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.
Filmography
Danielle Steel's Zoya
as Feodor
Danielle Steel's Zoya
as Feodor
No Escape
as Killian
No Escape
as Killian
As You Like It
as The Dukes
As You Like It
as The Dukes
Carry On Columbus
as The Bosun
Carry On Columbus
as The Bosun
Black and Blue
as Daddy Brett-Smith
Black and Blue
as Daddy Brett-Smith
The War That Never Ends
as Socrates
The War That Never Ends
as Socrates
The Fool
as Bob
The Fool
as Bob
Tank Malling
as Percy
Tank Malling
as Percy
The Secret World of Polly Flint
as Old Mazy
The Secret World of Polly Flint
as Old Mazy
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
as The Wednesday Man
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
as The Wednesday Man
Brazil
as First 'Black Maria' Guard
Brazil
as First 'Black Maria' Guard
The Master of Ballantrae
as Hicks (uncredited)
The Master of Ballantrae
as Hicks (uncredited)
Atlantis
as Eddie
Atlantis
as Eddie
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
as Tokkotai
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
as Tokkotai
The Island
as Rollo
The Island
as Rollo
Danton's Death
as Mercier
Danton's Death
as Mercier
The Big Sleep
as Lou
The Big Sleep
as Lou
One Day at a Time
as Jack
One Day at a Time
as Jack
Across the Andes by Frog
as Sgt. Major
Across the Andes by Frog
as Sgt. Major
The Prince and the Pauper
as Burly Ruffian
The Prince and the Pauper
as Burly Ruffian
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
as Sellors
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
as Sellors
The Finishing Line
The Finishing Line
Voyage of the Damned
as Engineering Officer
Voyage of the Damned
as Engineering Officer
The Littlest Horse Thieves
The Littlest Horse Thieves
The Ghoul
as The Ghoul
The Ghoul
as The Ghoul
Brannigan
as Geef
Brannigan
as Geef
A Killer in Every Corner
as Boz Bostyne
A Killer in Every Corner
as Boz Bostyne
Footsteps
as Policeman
Footsteps
as Policeman
Regan
as Strip Club Heavy
Regan
as Strip Club Heavy
Callan
as George
Callan
as George