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person_profile-Dell Henderson

Dell Henderson Died at age: 79

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Jul 04, 1877

Country of birth:

Canada

Died:

Dec 02, 1956

Biography of

Dell Henderson

    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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Filmography of

Dell Henderson

Found 64 Movies in total

Once More, My Darling

Hotel Clerk ( Actor )

... 1949

Undercurrent

Party Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Benson (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

Main Street After Dark

Plainclothesman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

The Great Morgan

Film Character (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

The Missing Juror

Train Conductor (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Du Barry was a Lady

Flunky ( Actor )

... 1943

Slightly Dangerous

Doorman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Once Upon a Honeymoon

American Attaché (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

The Major and the Minor

Doorman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Arizona Terrors

President McKinley ( Actor )

... 1942

Young People

Eddie's Father ( Actor )

... 1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

Detective (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Millionaires in Prison

Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

You Can't Fool Your Wife

Ritz Amsterdam Manager ( Actor )

... 1940

Little Orvie

Mr. Brown ( Actor )

... 1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Minor Role (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

5th Ave Girl

Headwaiter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Frontier Marshal

Dave Hall ( Actor )

... 1939

Love Affair

Cafe Manager (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Men with Wings

Chairman ( Actor )

... 1938

Rebellious Daughters

Mr. Stanley - First Victim ( Actor )

... 1938

The Girl of the Golden West

Stagecoach Passenger ( Actor )

... 1938

Arsène Lupin Returns

Plainclothes Detective (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Wells Fargo

Customer ( Actor )

... 1937

The Awful Truth

Vance's Butler (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Artists & Models

Lord (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Make Way for Tomorrow

Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

We Who Are About to Die

Blake's Associate (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

The Texas Rangers

Citizen (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Hitch Hike Lady

Williams ( Actor )

... 1935

3 Kids and a Queen

Reporter ( Actor )

... 1935

Thunder in the Night

Ambassador - Party Guest ( Actor )

... 1935

Little Big Shot

Policeman ( Actor )

... 1935

Steamboat Round the Bend

Salesman ( Actor )

... 1935

Diamond Jim

Gambler ( Actor )

... 1935

Hot Tip

Sheriff ( Actor )

... 1935

The Daring Young Man

Mayor ( Actor )

... 1935

Ruggles of Red Gap

Sam ( Actor )

... 1935

The Mystery Man

Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager ( Actor )

... 1935

It's a Gift

Mr. Abernathy ( Actor )

... 1934

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

House Manager ( Actor )

... 1934

The Notorious Sophie Lang

House Detective ( Actor )

... 1934

Bottoms Up

Lane Worthing ( Actor )

... 1934

You're Telling Me!

Mayor (as Del Henderson) ( Actor )

... 1934

Lone Cowboy

Mr. Burton (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Rainbow Over Broadway

Bowers ( Actor )

... 1933

Too Much Harmony

Small Town Theatre Manager ( Actor )

... 1933

On Your Guard

Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara ( Actor )

... 1933

Goldie Gets Along

Mr. Moon ( Actor )

... 1933

The Champ

The Doctor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1931

Newly Rich

Director ( Actor )

... 1931

Night of Goblins

Housekeeper ( Actor )

... 1930

The Sins of the Children

Ted Baldwin ( Actor )

... 1930

Hit the Deck

Admiral ( Actor )

... 1929

Riley the Cop

Judge Coronelli ( Actor )

... 1928

Show People

Colonel Pepper ( Actor )

... 1928

The Power of the Press

Bill Johnson ( Actor )

... 1928

The Patsy

Pa Harrington ( Actor )

... 1928

The Crowd

Dick ( Actor )

... 1928

Getting Gertie's Garter

Barry Scott ( Actor )

... 1927

The Clinging Vine

B. Harvey Doolittle ( Actor )

... 1926

... 1916