Acting credits
87
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Buck Henry
Acting
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Movies: 73Series: 23Crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 7795
IMDb ID: nm0377750
Known for: Acting
Born: December 9, 1930
Died: January 8, 2020
Age: 89
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2025
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q999332
Also known as
Henry Zuckerman • Buck Henry Zuckerman • 巴克·亨利
Other jobs
Screenplay (10)Writer (7)Director (3)Characters (2)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Buck Henry.
as Self
SEGAL
2025 • Movie
as Cat Owner
Kiss Kiss Fingerbang
2015 • Movie
Screenplay
The Humbling
2014 • Movie
as Self - Actor
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 • Movie
as Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")
A Fuller Life
2013 • Movie
as Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 • Movie
as Narrator
Passion for Snow
2013 • Movie
as Self
Casting By
2012 • Movie
as Duncan Weber
A Bird of the Air
2011 • Movie
as Self
American Swing
2009 • Movie
as Self
It Came from Kuchar
2009 • Movie
Characters
Get Smart
2008 • Movie
as Himself
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007 • Movie
as Self
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007 • Movie
as Self
Cinemaville
2007 • Movie
as Lonnie Bosco
The Last Shot
2004 • Movie
as Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
Serendipity
2001 • Movie
as Suttler
Town & Country
2001 • Movie
as Self
The Directors: Milos Forman
2000 • Movie
as Buck Henry
Lisa Picard Is Famous
2000 • Movie
as Self
Psycho Path
1999 • Movie
as Fred T. Barry
Breakfast of Champions
1999 • Movie
as Charles Van Allsburg
Curtain Call
1998 • Movie
as Phillip Dagrom
I'm Losing You
1998 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Buck Henry.
as Self • 1 eps
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 • Series
as Judge Henry Dinsdale • 2 eps
Franklin & Bash
2011 • Series
as Self • 7 eps
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010 • Series
as Fred • 3 eps
Hot in Cleveland
2010 • Series
as Dick Lemon • 2 eps
30 Rock
2006 • Series
as Mr. Morton • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Dadbert (voice) • 1 eps
Dilbert
1999 • Series
as Leonard • 1 eps
Will & Grace
1998 • Series
as Cupid (voice) • 1 eps
Eek! The Cat
1992 • Series
as George • 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
1989 • Series
as Dr. Victor Rudman • 1 eps
Murphy Brown
1988 • Series
as Walter Lang • 1 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 • Series
10 eps
The New Show
1984 • Series
as Foster Glenn • 3 eps
Falcon Crest
1981 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
Great Railway Journeys
1980 • Series
as Dignitary (uncredited) • 1 eps
Quark
1977 • Series
as Self - Host • 10 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Captain Nice
1967 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
ABC Stage 67
1966 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Get Smart
1965 • Series
as Self • 32 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series