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.
Movie | Preaching to the Perverted | Commander Cope | 1997-07-04 |
Movie | The Wind in the Willows | The Sentry | 1996-10-16 |
Movie | The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond | 1995-09-01 | |
Movie | Danielle Steel's Zoya | Feodor | 1995-09-17 |
Movie | Liberation: Those Crazy Turks | Lord Curzon | 1994-03-22 |
Movie | No Escape | Killian | 1994-04-29 |
Movie | White Angel | Inspector Taylor | 1994-04-15 |
Series | Dandelion Dead | 1994-10-30 | |
Movie | Pat and Margaret | Billy | 1994-09-11 |
Movie | The Trial | The Flogger | 1993-06-18 |
Series | The Detectives | Brother Ryan | 1993-01-27 |
Movie | The Baby of Mâcon | The Father Confessor | 1993-09-17 |
Movie | Black and Blue | Daddy Brett-Smith | 1992-09-27 |
Movie | Carry On Columbus | The Bosun | 1992-10-02 |
Movie | As You Like It | The Dukes | 1992-10-09 |
Movie | Miss Queencake | 1991-01-02 | |
Series | 2Point4 Children | Frank | 1991-09-03 |
Movie | How's Business | Mr. Bailey | 1991-01-12 |
Series | Making Out | 1989-01-06 | |
Series | The Paradise Club | Frank Kane | 1989-09-19 |
Movie | Tank Malling | Percy | 1989-12-01 |
Movie | The BFG | Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (voice) | 1989-12-25 |
Series | Red Dwarf | Unknown | 1988-02-15 |
Movie | Maigret | Barge Captain | 1988-02-22 |
Movie | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Commander | 1988-12-07 |
Movie | Blanc de Chine | Malcolm | 1988-04-20 |
Series | Knights of God | 1987-09-06 | |
Movie | Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen | Gavrok | 1987-11-16 |
Series | Dead Head | Detective Inspector Malcolm | 1986-01-15 |
Series | Casualty | Jerry Hunter | 1986-09-06 |
Movie | Murder Elite | Sgt Jessop | 1985-01-01 |
Series | Dempsey and Makepeace | Unknown | 1985-01-11 |
Movie | Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire | The Wednesday Man | 1985-11-25 |
Movie | Brazil | First 'Black Maria' Guard | 1985-02-20 |
Series | Bulman | 1985-06-05 | |
Movie | Squaring the Circle | Kuron | 1984-05-23 |
Series | The Enigma Files | Unknown | 1980-04-15 |
Movie | The Island | Rollo | 1980-06-13 |
Series | Dick Turpin | Unknown | 1979-01-06 |
Movie | The Big Sleep | Lou | 1978-03-13 |
Series | Strangers | George Bulman | 1978-06-05 |
Movie | Danton's Death | Mercier | 1978-04-23 |
Movie | The Finishing Line | 1977-01-29 | |
Movie | Gotcha / Campion's Interview | Sellors | 1977-04-12 |
Movie | Star Wars | General Taggi | 1977-05-25 |
Movie | The Prince and the Pauper | Burly Ruffian | 1977-06-03 |
Series | The XYY Man | George Bulman | 1976-07-03 |
Movie | Voyage of the Damned | Engineering Officer | 1976-12-22 |
Movie | Brannigan | Geef | 1975-03-21 |
Movie | The Ghoul | The Ghoul | 1975-07-11 |
Series | Angels | Unknown | 1975-09-01 |
Series | Poldark | Unknown | 1975-10-05 |
Movie | Callan | George | 1974-05-23 |
Movie | Regan | Strip Club Heavy | 1974-06-04 |
Movie | Abby | Flip | 1974-12-25 |
Movie | A Killer in Every Corner | 1974-11-19 | |
Series | Thriller | Unknown | 1973-04-14 |
Series | Warship | 1973-06-07 | |
Series | Crown Court | Unknown | 1972-10-11 |
Series | Play for Today | Unknown | 1970-10-15 |
Series | BBC Play of the Month | Unknown | 1965-10-19 |
Series | Doctor Who | Unknown | 1963-11-23 |