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name: "Buck Henry"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 December 1930"
died: "8 January 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 78
updated: "2026-09-16T13:48:29.049287+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Buck Henry

Actor. Born 9 December 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 8 January 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 December 1930, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 8 January 2020
- **Active:** 1976–1982
- **Also known as:** Henry Zuckerman, Buck Henry Zuckerman, 巴克·亨利

## Biography

Buck Henry was an American actor, screenwriter and director. Born Henry Zuckerman in New York City, he began his career in television in the early 1960s and co-created the series Get Smart with Mel Brooks.

He wrote the screenplay for The Graduate (1967) and appeared in films including Catch-22 (1970), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) as Oliver Farnsworth, The Player (1992) and Short Cuts (1993). Henry co-directed Heaven Can Wait (1978) with Warren Beatty and hosted Saturday Night Live ten times.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Eating Raoul* (1982), Fi1m 75, as Mr. Leech — [page](https://film.one/film/eating-raoul.md)
- *Gloria* (1980), Fi1m 78, as Jack Dawn — [page](https://film.one/film/gloria-1980.md)
- *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (1976), Fi1m 82, as Oliver Farnsworth — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-fell-to-earth.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Mr. Morton
- *The Graduate* (1967), Room Clerk, Screenplay
- *Serendipity* (2001), Customer at Bloomingdales (uncredited)
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), George
- *The Player* (1992), Buck Henry — [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md)
- *To Die For* (1995), Mr. H. Finlaysson, Screenplay
- *30 Rock* (2006), Dick Lemon — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Grumpy Old Men* (1993), Snyder

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