Don Henderson
Acting
Born: November 10, 1932 · Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Died: June 22, 1997 (aged 64)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Star Wars
1977
Brazil
1985
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
Doctor Who
1963
No Escape
1994
Red Dwarf
1988
The BFG
1990
Cracker
1993
Brannigan
1975
The Baby of Mâcon
1993
The Island
1980
The Big Sleep
1978
Photos (1)
Movies (46)
Star Wars
General Taggi
Brazil
First 'Black Maria' Guard
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Commander
No Escape
Killian
The Island
Rollo
The Big Sleep
Lou
Voyage of the Damned
Engineering Officer
The Prince and the Pauper
Burly Ruffian
Brannigan
Geef
The Wind in the Willows
The Sentry
The Baby of Mâcon
The Father Confessor
The Trial
The Flogger
Preaching to the Perverted
Commander Cope
Maigret
Barge Captain
The BFG
Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (voice)
My Friend Walter
Bertie Borrowbill
Carry On Columbus
The Bosun
Atlantis
Eddie
White Angel
Inspector Taylor
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
The Wednesday Man
Footsteps
Policeman
Danielle Steel's Zoya
Feodor
As You Like It
The Dukes
Tomorrow Calling
Mervyn Kihn
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
Tommy Brock (voice)
The War That Never Ends
Socrates
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
Gavrok
The Ghoul
The Ghoul
Danton's Death
Mercier
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
Tank Malling
Percy
The Master of Ballantrae
Hicks (uncredited)
Pat and Margaret
Billy
The Littlest Horse Thieves
1976
Blanc de Chine
Malcolm
Squaring the Circle
Kuron
The Finishing Line
1977
Callan
George
A Killer in Every Corner
Boz Bostyne
A Crack in the Ice
The Peasant
Across the Andes by Frog
Sgt. Major
Regan
Strip Club Heavy
One Day at a Time
Jack
Miss Queencake
1991
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
Sellors
The Secret World of Polly Flint
Old Mazy
TV Shows (40)
Play for Today
1 eps
Casualty
Jerry Hunter · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Gavrok · 3 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Mercier · 1 eps
Minder
Billy Lynch · 1 eps
Screen Two
The Flogger · 1 eps
Red Dwarf
Rogue Simulant · 1 eps
TFI Friday
1 eps
Cracker
Hennessy Senior · 1 eps
Theatre 625
1 eps
Angels
1 eps
Dempsey and Makepeace
Don · 1 eps
The Protectors
Walters · 1 eps
Thriller
Boz Bostyne · 1 eps
New Scotland Yard
Harry Watson · 1 eps
New Scotland Yard
Joe Warner · 1 eps
Van der Valk
Ullman · 1 eps
The XYY Man
DS George Bulman · 13 eps
Poldark
Tom Carne · 3 eps
The New Statesman
Brigadier Miljanic · 1 eps
Dramarama
The Great Callisto · 1 eps
The Detectives
Brother Ryan · 1 eps
2Point4 Children
Frank · 1 eps
Strangers
DS George Bulman · 17 eps
Strangers
DCI George Bulman · 13 eps
Warship
Master-at-Arms Frank Heron · 1 eps
The Paradise Club
Frank Kane · 20 eps
Making Out
8 eps
Ripping Yarns
Sgt. Major · 1 eps
Dick Turpin
Bracewell · 1 eps
Liberation
Lord Curzon · 6 eps
Bottle Boys
Les Burton · 1 eps
Annika
Mr Daniels · 3 eps
Bulman
George Bulman · 20 eps
Scorpion Tales
Easterman · 1 eps
Dandelion Dead
4 eps
The Enigma Files
Prince · 1 eps
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
1 eps
Dead Head
DI Malcolm · 1 eps
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
Galapas · 4 eps