Buck Henry profile
Actor profile

Buck Henry

9th December 1930 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

66 Movies 21 TV Shows 90 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

SEGAL poster
SEGAL 12th October 2025 as Self
A Fuller Life poster
A Fuller Life 28th August 2013 as Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")
Serendipity poster
Serendipity 5th October 2001 as Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
1999 poster
1999 1st September 1997 as Mr. Goldman
Aria poster
Aria 27th May 1987 as Preston
First Family poster
First Family 25th December 1980 as Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman
Gloria poster
Gloria 1st October 1980 as Jack Dawn
Candy poster
Candy 17th December 1968 as Mental Patient (uncredited)
The Bridge poster
The Bridge 21st October 1959 as Voice of American Soldier
30 Rock poster
30 Rock 11th October 2006 as Dick Lemon
Dilbert poster
Dilbert 25th January 1999 as Dadbert (voice)
Quark poster
Quark 7th May 1977 as Dignitary (uncredited)