Biography
Buck Henry
Acting
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-cr…
Career works
89
Movies
69
Series
20
Career average
6.3/10
Birth date
12/09/1930
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Date of death
01/08/2020
Filmography highlights
Movies
SEGAL
2025
Kiss Kiss Fingerbang
2015 · 5.8
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · 6.5
A Fuller Life
2013 · 6.6
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 · 8.2
Passion for Snow
2013
Casting By
2012 · 6.9
A Bird of the Air
2011 · 6.6
American Swing
2009 · 4.9
It Came from Kuchar
2009 · 7.2
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007
Cinemaville
2007
The Last Shot
2004 · 5.7
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002 · 8.0
Series
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 · 7.7
Franklin & Bash
2011 · 7.3
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010 · 5.4
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · 7.2
30 Rock
2006 · 7.5
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0
Dilbert
1999 · 6.8
Will & Grace
1998 · 6.9
Eek! The Cat
1992 · 6.9
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · 8.0
Murphy Brown
1988 · 6.5
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · 7.2
The New Show
1984 · 4.8
Falcon Crest
1981 · 5.6
Great Railway Journeys
1980 · 7.0