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Buck Henry

Buck Henry

Actor · Born 1930-12-09 · New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Mr. Morton
  2. The Graduate (1967) — Room Clerk
  3. Serendipity (2001) — Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
  4. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — George
  5. The Player (1992) — Buck Henry
  6. To Die For (1995) — Mr. H. Finlaysson
  7. 30 Rock (2006) — Dick Lemon
  8. Grumpy Old Men (1993) — Snyder
  9. Short Cuts (1993) — Gordon Johnson
  10. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) — Oliver Farnsworth
  11. Will & Grace (1998) — Leonard
  12. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  13. Heaven Can Wait (1978) — The Escort
  14. Catch-22 (1970) — Lt. Col. Korn
  15. Defending Your Life (1991) — Dick Stanley
  16. Gloria (1980) — Jack Dawn
  17. The Bridge (1959) — Voice of American Soldier
  18. Eating Raoul (1982) — Mr. Leech
  19. Eek! The Cat (1992) — Cupid (voice)
  20. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994) — Dr. Dreyfus
  21. Hot in Cleveland (2010) — Fred
  22. Breakfast of Champions (1999) — Fred T. Barry
  23. Taking Off (1971) — Larry Tyne
  24. The Last Shot (2004) — Lonnie Bosco
  25. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  26. Franklin & Bash (2011) — Judge Henry Dinsdale
  27. Murphy Brown (1988) — Dr. Victor Rudman
  28. Town & Country (2001) — Suttler
  29. Candy (1968) — Mental Patient (uncredited)
  30. Dilbert (1999) — Dadbert (voice)
  31. The Real Blonde (1998) — Dr. Leuter
  32. The Day of the Dolphin (1973) — Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited)
  33. The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) — Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited)
  34. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) — Self
  35. Falcon Crest (1981) — Foster Glenn
  36. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) — Walter Lang
  37. Harrison Bergeron (1995) — TV Producer
  38. Aria (1987) — Preston
  39. Casting By (2012) — Self
  40. The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968) — Stockade Commandant

Directed

  1. Heaven Can Wait (1978) — Director
  2. I Miss Sonia Henie (1971) — Director
  3. First Family (1980) — Director