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Buck Henry
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
Died January 8, 2020 (89 years)
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
| 2011 | A Bird of the Air · as Duncan Weber |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland (TV Series) · as Fred |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Dick Lemon |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner · as Mr. DiLaBounta |
| 2004 | The Last Shot · as Lonnie Bosco |
| 2001 | Serendipity · as Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Town & Country · as Suttler |
| 2000 | Lisa Picard Is Famous · as Buck Henry |
| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions · as Fred T. Barry |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Mr. Morton |
| 1999 | Dilbert (TV Series) · as Dadbert (voice) |
| 1998 | It All Came True · as Charles Van Allsburg |
| 1998 | I'm Losing You · as Phillip Dagrom |
| 1998 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Leonard |
| 1998 | The Man Who Counted · as George Postlewait |
| 1997 | The Real Blonde · as Dr. Leuter |
| 1997 | 1999 · as Mr. Goldman |
| 1995 | Harrison Bergeron · as TV producer |
| 1995 | To Die For · as Mr. H. Finlaysson |
| 1993 | Short Cuts · as Gordon Johnson |
| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men · as Snyder |
| 1993 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues · as Dr. Dreyfus |
| 1992 | The Player · as Buck Henry |
| 1992 | Keep the Change · as Smitty |
| 1992 | Eek! the Cat (TV Series) · as Cupid |
| 1991 | The Linguini Incident · as Cecil |
| 1991 | The Lounge People · as Lewis Louis |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life · as Dick Stanley |
| 1990 | Tune in Tomorrow... · as Father Serafim |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1989 | Rude Awakening · as Lloyd Stool |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Aria · as Preston |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Walter Lang |
| 1982 | Eating Raoul · as Mr. Leech |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1980 | First Family · as Father Sandstone |
| 1980 | Gloria · as Jack Dawn |
| 1979 | Old Boyfriends · as Art Kopple |
| 1978 | Heaven Can Wait · as The Escort |
| 1977 | Quark (TV Series) · as Dignitary |
| 1976 | The Man Who Fell to Earth · as Oliver Farnsworth |
| 1975 | The Owl and the Pussycat · as Felix Sherman |
| 1973 | The Day of the Dolphin · as Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Taking Off · as Larry Tyne |
| 1970 | Catch-22 · as Lt. Col. Korn |
| 1970 | The Owl and the Pussycat · as Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Secret War of Harry Frigg · as Stockade Commandant |
| 1968 | Candy · as Mental Patient (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Graduate · as Room Clerk |
| 1959 | The Bridge · as actor |