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Birthday: Dec 09, 1930
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Buck Henry

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