
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
Movies & web series
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The Secret World of Polly Flint
1987 · Movie
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Dandelion Dead
1994 · Series
Black and Blue
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Black and Blue
1992 · Movie
How's Business
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How's Business
1991 · Movie
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Danton's Death
1978 · Movie
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Regan
1974 · Movie
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Star Wars
1977 · Movie
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Red Dwarf
1988 · Series
The Fool
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The Fool
1990 · Movie
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Liberation
1994 · Series
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Gotcha / Campion's Interview
1977 · Movie
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A Killer in Every Corner
1974 · Movie
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Pat and Margaret
1994 · Movie
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Doctor Who
1963 · Series
Murder Elite
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Murder Elite
1985 · Movie
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Brazil
1985 · Movie
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Ripping Yarns
1976 · Series
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Bottle Boys
1984 · Series
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Maigret
1988 · Movie
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The New Statesman
1987 · Series
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Dick Turpin
1979 · Series
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2Point4 Children
1991 · Series
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Scorpion Tales
1978 · Series
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Dramarama
1983 · Series
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Strangers
1978 · Series
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Screen Two
1985 · Series
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The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995 · Movie
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My Friend Walter
1992 · Movie
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Merlin of the Crystal Cave
1991 · Series
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Minder
1979 · Series
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Blanc de Chine
1988 · Movie
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Movie
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Bulman
1985 · Series
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Theatre 625
1964 · Series
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The Baby of Mâcon
1993 · Movie
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The Detectives
1993 · Series
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The XYY Man
1976 · Series
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Footsteps
1974 · Movie
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Callan
1974 · Movie
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The Littlest Horse Thieves
1976 · Movie
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Thriller
1973 · Series
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Poldark
1975 · Series
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Cracker
1993 · Series
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Dempsey and Makepeace
1985 · Series
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Warship
1973 · Series
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Play for Today
1970 · Series
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The BFG
1990 · Movie
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No Escape
1994 · Movie