Buck Henry

I never knew anything about Buck Henry as a TV actor until I was older and started watching the original Saturday Night Live. He was always a movie writer & actor to me. I saw his work in Town & Country, Breakfast of Champions and To Die For long before I knew he created Get Smart with Mel Brooks. I still have not seen most of the TV acting he did in the last 40 years.

To me, Buck Henry is an army officer in Catch-22, an angel in Heaven Can Wait, Albert Brooks' lawyer in Defending Your Life, Fred Ward's fishing buddy in Short Cuts and pitching The Graduate Part II in The Player.


The Garry Moore Show
created by Garry Moore
written by Vin Bogert, Coleman Jacoby, Arnie Rosen, Carroll Moore, Buck Henry, Neil Simon, Woody Allen
starring Garry Moore, Durward Kirby, Carol Burnett, Alan King, Allen Funt, Dorothy Loudon, Nancy Walker, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gormé, Mel Tormé, Gwen Verdon, Steve Rossi, Marty Allen, Diahann Carroll, George Gobel, Ed Wynn, Jonathan Winters, Julie Andrews, Jackie Mason, Jane Powell, Morey Amsterdam, Chita Rivera, Johnny Carson, Dick Van Dyke, Dick Smothers, Tommy Smothers, Don Knotts, Peter Lawford, John Byner, Bob Newhart, Andy Griffith, Buddy Hackett, Red Skelton

The Troublemaker
directed by Theodore Flicker
written by Buck Henry & Theodore Flicker
starring Tom Aldredge, Joan Darling, James Frawley, Theodore Flicker, Buck Henry

That Was the Week That Was
starring David Frost, Henry Morgan, Buck Henry, Alan Alda

Get Smart
Created by Mel Brooks & Buck Henry
Written by Arne Sultan, Chris Hayward, Leonard Stern
Directed by Gary Nelson, Bruce Bilson, Don Adams
Starring Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt, Bernie Kopell

Captain Nice
created by Buck Henry
starring William Daniels, Ann Prentiss, Alice Ghostley

The Graduate
directed by Mike Nichols
written by Buck Henry & Calder Willingham
starring Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, William Daniels, Buck Henry, Norman Fell, Alice Ghostley

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
directed by Jack Smight
starring Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Tom Bosley, James Gregory, Norman Fell, Buck Henry

Candy
directed by Christian Marquand
written by Buck Henry
starring Ewa Aulin, Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, James Coburn, John Huston, Walter Matthau, Ringo Starr, John Astin, Elsa Martinelli, Anita Pallenberg, Buck Henry

Catch-22
directed by Mike Nichols
written by Buck Henry & Orson Welles
starring Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Norman Fell, Art Garfunkel, Charles Grodin, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, Jon Voight, Austin Pendleton, Orson Welles

The Owl and the Pussycat
directed by Herbert Ross
written by Buck Henry
starring Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein

Taking Off
directed & written by Milos Forman
starring Lynn Carlin, Buck Henry, Georgia Engel, Audra Lindley, Vincent Schiavelli

Is There Sex After Death?
directed & produced by Alan Abel & Jeanne Abel
written by Alan Abel, Jeanne Abel, Buck Henry
starring Alan Abel, Buck Henry, Robert Downey Sr

What's Up, Doc?
directed & produced by Peter Bogdanovich
written by Peter Bogdanovich, Buck Henry, David Newman, Robert Benton
starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Michael Murphy, Liam Dunn, John Hillerman, Austin Pendleton

The Day of the Dolphin
directed by Mike Nichols
written by Buck Henry
starring George C Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino, Fritz Weaver, Edward Herrmann

The Man Who Fell to Earth
directed by Nicolas Roeg
starring David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry

The Absent-Minded Waiter
directed by Carl Gottlieb
written by Steve Martin
starring Steve Martin, Teri Garr, Buck Henry

Heaven Can Wait
directed by Warren Beatty & Buck Henry
written by Elaine May & Warren Beatty
produced by Warren Beatty
starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry

Old Boyfriends
directed by Joan Tewkesbury
written by Paul Schrader & Leonard Schrader
starring Talia Shire, Richard Jordan, Keith Carradine, John Belushi, John Houseman, Buck Henry, PJ Soles

Gloria
directed & written by John Cassavetes
starring Gena Rowlands, Julie Carmen, Buck Henry, Tom Noonan

First Family
directed & written by Buck Henry
starring Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Gilda Radner, Richard Benjamin, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Rip Torn, Austin Pendleton, John Hancock

Strong Medicine
directed & written by Richard Foreman
starring Kate Manheim, Raul Julia , Carol Kane, Buck Henry

Eating Raoul
directed & written by Paul Bartel
starring Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Ed Begley Jr, Buck Henry, Edie McClurg

Protocol
directed by Herbert Ross
written by Buck Henry
starring Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Andre Gregory, Gail Strickland, Ed Begley Jr, Kenneth Mars

The New Show
created by Lorne Michaels
starring Buck Henry, Valri Bromfield, Dave Thomas

Aria, “Rigoletto” directed by Julien Temple
starring Buck Henry, Beverly D'Angelo, Anita Morris

Rude Awakening
directed by David Greenwalt & Aaron Russo
written by Neil Levy & Richard LaGravenese
starring Cheech Marin, Eric Roberts, Julie Hagerty, Robert Carradine, Cindy Williams, Tom Sizemore, Andrea Martin, Rae Dawn Chong, Louise Lasser, Buck Henry

Tune In Tomorrow
directed by Jon Amiel
starring Barbara Hershey, Keanu Reeves, Peter Falk, Patricia Clarkson, Henry Gibson, Peter Gallagher, Dan Hedaya, Buck Henry, Elizabeth McGovern

Defending Your Life
directed & written by Albert Brooks
starring Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Buck Henry, Shirley MacLaine

The Linguini Incident
directed by Richard Shepard
written by Tamar Brott & Richard Shepard
starring David Bowie, Rosanna Arquette, Marlee Matlin, Eszter Balint, Buck Henry, Andre Gregory

Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space
directed written & produced by Charles Stewart
starring Frank Doubleday, Buck Henry, Kay Lenz

Keep the Change
directed by Andy Tennant
starring William Petersen, Rachel Ticotin, Lolita Davidovich, Buck Henry, Lois Smith, Jack Palance

Mastergate
directed by Michael Engler
written by Larry Gelbart
starring Marcia Strassman, Richard Kiley, David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Orbach, Robert Guillaume, Ed Begley Jr, Bruno Kirby, Ken Howard, James Coburn, Dennis Weaver, Burgess Meredith, Buck Henry

The Player
directed by Robert Altman
written by Michael Tolkin
starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Cynthia Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dean Stockwell, Sydney Pollack, Lyle Lovett, Dina Merrill, Gina Gershon, Buck Henry

The Lounge People
directed & written by Bradd Saunders
starring Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Buck Henry, Amanda Plummer, BD Wong

Short Cuts
directed by Robert Altman
written by Robert Altman & Frank Barhydt
starring Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Julianne Moore, Matthew Modine, Anne Archer, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn, Lili Taylor, Robert Downey Jr, Madeleine Stowe, Tim Robbins, Lily Tomlin, Tom Waits, Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher, Annie Ross, Lori Singer, Jack Lemmon, Lyle Lovett, Buck Henry, Huey Lewis and every actor living in Los Angeles at the time

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
directed & written by Gus Van Sant
starring Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Pat Morita, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Roseanne Arnold, Ed Begley Jr, Buck Henry, Carol Kane, Sean Young, Grace Zabriskie, Heather Graham, Lin Shaye, Edward James Olmos, River Phoenix

Grumpy Old Men
directed by Donald Petrie
starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Ossie Davis, Buck Henry

To Die For
directed by Gus Van Sant
written by Buck Henry
starring Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Dan Hedaya, Holland Taylor, Buck Henry, George Segal, Rain Phoenix

The Real Blonde
directed & written by Tom DiCillo
starring Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Marlo Thomas, Kathleen Turner, Elizabeth Berkley, Denis Leary, Steve Buscemi, Dave Chappelle, Christopher Lloyd, Buck Henry

1999
directed & written by Nick Davis
starring Jennifer Garner, Buck Henry, Steven Wright, Amanda Peet

I'm Losing You
directed & written by Bruce Wagner
starring Rosanna Arquette, Frank Langella, Andrew McCarthy, Elizabeth Perkins, Buck Henry

Curtain Call
directed by Peter Yates
starring James Spader, Polly Walker, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Buck Henry, Sam Shepard, Marcia Gay Harden, Frances Sternhagen

The Man Who Counted
directed & written by Curtiss Clayton
starring Buck Henry, Shirley Knight, Michael McKean

Breakfast of Champions
directed & written by Alan Rudolph
starring Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte, Barbara Hershey, Glenne Headly, Valerie Perrine, Lukas Haas, Omar Epps, Vicki Lewis, Buck Henry, Michael Clarke Duncan

Lisa Picard Is Famous
directed by Griffin Dunne
written by Laura Kirk & Nat DeWolf
starring Laura Kirk, Nat DeWolf, Griffin Dunne, Carrie Fisher, Buck Henry, Melissa Gilbert, Mira Sorvino

Town & Country
directed by Peter Chelsom
written by Buck Henry & Michael Laughlin
starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Garry Shandling, Andie MacDowell, Jenna Elfman, Nastassja Kinski, Charlton Heston, Marian Seldes, Buck Henry

Serendipity
directed by Peter Chelsom
starring John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Molly Shannon, Bridget Moynahan, Jeremy Piven, Eugene Levy, Buck Henry

The Last Shot
directed & written by Jeff Nathanson
starring Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Calista Flockhart, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Tony Shalhoub, Buck Henry, Pat Morita, Joan Cusack, Judy Greer

A Bird of the Air
directed by Margaret Whitton
starring Rachel Nichols, Jackson Hurst, Anjanette Comer, Linda Emond, Buck Henry, Judith Ivey

Streetcar
directed & written by Hala Matar
starring Chloë Sevigny, Nash Edgerton, Harry Treadaway, Buck Henry

The Humbling
directed by Barry Levinson
written by Buck Henry & Michal Zebede
starring Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Kyra Sedgwick, Dan Hedaya, Dianne Wiest, Charles Grodin, Dylan Baker

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang
directed & written by Gillian Wallace Horvat
starring Anton Yelchin, Kate Lyn Sheil, Buck Henry