Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 09, 1930
Died
Jan 08, 2020
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
100 titles
Buck Henry
Biography
Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman; December 9, 1930 – January 8, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. His 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. Henry 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.
Known For
Filmography
SEGAL
Self
Kiss Kiss Fingerbang
Cat Owner
The Humbling
Screenplay
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Actor
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
Passion for Snow
Narrator
Casting By
Self
A Bird of the Air
Duncan Weber
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
Franklin & Bash
Judge Henry Dinsdale
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
Hot in Cleveland
Fred
American Swing
Self
It Came from Kuchar
Self
Get Smart
Characters
Students of 'The Graduate'
Himself
Students of 'The Graduate'
Self
Cinemaville
Self
30 Rock
Dick Lemon
The Last Shot
Lonnie Bosco
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (uncredited)
Serendipity
Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
Town & Country
Suttler
The Directors: Milos Forman
Self
Lisa Picard Is Famous
Buck Henry
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mr. Morton
Psycho Path
Self
Breakfast of Champions
Fred T. Barry
Dilbert
Dadbert (voice)
Curtain Call
Charles Van Allsburg
Will & Grace
Leonard
I'm Losing You
Phillip Dagrom
The Real Blonde
Dr. Leuter
Playboy: The Story of X
Self - Host
1999
Mr. Goldman
Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space
The Priest
To Die For
Mr. H. Finlaysson
Harrison Bergeron
TV Producer
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
self
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Dr. Dreyfus
Grumpy Old Men
Snyder
Short Cuts
Gordon Johnson
Mastergate
Clay Fielder
Eek! The Cat
Cupid (voice)
Keep the Change
Smitty
The Player
Buck Henry
'The Graduate' at 25
Self
The Lounge People
Lewis Louis
The Graduate at 25
Himself