Buck Henry

Actor and director. Born 9 December 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 8 January 2020.

Titles on Fi1m5 acting · 1 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles

Emmy1 won

Born

9 December 1930, New York City, New York, USA

Died

8 January 2020

Active

1967–1993

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Buck’s work 5 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 4 billed first or second
Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $115m across 3 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 1 Emmy1 won
Active: 1967–1993

Genres

Drama4
Comedy3
Crime2
Fantasy1
Romance1
Science Fiction1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestThe Graduate1967

75WorstEating Raoul1982

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11950s

81960s

121970s

151980s

221990s

62000s

62010s

Awards

Academy Awards2 nominated

Nominated1979Best Director · Heaven Can Wait
Nominated1968Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · The Graduate

Primetime Emmy Awards1 won

Won1967Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series · Get Smart

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.