Buck Henry

Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman; Though the young Zuckerman was nicknamed 'Buck' from childhood, he did not officially change his name to Buck Henry until the 1970s; both his birth name and nickname came from his grandfather. and then transferred to Special Services, where he toured with the Seventh Army Repertory Company, performing in a play he both wrote and directed.

From 1959 to 1962, as part of an elaborate hoax by comedian Alan Abel, he made public appearances as G. Clifford Prout, the quietly outraged president of the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals, who presented his point of view on talk shows. The character of Prout wished to clothe all animals in order to prevent their 'indecency', using slogans such as "A nude horse is a rude horse". Henry played the character with deadpan sincerity. He was often presented as an eccentric, but was otherwise taken seriously by the broadcasters who interviewed him. "Prout" received many letters of support from TV viewers, and even some unsolicited monetary donations, all of which were invariably returned, as neither Henry nor Abel (who had no intention of following through on the Society's stated aims) wanted to be accused of raising money fraudulently.

Henry became a cast member on The New Steve Allen Show (1961) and the US version of That Was the Week That Was (1964–1965).

His many other screen writing credits included the sex farce Candy (1968), the romantic comedies The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) and What's Up, Doc? (1972), the satire Catch-22 (1970), the thriller The Day of the Dolphin (1973), the comedy Protocol (1984), and the dark crime dramedy To Die For (1995). the remake of Here Comes Mr. Jordan, with the movie's star Warren Beatty and appeared in the film as an officious angel, reprising the character originally played by Edward Everett Horton. Henry received a second shared Oscar nomination, this time for Best Director. In 2007, he made two guest appearances on The Daily Show as a contributor, billed as the show's "Senior Senior Correspondent". He has also appeared as Liz Lemon's father, Dick Lemon, in the 30 Rock episodes "Ludachristmas" (December 13, 2007) and "Gentleman's Intermission" (November 4, 2010).

Saturday Night Live Henry hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live ten times between 1976 and 1980, making him the show's most frequent host during its initial five-year run and on November 19, 1977, Henry became the first to host five times. During the episode of October 30, 1976, Henry was injured in the forehead by John Belushi's katana in the samurai sketch. Marshall DiLaMuca, father of Bill Murray's character Todd in The Nerds sketches. Mr. Dantley, the straight man and frequent customer of Samurai Futaba's (John Belushi) many businesses. Uncle Roy, a single, pedophilic babysitter. The three sketches, written by Rosie Shuster and Anne Beatts, remain controversial.

Celebrity impersonations on SNL Charles Lindbergh John Dean Ron Nessen

Death Henry died of a heart attack at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 8, 2020, at age 89.

Year Title Role Notes 1961 The New Steve Allen Show Regular 5 episodes 1964–1965 That Was the Week That Was Himself 2 episodes 1975 The Owl and the Pussycat Felix Sherman TV pilot 1976–1989 Saturday Night Live Host / Himself 17 episodes 1976 That Was the Year That Was – 1976 News Reporter TV movie 1978 Quark Dignitary Uncredited, 1 episode 1984 The New Show Regular 9 episodes 1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Walter Lang 1 episode 1987–1988 Falcon Crest Foster Glenn 3 episodes 1989 Murphy Brown Victor Rudman Episode: "My Dinner With Einstein" 1989 Trying Times Man on TV 1 episode 1992 Keep the Change Smitty TV movie 1992 Tales from the Crypt George 1 episode 1992 Eek! The Cat Cupid Voice, 1 episode 1992 Mastergate Clay Fielder TV movie 1995 Harrison Bergeron TV Producer TV movie 1999 Dilbert Dadbert Voice, 1 episode 2005 Will & Grace Leonard 1 episode 2007 The Daily Show Contributor 2 episodes 2007–2010 30 Rock Dick Lemon 2 episodes 2011 Hot in Cleveland Fred 3 episodes 2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mr. Morton 1 episode 2012 Casting By Himself Documentary, HBO 2013 Franklin & Bash Judge Henry Dinsdale 2 episodes 2013 Mel Brooks: Make A Noise Himself Documentary, PBS

Writing credits Film Source: Turner Classic Movies