Don Henderson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

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

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Red Dwarf

    Red Dwarf

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Cracker

    Cracker

  • Dempsey and Makepeace

    Dempsey and Makepeace

  • The BFG

    The BFG

  • Angels

    Angels

  • The New Statesman

    The New Statesman

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • The Littlest Horse Thieves

    The Littlest Horse Thieves

  • Atlantis

    Atlantis

  • Footsteps

    Footsteps

  • Brazil

    Brazil

  • Callan

    Callan

  • Dick Turpin

    Dick Turpin

  • The Protectors

    The Protectors

  • White Angel

    White Angel

  • Poldark

    Poldark

  • Black and Blue

    Black and Blue

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • Murder Elite

    Murder Elite

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • The Paradise Club

    The Paradise Club

  • Warship

    Warship

  • 2Point4 Children

    2Point4 Children

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

  • No Escape

    No Escape

  • My Friend Walter

    My Friend Walter

  • Making Out

    Making Out

  • Strangers

    Strangers

  • Blanc de Chine

    Blanc de Chine

  • The Enigma Files

    The Enigma Files

  • Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

    Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

  • Bulman

    Bulman

  • Liberation

    Liberation

  • As You Like It

    As You Like It

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • Annika

    Annika

  • Scorpion Tales

    Scorpion Tales

  • Preaching to the Perverted

    Preaching to the Perverted

  • The Baby of Mâcon

    The Baby of Mâcon

  • Brannigan

    Brannigan

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • The Finishing Line

    The Finishing Line

  • Jo Brand Through the Cakehole

    Jo Brand Through the Cakehole

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • Bottle Boys

    Bottle Boys

  • The Island

    The Island

  • Dandelion Dead

    Dandelion Dead

  • Carry On Columbus

    Carry On Columbus

  • Dead Head

    Dead Head

  • The XYY Man

    The XYY Man

  • The Fool

    The Fool

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • Danielle Steel's Zoya

    Danielle Steel's Zoya

  • The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

  • Merlin of the Crystal Cave

    Merlin of the Crystal Cave

  • The War That Never Ends

    The War That Never Ends

  • Knights of God

    Knights of God

  • Pat and Margaret

    Pat and Margaret

  • Take the Stage

    Take the Stage

  • Gotcha / Campion's Interview

    Gotcha / Campion's Interview

  • Tank Malling

    Tank Malling

  • Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

    Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

  • Squaring the Circle

    Squaring the Circle

  • Danton's Death

    Danton's Death

  • Regan

    Regan

  • The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

    The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

  • Across the Andes by Frog

    Across the Andes by Frog

  • A Crack in the Ice

    A Crack in the Ice

  • The Boy Who Won the Pools

    The Boy Who Won the Pools

  • A Killer in Every Corner

    A Killer in Every Corner

  • Miss Queencake

    Miss Queencake

  • Tomorrow Calling

    Tomorrow Calling

  • The Secret World of Polly Flint

    The Secret World of Polly Flint

  • One Day at a Time

    One Day at a Time

  • The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner

    The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod

  • How's Business

    How's Business