Acting
Buck Henry
EN, DE, SH cinema · 77 credits
Born
9 December 1930
Died
8 January 2020 (aged 89)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Henry Zuckerman · Buck Henry Zuckerman · 巴克·亨利
Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman; December 9, 1930 – January 8, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. His 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. Henry 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.
Known for
Filmography
SEGAL
as Self
Kiss Kiss Fingerbang
as Cat Owner
The Humbling
Screenplay
Passion for Snow
as Narrator
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")
Casting By
as Self
A Bird of the Air
as Duncan Weber
American Swing
as Self
Get Smart
Characters
The Last Shot
as Lonnie Bosco
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited)
Serendipity
as Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
Town & Country
as Suttler, Writer
Lisa Picard Is Famous
as Buck Henry
Breakfast of Champions
as Fred T. Barry
Psycho Path
as Self
Playboy: The Story of X
as Self - Host
The Real Blonde
as Dr. Leuter
Curtain Call
as Charles Van Allsburg
I'm Losing You
as Phillip Dagrom
1999
as Mr. Goldman
Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space
as The Priest
Harrison Bergeron
as TV Producer
To Die For
as Mr. H. Finlaysson, Screenplay
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Dr. Dreyfus
Short Cuts
as Gordon Johnson
Grumpy Old Men
as Snyder
The Player
as Buck Henry
Keep the Change
as Smitty
Mastergate
as Clay Fielder
The Lounge People
as Lewis Louis
The Graduate at 25
as Himself
Defending Your Life
as Dick Stanley
Tune in Tomorrow...
as Father Serafim
Rude Awakening
as Lloyd Stool
Hot to Trot
as Fred's Dad
Aria
as Preston
The Best of John Belushi
as Various Characters
Protocol
Screenplay
Eating Raoul
as Mr. Leech
Gloria
as Jack Dawn
First Family
as Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman, Director, Writer
The Nude Bomb
Characters
Old Boyfriends
as Art Kopple
Heaven Can Wait
as The Escort, Director
The Absent-Minded Waiter
as Bernie Cates
The Man Who Fell to Earth
as Oliver Farnsworth
The Day of the Dolphin
as Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited), Screenplay
What's Up, Doc?
Screenplay
Taking Off
as Larry Tyne
Is There Sex After Death?
1971
Is There Sex After Death?
as Dr. Louise Manos
I Miss Sonia Henie
as Doctor, Director, Writer
Catch-22
as Lt. Col. Korn, Screenplay
The Owl and the Pussycat
as Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited), Screenplay
Candy
as Mental Patient (uncredited), Screenplay
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
as Stockade Commandant
The Graduate
as Room Clerk, Screenplay
The Troublemaker
as T. R. Kingston, Screenplay, Original Story
The Bridge
as Voice of American Soldier