Buck Henry
Buck Henry (geboren als Henry Zuckerman; 9. Dezember 1930 – 8. Januar 2020) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Drehbuchautor und Regisseur. Zu seinen filmischen Beiträgen zählen seine Co-Regie bei „Der Himmel soll warten“ (1978) an der Seite von Warren Beatty sowie seine Mitarbeit am Drehbuch zu Mike Nichols’ „Die Reifeprüfung“ (1967) und Peter Bogdanovichs „Is’ was, Doc?“ (1972). Seine lange Karriere begann im Fernsehen mit Auftritten in der „New Steve Allen Show“ (1961) mit Steve Allen. Anschließend entwickelte er gemeinsam mit Mel Brooks die Serie „Get Smart“ (1965–1970) und moderierte von 1976 bis 1980 zehnmal „Saturday Night Live“. Später hatte er Gastauftritte in beliebten Serien wie „Murphy Brown“, „Hot in Cleveland“, „Will & Grace“ und „30 Rock“.
Er wurde zweimal für einen Oscar nominiert, für das beste adaptierte Drehbuch für „Die Reifeprüfung“ (1967) und für die beste Regie für „Der Himmel soll warten“ (1978) zusammen mit Warren Beatty.
Fotos
Filme (77)
SEGAL
2025 · Self
Kiss Kiss Fingerbang
2015 · Cat Owner
Der letzte Akt
2014 · Screenplay
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Self - Actor
A Fuller Life
2013 · Self - Reader (segment "The Pursuit of Happiness")
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 · Self
Passion for Snow
2013 · Narrator
Casting By
2012 · Self
A Bird of the Air
2011 · Duncan Weber
American Swing
2009 · Self
It Came from Kuchar
2009 · Self
El Super Agente 86
2008 · Characters
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007 · Himself
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007 · Self
Cinemaville
2007 · Self
The Last Shot - Die letzte Klappe
2004 · Lonnie Bosco
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002 · Self (uncredited)
Weil es Dich gibt
2001 · Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
Stadt, Land, Kuss
2001 · Suttler, Writer
The Directors: Milos Forman
2000 · Self
Lisa Picard Is Famous
2000 · Buck Henry
Psycho Path
1999 · Self
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Fred T. Barry
Curtain Call
1998 · Charles Van Allsburg
I'm Losing You
1998 · Phillip Dagrom
The Real Blonde
1998 · Dr. Leuter
Playboy: The Story of X
1998 · Self - Host
1999
1997 · Mr. Goldman
Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space
1996 · The Priest
To Die For
1995 · Mr. H. Finlaysson, Screenplay
Harrison Bergeron
1995 · TV Producer
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
1995 · self
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994 · Dr. Dreyfus
Grumpy Old Men
1993 · Snyder
Short Cuts
1993 · Gordon Johnson
Mastergate
1992 · Clay Fielder
Keep the Change
1992 · Smitty
The Player
1992 · Buck Henry
'The Graduate' at 25
1992 · Self
The Lounge People
1992 · Lewis Louis
The Graduate at 25
1992 · Himself
The Linguini Incident
1991 · Cecil
Defending Your Life
1991 · Dick Stanley
The Republic Pictures Story
1991 · Self
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990 · Father Serafim
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · Self
Rude Awakening
1989 · Lloyd Stool
Hot to Trot
1988 · Fred's Dad
Aria
1987 · Preston
The Best of John Belushi
1985 · Various Characters
Protocol
1984 · Screenplay
Steve Martin Live!
1984 · Self
Eating Raoul
1982 · Mr. Leech
Strong Medicine
1981
First Family
1980 · Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman, Director, Writer
Gloria
1980 · Jack Dawn
The Nude Bomb
1980 · Characters
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979 · Self
Old Boyfriends
1979 · Art Kopple
Heaven Can Wait
1978 · The Escort, Director
The Absent-Minded Waiter
1977 · Bernie Cates
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976 · Oliver Farnsworth
The Day of the Dolphin
1973 · Man Standing Outside Women's Club (uncredited), Screenplay
What's Up, Doc?
1972 · Screenplay
Is There Sex After Death?
1971 · Dr. Louise Manos
Taking Off
1971 · Larry Tyne
I Miss Sonia Henie
1971 · Doctor, Writer, Director
The Owl and the Pussycat
1970 · Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore (uncredited), Screenplay
Catch-22
1970 · Lt. Col. Korn, Screenplay
Candy
1968 · Mental Patient (uncredited), Screenplay
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968 · Stockade Commandant
The Graduate
1967 · Room Clerk, Screenplay
Get Smart: A Man Called Smart
1967 · Writer
The Troublemaker
1964 · T. R. Kingston, Screenplay, Original Story
The Bridge
1959 · Voice of American Soldier
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
· Self
Untitled Get Smart Reboot
· Characters
Serien (23)
The Story of Film - Die Geschichte des Kinos
2011 · Self
Franklin y Bash
2011 · Judge Henry Dinsdale
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010 · Self
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Fred
30 Rock
2006 · Dick Lemon
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Mr. Morton
Dilbert
1999 · Dadbert (voice)
Will & Grace
1998 · Leonard
Eek! The Cat
1992 · Cupid (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · George
Murphy Brown
1988 · Dr. Victor Rudman
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Walter Lang, Writer
The New Show
1984
Falcon Crest
1981 · Foster Glenn
Great Railway Journeys
1980 · Self - Presenter
Quark
1977 · Dignitary (uncredited), Writer, Creator
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Captain Nice
1967 · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
ABC Stage 67
1966 · Writer
Get Smart
1965 · Writer, Story Editor, Teleplay, Creator
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self