Don Henderson
Known for Acting · 92 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 (41)
Casualty
1986
as Jerry Hunter
Play for Today
1970
Doctor Who
1963
as Gavrok
Screen Two
1985
as The Flogger
Red Dwarf
1988
as Rogue Simulant
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mercier
Minder
1979
as Billy Lynch
Theatre 625
1964
Angels
1975
Dramarama
1983
as The Great Callisto
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Don
Thriller
1973
as Boz Bostyne
Van der Valk
1972
as Ullman
Strangers
1978
as DS George Bulman / DCI George Bulman
Cracker
1993
as Hennessy Senior
2Point4 Children
1991
as Frank
The Protectors
1972
as Walters
The Detectives
1993
as Brother Ryan
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Harry Watson / Joe Warner
Dick Turpin
1979
as Bracewell
The New Statesman
1987
as Brigadier Miljanic
Poldark
1975
as Tom Carne
The Paradise Club
1989
as Frank Kane
Warship
1973
as Master-at-Arms Frank Heron
Making Out
1989
Bulman
1985
as George Bulman
The Enigma Files
1980
as Prince
Ripping Yarns
1976
as Sgt. Major
The XYY Man
1976
as DS George Bulman
Liberation
1994
as Lord Curzon
Bottle Boys
1984
as Les Burton
Dead Head
1986
as DI Malcolm
Scorpion Tales
1978
as Easterman
Dandelion Dead
1994
Annika
1984
as Mr Daniels
Against the Crowd
1975
as Parnell
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
1991
as Galapas
Take the Stage
1981
as Self
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
1994
The Boy Who Won the Pools
1983
as Mr. Baverstock
Jumping The Queue
1989
as Huw Jones
Movies (51)
Star Wars
1977
as General Taggi
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Commander
Brazil
1985
as First 'Black Maria' Guard
Murder Elite
1985
as Sgt Jessop
No Escape
1994
as Killian
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Engineering Officer
White Angel
1994
as Inspector Taylor
Brannigan
1975
as Geef
The Baby of Mâcon
1993
as The Father Confessor
The Island
1980
as Rollo
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as The Sentry
The Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Burly Ruffian
The Trial
1993
as The Flogger
The Big Sleep
1978
as Lou
The BFG
1990
as Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (voice)
Footsteps
1974
as Policeman
Danielle Steel's Zoya
1997
as Feodor
Preaching to the Perverted
1997
as Commander Cope
The Master of Ballantrae
1984
as Hicks (uncredited)
Carry On Columbus
1992
as The Bosun
My Friend Walter
1992
as Bertie Borrowbill
Atlantis
1983
as Eddie
The War That Never Ends
1991
as Socrates
Maigret
1988
as Barge Captain
As You Like It
1992
as The Dukes
The Ghoul
1975
as The Ghoul
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
1987
as Gavrok
The Finishing Line
1977
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
1998
as Tommy Brock (voice)
The Fool
1990
as Bob
The Littlest Horse Thieves
1976
Pat and Margaret
1994
as Billy
Across the Andes by Frog
1977
as Sgt. Major
Callan
1974
as George
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
1977
as Sellors
Black and Blue
1992
as Daddy Brett-Smith
Danton's Death
1978
as Mercier
Squaring the Circle
1984
as Kuron
A Crack in the Ice
1985
as The Peasant
Blanc de Chine
1988
as Malcolm
Tank Malling
1989
as Percy
One Day at a Time
1977
as Jack
Tomorrow Calling
1993
as Mervyn Kihn
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985
as The Wednesday Man
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
1981
as Tokkotai
Miss Queencake
1991
A Killer in Every Corner
1974
as Boz Bostyne
Regan
1974
as Strip Club Heavy
The Secret World of Polly Flint
1987
as Old Mazy
How's Business
1991
as Mr. Bailey
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 92 credits spanning from 1963 to 1998, Don Henderson has appeared in 51 films and 41 TV shows.
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- Star Wars (1977) — as General Taggi
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) — as Commander
- Brazil (1985) — as First 'Black Maria' Guard
- Murder Elite (1985) — as Sgt Jessop
- No Escape (1994) — as Killian
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