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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
Character:Tommy Brock (voice)
Release Date:25/12/1998
Danielle Steel's Zoya
Character:Feodor
Release Date:26/07/1997
Preaching to the Perverted
Character:Commander Cope
Release Date:04/07/1997
The Wind in the Willows
Character:The Sentry
Release Date:16/10/1996
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
Character:
Release Date:01/09/1995
Pat and Margaret
Character:Billy
Release Date:11/09/1994
No Escape
Character:Killian
Release Date:29/04/1994
White Angel
Character:Inspector Taylor
Release Date:15/04/1994
Tomorrow Calling
Character:Mervyn Kihn
Release Date:01/10/1993
The Baby of Mâcon
Character:The Father Confessor
Release Date:17/09/1993
The Trial
Character:The Flogger
Release Date:18/06/1993
As You Like It
Character:The Dukes
Release Date:09/10/1992
Carry On Columbus
Character:The Bosun
Release Date:02/10/1992
Black and Blue
Character:Daddy Brett-Smith
Release Date:27/09/1992
My Friend Walter
Character:Bertie Borrowbill
Release Date:24/04/1992
The War That Never Ends
Character:Socrates
Release Date:28/03/1991
How's Business
Character:Mr. Bailey
Release Date:12/01/1991
Miss Queencake
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1991
The BFG
Character:Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (voice)
Release Date:25/12/1990
The Fool
Character:Bob
Release Date:07/12/1990
Tank Malling
Character:Percy
Release Date:01/12/1989
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Character:Commander
Release Date:07/12/1988
Blanc de Chine
Character:Malcolm
Release Date:20/04/1988
Maigret
Character:Barge Captain
Release Date:22/02/1988
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
Character:Gavrok
Release Date:16/11/1987
The Secret World of Polly Flint
Character:Old Mazy
Release Date:16/02/1987
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
Character:The Wednesday Man
Release Date:25/11/1985
A Crack in the Ice
Character:The Peasant
Release Date:06/08/1985
Brazil
Character:First 'Black Maria' Guard
Release Date:20/02/1985
Murder Elite
Character:Sgt Jessop
Release Date:01/01/1985
Squaring the Circle
Character:Kuron
Release Date:23/05/1984
Atlantis
Character:Eddie
Release Date:29/03/1983
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
Character:Tokkotai
Release Date:17/02/1981
The Island
Character:Rollo
Release Date:13/06/1980
Danton's Death
Character:Mercier
Release Date:23/04/1978
The Big Sleep
Character:Lou
Release Date:13/03/1978
One Day at a Time
Character:Jack
Release Date:22/11/1977
Across the Andes by Frog
Character:Sgt. Major
Release Date:18/10/1977
The Prince and the Pauper
Character:Burly Ruffian
Release Date:03/06/1977
Star Wars
Character:General Taggi
Release Date:25/05/1977
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
Character:Sellors
Release Date:12/04/1977
The Finishing Line
Character:
Release Date:29/01/1977
Voyage of the Damned
Character:Engineering Officer
Release Date:22/12/1976
The Littlest Horse Thieves
Character:
Release Date:26/05/1976
The Ghoul
Character:The Ghoul
Release Date:01/06/1975
Brannigan
Character:Geef
Release Date:21/03/1975
A Killer in Every Corner
Character:Boz Bostyne
Release Date:19/11/1974
Footsteps
Character:Policeman
Release Date:12/10/1974
Regan
Character:Strip Club Heavy
Release Date:04/06/1974
Callan
Character:George
Release Date:23/05/1974
Television Appearances
Dandelion Dead
Character:
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
Character:
Liberation
Character:Lord Curzon
Cracker
Character:Hennessy Senior
The Detectives
Character:Brother Ryan
2Point4 Children
Character:Frank
The Paradise Club
Character:Frank Kane
Making Out
Character:
Red Dwarf
Character:Rogue Simulant
The New Statesman
Character:Brigadier Miljanic
Knights of God
Character:
Casualty
Character:Jerry Hunter
Dead Head
Character:Detective Inspector Malcolm
Bulman
Character:
Dempsey and Makepeace
Character:Don
Screen Two
Character:The Flogger
Bottle Boys
Character:Les Burton
Annika
Character:Mr Daniels
The Boy Who Won the Pools
Character:Mr. Baverstock
Take the Stage
Character:Self
The Enigma Files
Character:Prince
Minder
Character:Billy Lynch
Dick Turpin
Character:Bracewell
Strangers
Character:George Bulman
Scorpion Tales
Character:Easterman
The XYY Man
Character:George Bulman
Poldark
Character:Tom Carne
Angels
Character:
Warship
Character:Master-at-Arms Frank Heron
Thriller
Character:Boz Bostyne
The Protectors
Character:Walters
Van der Valk
Character:Ullman
Play for Today
Character:
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Mercier
Theatre 625
Character:
Doctor Who
Character:Gavrok
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