Buck Henry (1930–2020)


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Prolific, multi-talented comedy writer, story editor, actor and director. His father was an Air Force general (Paul Steinberg Zuckerman) turned stockbroker and his mother was silent screen star Ruth Taylor, formerly a member of Mack Sennett's bathing beauties. Buck Henry's first fling with comedy was as a contributor to the Dartmouth ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards »

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Miehuuskoe Writer
(1967)
(1965-1970)
(1993)
Taivas saa odottaa The Escort
(1978)

Filmography

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 2019 Babe West (screenplay)
 2014 The Humbling (screenplay)
 2008 Salainen agentti 86: Bruce ja Lloyd vauhdissa (Video) (characters - uncredited)
 2008 Salainen agentti 86 (characters)
 2002 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (special material written by)
 2001 Suhteet sekaisin (written by)
 1996 Great Railway Journeys (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- The High Andes to Patagonia (1996) ... (writer)
 1995 Hinnalla millä hyvänsä (screenplay)
 1985 Alfred Hitchcock esittää (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Wake Me When I'm Dead (1985) ... (writer)
 1984 Menikö taas pieleen? (screenplay by)
 1984 The New Show (TV Series) (writer - 5 episodes)
- Episode #1.5 (1984) ... (writer)
- Episode #1.4 (1984) ... (writer)
- Episode #1.3 (1984) ... (writer)
- Episode #1.2 (1984) ... (writer)
- Episode #1.1 (1984) ... (writer)
 1980 First Family
 1980 Alaston pommi (characters)
  Quark (TV Series) (creator - 8 episodes, 1977 - 1978) (written by - 1 episode, 1977)
- Vanessa 38-24-36 (1978) ... (creator)
- All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms: Part 2 (1978) ... (creator)
- All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms: Part 1 (1978) ... (creator)
- Goodbye, Polumbus (1978) ... (creator)
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ficus (1978) ... (creator)
 1975 The Owl and the Pussycat (TV Movie)
 1973 Operaatio Alfa (screenplay)
 1972 Ottaaks' päähän? (screenplay)
 1971 Is There Sex After Death? (uncredited)
 1970 Huuhkaja ja kissimirri (screenplay)
 1970 Me sotasankarit (screenplay by)
  Salainen agentti 86 (TV Series) (created by - 138 episodes, 1965 - 1970) (story editor - 45 episodes, 1965 - 1967) (written by - 3 episodes, 1965 - 1966) (teleplay by - 1 episode, 1966)
- I Am Curiously Yellow (1970) ... (creator)
- Do I Hear a Vaults? (1970) ... (creator)
- Hello, Columbus - Goodbye, America (1970) ... (creator)
- What's It All About, Algie? (1970) ... (creator)
- Smartacus (1970) ... (creator)
 1968 Candy (screenplay)
 1967 Three's a Crowd (TV Movie) (creator) / (written by)
 1967 Miehuuskoe (screenplay)
  Kapteeni Kiva (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes, 1967) (creator - 1 episode, 1967)
- Is Big Town Burning? (1967) ... (written by)
- The Man Who Flies Like a Pigeon (1967) ... (creator) / (written by)
 1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV Series) (1 episode)
 1964 The Troublemaker (original story) / (screenplay)
 1961 The New Steve Allen Show (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- UCLA (1961)
- Premier (1961)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in Ira Levin's play, "No Time for Sergeants," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ, with Wynn Pearce in the cast. Frank Carrington and Agnes Morgan were directors. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews | 6 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »


Spouse:

Irene Ramp  (his death) | See more »

Parents:

Zuckerman, Paul Stuart | Ruth Taylor
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on his short-lived career as a stand-up comic] I never liked working in places where people drank and yelled at me. See more »

Trivia:

The producers of Saturday Night Live (1975) would almost always include a Samurai sketch when he hosted. On one episode, John Belushi accidentally cut him near the eyebrow with his Samurai sword. As a tribute to this on-air injury, the rest of the cast wore bandages over their eyebrows. See more »

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