THE FUNNY PEOPLE FILE
A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Buck Henry
Performer
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Born December 9, 1930
Died January 8, 2020Aged 89
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1show
Cast appearances (1)
A face that makes you laugh.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Buck Henry was an American actor, screenwriter and director. He co-wrote The Graduate with Calder Willingham and was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay, later co-writing What’s Up, Doc? and co-directing Heaven Can Wait. A co-creator of the spy spoof Get Smart, he also became one of Saturday Night Live’s most frequent hosts, hosting ten times between 1976 and 1980 and becoming the first member of its Five-Timers Club.
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