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