Dell Henderson
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1877-07-04
Deathday 1956-12-02 (79 years old)
Place of Birth St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As Del Henderson, George Delbert "Dell" Henderson, George Delbert Henderson
Dell Henderson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Delbert "Dell" Henderson (July 5, 1877 – December 2, 1956) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and writer. He began his long and prolific film career in the early days of silent film. Born in the Southwestern Ontario city of St. Thomas, Dell Henderson started his acting career on the stage, but appeared in his first movie Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court already in 1908. Henderson was a frequent associate of film pioneer D.W. Griffith since 1909 and appeared in numerous of his early shorts in Hollywood. He also acted on a less prolific basis in the movies of producer Mack Sennett and his Keystone Studios. In addition to acting, Henderson also directed nearly 200 silent films between 1911 and 1928. Most of those films are forgotten or lost, but he also directed movies with silent stars like Harry Carey and Roscoe Arbuckle. Henderson also worked as a writer on numerous screenplays. After retiring from directing in 1927, Henderson turned to acting full-time and played important supporting roles in King Vidor's The Crowd (1928) and as General Marmaduke Pepper in Show People (1928). The advent of sound film damaged his acting career, and he often had to play smaller roles. In the 1930s, the comedic character actor appeared on several occasions as a comic foil for such comedians as The Three Stooges, W. C. Fields and Laurel and Hardy. He often played somewhat pompous figures like judges, businessmen, detectives or mayors. Modern audiences will remember Henderson as annoyed hospital president Dr. Graves in The Three Stooges film Men in Black and the put-upon chaperone in the Little Rascals film Choo-Choo!. He also appeared as a Night Court Judge in Laurel and Hardy's Our Relations (1936) and as a friendly Car salesman in Leo McCarey's drama Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). Henderson ended his film career after numerous small roles in 1950. Henderson died of a heart attack in Hollywood at the age of 79. He was married with actress Florence Lee until his death, they made several silent films together.
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as Hotel Clerk
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Benson (uncredited)
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
as Film Character (uncredited)
as Train Conductor (Uncredited)
as Flunky
as Doorman (uncredited)
as American Attaché (uncredited)
as Doorman (uncredited)
as President McKinley
as Eddie's Father
as Detective (uncredited)
as Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)
as Ritz Amsterdam Manager
as Mr. Brown
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
as Dave Hall
as Elias J. Smart
as Cafe Manager (uncredited)
as Chairman
as Mr. Stanley - First Victim
as Stagecoach Passenger
as Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
as Customer
as Vance's Butler (uncredited)
as Lord (uncredited)
as Harry Briggs (uncredited)
as Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
as Blake's Associate (uncredited)
as Citizen (uncredited)
as Williams
as Reporter
as Ambassador - Party Guest
as Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)
as Policeman
as Salesman
as Gambler
as Sheriff
as Mayor
as Sam
as Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
as Mr. Abernathy
as House Manager
as Dr. Graves (uncredited)
as Tanhauser
as Lane Worthing
as Mayor (as Del Henderson)
as Mr. Burton (uncredited)
as Bowers
as Small Town Theatre Manager
as The Masque
as Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara
as Mr. Moon
as J. P. Henderson
as Mr. Henderson
as Delbert Henderson
as Mr. Moran
as The Doctor (uncredited)
as Mr. Benson
as Director
as Housekeeper
as Senator D.H. Henderson
as Henderson
as Del - Publicity Promoter
as Mr. Henderson
as Mr. Kornman
as Housekeeper
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
as Old Faithful
as Ted Baldwin
as Judge Quirt
as Mr. Henderson
as Admiral
as Painting owner
as Charley's boss
as Judge Coronelli
as Colonel Pepper
as Bill Johnson
as Pa Harrington
as Dick
as Barry Scott
as B. Harvey Doolittle
as Extra (uncredited)
as Aunt Mary's Sweetheart
as The Rival
as The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo
as Papa Binks
as The Traveling Man
as Second Convict
as In Wagon Train
as Dick
as Racing Official
as Friend
as The Husband
as An Actor
as The Woman's Father
as The Brave Hunter's Rival
as Office Worker
as On Roller Coaster
as Cigar Drummer
as Redmond
as The Bachelor
as The City Beau
as The Rival's Brother
as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
as The Husband
as Wedding Guest
as Rich Man
as Leading Man
as The Baron / A Waiter
as Undetermined Role
as A Crook
as The Creditor
as A Tramp
as Harry's Father
as Col. Frazier
as Mr. Bach
as Policeman
as The Manager
as A Suitor
as Gentleman Jim Dandy
as In Cafe
as A Tramp
as At Post Office
as First Mover
as Union Officer
as The Proprietor
as Man at Burial
as The Wanderer
as Manuel
as The Rescuer
as The Claim Agent
as In Bar
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