeth have disintegrated into blackened stumps all stalactites. a complex character john hurt played with such ease and su btlety. john hurt played with such ease and subtlety. his talent was spotted early ina subtlety. his talent was spotted early in a succession of leading stage and television roles. his first big breakthrough came in 1966. ina man first big breakthrough came in 1966. in a man for all seasons. a small pa rt in a ma
yet never typecast. here, he played the notorious and flamboyant quentin crisp. it was a brave part to take on. many people said don t do that, you ll never work again , and so on. and i said but it s not about homosexuality, it s about the tenderness of the individual, as opposed to the cruelty of the crowd, really . his breakthrough had come in a man for all seasons in 1966, a small part in an oscar winning film. what will you do with it? sell it. and buy what? a decent gown. he earned an oscar nomination himself for midnight express, in which he played a heroin addict in a turkish prison. i m very pleased to meet you, mr merrick. and another for his performance as the hideously disfigured john merrick in the elephant man. like quentin crisp, merrick was an outsider ostracised by society. perhaps. this. late in his career, he reached new audiences in harry potter. you re my future selves? yes! and in a guest appearance in doctor who. why are you pointing your screwdrivers