Dell Henderson
Known for Acting · 170 credits
- Born
- 1877-07-04
- Died
- 1956-12-02
- Place of birth
- St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Del Henderson · George Delbert "Dell" Henderson · George Delbert Henderson
Biography
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
Movies (170)
Undercurrent
1946
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Crowd
1928
as Dick
Show People
1928
as Colonel Pepper
The Newlyweds
1910
as A Friend / On Train
The Patsy
1928
as Pa Harrington
Hot Tip
1935
as Sheriff
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
1937
as Customer
Unexpected Help
1910
Ramona
1910
as Man at Burial
The Massacre
1912
as In Wagon Train
Arizona Terrors
1942
as President McKinley
Help! Help!
1912
as Office Worker
Young People
1940
as Eddie's Father
Thundering Tenors
1931
as Senator D.H. Henderson
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
as Hotel Guest in Hammock (uncredited)
Fast Work
1930
as Old Faithful
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
The Converts
1910
as In Bar
Faithful
1910
as Bystander
The Awful Truth
1937
as Vance's Butler (uncredited)
The Champ
1931
as The Doctor (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Flunky (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Benson (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Detective (uncredited)
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
Rebellious Daughters
1938
as Mr. Stanley - First Victim
Little Big Shot
1935
as Policeman
Lone Cowboy
1933
as Mr. Burton (uncredited)
Newly Rich
1931
as Director
Love Affair
1939
as Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
1942
as Doorman (uncredited)
Men in Black
1934
as Dr. Graves (uncredited)
Thunder in the Night
1935
as Ambassador - Party Guest
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as Blake's Associate (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
as American Attaché (uncredited)
Artists & Models
1937
as Lord (uncredited)
Bottoms Up
1934
as Lane Worthing
Diamond Jim
1935
as Gambler
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Southerner (uncredited)
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
as Sam
Men with Wings
1938
as Chairman
Main Street After Dark
1945
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Reporter
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Salesman
The Texas Rangers
1936
as Citizen (uncredited)
Wrong Again
1929
as Painting owner
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934
as House Detective
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
1939
as Dave Hall
The Power of the Press
1928
as Bill Johnson
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
Teaching Dad to Like Her
1911
as Harry's Father
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Helen's Marriage
1912
as Friend
The Usurer
1910
as First Mover
Rainbow Over Broadway
1933
as Bowers
His Trust
1911
as Col. Frazier
Once More, My Darling
1949
as Hotel Clerk
A Voice from the Deep
1912
as On Roller Coaster
Big Money
1930
The Sins of the Children
1930
as Ted Baldwin
The Brave Hunter
1912
as The Brave Hunter's Rival
Free Eats
1932
as Mr. Moran
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Daring Young Man
1935
as Mayor
The Missing Juror
1944
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
You're Telling Me!
1934
as Mayor (as Del Henderson)
Fighting Blood
1911
as A Soldier
Too Much Harmony
1933
as Small Town Theatre Manager
In the Border States
1910
as Union Officer
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Stagecoach Passenger
The Primal Call
1911
as The Creditor
Here Comes Cookie
1935
as Lloyd
Getting a Raise
1930
The Gold Seekers
1910
as The Claim Agent
The Broken Cross
1911
as The Manicurist's Friend
Goldie Gets Along
1933
as Mr. Moon
The Mystery Man
1935
as Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)
Whispering Whoopee
1930
as Mr. Henderson
Slightly Static
1935
as Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)
Wilful Peggy
1910
The Oath and the Man
1910
as Aristocrat
The Long Road
1911
as Wedding Guest
For His Son
1912
as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
The Clinging Vine
1926
as B. Harvey Doolittle
Skip the Maloo!
1931
as Mr. Benson
A Victim of Circumstance
1911
as The Husband
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Ritz Amsterdam Manager
Choo-Choo!
1932
as Mr. Henderson
The Two Paths
1911
as Worker
Getting Gertie's Garter
1927
as Barry Scott
The Grand Bounce
1937
as Harry Briggs (uncredited)
Those Bitter Sweets
1915
as The Rival
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1933
as The Masque
Little Orvie
1940
as Mr. Brown
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
as Williams
Something Simple
1934
as Tanhauser
Mr. Bride
1932
as J. P. Henderson
His Trust Fulfilled
1911
A Child of the Ghetto
1910
as The Proprietor
Riley the Cop
1928
as Judge Coronelli
It's a Gift
1934
as Mr. Abernathy
The Broken Locket
1909
The Unchanging Sea
1910
as The Rescuer
Hit the Deck
1929
as Admiral
The New Dress
1911
For Better - But Worse
1915
as The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo
Hot Stuff
1912
as Cigar Drummer
The Salvation Army Lass
1909
The Last Drop of Water
1911
as Undetermined Role
A Gold Necklace
1910
as In Cafe
The Two Brothers
1910
as Manuel
Won by a Fish
1912
as The Woman's Father
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
1908
Enoch Arden: Part II
1911
as Rescuer
That Chink at Golden Gulch
1910
as Gentleman Jim Dandy
All Teed Up
1930
as Judge Quirt
About Dell Henderson
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 earl… With 170 credits spanning from 1908 to 1950, Dell Henderson has appeared in 170 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Undercurrent (1946) — as Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Crowd (1928) — as Dick
- Show People (1928) — as Colonel Pepper
- The Newlyweds (1910) — as A Friend / On Train
- The Patsy (1928) — as Pa Harrington
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