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  • BIRTH 10/11/1932
  • DEATH 22/06/1997
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 11
  • MOVIES 16

Don Henderson

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.

Don Henderson

Shows (11)

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Gavrok
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf
Rogue Simulant
Dempsey and Makepeace
Dempsey and Makepeace
Don
Casualty
Casualty
Jerry Hunter
Poldark
Poldark
Tom Carne
The New Statesman
The New Statesman
Brigadier Miljanic
The Protectors
The Protectors
Walters
Cracker
Cracker
Hennessy Senior
Thriller (1973)
Thriller (1973)
Boz Bostyne
Minder
Minder
Billy Lynch
The Detectives
The Detectives
Brother Ryan

Movies (16)

Star Wars
Star Wars
General Taggi
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Commander
No Escape
No Escape
Killian
The Baby of Mâcon
The Baby of Mâcon
The Father Confessor
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
The Sentry
Brannigan
Brannigan
Geef
The BFG
The BFG
Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (voice)
The Island
The Island
Rollo
Carry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus
The Bosun
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
Lou
Callan
Callan
George
The Littlest Horse Thieves
The Littlest Horse Thieves
Danielle Steel's Zoya
Danielle Steel's Zoya
Feodor
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
Burly Ruffian
Merlin Of The Crystal Cave
Merlin Of The Crystal Cave
Galapas
The Trial
The Trial
The Flogger