Micky Dolenz reflected on how he was almost cast as Happy Days’ greaser sex symbol Arthur Herbert “Fonzie” Fonzarelli in a new interview. “I almost got it,” the actor told People.

It's hard to picture anybody but Henry Winkler playing Fonzie on Happy Days, but a popular musician at the time was actually ...

” But in 1973, Dolenz came closer than ever to a major role: Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on Happy Days. “I almost got it,” he says. “Supposedly it was between me and Henry [Winkler].

The Monkees' Micky Dolenz understood that fans weren't falling for who he was as a person, but instead, for a carefully crafter persona.

” But in 1973, Dolenz came closer than ever to a major role: Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on Happy Days. “I almost got it,” he says. “Supposedly it was between me and Henry [Winkler].