Buck Henry

Buck Henry

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Buck Henry

  • Birthday:

    1930-12-09

  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Acting

  • Popularity: 0.4823
  • Also Known As

    Henry Zuckerman

    Buck Henry Zuckerman

    巴克·亨利

Buck Henry

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.

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Top Movie Cast

The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earthtrue- Oliver Farnsworth

1976-03-18

6.5
Short Cuts
Short Cutstrue- Gordon Johnson

1993-10-01

7.2
Catch-22
Catch-22true- Lt. Col. Korn

1970-06-24

6.7
The Player
The Playertrue- Buck Henry

1992-05-08

7.2
Gloria
Gloriatrue- Jack Dawn

1980-10-01

6.9
The Absent-Minded Waiter
The Absent-Minded Waitertrue- Bernie Cates

1977-07-13

6.5
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Mentrue- Snyder

1993-12-25

6.7
Playboy: The Story of X
Playboy: The Story of Xtrue- Self - Host

1998-01-01

6.3
Rude Awakening
Rude Awakeningtrue- Lloyd Stool

1989-08-16

4.5
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Waittrue- The Escort

1978-06-28

6.6
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Bluestrue- Dr. Dreyfus

1994-05-13

4.4
Eating Raoul
Eating Raoultrue- Mr. Leech

1982-03-24

6.4
The Real Blonde
The Real Blondetrue- Dr. Leuter

1998-02-27

5.4
Serendipity
Serendipitytrue- Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)

2001-10-05

7.0
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicinetrue

1981-11-25

5.6
The Graduate
The Graduatetrue- Room Clerk

1967-12-21

7.6
Casting By
Casting Bytrue- Self

2012-11-01

6.9
Aria
Ariatrue- Preston

1987-05-27

5.3
A Bird of the Air
A Bird of the Airtrue- Duncan Weber

2011-09-23

6.6
Taking Off
Taking Offtrue- Larry Tyne

1971-03-28

6.9
First Family
First Familytrue- Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman

1980-12-25

3.0
1999
1999true- Mr. Goldman

1997-09-01

3.6
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
Steve Martin: Homage to Stevetrue- Self

1984-09-06

6.4
The Troublemaker
The Troublemakertrue- T. R. Kingston

1964-06-22

5.1
The Republic Pictures Story
The Republic Pictures Storytrue- Self

1991-03-15

0.0
Candy
Candytrue- Mental Patient (uncredited)

1968-12-17

5.1
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebrationtrue- Self

1979-05-07

1.0
I Miss Sonia Henie
I Miss Sonia Henietrue- Doctor

1971-01-20

5.4
The Best of John Belushi
The Best of John Belushitrue- Various Characters

1985-08-03

6.0
The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphintrue- Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited)

1973-12-19

5.8
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Mary Woronov: Cult Queentrue

Release Date

0.0
The Linguini Incident
The Linguini Incidenttrue- Cecil

1991-05-01

6.6
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noisetrue- Self

2013-05-20

8.2
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Lifetrue- Dick Stanley

1991-03-22

6.9
Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergerontrue- TV Producer

1995-08-13

6.7
Kiss Kiss Fingerbang
Kiss Kiss Fingerbangtrue- Cat Owner

2015-03-13

5.8
American Swing
American Swingtrue- Self

2009-10-17

4.9
Keep the Change
Keep the Changetrue- Smitty

1992-06-09

6.0
The Last Shot
The Last Shottrue- Lonnie Bosco

2004-09-24

5.6
Old Boyfriends
Old Boyfriendstrue- Art Kopple

1979-03-22

4.8
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversarytrue- Self

1989-09-24

7.5
Passion for Snow
Passion for Snowtrue- Narrator

2013-02-09

0.0
Mastergate
Mastergatetrue- Clay Fielder

1992-11-01

2.0
'The Graduate' at 25
'The Graduate' at 25true- Self

1992-01-01

6.0
Students of 'The Graduate'
Students of 'The Graduate'true- Self

2007-01-01

0.0
To Die For
To Die Fortrue- Mr. H. Finlaysson

1995-09-22

6.6
It Came from Kuchar
It Came from Kuchartrue- Self

2009-09-22

7.0
Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space
Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Spacetrue- The Priest

1996-01-01

0.0
Town & Country
Town & Countrytrue- Suttler

2001-04-27

4.4
The Lounge People
The Lounge Peopletrue- Lewis Louis

1992-01-01

0.0
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Wellestrue- Self - Actor

2014-12-12

6.5
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.true- self

1995-03-01

0.0
A Fuller Life
A Fuller Lifetrue- Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")

2013-08-28

6.6
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Championstrue- Fred T. Barry

1999-02-18

5.1
Lisa Picard Is Famous
Lisa Picard Is Famoustrue- Buck Henry

2000-05-14

4.7
SEGAL
SEGALtrue- Self

2025-10-12

0.0
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
The Secret War of Harry Friggtrue- Stockade Commandant

1968-02-29

6.0
Curtain Call
Curtain Calltrue- Charles Van Allsburg

1998-12-05

4.9
The Owl and the Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussycattrue- Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited)

1970-11-03

6.2
Tune in Tomorrow...
Tune in Tomorrow...true- Father Serafim

1990-10-26

5.2
The Directors: Milos Forman
The Directors: Milos Formantrue- Self

2000-08-01

0.0
I'm Losing You
I'm Losing Youtrue- Phillip Dagrom

1998-09-16

4.7

Top Movie Crew

To Die For
To Die Fortrue

Writing

1995-09-22

6.6
Catch-22
Catch-22true

Writing

1970-06-24

6.7
What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc?true

Writing

1972-03-09

7.4
Town & Country
Town & Countrytrue

Writing

2001-04-27

4.4
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Waittrue

Directing

1978-06-28

6.6
The Graduate
The Graduatetrue

Writing

1967-12-21

7.6
Candy
Candytrue

Writing

1968-12-17

5.1
First Family
First Familytrue

Directing

1980-12-25

3.0
First Family
First Familytrue

Writing

1980-12-25

3.0
The Humbling
The Humblingtrue

Writing

2014-12-31

5.1
I Miss Sonia Henie
I Miss Sonia Henietrue

Writing

1971-01-20

5.4
I Miss Sonia Henie
I Miss Sonia Henietrue

Directing

1971-01-20

5.4
The Troublemaker
The Troublemakertrue

Writing

1964-06-22

5.1
The Troublemaker
The Troublemakertrue

Writing

1964-06-22

5.1
The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bombtrue

Writing

1980-05-09

5.3
The Owl and the Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussycattrue

Writing

1970-11-03

6.2
The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphintrue

Writing

1973-12-19

5.8
Get Smart: A Man Called Smart
Get Smart: A Man Called Smarttrue

Writing

1967-04-08

0.0
Get Smart
Get Smarttrue

Writing

2008-06-19

6.2
Protocol
Protocoltrue

Writing

1984-12-21

5.5

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