Buck Henry

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-12-09 (90 years old)

Deathday

2020-01-08

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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 i...

Acting

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

1993

1998

1989

Rude Awakening

as Lloyd Stool

1978

Heaven Can Wait

as The Escort

1994

1982

Eating Raoul

as Mr. Leech

1998

The Real Blonde

as Dr. Leuter

2001

Serendipity

as Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)

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

1964

The Troublemaker

as T. R. Kingston

1971

Is There Sex After Death?

as Dr. Louise Manos

1968

Candy

as Mental Patient (uncredited)

1971

1985

The Best of John Belushi

as Various Characters

1973

The Day of the Dolphin

as Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited)

1991

Defending Your Life

as Dick Stanley

1995

Harrison Bergeron

as TV Producer

2015

2009

1992

2004

The Last Shot

as Lonnie Bosco

1979

Old Boyfriends

as Art Kopple

2013

Passion for Snow

as Narrator

1992

Mastergate

as Clay Fielder

1995

To Die For

as Mr. H. Finlaysson

2001

Town & Country

as Suttler

1992

The Lounge People

as Lewis Louis

2013

A Fuller Life

as Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")

1999

Breakfast of Champions

as Fred T. Barry

2000

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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

1998

I'm Losing You

as Phillip Dagrom

Production

1995

To Die For

as Screenplay

1970

Catch-22

as Screenplay

1972

What's Up, Doc?

as Screenplay

2001

1978

Heaven Can Wait

as Director

1967

The Graduate

as Screenplay

1968

Candy

as Screenplay

1980

First Family

as Writer

1980

First Family

as Director

2014

The Humbling

as Screenplay

1971

1971

1964

The Troublemaker

as Screenplay

1964

The Troublemaker

as Original Story

1980

The Nude Bomb

as Characters

1970

1973

2008

Get Smart

as Characters

1984

Protocol

as Screenplay

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