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Buck Henry

Buck Henry

Known for: Acting

Born 09/12/1930
Died 2020-01-08
Place of birth New York City, New York, USA

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series ★ 8,0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Mr. Morton

1999

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

Saturday Night Live Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

1975

Saturday Night Live Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self (uncredited)

1975

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

30 Rock Series ★ 7,5

30 Rock

Dick Lemon

2006

Falcon Crest Series ★ 5,6

Falcon Crest

Foster Glenn

1981

Will & Grace Series ★ 6,9

Will & Grace

Leonard

1998

The Dick Cavett Show Series ★ 6,8

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

1968

Hot in Cleveland Series ★ 7,2

Hot in Cleveland

Fred

2010

Murphy Brown Series ★ 6,5

Murphy Brown

Dr. Victor Rudman

1988

Tales from the Crypt Series ★ 8,0

Tales from the Crypt

George

1989

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Series ★ 7,2

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Walter Lang

1985

Franklin & Bash Series ★ 7,3

Franklin & Bash

Judge Henry Dinsdale

2011

Dilbert Series ★ 6,8

Dilbert

Dadbert (voice)

1999

Candy Film ★ 5,1

Candy

Mental Patient (uncredited)

1968

The Graduate Film ★ 7,6

The Graduate

Room Clerk

1967

Eek! The Cat Series ★ 6,9

Eek! The Cat

Cupid (voice)

1992

Serendipity Film ★ 7,0

Serendipity

Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)

2001

The Player Film ★ 7,2

The Player

Buck Henry

1992

Catch-22 Film ★ 6,7

Catch-22

Lt. Col. Korn

1970

To Die For Film ★ 6,6

To Die For

Mr. H. Finlaysson

1995

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Series ★ 7,7

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Self

2011

Grumpy Old Men Film ★ 6,7

Grumpy Old Men

Snyder

1993

Great Railway Journeys Series ★ 7,0

Great Railway Journeys

Self - Presenter

1980

Defending Your Life Film ★ 6,9

Defending Your Life

Dick Stanley

1991

The Man Who Fell to Earth Film ★ 6,5

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Oliver Farnsworth

1976

Short Cuts Film ★ 7,2

Short Cuts

Gordon Johnson

1993

American Swing Film ★ 4,9

American Swing

Self

2009

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood Series ★ 5,4

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Self

2010

Quark Series ★ 6,8

Quark

Dignitary (uncredited)

1977

Heaven Can Wait Film ★ 6,7

Heaven Can Wait

The Escort

1978

The Last Shot Film ★ 5,7

The Last Shot

Lonnie Bosco

2004

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Film ★ 4,4

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Dr. Dreyfus

1994

The Owl and the Pussycat Film ★ 6,2

The Owl and the Pussycat

Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited)

1970

The Bridge Film ★ 7,6

The Bridge

Voice of American Soldier

1959

Mastergate Film ★ 6,3

Mastergate

Clay Fielder

1992

I Miss Sonia Henie Film ★ 5,4

I Miss Sonia Henie

Doctor

1971

Town & Country Film ★ 4,5

Town & Country

Suttler

2001

Gloria Film ★ 6,9

Gloria

Jack Dawn

1980

Aria Film ★ 5,3

Aria

Preston

1987

The Real Blonde Film ★ 5,3

The Real Blonde

Dr. Leuter

1998

Playboy: The Story of X Film ★ 6,8

Playboy: The Story of X

Self - Host

1998

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary Film ★ 7,8

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Self

1989

The Day of the Dolphin Film ★ 5,8

The Day of the Dolphin

Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited)

1973

The New Show Series ★ 4,8

The New Show

1984

Taking Off Film ★ 6,9

Taking Off

Larry Tyne

1971

The Secret War of Harry Frigg Film ★ 6,2

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Stockade Commandant

1968

Breakfast of Champions Film ★ 5,0

Breakfast of Champions

Fred T. Barry

1999

Old Boyfriends Film ★ 5,1

Old Boyfriends

Art Kopple

1979

Curtain Call Film ★ 5,1

Curtain Call

Charles Van Allsburg

1998

SEGAL Film

SEGAL

Self

2025

Eating Raoul Film ★ 6,5

Eating Raoul

Mr. Leech

1982

Steve Martin Live! Film ★ 6,9

Steve Martin Live!

Self

1984

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise Film ★ 8,2

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Self

2013

The Directors: Milos Forman Film

The Directors: Milos Forman

Self

2000

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Film ★ 6,5

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Self - Actor

2014

Tune in Tomorrow... Film ★ 5,5

Tune in Tomorrow...

Father Serafim

1990

1999 Film ★ 4,3

1999

Mr. Goldman

1997

A Fuller Life Film ★ 6,6

A Fuller Life

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

2013

Strong Medicine Film ★ 6,3

Strong Medicine

1981

Casting By Film ★ 6,9

Casting By

Self

2012

Film ★ 8,0

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Self (uncredited)

2002

Cinemaville Film

Cinemaville

Self

2007

Harrison Bergeron Film ★ 6,8

Harrison Bergeron

TV Producer

1995

The Best of John Belushi Film ★ 7,5

The Best of John Belushi

Various Characters

1985

First Family Film ★ 3,7

First Family

Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman

1980

I'm Losing You Film ★ 4,9

I'm Losing You

Phillip Dagrom

1998

The Linguini Incident Film ★ 6,6

The Linguini Incident

Cecil

1991

A Bird of the Air Film ★ 6,6

A Bird of the Air

Duncan Weber

2011

Rude Awakening Film ★ 4,7

Rude Awakening

Lloyd Stool

1989

The Absent-Minded Waiter Film ★ 6,6

The Absent-Minded Waiter

Bernie Cates

1977

Passion for Snow Film

Passion for Snow

Narrator

2013

Lisa Picard Is Famous Film ★ 4,6

Lisa Picard Is Famous

Buck Henry

2000

The Republic Pictures Story Film

The Republic Pictures Story

Self

1991

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang Film ★ 5,8

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang

Cat Owner

2015

Psycho Path Film ★ 7,2

Psycho Path

Self

1999

The Lounge People Film ★ 7,0

The Lounge People

Lewis Louis

1992

Film ★ 3,8

Is There Sex After Death?

Dr. Louise Manos

1971

Keep the Change Film ★ 7,0

Keep the Change

Smitty

1992

Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space Film ★ 7,0

Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space

The Priest

1996

Students of 'The Graduate' Film

Students of 'The Graduate'

Himself

2007

It Came from Kuchar Film ★ 7,2

It Came from Kuchar

Self

2009

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration Film ★ 1,0

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

Self

1979

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. Film ★ 7,0

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.

self

1995

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen Film

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Self

'The Graduate' at 25 Film ★ 6,0

'The Graduate' at 25

Self

1992

Students of 'The Graduate' Film

Students of 'The Graduate'

Self

2007

The Troublemaker Film ★ 5,7

The Troublemaker

T. R. Kingston

1964

The Graduate at 25 Film

The Graduate at 25

Himself

1992