- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 9, 1930
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- January 8, 2020
Buck Henry
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. Description above from the Wikipedia …
Filmography
movieSEGAL
2025 · Self
movieKiss Kiss Fingerbang
2015 · Cat Owner
movieThe Humbling
2014 · Screenplay
movieMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Self - Actor
movieA Fuller Life
2013 · Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")
movieMel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 · Self
moviePassion for Snow
2013 · Narrator
movieCasting By
2012 · Self
movieA Bird of the Air
2011 · Duncan Weber
tvThe Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 · Self
tvFranklin & Bash
2011 · Judge Henry Dinsdale
tvMoguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010 · Self
tvHot in Cleveland
2010 · Fred
movieAmerican Swing
2009 · Self
movieIt Came from Kuchar
2009 · Self
movieGet Smart
2008 · Characters
movieStudents of 'The Graduate'
2007 · Himself
movieStudents of 'The Graduate'
2007 · Self
movieCinemaville
2007 · Self
tv30 Rock
2006 · Dick Lemon
movieThe Last Shot
2004 · Lonnie Bosco
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
movieReel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002 · Self (uncredited)
movieSerendipity
2001 · Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
movieTown & Country
2001 · Suttler, Writer
movieThe Directors: Milos Forman
2000 · Self
movieLisa Picard Is Famous
2000 · Buck Henry
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Mr. Morton
moviePsycho Path
1999 · Self
movieBreakfast of Champions
1999 · Fred T. Barry
tvDilbert
1999 · Dadbert (voice)
movieCurtain Call
1998 · Charles Van Allsburg
tvWill & Grace
1998 · Leonard
movieI'm Losing You
1998 · Phillip Dagrom
movieThe Real Blonde
1998 · Dr. Leuter
moviePlayboy: The Story of X
1998 · Self - Host
movie1999
1997 · Mr. Goldman
movieShakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space
1996 · The Priest
movieTo Die For
1995 · Mr. H. Finlaysson, Screenplay
movieHarrison Bergeron
1995 · TV Producer
movieShotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
1995 · self
movieEven Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994 · Dr. Dreyfus
movieGrumpy Old Men
1993 · Snyder
movieShort Cuts
1993 · Gordon Johnson
movieMastergate
1992 · Clay Fielder
tvEek! The Cat
1992 · Cupid (voice)
movieKeep the Change
1992 · Smitty
movieThe Player
1992 · Buck Henry
movie'The Graduate' at 25
1992 · Self
movieThe Lounge People
1992 · Lewis Louis
movieThe Graduate at 25
1992 · Himself
movieThe Linguini Incident
1991 · Cecil
movieDefending Your Life
1991 · Dick Stanley
movieThe Republic Pictures Story
1991 · Self
movieTune in Tomorrow...
1990 · Father Serafim
movieSaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · Self
movieRude Awakening
1989 · Lloyd Stool
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · George
tvMurphy Brown
1988 · Dr. Victor Rudman
movieAria
1987 · Preston
tvThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Walter Lang, Writer
movieThe Best of John Belushi
1985 · Various Characters
movieProtocol
1984 · Screenplay
movieSteve Martin Live!
1984 · Self
tvThe New Show
1984
movieEating Raoul
1982 · Mr. Leech
tvFalcon Crest
1981 · Foster Glenn
movieStrong Medicine
1981
movieFirst Family
1980 · Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman, Director, Writer
tvGreat Railway Journeys
1980 · Self - Presenter
movieGloria
1980 · Jack Dawn
movieThe Nude Bomb
1980 · Characters
moviePlayboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979 · Self
movieOld Boyfriends
1979 · Art Kopple
movieHeaven Can Wait
1978 · The Escort, Director
movieThe Absent-Minded Waiter
1977 · Bernie Cates
tvQuark
1977 · Dignitary (uncredited), Writer, Creator
movieThe Man Who Fell to Earth
1976 · Oliver Farnsworth
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
movieThe Day of the Dolphin
1973 · Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited), Screenplay
movieWhat's Up, Doc?
1972 · Screenplay
Is There Sex After Death?
movieIs There Sex After Death?
1971 · Dr. Louise Manos
movieTaking Off
1971 · Larry Tyne
movieI Miss Sonia Henie
1971 · Doctor, Director, Writer
movieThe Owl and the Pussycat
1970 · Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited), Screenplay
movieCatch-22
1970 · Lt. Col. Korn, Screenplay
movieCandy
1968 · Mental Patient (uncredited), Screenplay
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieThe Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968 · Stockade Commandant
movieThe Graduate
1967 · Room Clerk, Screenplay
movieGet Smart: A Man Called Smart
1967 · Writer
tvCaptain Nice
1967 · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
tvABC Stage 67
1966 · Writer
tvGet Smart
1965 · Writer, Story Editor, Teleplay, Creator
movieThe Troublemaker
1964 · T. R. Kingston, Screenplay, Original Story
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieMary Woronov: Cult Queen
— · Self