Buck Henry
Acting
Born 1930-12-09
Died 2020-01-08
New York City, New York, USA
98 credits
Primetime Emmy Awards 1
Writers Guild of America 1
Emmy Award 1
Awards
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards
Academy Awards 2 nominated
- 1979 Best Director Nominated Heaven Can Wait
- 1968 Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Nominated The Graduate
Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won
- 1967 Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Won Get Smart
Writers Guild of America 1 won
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Emmy Award 1 won
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
53 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
The Mike Douglas Show
30 Rock
Falcon Crest
Will & Grace
The Dick Cavett Show
Murphy Brown
Hot in Cleveland
Tales from the Crypt
Franklin & Bash
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dilbert
Eek! The Cat
The Graduate
Get Smart
Candy
Serendipity
The Player
Grumpy Old Men
Catch-22
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
To Die For
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Quark
Defending Your Life
Heaven Can Wait
Great Railway Journeys
Short Cuts
American Swing
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Town & Country
The Last Shot
The Bridge
Gloria
Mastergate
The Nude Bomb
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
I Miss Sonia Henie
The Owl and the Pussycat
The Real Blonde
Aria
Breakfast of Champions
Eating Raoul
The Day of the Dolphin
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Taking Off
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Curtain Call
Tune in Tomorrow...
Playboy: The Story of X
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Writing
16 credits
Get Smart
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Graduate
Candy
ABC Stage 67
Catch-22
Captain Nice
To Die For
What's Up, Doc?
Quark
The Humbling
Town & Country
I Miss Sonia Henie
The Owl and the Pussycat
Protocol
The Day of the Dolphin
Directing
2 credits
Other credits
2 credits
Producing
1 credit
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