Name
Buck Henry
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1930-12-09
Deathday
2020-01-08 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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- 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth as Oliver Farnsworth
- 1993 Short Cuts as Gordon Johnson
- 1970 Catch-22 as Lt. Col. Korn
- 1992 The Player as Buck Henry
- 1980 Gloria as Jack Dawn
- 1977 The Absent-Minded Waiter as Bernie Cates
- 1993 Grumpy Old Men as Snyder
- 1998 Playboy: The Story of X as Self - Host
- 1989 Rude Awakening as Lloyd Stool
- 1978 Heaven Can Wait as The Escort
- 1994 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Dr. Dreyfus
- 1982 Eating Raoul as Mr. Leech
- 1998 The Real Blonde as Dr. Leuter
- 2001 Serendipity as Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
- 1981 Strong Medicine
- 1967 The Graduate as Room Clerk
- 2012 Casting By as Self
- 1987 Aria as Preston
- 2011 A Bird of the Air as Duncan Weber
- 1971 Taking Off as Larry Tyne
- 1980 First Family as Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman
- 1997 1999 as Mr. Goldman
- 1984 Steve Martin Live! as Self
- 1964 The Troublemaker as T. R. Kingston
- 1971 Is There Sex After Death? as Dr. Louise Manos
- 1991 The Republic Pictures Story as Self
- 1968 Candy as Mental Patient (uncredited)
- 1979 Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1971 I Miss Sonia Henie as Doctor
- 1985 The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters
- 1973 The Day of the Dolphin as Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited)
- Soon Mary Woronov: Cult Queen as Self
- 1991 The Linguini Incident as Cecil
- 2013 Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self
- 1991 Defending Your Life as Dick Stanley
- 1995 Harrison Bergeron as TV Producer
- 2015 Kiss Kiss Fingerbang as Cat Owner
- 2009 American Swing as Self
- 1992 Keep the Change as Smitty
- 2004 The Last Shot as Lonnie Bosco
- 1979 Old Boyfriends as Art Kopple
- 1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
- 2013 Passion for Snow as Narrator
- 1992 Mastergate as Clay Fielder
- 1992 'The Graduate' at 25 as Self
- 2007 Students of 'The Graduate' as Self
- 1995 To Die For as Mr. H. Finlaysson
- 2009 It Came from Kuchar as Self
- 1996 Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space as The Priest
- 2001 Town & Country as Suttler
- 1992 The Lounge People as Lewis Louis
- 2014 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as Self - Actor
- 1995 Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. as self
- 2013 A Fuller Life as Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")
- 1999 Breakfast of Champions as Fred T. Barry
- 2000 Lisa Picard Is Famous as Buck Henry
- 2025 SEGAL as Self
- 1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg as Stockade Commandant
- 1998 Curtain Call as Charles Van Allsburg
- 1970 The Owl and the Pussycat as Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited)
- 1990 Tune in Tomorrow... as Father Serafim
- 2002 Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film as Self (uncredited)
- 2000 The Directors: Milos Forman as Self
- 1998 I'm Losing You as Phillip Dagrom
- 2007 Students of 'The Graduate' as Himself
- 1992 The Graduate at 25 as Himself
- 1999 Psycho Path as Self
- 2007 Cinemaville as Self
- 1959 The Bridge as Voice of American Soldier
- 1988 Hot to Trot as Fred's Dad
- 1981 Falcon Crest ( 3 episodes ) as Foster Glenn
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as George
- 1988 Murphy Brown ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Victor Rudman
- 1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Walter Lang
- 2006 30 Rock ( 2 episodes ) as Dick Lemon
- 1998 Will & Grace ( 1 episode ) as Leonard
- 2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 1984 The New Show ( 10 episodes )
- 2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Morton
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 10 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2011 Franklin & Bash ( 2 episodes ) as Judge Henry Dinsdale
- 1992 Eek! The Cat ( 1 episode ) as Cupid (voice)
- 1977 Quark ( 1 episode ) as Dignitary (uncredited)
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1980 Great Railway Journeys ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1999 Dilbert ( 1 episode ) as Dadbert (voice)
- 2010 Hot in Cleveland ( 3 episodes ) as Fred
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 32 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 5 episodes ) as Self (uncredited)
