Buck Henry

Also Credited As:

Buck Henry Zuckerman
Photo of Buck Henry

Biography

Henry first found screen success on "The New Steve Allen Show" (ABC, 1961) and "That Was the Week That Was" (NBC, 1964-65) before joining forces with Mel Brooks to create "Get Smart" (NBC/CBS 1965-1970), the popular and Emmy Award-winning screwball sitcom that lived a long fruitful life in syndication for generations. During the spy comedy's run, Henry wrote the script for Mike Nichols' iconic film, "The Graduate" (1967), which earned him his …
Read More »

Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Consultants & Advisors, Other

Born

December 9, 1930

LATEST CREDITS

Great Railway Journeys III

Actor

Beauty Rest

Actor

Is There Sex After Death

Dr Manos

The Lounge People

Louis

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Thru Lost L.A.

Himself

Indecision '92: The Democratic National Convention

Actor

Edge

Actor

Taking Off

Larry Tyne

That Was the Year That Was

Host

Independent Spirit Awards

Master of Ceremonies

The New Show

Actor

Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron

Havlicek

It Came From Kuchar

Himself

A Bird of the Air

Duncan Weber

I'm Losing You

Philip Dragom

Gloria

Jack Dawn

The George Segal Show

Actor

Keep the Change

Smitty

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Oliver Farnsworth

The Troublemaker

TR Kingston

The Republic Pictures Story

Interviewee

Hunger Chic

The Man on TV

The Secret Life of 118 Green Street

Narration

Defending Your Life

Dick Stanley