Don Henderson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 10, 1932
- Died
- June 22, 1997
- Birthplace
- Leytonstone, London, England, UK
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.
Filmography
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod 1998
as Tommy Brock (voice)
Danielle Steel's Zoya 1997
as Feodor
Preaching to the Perverted 1997
as Commander Cope
The Wind in the Willows 1996
as The Sentry
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond 1995
Actor
Pat and Margaret 1994
as Billy
No Escape 1994
as Killian
White Angel 1994
as Inspector Taylor
Tomorrow Calling 1993
as Mervyn Kihn
The Baby of Mâcon 1993
as The Father Confessor
The Trial 1993
as The Flogger
As You Like It 1992
as The Dukes
Carry On Columbus 1992
as The Bosun
- Black and Blue
Black and Blue 1992
as Daddy Brett-Smith
My Friend Walter 1992
as Bertie Borrowbill
The War That Never Ends 1991
as Socrates
- How's Business
How's Business 1991
as Mr. Bailey
Miss Queencake 1991
Actor
The BFG 1990
as Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (voice)
- The Fool
The Fool 1990
as Bob
Tank Malling 1989
as Percy
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988
as Commander
Blanc de Chine 1988
as Malcolm
Maigret 1988
as Barge Captain
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen 1987
as Gavrok
The Secret World of Polly Flint 1987
as Old Mazy
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire 1985
as The Wednesday Man
A Crack in the Ice 1985
as The Peasant
Brazil 1985
as First 'Black Maria' Guard
Murder Elite 1985
as Sgt Jessop
Squaring the Circle 1984
as Kuron
The Master of Ballantrae 1984
as Hicks (uncredited)
Atlantis 1983
as Eddie
- The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner 1981
as Tokkotai
The Island 1980
as Rollo
Danton's Death 1978
as Mercier
The Big Sleep 1978
as Lou
One Day at a Time 1977
as Jack
Across the Andes by Frog 1977
as Sgt. Major
The Prince and the Pauper 1977
as Burly Ruffian
Star Wars 1977
as General Taggi
Gotcha / Campion's Interview 1977
as Sellors
The Finishing Line 1977
Actor
Voyage of the Damned 1976
as Engineering Officer
The Littlest Horse Thieves 1976
Actor
The Ghoul 1975
as The Ghoul
Brannigan 1975
as Geef
A Killer in Every Corner 1974
as Boz Bostyne
Footsteps 1974
as Policeman
Regan 1974
as Strip Club Heavy
Callan 1974
as George
Credits from TMDB.