Buck Henry

Highest Rated:
100% Taking Off (1971)
Lowest Rated:
13% Town & Country (2001)
Birthday:
Dec 9, 1930
Birthplace:
Not Available
Bio:
Buck Henry's meek and mild, ordinary guy demeanor belies a razor-sharp dry, wry wit that he aptly applies to his screenplays, the roles he portrays, and the projects he directs. Born Buck Henry Zuckerman to a successful Wall Street broker (who was once an Air Force general) and actress Ruth Taylor,…

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 13% - 100%
Number of Movies: 43
Box Office Since 2001: $6.7M
Year Rating Title Credit Box Office
2011 30% A Bird of the Air
  • Duncan Weber
$10.2k
2011 David Amram: The First 80 Years
  • Actor
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2009 50% American Swing
  • Actor
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2008 89% It Came from Kuchar
  • Actor
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2004 61% The Last Shot
  • Lonnie Bosco
$0.4M
2001 96% Defending Your Life
  • Dick Stanley
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2001 A Girl Thing
  • Actor
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2001 13% Town & Country
  • Suttler
$6.3M
2000 44% Lisa Picard is Famous
  • Actor
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1999 26% Breakfast of Champions
  • Fred T. Barry
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1998 40% I'm Losing You
  • Philip Dragom
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1998 Curtain Call
  • Charles Van Allsburg
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1997 33% The Real Blonde
  • Actor
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1995 87% To Die For
  • Mr. H. Finlaysson (teacher)
  • Screenwriter
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1995 Harrison Bergeron
  • TV producer
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1995 Shotgun Freeway
  • Actor
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1994 22% Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
  • Dr. Dreyfus
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1993 67% Grumpy Old Men
  • Elliott Snyder
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1993 94% Short Cuts
  • Gordon Johnson
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1992 The Linguini Incident
  • Cecil
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1992 98% The Player
  • Himself
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1992 Keep The Change
  • Smitty
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1990 45% Tune in Tomorrow... (Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter)
  • Fr. Serafim
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1989 Dark Before Dawn
  • Charlie Stevens
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1989 15% Rude Awakening
  • Lloyd
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1987 50% Aria
  • Preston
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1982 84% Eating Raoul
  • Mr. Leech
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1980 First Family
  • Fr. Sandstone
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
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1980 Steve Martin Live!
  • Actor
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1980 95% Gloria
  • Jack Dawn
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1979 Old Boyfriends
  • Art Kopple
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1978 87% Heaven Can Wait
  • The Escort
  • Director
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1976 86% The Man Who Fell to Earth
  • Oliver Farnsworth
$83.5k
1973 44% The Day of the Dolphin
  • Actor
  • Screenwriter
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1972 91% What's Up, Doc?
  • Screenwriter
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1971 Is There Sex After Death? (Is There Love After Death)
  • Dr. Manos
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1971 100% Taking Off
  • Larry Tyne
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1970 80% The Owl And The Pussycat
  • Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore
  • Screenwriter
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1970 87% Catch-22
  • Screenwriter
  • Col. Korn
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1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg
  • Stockade Commandant
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1968 80% Candy
  • Screenwriter
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1967 88% The Graduate
  • Hotel Clerk
  • Screenwriter
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1949 The Bridge (Die Brücke)
  • Actor
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