Don Henderson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-11-10

Day of death

1997-06-22 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Leytonstone, London, England, UK

Don Henderson

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

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Red Dwarf

    Red Dwarf

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Cracker

    Cracker

  • Brazil

    Brazil

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Angels

    Angels

  • Dempsey and Makepeace

    Dempsey and Makepeace

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Miss Queencake

    Miss Queencake

  • Poldark

    Poldark

  • The Protectors

    The Protectors

  • The BFG

    The BFG

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • 2Point4 Children

    2Point4 Children

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • No Escape

    No Escape

  • Atlantis

    Atlantis

  • The Island

    The Island

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

  • The New Statesman

    The New Statesman

  • Footsteps

    Footsteps

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • The Baby of Mâcon

    The Baby of Mâcon

  • The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

    The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

  • Brannigan

    Brannigan

  • Callan

    Callan

  • Dick Turpin

    Dick Turpin

  • The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

  • Warship

    Warship

  • Strangers

    Strangers

  • The Paradise Club

    The Paradise Club

  • How's Business

    How's Business

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

    Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • The Fool

    The Fool

  • Danielle Steel's Zoya

    Danielle Steel's Zoya

  • Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

    Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

  • White Angel

    White Angel

  • Making Out

    Making Out

  • Murder Elite

    Murder Elite

  • The War That Never Ends

    The War That Never Ends

  • The Littlest Horse Thieves

    The Littlest Horse Thieves

  • Danton's Death

    Danton's Death

  • The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner

    The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner

  • One Day at a Time

    One Day at a Time

  • Preaching to the Perverted

    Preaching to the Perverted

  • The Enigma Files

    The Enigma Files

  • Pat and Margaret

    Pat and Margaret

  • The Secret World of Polly Flint

    The Secret World of Polly Flint

  • Jo Brand Through the Cakehole

    Jo Brand Through the Cakehole

  • Dandelion Dead

    Dandelion Dead

  • Bulman

    Bulman

  • Carry On Columbus

    Carry On Columbus

  • Bottle Boys

    Bottle Boys

  • Squaring the Circle

    Squaring the Circle

  • Black and Blue

    Black and Blue

  • A Crack in the Ice

    A Crack in the Ice

  • The XYY Man

    The XYY Man

  • Gotcha / Campion's Interview

    Gotcha / Campion's Interview

  • As You Like It

    As You Like It

  • Liberation

    Liberation

  • Blanc de Chine

    Blanc de Chine

  • Scorpion Tales

    Scorpion Tales

  • My Friend Walter

    My Friend Walter

  • Knights of God

    Knights of God

  • Annika

    Annika

  • Regan

    Regan

  • Dead Head

    Dead Head

  • The Finishing Line

    The Finishing Line

  • Tomorrow Calling

    Tomorrow Calling

  • Tank Malling

    Tank Malling

  • The Boy Who Won the Pools

    The Boy Who Won the Pools

  • Take the Stage

    Take the Stage

  • Across the Andes by Frog

    Across the Andes by Frog

  • A Killer in Every Corner

    A Killer in Every Corner