Buck Henry

Buck Henry

Birthday: 1930-12-09

Deathday: 2020-01-08

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Henry Zuckerman, Buck Henry Zuckerman, 巴克·亨利

imdb_id: nm0377750

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buck Henry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Played in movies:

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Score: 8.2

The Graduate

Score: 7.6

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Score: 7.5

Short Cuts

Score: 7.2

The Player

Score: 7.2

Casting By

Score: 7.1

It Came from Kuchar

Score: 7.0

Serendipity

Score: 7.0

Defending Your Life

Score: 6.9

Gloria

Score: 6.9

Taking Off

Score: 6.9

Harrison Bergeron

Score: 6.7

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Score: 6.7

Catch-22

Score: 6.7

Grumpy Old Men

Score: 6.7

The Linguini Incident

Score: 6.6

Heaven Can Wait

Score: 6.6

A Fuller Life

Score: 6.6

To Die For

Score: 6.6

A Bird of the Air

Score: 6.6

Eating Raoul

Score: 6.5

The Absent-Minded Waiter

Score: 6.5

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Score: 6.5

Steve Martin: Homage to Steve

Score: 6.4

Playboy: The Story of X

Score: 6.3

The Owl and the Pussycat

Score: 6.2

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Score: 6.0

'The Graduate' at 25

Score: 6.0

Keep the Change

Score: 6.0

The Best of John Belushi

Score: 6.0

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang

Score: 5.8

The Day of the Dolphin

Score: 5.8

The Last Shot

Score: 5.7

I Miss Sonia Henie

Score: 5.7

Strong Medicine

Score: 5.6

Aria

Score: 5.5

The Real Blonde

Score: 5.5

Tune in Tomorrow...

Score: 5.3

Candy

Score: 5.2

Lisa Picard Is Famous

Score: 5.1

American Swing

Score: 5.1

The Troublemaker

Score: 5.1

Breakfast of Champions

Score: 5.1

Curtain Call

Score: 5.0

Old Boyfriends

Score: 5.0

I'm Losing You

Score: 4.9

Rude Awakening

Score: 4.6

Town & Country

Score: 4.5

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Score: 4.4

1999

Score: 4.0

Is There Sex After Death?

Score: 3.7

First Family

Score: 3.0

Mastergate

Score: 2.0

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

Score: 1.0

The Directors: Milos Forman

Score: 0.0

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Score: 0.0

SEGAL

Score: 0.0

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.

Score: 0.0

The Lounge People

Score: 0.0

Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space

Score: 0.0

Students of 'The Graduate'

Score: 0.0

Passion for Snow

Score: 0.0

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Score: 0.0

The Republic Pictures Story

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Tales from the Crypt

Score: 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Score: 7.6

30 Rock

Score: 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

Hot in Cleveland

Score: 7.4

Franklin & Bash

Score: 7.2

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Score: 7.2

Great Railway Journeys

Score: 7.0

Saturday Night Live

Score: 7.0

Will & Grace

Score: 6.9

Dilbert

Score: 6.8

Eek! The Cat

Score: 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

Score: 6.8

Quark

Score: 6.6

Murphy Brown

Score: 6.4

Falcon Crest

Score: 5.5

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

The New Show

Score: 5.0

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Score: 4.7