Buck Henry born Henry Zuckerman December 9 1930 January 8 2020 was an American actor screenwriter and director Henrys contributions to film included his work as a codirector on Heaven Can Wait 1978 alongside Warren Beatty and his work as a cowriter for Mike Nicholss The Graduate 1967 and Peter Bogdanovichs Whats Up Doc 1972 His long career began on television with work on shows with Steve Allen in The New Steve Allen Show 1961 He went on to cocreate Get Smart 19651970 with Mel Brooks and hosted Saturday Night Live 10 times from 1976 to 1980 He later guest starred in such popular shows as Murphy Brown Hot in Cleveland Will Grace and 30 Rock He was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Graduate 1967 and for Best Director for Heaven Can Wait 1978 alongside Warren Beatty Description above from the Wikipedia article Buck Henry licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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