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Buck Henry

Best rated: The Graduate (8.0)

Films
17
Avg rating
6.39
Peak run
1967’78
7+ run
3 films
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Buck Henry, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1967 to 1978, 7.1645678197019751980198519901995200020052010The Graduate 8.0Breakfast of Champions 4.6Career avg 6.39

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Buck Henry's career barcodecoolhot
196717 films2011
Current formLast 5: 5.72 vs career 6.39 (−0.67)
  1. LThe Real Blonde1997 · 6.0−0.4
  2. LIt All Came True1998 · 5.7−0.7
  3. LBreakfast of Champions1999 · 4.6−1.8
  4. LThe Last Shot2004 · 5.7−0.7
  5. WA Bird of the Air2011 · 6.6+0.2
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Buck by the numbers

Average
6.39
14 rated films
Vote weighted
6.49
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.96
rating spread
Career
45y
1967 to 2011
Total votes
493K
across every film
Best
8.0
The Graduate
Worst
4.6
Breakfast of Champions
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2011A Bird of the AirDuncan Weber6.61,596
2004The Last ShotLonnie Bosco5.74,552
2000Lisa Picard Is FamousBuck Henry·613
1999Breakfast of ChampionsFred T. Barry4.68,831
1998It All Came TrueCharles Van Allsburg5.71,414
1997The Real BlondeDr. Leuter6.04,553
19971999Mr. Goldman·359
1993Grumpy Old Men posterGrumpy Old MenSnyder7.058,054
1991The Linguini IncidentCecil6.22,227
1989Rude AwakeningLloyd Stool4.81,549
1980Gloria posterGloriaJack Dawn7.113,415
1979Old BoyfriendsArt Kopple·747
1978Heaven Can Wait posterHeaven Can WaitThe Escort6.926,037
1976The Man Who Fell to Earth posterThe Man Who Fell to EarthOliver Farnsworth6.531,682
1971Taking OffLarry Tyne7.35,348
1970Catch-22 posterCatch-22Colonel Korn7.127,377
1967The Graduate posterThe GraduateRoom Clerk8.0305K
Better together?

Buck Henry's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Buck Henry

2 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1979
    Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1968
    Calder Willingham, Buck Henry
    Nominated

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