Don Henderson
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 9.649 |
| Birthday | 1932-11-10 |
| Place of Birth | Leytonstone, London, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
1977
Star Wars
8.204/20206
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker an...
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Star Wars
1980
The Island
5.207/82
David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and hi...
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The Island
1993
The Trial
5.8/27
Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and d...
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The Trial
1975
The Ghoul
4.9/28
A former clergyman (Peter Cushing) in 1920s England tries to keep his cannibalistic son locked in the attic.
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The Ghoul
1994
White Angel
4.2/3
Ellen Carter's career is on the rocks. She hasn't written a worthy novel since her husband went missing and she was suspected by the police of murderi...
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White Angel
1992
As You Like It
5/1
Hiding out in an industrial wasteland from the murderous wrath of a regional ruler, a woman, disguised as a boy, gives wooing lessons to the edgy lad...
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As You Like It
1994
Pat and Margaret
7.5/10
Unexpected events occur when Pat, a glamorous British-born star of American soaps, returns home to plug her auto-biography on television and meets, fo...
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Pat and Margaret
1991
Miss Queencake
4/1
A tragi-comic boat movie in which Beauty and The Beast live out their own particular fairytales.
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Miss Queencake
1992
Black and Blue
0/0
When a local black politician is murdered an undercover police officer unveils a web of police corruption which puts lives at risk and threatens the w...
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Black and Blue
1993
The Baby of Mâcon
7.038/91
Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gi...
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The Baby of Mâcon
1977
The Finishing Line
5.6/9
When a schoolboy's day-dream of a fantasy sports day includes events where acts of vandalism and trespass are required, dire consequences ensue. Origi...
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The Finishing Line
1994
No Escape
6.3/405
In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle is...
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No Escape
1989
Tank Malling
4/2
Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank...
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Tank Malling
1978
Danton's Death
0/0
Danton's Death is arguably the most dramatic and penetrating study of revolution ever written. Georg Büchner concentrates on that moment in 1794 when...
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Danton's Death
1985
Murder Elite
8/2
An English woman (Ali MacGraw) returns to her homeland after losing her fortune in America, and is stalked by a serial killer.
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Murder Elite
1988
Maigret
0/0
Jules Maigret, a meticulous Parisian police detective, is a famous literary character. In this film adaptation of his stories, he's trying to solve a...
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Maigret
1984
Squaring the Circle
5/1
An account of how Lech Walesa and the "Solidarity" trade union confronted the might of Communist dictatorship in Poland.
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Squaring the Circle
1975
Brannigan
5.833/90
A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings Am...
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Brannigan
1996
The Wind in the Willows
5.55/50
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels,...
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The Wind in the Willows
1987
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
5.7/3
The Doctor and Mel go for a holiday trip to Shangri-La aboard a Nostalgia Tours bus, only to get dragged into the battle against genocide of their fel...
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Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
6.948/854
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1995
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
0/0
More than 30 years have now passed since a certain time traveling police box first materialized on our television screens, and the exploits of its var...
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The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1997
Danielle Steel's Zoya
5.1/14
A young Russian countess escapes the 1917 revolution and, despite hardship, makes a new life for herself in America.
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Danielle Steel's Zoya
1991
How's Business
0/0
During World War II a young city boy is evacuated to the country.
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How's Business
1974
Regan
0/0
Rough, tough and politically incorrect in the way that only the best 70's dramas can be, Regan was a pilot film for The Sweeney - one of the major tel...
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Regan
1992
Carry On Columbus
3.921/38
Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition...
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Carry On Columbus
1985
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
5.4/9
Cocky cockney snooker player Billy Kid accepts the challenge of a grudge match from Maxwell Randall (the Green Baize Vampire), six times world champio...
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Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1974
Callan
6.9/13
David Callan, secret agent, is called back to the service after his retirement, to handle the assassination of a german businessman, but Callan refuse...
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Callan
1981
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
0/0
On August the 15th, 1945, after the official surrender of the Empire of Japan, Admiral Matome Ugaki led the last Special Attack Force pilots across th...
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The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
1992
My Friend Walter
0/0
Bess Throckmorton, a farmer's daughter from Devon, encounters an ancient relative who soon reveals himself to be the ghost of Sir Walter Raleigh, dete...
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My Friend Walter
1976
Voyage of the Damned
5.937/63
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
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Voyage of the Damned
1985
Brazil
7.677/3197
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautif...
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Brazil
1993
Tomorrow Calling
4/2
A photographer hired to shoot photos of "futuristic Americana" starts having visions of an alternate reality that looks like the covers of pulp scienc...
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Tomorrow Calling
1988
Blanc de Chine
0/0
Mathieu is called on by the French government to investigate murders in the Asian community of Paris. With Chinese and Vietnamese engaged in a bloody...
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Blanc de Chine
1977
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
0/0
Two stories about school. Gotcha by Barrie Keeffe: On his last day at school, a 'no hope' 16-year-old pupil holds his teachers hostage using a motor-b...
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Gotcha / Campion's Interview
1977
One Day at a Time
0/0
An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
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One Day at a Time
1977
The Prince and the Pauper
6/42
Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide...
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The Prince and the Pauper
1983
Atlantis
0/0
Goff and Lytton have a dream - a canal boat of their own on which to cruise the inland waterways: The reality is the boatyard of Josh Adkins and a rus...
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Atlantis
1989
The BFG
6.341/154
Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is s...
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The BFG
1974
A Killer in Every Corner
0/0
A criminal psychologist invites three psychology students to his English countryside home to view some of his research on the criminal mind. Unbeknow...
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A Killer in Every Corner
1978
The Big Sleep
5.837/83
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.
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The Big Sleep
1997
Preaching to the Perverted
6.1/22
A computer wizard infiltrates a London sex club to get evidence for a shutdown, but falls for the proprietress.
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Preaching to the Perverted
1994
Liberation: Between Two Fires
0/0
It is the story of a nation's resurrection and victory, in which the War of Independence is told.
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Liberation: Between Two Fires
1994
Liberation: Resurrection
0/0
It is the story of a nation's resurrection and victory, in which the War of Independence is told.
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Liberation: Resurrection
1994
Liberation: Salvation
0/0
It is the story of a nation's resurrection and victory, in which the War of Independence is told.
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Liberation: Salvation
1994
Liberation: Beginning of the end
0/0
It is the story of a nation's resurrection and victory, in which the War of Independence is told.
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Liberation: Beginning of the end
1994
Liberation: Flood of Blood
0/0
It is the story of a nation's resurrection and victory, in which the War of Independence is told.
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Liberation: Flood of Blood
1974
Footsteps
0/0
Gemma Jones stars as a woman suffering from hyperacusis, which affects the muscles of the ears. As a result she has become highly sensitive to noise,...
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Footsteps
1987
The Secret World of Polly Flint
0/0
A young girl escapes her loneliness by retreating to The Magical World of Another Time, which can only be reached by using your imagination.
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The Secret World of Polly Flint
1976
The Littlest Horse Thieves
6.9/11
When the owner of a Yorkshire coal-mine decides to mechanize to increase profits, the mine's pit ponies are scheduled to be destroyed. So, three child...
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The Littlest Horse Thieves
1991
The War That Never Ends
0/0
The Peloponnesian Wars (Athens versus Sparta for twenty-seven years) told in the format of news broadcast-like monologues by Theucydides, Plato, and o...
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The War That Never Ends
1990
The Fool
7/2
A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working c...
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