Buck Henry
Buck Henry was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. Henry's contributions to film included his work as a co-writer for Mike Nichols's The Graduate (1967) for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in acting roles in Nichols's Catch-22 (1970)—also co-written with Nichols—Herbert Ross's and The Owl and the Pussycat (1970). He was a co-writer on Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up, Doc? (1972). In 1978, he co-directed Heaven Can Wait (1978) with Warren Beatty, receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. He later appeared in Albert Brooks's Defending Your Life (1991), and the Robert Altman films The Player (1992) and Short Cuts (1993).
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SEGAL
actor
2025
The Humbling
writer
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
actor
2014
A Fuller Life
actor
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
actor
2013
American Swing
actor
2009
It Came from Kuchar
actor
2009
Get Smart
writer
2008
Students of 'The Graduate'
actor
2007
Cinemaville
actor
2007
The Last Shot
actor
2004
Town & Country
writer
2001
Lisa Picard Is Famous
actor
2000
Psycho Path
actor
1999
Breakfast of Champions
actor
1999
Curtain Call
actor
1998
I'm Losing You
actor
1998
The Real Blonde
actor
1998
Playboy: The Story of X
actor
1998
Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space
actor
1996
To Die For
actor
1995
To Die For
writer
1995
Harrison Bergeron
actor
1995
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
actor
1994
Grumpy Old Men
actor
1993
The Graduate at 25
actor
1992
The Linguini Incident
actor
1991
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
actor
1989
Rude Awakening
actor
1989
Aria
actor
1987
Protocol
writer
1984
Steve Martin Live!
actor
1984
Eating Raoul
actor
1982
Gloria
actor
1980
The Nude Bomb
writer
1980
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
actor
1979
Old Boyfriends
actor
1979
Heaven Can Wait
director
1978
Heaven Can Wait
actor
1978
The Absent-Minded Waiter
actor
1977
The Man Who Fell to Earth
actor
1976
The Day of the Dolphin
writer
1973
What's Up, Doc?
writer
1972
Taking Off
actor
1971
I Miss Sonia Henie
director
1971
I Miss Sonia Henie
writer
1971
I Miss Sonia Henie
actor
1971
The Owl and the Pussycat
writer
1970
The Owl and the Pussycat
actor
1970
Catch-22
writer
1970
Catch-22
actor
1970
Candy
writer
1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
actor
1968
The Graduate
actor
1967
The Graduate
writer
1967
