Actor
Buck Henry
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 ...

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