Buck Henry

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1930-12-09

Deathday 2020-01-08 (89 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Henry Zuckerman, Buck Henry Zuckerman, 巴克·亨利

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 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.

Known For

Actor

Segal

as Self

2015
2013
A Fuller Life

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

2013
Passion for Snow

as Narrator

2012
Casting By

as Self

2011
A Bird of the Air

as Duncan Weber

2011
Franklin & Bash

as Judge Henry Dinsdale

2010
2009
2006
30 Rock

as Dick Lemon

2004
The Last Shot

as Lonnie Bosco

2001
Serendipity

as Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)

2001
Town & Country

as Suttler

2000
Lisa Picard Is Famous

as Buck Henry

1999
Breakfast of Champions

as Fred T. Barry

1999
Dilbert

as Dadbert (voice)

1998
Curtain Call

as Charles Van Allsburg

1998
The Real Blonde

as Dr. Leuter

1998
1998
Will & Grace

as Leonard

1997
1999

as Mr. Goldman

1995
To Die For

as Mr. H. Finlaysson

1995
Harrison Bergeron

as TV Producer

1995
1994
1993
Grumpy Old Men

as Snyder

1993
Short Cuts

as Gordon Johnson

1992
Mastergate

as Clay Fielder

1992
Keep the Change

as Smitty

1992
The Player

as Buck Henry

1992
The Lounge People

as Lewis Louis

1992
Eek! The Cat

as Cupid (voice)

1991
Defending Your Life

as Dick Stanley

1990
Tune in Tomorrow...

as Father Serafim

1989
Rude Awakening

as Lloyd Stool

1989
1988
Murphy Brown

as Dr. Victor Rudman

1987
Aria

as Preston

1985
The Best of John Belushi

as Various characters

1982
Eating Raoul

as Mr. Leech

1981
Falcon Crest

as Foster Glenn

1980
First Family

as Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman

1980
Gloria

as Jack Dawn

1980
Great Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

1979
Old Boyfriends

as Art Kopple

1978
Heaven Can Wait

as The Escort

1977
The Absent-Minded Waiter

as Bernie Cates

1977
Quark

as Dignitary (uncredited)

1976
The Man Who Fell to Earth

as Oliver Farnsworth

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Mr. Dantley

1973
The Day of the Dolphin

as Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited)

1971
Is There Sex After Death?

as Dr. Louise Manos

1971
Taking Off

as Larry Tyne

1971
1970
The Owl and the Pussycat

as Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited)

1970
Catch-22

as Lt. Col. Korn

1968
Candy

as Mental Patient (uncredited)

1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg

as Stockade Commandant

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
The Graduate

as Room Clerk

1964
The Troublemaker

as T. R. Kingston

Writer

2014
The Humbling

as Screenplay

2008
Get Smart

as Characters

2001
Town & Country

as Writer

1995
To Die For

as Screenplay

1984
Protocol

as Screenplay

1980
First Family

as Writer

1980
The Nude Bomb

as Characters

1977
Quark

as Writer

1973
1972
What's Up, Doc?

as Screenplay

1971
1970
Catch-22

as Screenplay

1970
1968
Candy

as Screenplay

1967
The Graduate

as Screenplay

1967
Captain Nice

as Writer

1966
ABC Stage 67

as Writer

1965
Get Smart

as Writer

1965
Get Smart

as Story Editor

1964
The Troublemaker

as Screenplay

1964
The Troublemaker

as Original Story

Director

1980
First Family

as Director

1978
Heaven Can Wait

as Director

1971
I Miss Sonia Henie

as Director

Creator

1977
Quark

as Creator

1967
Captain Nice

as Creator

1965
Get Smart

as Creator

Producer

1967
Captain Nice

as Executive Producer