Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 9, 1930
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Buck Henry
Biography
Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman; December 9, 1930 – January 8, 2020) was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. Henry's contributions to film included, his work as a co-director on Heaven Can Wait (1978) alongside Warren Beatty, and his work as a co-writer for Mike Nichols's The Graduate (1967) and Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up, Doc? (1972). His long career began on television with work on shows with Steve Allen in The New Steve Allen Show (1961). He went on to co-create Get Smart (1965-1970) with Mel Brooks, and hosted Saturday Night Live 10 times from 1976 to 1980. He later guest starred in such popular shows as Murphy Brown, Hot in Cleveland, Will & Grace, and 30 Rock.
He was twice nominated for an Academy Award, for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Graduate (1967) and for Best Director for Heaven Can Wait (1978) alongside Warren Beatty.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kiss Kiss Fingerbang | Cat Owner |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Self - Actor |
| 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self |
| 2013 | Passion for Snow | Narrator |
| 2013 | A Fuller Life | Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness") |
| 2012 | Casting By | Self |
| 2011 | A Bird of the Air | Duncan Weber |
| 2009 | American Swing | Self |
| 2009 | It Came from Kuchar | Self |
| 2007 | Students of 'The Graduate' | Self |
| 2004 | The Last Shot | Lonnie Bosco |
| 2002 | Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film | Self (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Serendipity | Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Town & Country | Suttler |
| 2000 | Lisa Picard Is Famous | Buck Henry |
| 2000 | The Directors: Milos Forman | Self |
| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions | Fred T. Barry |
| 1998 | Playboy: The Story of X | Self - Host |
| 1998 | The Real Blonde | Dr. Leuter |
| 1998 | Curtain Call | Charles Van Allsburg |
| 1998 | I'm Losing You | Phillip Dagrom |
| 1997 | 1999 | Mr. Goldman |
| 1996 | Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space | The Priest |
| 1995 | Harrison Bergeron | TV Producer |
| 1995 | To Die For | Mr. H. Finlaysson |
| 1995 | Shotgun Freeway | self |
| 1994 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Dr. Dreyfus |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Gordon Johnson |
| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men | Snyder |
| 1992 | The Player | Buck Henry |
| 1992 | Keep the Change | Smitty |
| 1992 | Mastergate | Clay Fielder |
| 1992 | 'The Graduate' at 25 | Self |
| 1992 | The Lounge People | Lewis Louis |
| 1991 | The Republic Pictures Story | Self |
| 1991 | The Linguini Incident | Cecil |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life | Dick Stanley |
| 1990 | Tune in Tomorrow... | Father Serafim |
| 1989 | Rude Awakening | Lloyd Stool |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self |
| 1987 | Aria | Preston |
| 1985 | The Best of John Belushi | Various Characters |
| 1984 | Steve Martin: Homage to Steve | Self |
| 1982 | Eating Raoul | Mr. Leech |
| 1981 | Strong Medicine | |
| 1980 | Gloria | Jack Dawn |
| 1980 | First Family | Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman |
| 1979 | Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration | Self |
| 1979 | Old Boyfriends | Art Kopple |
| 1978 | Heaven Can Wait | The Escort |
| 1977 | The Absent-Minded Waiter | Bernie Cates |
| 1976 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | Oliver Farnsworth |
| 1973 | The Day of the Dolphin | Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Taking Off | Larry Tyne |
| 1971 | Is There Sex After Death? | Dr. Louise Manos |
| 1971 | I Miss Sonia Henie | Doctor |
| 1970 | Catch-22 | Lt. Col. Korn |
| 1970 | The Owl and the Pussycat | Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Candy | Mental Patient (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Secret War of Harry Frigg | Stockade Commandant |
| 1967 | The Graduate | Room Clerk |
| 1964 | The Troublemaker | T. R. Kingston |
| Mary Woronov: Cult Queen | ||
| Segal | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Self |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash | Judge Henry Dinsdale |
| 2010 | Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | Self |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Fred |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | Dick Lemon |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mr. Morton |
| 1999 | Dilbert | Dadbert (voice) |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Leonard |
| 1992 | Eek! The Cat | Cupid (voice) |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | George |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Dr. Victor Rudman |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Walter Lang |
| 1984 | The New Show | |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Foster Glenn |
| 1980 | Great Railway Journeys | Self - Presenter |
| 1977 | Quark | Dignitary (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |