Dell Henderson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 4, 1877
- Died
- December 2, 1956
- Birthplace
- St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
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.
Filmography
Annie Get Your Gun 1950
as Hotel Guest in Hammock (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling 1949
as Hotel Clerk
The Romance of Rosy Ridge 1947
as Southerner (uncredited)
Undercurrent 1946
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 1945
as Benson (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark 1945
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Great Morgan 1945
as Film Character (uncredited)
The Missing Juror 1944
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mr. Winkle Goes to War 1944
Actor
Du Barry Was a Lady 1943
as Flunky (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous 1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942
as American Attaché (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor 1942
as Doorman (uncredited)
Arizona Terrors 1942
as President McKinley
Young People 1940
as Eddie's Father (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor 1940
as Detective (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison 1940
as Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife 1940
as Ritz Amsterdam Manager
Little Orvie 1940
as Mr. Brown
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl 1939
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal 1939
as Dave Hall
The Chump Takes a Bump 1939
as Elias J. Smart
Love Affair 1939
as Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Men with Wings 1938
as Chairman
Rebellious Daughters 1938
as Mr. Stanley - First Victim
The Girl of the Golden West 1938
as Stagecoach Passenger
Arsène Lupin Returns 1938
as Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
Wells Fargo 1937
as Customer
The Awful Truth 1937
as Vance's Butler (uncredited)
Artists & Models 1937
as Lord (uncredited)
The Grand Bounce 1937
as Harry Briggs (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow 1937
as Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
We Who Are About to Die 1937
as Blake's Associate (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers 1936
as Citizen (uncredited)
Hitch Hike Lady 1935
as Williams
3 Kids and a Queen 1935
as Reporter
Thunder in the Night 1935
as Ambassador - Party Guest
Little Big Shot 1935
as Policeman
Slightly Static 1935
as Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)
Steamboat Round the Bend 1935
as Salesman
Diamond Jim 1935
as Gambler
Here Comes Cookie 1935
as Lloyd
Hot Tip 1935
as Sheriff
The Daring Young Man 1935
as Mayor
Ruggles of Red Gap 1935
as Sam
The Mystery Man 1935
as Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
It's a Gift 1934
as Mr. Abernathy
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1934
as House Manager
Men in Black 1934
as Dr. Graves (uncredited)
Something Simple 1934
as Tanhauser
The Notorious Sophie Lang 1934
as House Detective
Bottoms Up 1934
as Lane Worthing
You're Telling Me! 1934
as Mayor (as Del Henderson)
Lone Cowboy 1933
as Mr. Burton (uncredited)
Rainbow Over Broadway 1933
as Bowers
Too Much Harmony 1933
as Small Town Theatre Manager
The Big Brain 1933
as (uncredited)
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles 1933
as The Masque
On Your Guard 1933
as Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara
Goldie Gets Along 1933
as Mr. Moon
Mr. Bride 1932
as J. P. Henderson
Choo-Choo! 1932
as Mr. Henderson
In Walked Charley 1932
as Delbert Henderson
Free Eats 1932
as Mr. Moran
The Champ 1931
as The Doctor (uncredited)
Skip the Maloo! 1931
as Mr. Benson
Newly Rich 1931
as Director
Haunted at Midnight 1931
as Housekeeper
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood 1931
Actor
Thundering Tenors 1931
as Senator D.H. Henderson
Helping Grandma 1931
as Henderson
Chiselers of Hollywood 1930
Actor
- Up a Tree
Up a Tree 1930
as Del - Publicity Promoter
Looser Than Loose 1930
as Mr. Henderson
- Bigger and Better
Bigger and Better 1930
as Mr. Kornman
Night of Goblins 1930
as Housekeeper
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case 1930
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Fast Work 1930
as Old Faithful
The Sins of the Children 1930
as Ted Baldwin
- Big Money
Big Money 1930
Actor
All Teed Up 1930
as Judge Quirt
Whispering Whoopee 1930
as Mr. Henderson
- Getting a Raise
Getting a Raise 1930
Actor
Hit the Deck 1929
as Admiral
Wrong Again 1929
as Painting owner
- Off to Buffalo
Off to Buffalo 1929
as Charley's boss
Riley the Cop 1928
as Judge Coronelli
Show People 1928
as Colonel Pepper
The Power of the Press 1928
as Bill Johnson
Is Everybody Happy? 1928
Actor
The Patsy 1928
as Pa Harrington
The Crowd 1928
as Dick
The Rambling Ranger 1927
Director
Getting Gertie's Garter 1927
as Barry Scott
The Clinging Vine 1926
as B. Harvey Doolittle
- Accused
Accused 1925
Director
Pursued 1925
Director
The Bad Lands 1925
Director
Battling Brewster 1924
Director
One Law for the Woman 1924
Director
Gambling Wives 1924
Director
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers 1923
Director
Sure-Fire Flint 1922
Director
The Broken Silence 1922
Director
The Girl from Porcupine 1921
Director
Dead or Alive 1921
Director
Dynamite Allen 1921
Director
The Dead Line 1920
Director
The Shark 1920
Director
Three Green Eyes 1919
Director
Hit or Miss 1919
Director
Courage for Two 1919
Director
Love in a Hurry 1919
Director
Hitting the Trail 1918
Director
The Road to France 1918
Director
By Hook or Crook 1918
Director
The Beloved Blackmailer 1918
Director
The Golden Wall 1918
Director
My Wife 1918
Director
Who Loved Him Best? 1918
Director
The Impostor 1918
Director
Her Second Husband 1917
Director
Please Help Emily 1917
Director
The Beautiful Adventure 1917
Director
Outcast 1917
Director, Producer
A Girl Like That 1917
Director
- A Coney Island Princess
A Coney Island Princess 1916
Director
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916
as Extra (uncredited)
Rolling Stones 1916
Director
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary 1916
as Aunt Mary's Sweetheart
Wife and Auto Trouble 1916
Director
- Because He Loved Her
Because He Loved Her 1916
Director
Merely a Married Man 1915
Director
Those Bitter Sweets 1915
as The Rival, Director
- For Better - But Worse
For Better - But Worse 1915
as The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo, Director
- A Bear Affair
A Bear Affair 1915
Director
Ambrose's Nasty Temper 1915
Director
- Ambrose's Fury
Ambrose's Fury 1915
Director
- Gussle, the Golfer
Gussle, the Golfer 1914
Director
The Plumber 1914
Director
Bertha, the Buttonhole-Maker 1914
Director
- 'Curses!' They Remarked
'Curses!' They Remarked 1914
Director
- Liberty Belles
Liberty Belles 1914
Director
- For the Son of the House
For the Son of the House 1913
Director
- The Lady in Black
The Lady in Black 1913
Director
- A Modest Hero
A Modest Hero 1913
Director
A Woman in the Ultimate 1913
Director
- Black and White
Black and White 1913
Director
- The Suffragette Minstrels
The Suffragette Minstrels 1913
Director
- Father's Chicken Dinner
Father's Chicken Dinner 1913
Director
- Papa's Baby
Papa's Baby 1913
as Papa Binks, Director
- The Widow's Kids
The Widow's Kids 1913
as The Traveling Man, Director
- Those Little Flowers
Those Little Flowers 1913
Director
- Pa Says
Pa Says 1913
Director
- Almost a Wild Man
Almost a Wild Man 1913
Director
- Red Hicks Defies the World
Red Hicks Defies the World 1913
Director
- Highbrow Love
Highbrow Love 1913
Director
- The Power of the Camera
The Power of the Camera 1913
as Second Convict, Director
- What Is the Use of Repining?
What Is the Use of Repining? 1913
Director, Writer
The Massacre 1912
as In Wagon Train
- Getting Rid of Trouble
Getting Rid of Trouble 1912
Director
- Mr. Grouch at the Seashore
Mr. Grouch at the Seashore 1912
Director
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit 1912
as Dick
The Speed Demon 1912
as Racing Official, Story
A Dash Through the Clouds 1912
Writer
Helen's Marriage 1912
as Friend
The Furs 1912
as The Husband
- When the Fire-Bells Rang
When the Fire-Bells Rang 1912
as An Actor
The Fickle Spaniard 1912
Director
Won by a Fish 1912
as The Woman's Father
The Brave Hunter 1912
as The Brave Hunter's Rival
Help! Help! 1912
as Office Worker
Hot Stuff 1912
as Cigar Drummer
- A Voice from the Deep
A Voice from the Deep 1912
as On Roller Coaster, Story
The Engagement Ring 1912
as Redmond
The Sunbeam 1912
as The Bachelor
- The Fatal Chocolate
The Fatal Chocolate 1912
as The City Beau
The Mender of Nets 1912
as The Rival's Brother
For His Son 1912
as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
- A Victim of Circumstance
A Victim of Circumstance 1911
as The Husband
- Love in the Hills
Love in the Hills 1911
Writer
The Long Road 1911
as Wedding Guest
The Adventures of Billy 1911
as Rich Man
The Making of a Man 1911
as Leading Man
The Baron 1911
as The Baron / A Waiter
- The Blind Princess and the Poet
The Blind Princess and the Poet 1911
as Lord Gold
The Last Drop of Water 1911
as Undetermined Role
The Ghost 1911
as A Crook
Bobby the Coward 1911
Writer
Fighting Blood 1911
as A Soldier
The Primal Call 1911
as The Creditor
Enoch Arden: Part II 1911
as Rescuer
- Dave's Love Affair
Dave's Love Affair 1911
Actor
- The New Dress
The New Dress 1911
Actor
- A Knight of the Road
A Knight of the Road 1911
as The Hobo, Writer
- The Broken Cross
The Broken Cross 1911
as The Manicurist's Friend
The Lonedale Operator 1911
as A Tramp
- Teaching Dad to Like Her
Teaching Dad to Like Her 1911
as Harry's Father
His Trust Fulfilled 1911
Actor
His Trust 1911
as Col. Frazier
When a Man Loves 1911
as Mr. Bach
The Two Paths 1911
as Worker
- The Lesson
The Lesson 1910
as Policeman, Writer
A Plain Song 1910
as The Manager
The Song of the Wildwood Flute 1910
as A Suitor
- The Message of the Violin
The Message of the Violin 1910
as The Baron
That Chink at Golden Gulch 1910
as Gentleman Jim Dandy
A Gold Necklace 1910
as In Cafe
The Oath and the Man 1910
as Aristocrat
Muggsy Becomes a Hero 1910
as A Tramp
The Modern Prodigal 1910
as At Post Office, Writer
Wilful Peggy 1910
Actor
The Usurer 1910
as First Mover
Unexpected Help 1910
Actor
A Child's Impulse 1910
as At First Party / At Second Party
- The Face at the Window
The Face at the Window 1910
as The Butler
In the Border States 1910
as Union Officer
A Child of the Ghetto 1910
as The Proprietor
Ramona 1910
as Man at Burial
Over Silent Paths 1910
as The Wanderer
The Two Brothers 1910
as Manuel
The Unchanging Sea 1910
as The Rescuer
- The Gold Seekers
The Gold Seekers 1910
as The Claim Agent
The Tenderfoot's Triumph 1910
as A Cowboy
- Gold Is Not All
Gold Is Not All 1910
as Tom Darrell
Faithful 1910
as Bystander
- The Converts
The Converts 1910
as In Bar
The Newlyweds 1910
as A Friend / On Train
Taming a Husband 1910
as Nobleman
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea 1909
Actor
The Broken Locket 1909
Actor
The Salvation Army Lass 1909
Actor
- Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court 1908
Actor
Credits from TMDB.