Buck Henry
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Graduate (1967)
as Room Clerk
Serendipity (2001)
as Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
as Oliver Farnsworth
The Player (1992)
as Buck Henry
Candy (1968)
as Mental Patient (uncredited)
To Die For (1995)
as Mr. H. Finlaysson
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
as Snyder
Short Cuts (1993)
as Gordon Johnson
Catch-22 (1970)
as Lt. Col. Korn
American Swing (2009)
as Self
Defending Your Life (1991)
as Dick Stanley
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
as The Escort
Breakfast of Champions (1999)
as Fred T. Barry
The Bridge (1959)
as Voice of American Soldier
The Last Shot (2004)
as Lonnie Bosco
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
as Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited)
The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
as Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited)
Gloria (1980)
as Jack Dawn
Aria (1987)
as Preston
Eating Raoul (1982)
as Mr. Leech
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
as Self - Actor
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
as Dr. Dreyfus
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
as Self
Taking Off (1971)
as Larry Tyne
The Real Blonde (1998)
as Dr. Leuter
Town & Country (2001)
as Suttler
I Miss Sonia Henie (1971)
as Doctor
Hot to Trot (1988)
as Fred's Dad
Old Boyfriends (1979)
as Art Kopple
The Linguini Incident (1991)
as Cecil
Playboy: The Story of X (1998)
as Self - Host
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
as Stockade Commandant
Casting By (2012)
as Self
Mastergate (1992)
as Clay Fielder
Harrison Bergeron (1995)
as TV Producer
Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000)
as Buck Henry
1999 (1997)
as Mr. Goldman
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
as Self
A Fuller Life (2013)
as Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")
I'm Losing You (1998)
as Phillip Dagrom
Curtain Call (1998)
as Charles Van Allsburg
Rude Awakening (1989)
as Lloyd Stool
Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)
as Father Serafim
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
It Came from Kuchar (2009)
as Self
Psycho Path (1999)
as Self
The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)
as Bernie Cates
A Bird of the Air (2011)
as Duncan Weber
Cinemaville (2007)
as Self
First Family (1980)
as Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman
The Republic Pictures Story (1991)
as Self
Kiss Kiss Fingerbang (2015)
as Cat Owner
Steve Martin Live! (1984)
as Self
The Best of John Belushi (1985)
as Various Characters
The Directors: Milos Forman (2000)
as Self
SEGAL (2025)
as Self
Strong Medicine (1981)
Actor
Keep the Change (1992)
as Smitty
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen (—)
as Self
Students of 'The Graduate' (2007)
as Himself
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1979)
as Self
The Graduate at 25 (1992)
as Himself
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. (1995)
as self
The Lounge People (1992)
as Lewis Louis
Students of 'The Graduate' (2007)
as Self
Is There Sex After Death? (1971)
as Dr. Louise Manos
The Troublemaker (1964)
as T. R. Kingston
Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1996)
as The Priest
'The Graduate' at 25 (1992)
as Self
Passion for Snow (2013)
as Narrator