Dell Henderson
Known for Acting · 170 credits
- Born
- 1877-07-04
- Died
- 1956-12-02
- Place of birth
- St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Del Henderson · George Delbert "Dell" Henderson · George Delbert Henderson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Delbert "Dell" Henderson (July 5, 1877 – December 2, 1956) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and writer. He began his long and prolific film career in the early days of silent film.
Born in the Southwestern Ontario city of St. Thomas, Dell Henderson started his acting career on the stage, but appeared in his first movie Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court already in 1908. Henderson was a frequent associate of film pioneer D.W. Griffith since 1909 and appeared in numerous of his early shorts in Hollywood. He also acted on a less prolific basis in the movies of producer Mack Sennett and his Keystone Studios. In addition to acting, Henderson also directed nearly 200 silent films between 1911 and 1928. Most of those films are forgotten or lost, but he also directed movies with silent stars like Harry Carey and Roscoe Arbuckle. Henderson also worked as a writer on numerous screenplays.
After retiring from directing in 1927, Henderson turned to acting full-time and played important supporting roles in King Vidor's The Crowd (1928) and as General Marmaduke Pepper in Show People (1928). The advent of sound film damaged his acting career, and he often had to play smaller roles. In the 1930s, the comedic character actor appeared on several occasions as a comic foil for such comedians as The Three Stooges, W. C. Fields and Laurel and Hardy. He often played somewhat pompous figures like judges, businessmen, detectives or mayors. Modern audiences will remember Henderson as annoyed hospital president Dr. Graves in The Three Stooges film Men in Black and the put-upon chaperone in the Little Rascals film Choo-Choo!. He also appeared as a Night Court Judge in Laurel and Hardy's Our Relations (1936) and as a friendly Car salesman in Leo McCarey's drama Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). Henderson ended his film career after numerous small roles in 1950.
Henderson died of a heart attack in Hollywood at the age of 79. He was married with actress Florence Lee until his death, they made several silent films together.
Known For
Movies (170)
Show People
1928
as Colonel Pepper
The Awful Truth
1937
as Vance's Butler (uncredited)
Big Money
1930
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Flunky (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)
The Ghost
1911
as A Crook
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Fast Work
1930
as Old Faithful
You're Telling Me!
1934
as Mayor (as Del Henderson)
Young People
1940
as Eddie's Father (uncredited)
Love Affair
1939
as Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Undercurrent
1946
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Dave's Love Affair
1911
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
1942
as Doorman (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Detective (uncredited)
The Great Morgan
1945
as Film Character (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark
1945
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Gambler
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
Hot Tip
1935
as Sheriff
Choo-Choo!
1932
as Mr. Henderson
Wells Fargo
1937
as Customer
The Brave Hunter
1912
as The Brave Hunter's Rival
The Crowd
1928
as Dick
On Your Guard
1933
as Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Those Bitter Sweets
1915
as The Rival
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Stagecoach Passenger
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Salesman
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Little Big Shot
1935
as Policeman
The Blind Princess and the Poet
1911
as Lord Gold
For Better - But Worse
1915
as The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
1916
as Aunt Mary's Sweetheart
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
In Walked Charley
1932
as Delbert Henderson
The Tenderfoot's Triumph
1910
as A Cowboy
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Benson (uncredited)
The Clinging Vine
1926
as B. Harvey Doolittle
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
as Sam
Frontier Marshal
1939
as Dave Hall
The Champ
1931
as The Doctor (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Southerner (uncredited)
Artists & Models
1937
as Lord (uncredited)
Taming a Husband
1910
as Nobleman
Men with Wings
1938
as Chairman
Skip the Maloo!
1931
as Mr. Benson
Helen's Marriage
1912
as Friend
The Power of the Camera
1913
as Second Convict
The Face at the Window
1910
as The Butler
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)
The Gold Seekers
1910
as The Claim Agent
The Daring Young Man
1935
as Mayor
The Sunbeam
1912
as The Bachelor
The Widow's Kids
1913
as The Traveling Man
Bottoms Up
1934
as Lane Worthing
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
A Knight of the Road
1911
as The Hobo
The Mystery Man
1935
as Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
The Texas Rangers
1936
as Citizen (uncredited)
The Message of the Violin
1910
as The Baron
The Broken Cross
1911
as The Manicurist's Friend
The Power of the Press
1928
as Bill Johnson
It's a Gift
1934
as Mr. Abernathy
Wrong Again
1929
as Painting owner
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
as House Manager
The Missing Juror
1944
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The New Dress
1911
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
as American Attaché (uncredited)
The Big Brain
1933
as (uncredited)
The Patsy
1928
as Pa Harrington
Men in Black
1934
as Dr. Graves (uncredited)
Too Much Harmony
1933
as Small Town Theatre Manager
Getting Gertie's Garter
1927
as Barry Scott
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
as Hotel Guest in Hammock (uncredited)
Gold Is Not All
1910
as Tom Darrell
Rebellious Daughters
1938
as Mr. Stanley - First Victim
Here Comes Cookie
1935
as Lloyd
Looser Than Loose
1930
as Mr. Henderson
Lone Cowboy
1933
as Mr. Burton (uncredited)
The Two Paths
1911
as Worker
Papa's Baby
1913
as Papa Binks
A Voice from the Deep
1912
as On Roller Coaster
Once More, My Darling
1949
as Hotel Clerk
Thundering Tenors
1931
as Senator D.H. Henderson
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
as Williams
The Lonedale Operator
1911
as A Tramp
The Massacre
1912
as In Wagon Train
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Reporter
Up a Tree
1930
as Del - Publicity Promoter
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as Blake's Associate (uncredited)
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
Teaching Dad to Like Her
1911
as Harry's Father
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Ritz Amsterdam Manager
Newly Rich
1931
as Director
Little Orvie
1940
as Mr. Brown
The Salvation Army Lass
1909
Hit the Deck
1929
as Admiral
Riley the Cop
1928
as Judge Coronelli
Night of Goblins
1930
as Housekeeper
The Speed Demon
1912
as Racing Official
The Mender of Nets
1912
as The Rival's Brother
Ramona
1910
as Man at Burial
The Usurer
1910
as First Mover
That Chink at Golden Gulch
1910
as Gentleman Jim Dandy
The Sins of the Children
1930
as Ted Baldwin
A Gold Necklace
1910
as In Cafe
Fighting Blood
1911
as A Soldier
Thunder in the Night
1935
as Ambassador - Party Guest
A Child of the Ghetto
1910
as The Proprietor
The Adventures of Billy
1911
as Rich Man
The Newlyweds
1910
as A Friend / On Train
The Modern Prodigal
1910
as At Post Office
Something Simple
1934
as Tanhauser
Enoch Arden: Part II
1911
as Rescuer
Rainbow Over Broadway
1933
as Bowers
Goldie Gets Along
1933
as Mr. Moon
The Engagement Ring
1912
as Redmond
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1933
as The Masque
About Dell Henderson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Delbert "Dell" Henderson (July 5, 1877 – December 2, 1956) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and writer. He began his long and prolific film career in the early days of silent film. Born in the Southwestern Ontario city of St. Thomas, Dell Henderson started his acting career on the stage, but appeared in his first movie Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court already in 1908. Henderson was a frequent associate of film pioneer D.W. Griffith since 1909 and appeared in numerous of his earl… With 170 credits spanning from 1908 to 1950, Dell Henderson has appeared in 170 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dell Henderson Movies
- Show People (1928) — as Colonel Pepper
- The Awful Truth (1937) — as Vance's Butler (uncredited)
- Big Money (1930)
- Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) — as Flunky (uncredited)
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) — as Extra (uncredited)
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