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