Buck Henry
Born: 1930-12-09 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2020-01-08
Known For: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buck Henry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- SEGAL as Self
2015
- Kiss Kiss Fingerbang as Cat Owner
2014
- The Humbling ... (Screenplay)
- Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as Self - Actor
2013
- A Fuller Life as Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self
- Passion for Snow as Narrator
2012
- Casting By as Self
2011
- Franklin & Bash as Judge Henry Dinsdale
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey as Self
- A Bird of the Air as Duncan Weber
2010
- Hot in Cleveland as Fred
- Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood as Self
2009
- American Swing as Self
- It Came from Kuchar as Self
2008
- Get Smart ... (Characters)
2007
- Students of 'The Graduate' as Self
- Students of 'The Graduate' as Himself
2006
- 30 Rock as Dick Lemon
2004
- The Last Shot as Lonnie Bosco
2002
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film as Self (uncredited)
2001
- Serendipity as Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
- Town & Country as Suttler
2000
- Lisa Picard Is Famous as Buck Henry
- The Directors: Milos Forman as Self
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Mr. Morton
- Dilbert as Dadbert (voice)
- Breakfast of Champions as Fred T. Barry
1998
- Will & Grace as Leonard
- The Real Blonde as Dr. Leuter
- Curtain Call as Charles Van Allsburg
- I'm Losing You as Phillip Dagrom
- Playboy: The Story of X as Self - Host
1997
- 1999 as Mr. Goldman
1996
- Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space as The Priest
1995
- To Die For as Mr. H. Finlaysson
- Harrison Bergeron as TV Producer
- Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. as self
1994
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Dr. Dreyfus
1993
- Grumpy Old Men as Snyder
- Short Cuts as Gordon Johnson
1992
- Eek! The Cat as Cupid (voice)
- The Player as Buck Henry
- Mastergate as Clay Fielder
- Keep the Change as Smitty
- The Lounge People as Lewis Louis
- 'The Graduate' at 25 as Self
- The Graduate at 25 as Himself
1991
- Defending Your Life as Dick Stanley
- The Linguini Incident as Cecil
- The Republic Pictures Story as Self
1990
- Tune in Tomorrow... as Father Serafim
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as George
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
- Rude Awakening as Lloyd Stool
1988
- Murphy Brown as Dr. Victor Rudman
1987
- Aria as Preston
1985
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Walter Lang
- The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters
1984
- Protocol ... (Screenplay)
- The New Show
- Steve Martin Live! as Self
1982
- Eating Raoul as Mr. Leech
1981
- Falcon Crest as Foster Glenn
- Strong Medicine
1980
- The Nude Bomb ... (Characters)
- Great Railway Journeys as Self - Presenter
- Gloria as Jack Dawn
- First Family as Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman
1979
- Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- Old Boyfriends as Art Kopple
1978
- Heaven Can Wait as The Escort
1977
- Quark as Dignitary (uncredited)
- The Absent-Minded Waiter as Bernie Cates
1976
- The Man Who Fell to Earth as Oliver Farnsworth
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1973
- The Day of the Dolphin as Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited)
1972
- What's Up, Doc? ... (Screenplay)
1971
- I Miss Sonia Henie as Doctor
- Taking Off as Larry Tyne
- Is There Sex After Death? as Dr. Louise Manos
1970
- Catch-22 as Lt. Col. Korn
- The Owl and the Pussycat as Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited)
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- Candy as Mental Patient (uncredited)
- The Secret War of Harry Frigg as Stockade Commandant
1967
- The Graduate as Room Clerk
- Captain Nice ... (Writer)
- Get Smart: A Man Called Smart ... (Writer)
1966
- ABC Stage 67 ... (Writer)
1965
- Get Smart ... (Writer)
1964
- The Troublemaker as T. R. Kingston
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self