Buck Henry

Known for ActingBorn 1930-12-09Died 2020-01-08New York City, New York, USA

Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman; December 9, 1930 – January 8, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. His 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. Henry 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Tales from the Crypt

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Get Smart

30 Rock

Franklin & Bash

The Best of John Belushi

Hot in Cleveland

The Graduate

It Came from Kuchar

Psycho Path

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Bridge

Short Cuts

The Player

What's Up, Doc?

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Casting By

Serendipity

Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.

Keep the Change

The Lounge People

Will & Grace

Eek! The Cat

Defending Your Life

Dilbert

Great Railway Journeys

Playboy: The Story of X

A Bird of the Air

Steve Martin Live!

A Fuller Life

Harrison Bergeron

Gloria

Taking Off

Grumpy Old Men

Saturday Night Live

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Quark

To Die For

The Linguini Incident

The Dick Cavett Show

The Absent-Minded Waiter

ABC Stage 67

Heaven Can Wait