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Buck Henry

Buck Henry

Birthday: 1930-12-09 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as    Self

2011
A Bird of the Air

as    Duncan Weber

2009
American Swing

as    Self

2009
It Came from Kuchar

as    Self

2007
2004
The Last Shot

as    Lonnie Bosco

2000
Lisa Picard Is Famous

as    Buck Henry

1999
Breakfast of Champions

as    Fred T. Barry

1998
Curtain Call

as    Charles Van Allsburg

1998
The Real Blonde

as    Dr. Leuter

1998
Playboy: The Story of X

as    Self - Host

1997
1999

as    Mr. Goldman

1993
Grumpy Old Men

as    Snyder

1992
'The Graduate' at 25

as    Self

1992
Keep the Change

as    Smitty

1991
The Linguini Incident

as    Cecil

1991
1989
Rude Awakening

as    Lloyd Stool

1987
Aria

as    Preston

1985
The Best of John Belushi

as    Various Characters

1984
1982
Eating Raoul

as    Mr. Leech