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