Biography
Henry first found screen success on "The New Steve Allen Show" (ABC, 1961) and "That Was the Week That Was" (NBC, 1964-65) before joining forces with Mel Brooks to create "Get Smart" (NBC/CBS 1965-1970), the popular and Emmy Award-winning screwball sitcom that lived a long fruitful life in syndication for generations. During the spy comedy's run, Henry wrote the script for Mike Nichols' iconic film, "The Graduate" (1967), which earned him his …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Cast as Elka's (Betty White) love interest on TV Land sitcom "Hot in Cleveland" | |
2009 | Starred off-Broadway opposite Holland Taylor in "Mother," a play by Lisa Ebersole | |
2008 | Credited with creating the characters for the feature film remake of "Get Smart," starring Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart and Anne Hathaway as Agent 99 | |
2007 | Landed a recurring guest appearance on "30 Rock" (NBC) as Liz Lemon's (Tina Fey) father Dick | |
2005 | Guest starred on "Will & Grace" (NBC) | |
2004 | Cast opposite Matthew Broderick and Alec Baldwin in the comedy "The Last Shot" | |
2001 | Co-wrote the comedy feature "Town & Country," starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton as a couple with a troubled marriage; also acted | |
2000 | Featured in Griffin Dunne's "Famous"; screened at Cannes | |
1999 | Acted in the independent features "I'm Losing You" and "Breakfast of Champions" | |
1999 | Starred on Broadway in "Art" | |
1999 | Voiced the character of Dadbert on an episode of the UPN animated series "Dilbert" | |
1997 | Featured in "The Real Blonde" | |
1995 | Wrote the screenplay for Van Sant's "To Die For"; acted in a supporting role | |
1994 | Had a role in Gus Van Sant's misfire "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" | |
1993 | Acted in Altman's "Short Cuts"; also featured in "Grumpy Old Men" | |
1992 | Appeared in a cameo role as himself in Robert Altman's "The Player" | |
1991 | Appeared as a correspondent on "Edge," a monthly magazine series covering American pop culture on PBS | |
1991 | Served as Master of Ceremonies for the "10th Annual Independent Spirit Awards" | |
1987 | Appeared as a recurring character on three episodes of "Falcon Crest" (CBS), the popular primetime soap | |
1987 | Served as a rotating host on "The Late Show," a late night talk show (and the first series produced for Fox) | |
1987 | Last screenwriting credit for eight years, "I Love N.Y." | |
1985 | Wrote and acted in "Wake Me When I'm Dead," an episode of the 1985-86 revival of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (NBC) | |
1984 | Became a writer and cast member of "The New Show" (NBC), producer Lorne Michaels' failed attempt to create a "Saturday Night Live"-like primetime show | |
1980 | First feature credit as sole screenwriter and sole director, "First Family" | |
1980 | Received a "from characters" credit on "The Nude Bomb," a feature version of "Get Smart!" | |
1978 | Created "Quark," a short-lived sci-fi spoof starring Richard Benjamin on NBC | |
1978 | Debut as film director and producer with "Heaven Can Wait" (with Warren Beatty); received an Oscar nomination for Best Direction | |
1976 | Hosted and wrote for "That Was the Year That Was," an NBC special that satirically reviewed 1976 | |
1975 | Reteamed with Mel Brooks to create "When Things Were Rotten," a short-lived spoof of Robin Hood on ABC | |
1967 | Breakthrough screenwriting credit, co-scripted (with Calder Willingham) "The Graduate"; first collaboration with director Mike Nichols; garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay Adaptation | |
1967 | TV producing debut, executive produced, created and wrote episodes of "Captain Nice", an NBC superhero spoof | |
1966 | Co-scripted the ABC special "The World of Mike Nichols" | |
1965 | Breakthrough TV credit, co-created with Mel Brooks, scripted episodes and served two years (1965-67) as story editor on "Get Smart!" (NBC, CBS), the extremely popular spy spoof series starring Don Adams as Maxwell Smart and Barbara Feldon as Agent 99 | |
1964 | Wrote for and appeared as a regular on "That Was the Week That Was" (NBC), a well-received American version of the classic British political satire series | |
1964 | Feature debut, co-wrote story, co-scripted (with director Theodore J. Flicker) and acted in "The Troublemaker" | |
1961 | Became a regular performer on the final season of "The Steve Allen Show" | |
| Began writing comedy material for "The Steve Allen Show" (NBC) and "The Garry Moore Show" (CBS) | ||
1960 | Moved to Hollywood (date approximate) | |
1960 | Joined the off-Broadway improvisational theater company "The Premise" | |
| Acted in the national company of "No Time for Sergeants" | ||
| With a friend, posed as co-founder of The Society for Indecency to Naked Animals (SINA), a fictional organization that linked animal nudity to the moral decay of Western civilization; appeared on various talkshows to discuss the matter; admitted to the hoax when the organization began gaining in popularity | ||
1954 | Returned to civilian life | |
1952 | Served in the U.S. Army; during the Korean conflict toured Germany with the Seventh Army Repertory Company in a musical comedy that he wrote, directed and starred in | |
1948 | Acted in the touring company of "Life with Father" | |
1947 | Broadway acting debut at age 16 in a minor role in "Life with Father" | |
Awards
1978 | Academy Award for Directing in Heaven Can Wait |
1978 | Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film in Heaven Can Wait |
1968 | BAFTA Award for Screenplay in The Graduate |
1967 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement In Comedy in Get Smart |
1967 | Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in The Graduate |
1967 | Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture in The Graduate |
1967 | Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay--Based On Material From Another Medium) in The Graduate |
1966 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement In Comedy in Get Smart |
1965 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievements In Entertainment in That Was the Week That Was |