Buck Henry on Co-Creating the 1960s TV Spy Spoof Get Smart!
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 Published On Mar 9, 2024

Buck Henry reveals how he and Mel Brooks co-created the classic 1960s NBC TV spy spoof Get Smart with TV Time Machine host Jim Benson.

In addition to co-creating Get Smart, Mr. Henry had a remarkable Hollywood career as a writer, actor, and director. Buck Henry's credits include actor/screenwriter on such films as The Graduate, Catch-22, and Heaven Can Wait, and co-star in the 1991 film, Defending Your Life; creating the 1967 NBC TV Superhero spoof Captain Nice starring William Daniels, and he also hosted Saturday Night Live ten times from 1975-1980.

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