Person Details

Birthday: 1930-12-09 00:08:24

Death: 2020-01-08 00:08:24

Aliases: Henry Zuckerman , Buck Henry Zuckerman

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 41

TV Involvements: 15


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Average
8
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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7
Eek! The Cat
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7

Eek! The Cat

(1992) Cupid (voice)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
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6
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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8
The Man Who Fell to Earth
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6

The Man Who Fell to Earth

(1976) Oliver Farnsworth
Gloria
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7

Gloria

(1980) Jack Dawn
Great Railway Journeys
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6

Great Railway Journeys

(1980) Himself - Presenter

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2015 Cat Owner
2014 Self - Actor
2013 Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")
Self
Narrator
2012 Self
2011 Duncan Weber
Self
Judge Henry Dinsdale
2010 Self
Fred
2009 Self
Self
2007 Self
2006 Dick Lemon
2004 Lonnie Bosco
2001 Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
Suttler
2000 Buck Henry
1999 Mr. Morton
Fred T. Barry
Dadbert (voice)
1998 Charles Van Allsburg
Leonard
Dr. Leuter
Self - Host
1997 Mr. Goldman
1996 The Priest
1995 Mr. H. Finlaysson
TV Producer
self
1994 Dr. Dreyfus
1993 Snyder
Gordon Johnson
1992 Clay Fielder
Cupid (voice)
Smitty
Buck Henry
Self
Lewis Louis
1991 Cecil
Dick Stanley
Self
1990 Father Serafim
1989 Self
Lloyd Stool
George
1988 Dr. Victor Rudman
1987 Preston
1985 Walter Lang
Various characters
1984 Himself
N/A
1982 Mr. Leech
1981 N/A
N/A
1980 Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman
Self - Presenter
Jack Dawn
1979 N/A
Art Kopple
1978 The Escort
1977 Bernie Cates
Dignitary (uncredited)
1976 Oliver Farnsworth
1975 Self - Host
Mr. Dantley
1973 Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited)
1971 Dr. Louise Manos
Larry Tyne
Doctor
1970 Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited)
Lt. Col. Korn
1968 Mental Patient (uncredited)
Self - Guest
Stockade Commandant
1967 Room Clerk
1964 T. R. Kingston
1962 Self
Self
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1980 Director
1978 Director
1971 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
1977 Creator
1967 Creator
1965 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1967 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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