reports. He was 78. ET has reached out to Winkler's rep for comment. Winkler was born in St. Louis. The U.S. Army veteran made his onscreen debut on NBC's Daytime soap opera, in 1969, but was best known for his roles in (1995), (1991) and (2005).
He also spent time on Broadway, appearing in in 1968, in August Wilson's in 1988 and in Neil Simon's from 1997 to 1998. The veteran actor's career also included roles on TV shows likeand He was also a successful voice actor, voicing Aku Aku in video games, Lucius Fox on The WB's and Johnny Snowman on Nickelodeon's Winkler is survived by his children, Maury and Mark, and four granddaughters.