
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.
86 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 86

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

Saturday Night Live
1975

Falcon Crest
1981

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

30 Rock
2006

Will & Grace
1998

Hot in Cleveland
2010

Tales from the Crypt
1989

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985

Murphy Brown
1988

Franklin & Bash
2011

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

Eek! The Cat
1992

Dilbert
1999

American Swing
2009

The Graduate
1967

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011

Serendipity
2001

Candy
1968

The Player
1992

Quark
1977

Catch-22
1970

To Die For
1995

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010

Short Cuts
1993

Defending Your Life
1991

Playboy: The Story of X
1998

Great Railway Journeys
1980

Grumpy Old Men
1993

The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976

Gloria
1980

Heaven Can Wait
1978

Aria
1987

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989

The Last Shot
2004

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014

The New Show
1984

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994

Eating Raoul
1982
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002

Town & Country
2001

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968

Casting By
2012

The Real Blonde
1998

Breakfast of Champions
1999

I Miss Sonia Henie
1971

Harrison Bergeron
1995

Taking Off
1971

Rude Awakening
1989

SEGAL
2025

The Day of the Dolphin
1973

The Linguini Incident
1991

Curtain Call
1998

First Family
1980

A Bird of the Air
2011

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979

The Owl and the Pussycat
1970

A Fuller Life
2013

Mastergate
1992

Tune in Tomorrow...
1990

I'm Losing You
1998

The Absent-Minded Waiter
1977

Lisa Picard Is Famous
2000

Keep the Change
1992

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013

Strong Medicine
1981

The Directors: Milos Forman
2000

1999
1997

The Best of John Belushi
1985

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
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Is There Sex After Death?
1971

Steve Martin Live!
1984

Old Boyfriends
1979

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
1995

It Came from Kuchar
2009

The Troublemaker
1964

The Republic Pictures Story
1991

Students of 'The Graduate'
2007

Passion for Snow
2013

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang
2015

The Lounge People
1992

Students of 'The Graduate'
2007

The Graduate at 25
1992

Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space
1996

'The Graduate' at 25
1992