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Date of Birth:

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

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Trivia:

As a young actor, he toured in regional stage version of "Life With Father". more

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations more

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Filmography

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In Development
	1.	Get Smart 2 (details only on IMDb Pro)
	2.	Jailbird (details only on IMDb Pro)
	3.	LaBrava (details only on IMDb Pro)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Get Smart (2008)	(characters)	2008	$231M	6.8 (50,684)

2.	Town & Country (2001)	(written by)	2001	-	4.4 (2,721)

3.	"Great Railway Journeys" (1994)	(1 episode, 1996)	1996	-	8.2 (23)
	1 TV episode: "Great Railway Journeys: The High Andes to Patagonia (#2.4)" (writer)
4.	To Die For (1995)	(screenplay)	1995	$30.9M	6.8 (17,163)

5.	"Get Smart" (1995)	(7 episodes, 1995)	1995	-	6.0 (178)
	7 TV episodes: "Get Smart: Liver Let Die (#1.7)" (characters) (uncredited) "Get Smart: Wurst Enemies (#1.6)" (characters) (uncredited) "Get Smart: Passenger 99 (#1.5)" (characters) (uncredited) "Get Smart: Shoot Up the Charts (#1.4)" (characters) (uncredited) "Get Smart: Goodbye Ms. Chip (#1.3)" (characters) (uncredited) 2 episodes not shown.
6.	"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1985)	(1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	6.8 (260)
	1 TV episode: "Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Wake Me When I'm Dead (#1.3)" (writer)
7.	Protocol (1984)	(screenplay)	1984	-	4.9 (1,913)

8.	"The New Show" (1984)	(5 episodes, 1984)	1984	-	7.0 (18)
	5 TV episodes: "The New Show: (#1.4)" (writer) "The New Show: (#1.3)" (writer) "The New Show: (#1.2)" (writer) "The New Show: (#1.1)" (writer) "The New Show: (#1.5)" (writer)
9.	First Family (1980)	(writer)	1980	-	3.9 (267)

10.	The Nude Bomb (1980)	(characters)	1980	-	4.8 (1,386)
	AKAs: Maxwell Smart and the Nude Bomb The Return of Maxwell Smart (USA: TV title)
11.	"Quark" (1977)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	7.7 (125)
	1 TV episode: "Quark: Quark (#1.0)" (creator) (writer)
12.	The Day of the Dolphin (1973)	(writer)	1973	-	5.8 (981)

13.	What's Up, Doc? (1972)	(screenplay)	1972	-	7.6 (6,932)

14.	Is There Sex After Death? (1971)	(uncredited)	1971	-	4.8 (92)
	AKAs: Is There Love After Death (USA: alternative title)
15.	The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)	(writer)	1970	-	6.7 (1,308)

16.	Catch-22 (1970)	(screenplay)	1970	-	7.1 (8,913)

17.	"Get Smart" (1965)	(138 episodes, 1965-1970)	1970	-	8.6 (2,508)
	138 TV episodes: "Get Smart: I Am Curiously Yellow (#5.26)" (creator) "Get Smart: Do I Hear a Vaults? (#5.25)" (creator) "Get Smart: Hello, Columbus - Goodbye, America (#5.24)" (creator) "Get Smart: What's It All About, Algie? (#5.23)" (creator) "Get Smart: Smartacus (#5.22)" (creator) 133 episodes not shown.
18.	Candy (1968)	(screenplay)	1968	-	5.1 (1,213)
	AKAs: Candy (France) Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy) Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title)
19.	The Graduate (1967)	(screenplay)	1967	-	8.2 (69,666)

20.	"Captain Nice" (1967)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	6.4 (29)
	1 TV episode: "Captain Nice: The Man Who Flies Like a Pigeon (#1.1)" (creator) (written by)
21.	The Troublemaker (1964)	(screenplay) (story)	1964	-	6.2 (25)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Loop (pre-production) (2010)		2010	-	-

2.	E-Girl (pre-production) (2009)	Hank	2009	-	-

3.	"30 Rock" (2006)	Dick Lemon (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	8.9 (91)
	1 TV episode: "30 Rock: Ludachristmas (#2.9)" Dick Lemon
4.	"Will & Grace" (1998)	Leonard (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	7.2 (9,009)
	1 TV episode: "Will & Grace: Partners (#7.14)" Leonard
5.	The Last Shot (2004)	Lonnie Bosco	2004	-	5.8 (2,512)

6.	Town & Country (2001)	Suttler	2001	-	4.4 (2,721)

7.	"Dilbert" (1999)	Dadbert (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	8.0 (1,114)
	1 TV episode: "Dilbert: The Gift (#2.1)" (voice) Dadbert
8.	Curtain Call (1999)	Charles Van Allsburg	1999	-	5.3 (532)

9.	Breakfast of Champions (1999)	Fred T. Barry	1999	-	4.2 (4,792)

10.	I'm Losing You (1998)	Phillip Dagrom	1998	-	5.0 (234)

11.	1999 (1998)	Mr. Goldman	1998	-	5.2 (159)
	AKAs: Girls & Boys (USA: MIFED title)
12.	The Man Who Counted (1998)	George Postlewait	1998	-	6.1 (18)

13.	The Real Blonde (1997)	Dr. Leuter	1997	-	5.9 (2,516)

14.	Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV)	TV producer	1995	-	7.3 (1,194)
	AKAs: Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron
15.	To Die For (1995)	Mr. H. Finlaysson	1995	$30.9M	6.8 (17,163)

16.	Grumpy Old Men (1993)	Snyder	1993	-	6.7 (13,082)

17.	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)	Dr. Dreyfus	1993	-	3.9 (3,623)

18.	Short Cuts (1993)	Gordon Johnson	1993	-	7.7 (17,257)

19.	Mastergate (1992) (TV)	Clay Fielder	1992	-	6.7 (32)

20.	"Eek! the Cat" (1992)	Cupid (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	7.9 (412)
	AKAs: Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards Eek!stravaganza 1 TV episode: "Eek! the Cat: Catsanova (#1.3)" (voice) Cupid
21.	"Tales from the Crypt" (1989)	George (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	8.1 (3,383)
	AKAs: HBO's Tales from the Crypt 1 TV episode: "Tales from the Crypt: Beauty Rest (#4.5)" George
22.	Keep the Change (1992) (TV)	Smitty	1992	-	5.9 (46)

23.	The Lounge People (1992)	Lewis Louis	1992	-	4.9 (50)

24.	The Linguini Incident (1991)	Cecil	1991	-	5.9 (553)

25.	Defending Your Life (1991)	Dick Stanley	1991	-	7.1 (6,364)

26.	Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1991)	The priest	1991	-	4.3 (17)

27.	Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)	Father Serafim	1990	-	6.1 (829)
	AKAs: Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
28.	"Trying Times" (1987)	The Man on TV (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	7.4 (18)
	1 TV episode: "Trying Times: Hunger Chic (#2.1)" The Man on TV
29.	Rude Awakening (1989)	Lloyd Stool	1989	-	3.5 (695)

30.	"Murphy Brown" (1988)	Victor Rudman (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	7.1 (1,112)
	1 TV episode: "Murphy Brown: My Dinner with Einstein (#1.17)" Victor Rudman
31.	"Falcon Crest" (1981)	Foster Glenn (3 episodes, 1987-1988)	1988	-	5.8 (485)
	3 TV episodes: "Falcon Crest: Rescue Me (#7.13)" Foster Glenn "Falcon Crest: Twist and Shout (#7.12)" Foster Glenn "Falcon Crest: Across the Bridge (#7.11)" Foster Glenn
32.	Aria (1987)	Preston (segment "Rigoletto")	1987	-	5.6 (1,340)

33.	"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1985)	Walter Lang (1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	6.8 (260)
	1 TV episode: "Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Wake Me When I'm Dead (#1.3)" Walter Lang
34.	"The New Show" (1984)	Various (4 episodes, 1984)	1984	-	7.0 (18)
	4 TV episodes: "The New Show: (#1.4)" Various "The New Show: (#1.3)" Various "The New Show: (#1.2)" Various "The New Show: (#1.5)" Various
35.	Eating Raoul (1982)	Mr. Leech	1982	-	6.6 (2,623)

36.	Strong Medicine (1981)		1981	-	6.3 (15)

37.	First Family (1980)	Father Sandstone	1980	-	3.9 (267)

38.	Gloria (1980)	Jack Dawn	1980	-	6.8 (2,623)

39.	Old Boyfriends (1979)	Art Kopple	1979	-	4.1 (99)

40.	Heaven Can Wait (1978)	The Escort	1978	-	6.8 (7,177)

41.	"Quark" (1977)	Dignitary (1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	7.7 (125)
	1 TV episode: "Quark: Quark (#1.0)" (uncredited) Dignitary
42.	The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)	Bernie Cates	1977	-	7.6 (328)

43.	The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)	Oliver Farnsworth	1976	-	6.7 (5,770)

44.	The Day of the Dolphin (1973)	(uncredited) Man standing outside ladies club	1973	-	5.8 (981)

45.	Is There Sex After Death? (1971)	Dr. Louise Manos	1971	-	4.8 (92)
	AKAs: Is There Love After Death (USA: alternative title)
46.	Taking Off (1971)	Larry Tyne	1971	-	7.4 (814)

47.	The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)	(uncredited) Man Looking Through Doubleday's Bookstore	1970	-	6.7 (1,308)

48.	Catch-22 (1970)	Lt. Col. Korn	1970	-	7.1 (8,913)

49.	Candy (1968)	(uncredited) Mental patient	1968	-	5.1 (1,213)
	AKAs: Candy (France) Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy) Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title)
50.	The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)	Stockade Commandant	1968	-	6.2 (432)

51.	The Graduate (1967)	Room Clerk	1967	-	8.2 (69,666)

52.	The Troublemaker (1964)	T. R. Kingston	1964	-	6.2 (25)

53.	"The New Steve Allen Show" (1961)	Regular (5 episodes, 1961)	1961	-	7.5 (9)
	5 TV episodes: "The New Steve Allen Show: UCLA (#1.14)" Regular "The New Steve Allen Show: Christmas Show (#1.13)" Regular "The New Steve Allen Show: Pacific Ocean Park (#1.12)" Regular "The New Steve Allen Show: San Francisco Show (#1.9)" Regular "The New Steve Allen Show: (#1.2)" Regular
54.	Die Brücke (1959)	(voice: English version)	1959	-	7.7 (2,364)
	AKAs: The Bridge (USA)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Get Smart (2008)	(consultant)	2008	$231M	6.8 (50,684)

2.	"Get Smart" (1965)	story editor (49 episodes, 1965-1967)	1967	-	8.6 (2,508)
	49 TV episodes: "Get Smart: The Mummy (#2.19)" (story editor) "Get Smart: Cutback at Control (#2.18)" (story editor) "Get Smart: Someone Down Here Hates Me (#2.17)" (story editor) "Get Smart: It Takes One to Know One (#2.16)" (story editor) "Get Smart: Kiss of Death (#2.15)" (story editor) 44 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Quark" (1977)	producer (1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	7.7 (125)
	1 TV episode: "Quark: Quark (#1.0)" (producer)
2.	"Captain Nice" (1967)	executive producer (15 episodes, 1967)	1967	-	6.4 (29)
	15 TV episodes: "Captain Nice: Beware of Hidden Prophets (#1.15)" (executive producer) "Captain Nice: One Rotten Apple (#1.14)" (executive producer) "Captain Nice: May I Have the Last Dance? (#1.13)" (executive producer) "Captain Nice: It Tastes OK, But Something's Missing (#1.12)" (executive producer) "Captain Nice: The Week They Stole Payday (#1.11)" (executive producer) 10 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Trying Times" (1987)	(1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	7.4 (18)
	1 TV episode: "Trying Times: Hunger Chic (#2.1)"
2.	First Family (1980)		1980	-	3.9 (267)

3.	Heaven Can Wait (1978)		1978	-	6.8 (7,177)

4.	I Miss Sonia Henie (1971)		1971	-	7.6 (65)
	AKAs: Nedostaje mi Sonja Henie (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)

Soundtrack View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Saturday Night Live" (1975)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	8.2 (6,590)
		AKAs: NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title) SNL (USA: informal title) SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) Saturday Night (USA: first season title) Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title) Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title) Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title) Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title) 1 TV episode: "Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/Leon Redbone (#3.6)" (performer: "Rickey Rat" (uncredited))

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV)	(special thanks)	2002	-	7.1 (33)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Katz's: That's All (filming) (2010)	Himself	2010	-	-

2.	It Came from Kuchar (2009)	Himself	2009	-	7.7 (23)

3.	American Swing (2008)	Himself	2008	-	6.4 (130)

4.	"The Daily Show" (1996)	Himself / Himself - Historical Perspectivist (2 episodes, 2007)	2007	-	9.0 (24)
	AKAs: A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title) Jon Stewart (Australia) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version) 2 TV episodes: "The Daily Show: (2007-09-24)" Himself - Historical Perspectivist "The Daily Show: (2007-08-08)" Himself
5.	Cinemaville (2007) (V)	Himself	2007	-	-

6.	Greatest Movie Love Scenes (2006) (TV)	Himself	2006	-	-

7.	AFI's 100 Years... 100 'Movie Quotes' (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	6.6 (132)

8.	Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	7.2 (95)
	AKAs: SNL: The First 5 Years (USA: promotional title)
9.	"The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments" (2004)	Himself	2004	-	6.0 (26)

10.	"Biography" (1987)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.0 (266)
	1 TV episode: "Biography: Don Adams: Would You Believe?" Himself
11.	"Bravo Profiles" (1994)	Himself (1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	7.7 (5)
	1 TV episode: "Bravo Profiles: Dustin Hoffman" Himself
12.	Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself	2002	-	7.1 (33)

13.	Serendipity (2001)	(uncredited) Himself	2001	-	6.6 (28,706)

14.	Inside TV Land: Get Smart (2001) (TV)	Himself	2001	-	6.3 (29)

15.	"The Directors" (1999)	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)	2001	-	7.6 (81)
	2 TV episodes: "The Directors: The Films of Robert Altman (#2.9)" Himself "The Directors: The Films of Milos Forman (#2.5)" Himself
16.	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)	Himself	2000	-	5.9 (251)

17.	Famous (2000)	Himself	2000	-	5.9 (358)
	AKAs: Lisa Picard Is Famous (USA: alternative title)
18.	The 2000 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2000) (TV)	Himself - Presenter	2000	-	3.2 (5)

19.	'Psycho' Path (1999) (V)	Himself	1999	-	6.6 (58)

20.	Playboy: The Story of X (1998) (V)	Host	1998	-	6.3 (89)

21.	"Great Railway Journeys" (1994)	Himself / Presenter (1 episode, 1996)	1996	-	8.2 (23)
	1 TV episode: "Great Railway Journeys: The High Andes to Patagonia (#2.4)" Himself/Presenter
22.	Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. (1995)	Himself	1995	-	6.8 (13)

23.	Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993)	Himself	1993	-	7.0 (87)
	AKAs: Luck, Trust and Ketchup (USA: short title)
24.	The Player (1992)	Himself	1992	-	7.7 (23,055)

25.	The Graduate at 25 (1992)	Himself	1992	-	5.6 (11)

26.	The Republic Pictures Story (1991) (TV)	Himself	1991	-	6.7 (6)

27.	Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV)	Himself	1989	-	6.6 (91)

28.	Steve Martin Live (1986) (V)	Himself	1986	-	8.1 (117)

29.	"The New Show" (1984)	Himself (1 episode, 1984)	1984	-	7.0 (18)
	1 TV episode: "The New Show: (#1.1)" Himself
30.	"Saturday Night Live" (1975)	Himself - Host / 3 characters not shown (16 episodes, 1976-1980)	1980	-	8.2 (6,590)
	AKAs: NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title) SNL (USA: informal title) SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) Saturday Night (USA: first season title) Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title) Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title) Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title) Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title) 16 TV episodes: "Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/Andrew Gold/Andrae Crouch & Voices of Unity (#5.20)" Himself - Host/Various "Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#5.4)" Himself - Host/Various "Saturday Night Live: Eric Idle/Bob Dylan (#5.2)" (uncredited) Himself "Saturday Night Live: Steve Martin/Blondie (#5.1)" (uncredited) Himself "Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/Bette Midler (#4.20)" Himself - Host/Various 11 episodes not shown.
31.	That Was the Year That Was - 1976 (1976) (TV)	Himself/news reporter	1976	-	-

32.	"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)	Himself (6 episodes, 1973-1976)	1976	-	8.3 (462)
	AKAs: The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title) 6 TV episodes: "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (1976-01-08)" Himself "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (1975-07-24)" Himself "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (1975-01-07)" Himself "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (1974-12-04)" Himself "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (1974-07-01)" Himself 1 episode not shown.
33.	"The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)	Guest Host / Himself (2 episodes, 1970-1971)	1971	-	7.9 (114)
	2 TV episodes: "The Dick Cavett Show: (1971-03-30)" Himself "The Dick Cavett Show: (1970-12-08)" Guest Host
34.	"That Was the Week That Was" (1964)	Himself (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	8.5 (24)
	1 TV episode: "That Was the Week That Was: (1964-11-24)" Himself
35.	"CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" (1962)	G. Clifford Prout (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	7.6 (23)
	1 TV episode: "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite: (1962-08-21)" G. Clifford Prout


1.	Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (2005) (V)	(uncredited) Mr. DiLaBounta

2.	Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

3.	101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV)	Himself

4.	Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1998) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

5.	Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash (1992) (TV)	(uncredited) John Dean

6.	The Best of John Belushi (1985) (V)	Himself

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