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Overview
Trivia:
Was member of an improvisationl theater group, The Premise, in Greenwich Village... moreAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(27 articles)
Telluride Film Festival Taps Alexander Payne As Guest Director (From iCelebz. 17 June 2009, 5:05 AM, PDT)
Nichols Looks Back at the Birth of "The Graduate," Redford's Screen Test for it
(From Huffington Post. 6 June 2009, 6:49 AM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
| Fri. July 17 | 12:30 PM | BRAVO | Serendipity |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Writer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Soundtrack, Producer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Writer:
- Get Smart (2008) (characters)
- Town & Country (2001) (written by)
- "Great Railway Journeys" (1 episode, 1996)
- The High Andes to Patagonia (1996) TV episode (writer) - To Die For (1995) (screenplay)
- "Get Smart" (7 episodes, 1995)
- Liver Let Die (1995) TV episode (characters) (uncredited)
- Wurst Enemies (1995) TV episode (characters) (uncredited)
- Passenger 99 (1995) TV episode (characters) (uncredited)
- Shoot Up the Charts (1995) TV episode (characters) (uncredited)
- Goodbye Ms. Chip (1995) TV episode (characters) (uncredited)
(2 more) - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1 episode, 1985)
- Wake Me When I'm Dead (1985) TV episode (writer) - Protocol (1984) (screenplay)
- "The New Show" (5 episodes, 1984)
- Episode #1.4 (1984) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #1.3 (1984) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #1.2 (1984) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #1.1 (1984) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #1.5 (1984) TV episode (writer) - First Family (1980) (writer)
- The Nude Bomb (1980) (characters)
... aka Maxwell Smart and the Nude Bomb
... aka The Return of Maxwell Smart (USA: TV title) - "Quark" (1 episode, 1977)
- Quark (1977) TV episode (creator) (writer) - The Day of the Dolphin (1973) (writer)
- What's Up, Doc? (1972) (screenplay)
- Is There Sex After Death? (1971) (uncredited)
... aka Is There Love After Death (USA) - The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) (writer)
- Catch-22 (1970) (screenplay)
- "Get Smart" (138 episodes, 1965-1970)
- I Am Curiously Yellow (1970) TV episode (creator)
- Do I Hear a Vaults? (1970) TV episode (creator)
- Hello, Columbus - Goodbye, America (1970) TV episode (creator)
- What's It All About, Algie? (1970) TV episode (creator)
- Smartacus (1970) TV episode (creator)
(133 more) - Candy (1968) (screenplay)
... aka Candy (France)
... aka Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy)
... aka Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title) - The Graduate (1967) (screenplay)
- "Captain Nice" (1 episode, 1967)
- The Man Who Flies Like a Pigeon (1967) TV episode (creator) (writer) - The Troublemaker (1964) (screenplay) (story)
Actor:
- E-Girl (2009) (pre-production) .... Hank
- "30 Rock" .... Dick Lemon (1 episode, 2007)
- Ludachristmas (2007) TV episode .... Dick Lemon - "Will & Grace" .... Leonard (1 episode, 2005)
- Partners (2005) TV episode .... Leonard - The Last Shot (2004) .... Lonnie Bosco
- Town & Country (2001) .... Suttler
- "Dilbert" .... Dadbert (1 episode, 1999)
- The Gift (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Dadbert - Curtain Call (1999) .... Charles Van Allsburg
- Breakfast of Champions (1999) .... Fred T. Barry
- I'm Losing You (1998) .... Phillip Dagrom
- 1999 (1998) .... Mr. Goldman
... aka Girls & Boys (USA: MIFED title) - The Man Who Counted (1998) .... George Postlewait
- The Real Blonde (1997) .... Dr. Leuter
- Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV) .... TV producer
... aka Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron - To Die For (1995) .... Mr. H. Finlaysson
- Grumpy Old Men (1993) .... Snyder
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) .... Dr. Dreyfus
- Short Cuts (1993) .... Gordon Johnson
- Mastergate (1992) (TV) .... Clay Fielder
- "Tales from the Crypt" .... George (1 episode, 1992)
... aka "HBO's Tales from the Crypt"
- Beauty Rest (1992) TV episode .... George - Keep the Change (1992) (TV) .... Smitty
- "Eek! the Cat" .... Cupid (1 episode, 1992)
... aka "Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards"
... aka "Eek!stravaganza"
- Catsanova (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Cupid - The Lounge People (1992) .... Lewis Louis
- The Linguini Incident (1991) .... Cecil
- Defending Your Life (1991) .... Dick Stanley
- Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1991) .... The priest
- Tune in Tomorrow... (1990) .... Father Serafim
... aka Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter - "Trying Times" .... The Man on TV (1 episode, 1989)
- Hunger Chic (1989) TV episode .... The Man on TV - Rude Awakening (1989) .... Lloyd Stool
- "Murphy Brown" .... Victor Rudman (1 episode, 1989)
- My Dinner with Einstein (1989) TV episode .... Victor Rudman - "Falcon Crest" .... Foster Glenn (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
- Rescue Me (1988) TV episode .... Foster Glenn
- Twist and Shout (1987) TV episode .... Foster Glenn
- Across the Bridge (1987) TV episode .... Foster Glenn - Aria (1987) .... Preston (segment "Rigoletto")
- "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Walter Lang (1 episode, 1985)
- Wake Me When I'm Dead (1985) TV episode .... Walter Lang - "The New Show" .... Various (4 episodes, 1984)
- Episode #1.4 (1984) TV episode .... Various
- Episode #1.3 (1984) TV episode .... Various
- Episode #1.2 (1984) TV episode .... Various
- Episode #1.5 (1984) TV episode .... Various - Eating Raoul (1982) .... Mr. Leech
- Strong Medicine (1981)
- First Family (1980) .... Father Sandstone
- Gloria (1980) .... Jack Dawn
- Old Boyfriends (1979) .... Art Kopple
- Heaven Can Wait (1978) .... The Escort
- "Quark" .... Dignitary (1 episode, 1977)
- Quark (1977) TV episode (uncredited) .... Dignitary - The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977) .... Bernie Cates
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) .... Oliver Farnsworth
- The Day of the Dolphin (1973) (uncredited) .... Man standing outside ladies club
- Is There Sex After Death? (1971) .... Dr. Louise Manos
... aka Is There Love After Death (USA) - Taking Off (1971) .... Larry Tyne
- The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) (uncredited) .... Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore
- Catch-22 (1970) .... Lt. Col. Korn
- Candy (1968) (uncredited) .... Mental patient
... aka Candy (France)
... aka Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy)
... aka Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title) - The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968) .... Stockade Commandant
- The Graduate (1967) .... Room Clerk
- The Troublemaker (1964) .... T. R. Kingston
- "The New Steve Allen Show" .... Regular (5 episodes, 1961)
- UCLA (1961) TV episode .... Regular
- Christmas Show (1961) TV episode .... Regular
- Pacific Ocean Park (1961) TV episode .... Regular
- San Francisco Show (1961) TV episode .... Regular
- Episode #1.2 (1961) TV episode .... Regular - Die Brücke (1959) (voice: English version)
... aka The Bridge (USA)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Get Smart (2008) (consultant)
- "Get Smart" (story editor) (49 episodes, 1965-1967)
- The Mummy (1967) TV episode (story editor)
- Cutback at Control (1967) TV episode (story editor)
- Someone Down Here Hates Me (1967) TV episode (story editor)
- It Takes One to Know One (1967) TV episode (story editor)
- Kiss of Death (1966) TV episode (story editor)
(44 more)
Director:
- "Trying Times" (1 episode, 1989)
- Hunger Chic (1989) TV episode - First Family (1980)
- Heaven Can Wait (1978)
- I Miss Sonia Henie (1971)
... aka Nedostaje mi Sonja Henie (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
Soundtrack:
- "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1977)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Buck Henry/Leon Redbone (1977) TV episode (performer: "Rickey Rat")
Thanks:
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV) (special thanks)
Self:
- Katz's: That's All (2010) (filming) .... Himself
- It Came from Kuchar (2009) .... Himself
- American Swing (2008) .... Himself
- "The Daily Show" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)
... aka "A Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (USA: new title)
... aka "Jon Stewart" (Australia)
... aka "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition" (International: English title: cut version)
... aka "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 24 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Historical Perspectivist
- Episode dated 8 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Cinemaville (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Greatest Movie Love Scenes (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV) .... Himself
... aka SNL: The First 5 Years (USA: promotional title) - "The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Don Adams: Would You Believe? (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Bravo Profiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Dustin Hoffman (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Serendipity (2001) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Inside TV Land: Get Smart (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Directors" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
- The Films of Robert Altman (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- The Films of Milos Forman (????) TV episode .... Himself - AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- Famous (2000) .... Himself
... aka Lisa Picard Is Famous (USA) - The 2000 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- 'Psycho' Path (1999) (V) .... Himself
- Playboy: The Story of X (1998) (V) .... Host
- "Great Railway Journeys" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1996)
- The High Andes to Patagonia (1996) TV episode .... Himself/Presenter - Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. (1995) .... Himself
- Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993) .... Himself
... aka Luck, Trust and Ketchup (USA: short title) - The Player (1992) .... Himself
- The Graduate at 25 (1992) .... Himself
- The Republic Pictures Story (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- Steve Martin Live (1986) (V) .... Himself
- "The New Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1984)
- Episode #1.1 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Host / ... (16 episodes, 1976-1980)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Buck Henry/Andrew Gold/Andrae Crouch & Voices of Unity (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Various
- Buck Henry/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1979) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Various
- Eric Idle/Bob Dylan (1979) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
- Steve Martin/Blondie (1979) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
- Buck Henry/Bette Midler (1979) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Various
(11 more) - That Was the Year That Was - 1976 (1976) (TV) .... Himself/news reporter
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (6 episodes, 1973-1976)
... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 8 January 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 July 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 7 January 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 4 December 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 1 July 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Guest Host / ... (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
- Episode dated 30 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 December 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Guest Host - "That Was the Week That Was" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 24 November 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" .... G. Clifford Prout (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode dated 21 August 1962 (1962) TV episode .... G. Clifford Prout
Archive Footage:
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (2005) (V) (uncredited) .... Mr. DiLaBounta
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash (1992) (TV) (uncredited) .... John Dean
- The Best of John Belushi (1985) (V) .... Himself
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