Don Henderson

Known for ActingBorn 1932-11-10Died 1997-06-22Leytonstone, London, England, UK

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.Read more

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The Secret World of Polly Flint

Dandelion Dead

Black and Blue

How's Business

Danton's Death

Regan

Star Wars

Red Dwarf

Liberation

The Fool

Gotcha / Campion's Interview

A Killer in Every Corner

Pat and Margaret

Murder Elite

Doctor Who

Brazil

Ripping Yarns

Maigret

The New Statesman

2Point4 Children

Dick Turpin

Bottle Boys

TFI Friday

Dramarama

Minder

Scorpion Tales

Strangers

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

Screen Two

My Friend Walter

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

Blanc de Chine

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Bulman

Theatre 625

The Detectives

The XYY Man

Footsteps

The Baby of Mâcon

Thriller

The Littlest Horse Thieves

Dempsey and Makepeace

Poldark

Callan

Cracker

Warship

The BFG

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