Don Henderson
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1932-11-10
- Died
- 1997-06-22
- Place of birth
- Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Biography
Born Donald Francis Henderson in Leystonstone, 1931, Don Henderson was an English actor of stage, television and screen. He was best known for playing both "tough guy" roles and authority figures, and is remembered for his portrayal of detective George Bulman between 1976 and 1987 in a trilogy of popular Granada Television police drama series; The XYY Man, Strangers, and Bulman. Following the end of Bulman, Henderson starred as the priest Frank Kane in the BBC drama series The Paradise Club, penned by Bulman creator Murray Smith. Henderson starred in several cult and sci fi serials and films, most notably in the first Star Wars movie in which he played General Tagge, and Doctor Who and Red Dwarf. Prior to acting, Henderson was a dental technician in the army and a detective sergeant in the Essex constabulary, but he resigned when he found he had sympathy for the criminals he was obliged to arrest. He was married twice, firstly to Hilary who died in 1977, and then to the actress Shirley Stelfox, whom he met filming The XYY Man. The pair set up home in Stratford-Upon-Avon and appeared together professionally many times until his death from throat cancer in 1997.
Known For
TV Shows (39)
Doctor Who
1963
as Gavrok
Casualty
1986
as Jerry Hunter
Play for Today
1970
Minder
1979
as Billy Lynch
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mercier
Red Dwarf
1988
as Rogue Simulant
Screen Two
1985
as The Flogger
Theatre 625
1964
Thriller
1973
as Boz Bostyne
The Protectors
1972
as Walters
Cracker
1993
as Hennessy Senior
Angels
1975
Van der Valk
1972
as Ullman
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Don
The New Statesman
1987
as Brigadier Miljanic
2Point4 Children
1991
as Frank
The Paradise Club
1989
as Frank Kane
Poldark
1975
as Tom Carne
Dramarama
1983
as The Great Callisto
Strangers
1978
as DS George Bulman / DCI George Bulman
The Detectives
1993
as Brother Ryan
Dick Turpin
1979
as Bracewell
Warship
1973
as Master-at-Arms Frank Heron
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Harry Watson / Joe Warner
Making Out
1989
Ripping Yarns
1976
as Sgt. Major
Bulman
1985
as George Bulman
The Enigma Files
1980
as Prince
The XYY Man
1976
as DS George Bulman
Liberation
1994
as Lord Curzon
Scorpion Tales
1978
as Easterman
Annika
1984
as Mr Daniels
Bottle Boys
1984
as Les Burton
Dandelion Dead
1994
Dead Head
1986
as DI Malcolm
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
1994
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
1991
as Galapas
Take the Stage
1981
as Self
The Boy Who Won the Pools
1983
as Mr. Baverstock
Movies (51)
Star Wars
1977
as General Taggi
Brazil
1985
as First 'Black Maria' Guard
No Escape
1994
as Killian
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Commander
The Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Burly Ruffian
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Engineering Officer
Brannigan
1975
as Geef
The Trial
1993
as The Flogger
The Island
1980
as Rollo
The Fool
1990
as Bob
The Big Sleep
1978
as Lou
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as The Sentry
The Baby of Mâcon
1993
as The Father Confessor
Carry On Columbus
1992
as The Bosun
The BFG
1990
as Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (voice)
Danielle Steel's Zoya
1997
as Feodor
Preaching to the Perverted
1997
as Commander Cope
Black and Blue
1992
as Daddy Brett-Smith
Maigret
1988
as Barge Captain
The War That Never Ends
1991
as Socrates
Regan
1974
as Strip Club Heavy
Danton's Death
1978
as Mercier
Tank Malling
1989
as Percy
Footsteps
1974
as Policeman
The Ghoul
1975
as The Ghoul
Pat and Margaret
1994
as Billy
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985
as The Wednesday Man
Murder Elite
1985
as Sgt Jessop
Squaring the Circle
1984
as Kuron
As You Like It
1992
as The Dukes
The Littlest Horse Thieves
1976
The Master of Ballantrae
1984
as Hicks (uncredited)
Callan
1974
as George
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
1977
as Sellors
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
1987
as Gavrok
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
Tomorrow Calling
1993
as Mervyn Kihn
How's Business
1991
as Mr. Bailey
The Secret World of Polly Flint
1987
as Old Mazy
The Finishing Line
1977
Atlantis
1983
as Eddie
A Killer in Every Corner
1974
as Boz Bostyne
My Friend Walter
1992
as Bertie Borrowbill
White Angel
1994
as Inspector Taylor
Miss Queencake
1991
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
1981
as Tokkotai
Blanc de Chine
1988
as Malcolm
Across the Andes by Frog
1977
as Sgt. Major
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
1998
as Tommy Brock (voice)
One Day at a Time
1977
as Jack
A Crack in the Ice
1985
as The Peasant
About Don Henderson
Born Donald Francis Henderson in Leystonstone, 1931, Don Henderson was an English actor of stage, television and screen. He was best known for playing both "tough guy" roles and authority figures, and is remembered for his portrayal of detective George Bulman between 1976 and 1987 in a trilogy of popular Granada Television police drama series; The XYY Man, Strangers, and Bulman. Following the end of Bulman, Henderson starred as the priest Frank Kane in the BBC drama series The Paradise Club, penned by Bulman creator Murray Smith. Henderson sta… With 90 credits spanning from 1963 to 1998, Don Henderson has appeared in 51 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Don Henderson Movies
- Star Wars (1977) — as General Taggi
- Brazil (1985) — as First 'Black Maria' Guard
- No Escape (1994) — as Killian
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) — as Commander
- The Prince and the Pauper (1977) — as Burly Ruffian
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