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Dell Henderson

Acting
Known For

79 Years Old

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.

Born

St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada on 4th July 1877

Died

2nd December 1956

All Credits

Wells Fargo Image
Wells Fargo
Customer
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Image
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal Image
Frontier Marshal
Dave Hall
The Awful Truth Image
The Awful Truth
Vance's Butler (uncredited)
The Crowd Image
The Crowd
Dick
Make Way for Tomorrow Image
Make Way for Tomorrow
Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
Love Affair Image
Love Affair
Cafe Manager (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor Image
The Major and the Minor
Doorman (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood Image
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Benson (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor Image
Stranger on the Third Floor
Detective (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon Image
Once Upon a Honeymoon
American Attaché (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady Image
Du Barry Was a Lady
Flunky
Rebellious Daughters Image
Rebellious Daughters
Mr. Stanley - First Victim
The Unchanging Sea Image
The Unchanging Sea
The Rescuer
Show People Image
Show People
Colonel Pepper
Young People Image
Young People
Eddie's Father
The Champ Image
The Champ
The Doctor (uncredited)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case Image
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Housekeeper (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns Image
Arsène Lupin Returns
Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen Image
3 Kids and a Queen
Reporter
Millionaires in Prison Image
Millionaires in Prison
Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl Image
Fifth Avenue Girl
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous Image
Slightly Dangerous
Doorman (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers Image
The Texas Rangers
Citizen (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West Image
The Girl of the Golden West
Stagecoach Passenger
The Missing Juror Image
The Missing Juror
Train Conductor (Uncredited)
Undercurrent Image
Undercurrent
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Massacre Image
The Massacre
In Wagon Train
Ruggles of Red Gap Image
Ruggles of Red Gap
Sam
Men with Wings Image
Men with Wings
Chairman
It's a Gift Image
It's a Gift
Mr. Abernathy
Diamond Jim Image
Diamond Jim
Gambler
The Great Morgan Image
The Great Morgan
Film Character (uncredited)
Newly Rich Image
Newly Rich
Director
Too Much Harmony Image
Too Much Harmony
Small Town Theatre Manager
The Mystery Man Image
The Mystery Man
Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Image
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Patsy Image
The Patsy
Pa Harrington
Little Big Shot Image
Little Big Shot
Policeman
You Can't Fool Your Wife Image
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Ritz Amsterdam Manager
The Oath and the Man Image
The Oath and the Man
Aristocrat
Helping Grandma Image
Helping Grandma
Henderson
Goldie Gets Along Image
Goldie Gets Along
Mr. Moon
Muggsy Becomes a Hero Image
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
A Tramp
Lone Cowboy Image
Lone Cowboy
Mr. Burton (uncredited)
The Broken Locket Image
The Broken Locket
The Sunbeam Image
The Sunbeam
The Bachelor
Bottoms Up Image
Bottoms Up
Lane Worthing
Artists & Models Image
Artists & Models
Lord (uncredited)
The Making of a Man Image
The Making of a Man
Leading Man
We Who Are About to Die Image
We Who Are About to Die
Blake's Associate (uncredited)
Help! Help! Image
Help! Help!
Office Worker
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea Image
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
You're Telling Me! Image
You're Telling Me!
Mayor (as Del Henderson)
The Lonedale Operator Image
The Lonedale Operator
A Tramp
The Modern Prodigal Image
The Modern Prodigal
At Post Office
No Image
A Victim of Circumstance
The Husband
The Notorious Sophie Lang Image
The Notorious Sophie Lang
House Detective
Men in Black Image
Men in Black
Dr. Graves (uncredited)
The Daring Young Man Image
The Daring Young Man
Mayor
Ramona Image
Ramona
Man at Burial
Steamboat Round the Bend Image
Steamboat Round the Bend
Salesman
Wrong Again Image
Wrong Again
Painting owner
Hitch Hike Lady Image
Hitch Hike Lady
Williams
When a Man Loves Image
When a Man Loves
Mr. Bach
The Newlyweds Image
The Newlyweds
A Friend / On Train
Once More, My Darling Image
Once More, My Darling
Hotel Clerk
Faithful Image
Faithful
Bystander
No Image
The Message of the Violin
The Baron
His Trust Fulfilled Image
His Trust Fulfilled
The Song of the Wildwood Flute Image
The Song of the Wildwood Flute
A Suitor
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Image
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary's Sweetheart
Thunder in the Night Image
Thunder in the Night
Ambassador - Party Guest
Main Street After Dark Image
Main Street After Dark
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Choo-Choo! Image
Choo-Choo!
Mr. Henderson
The Brave Hunter Image
The Brave Hunter
The Brave Hunter's Rival
The Mender of Nets Image
The Mender of Nets
The Rival's Brother
The Two Brothers Image
The Two Brothers
Manuel
Hot Tip Image
Hot Tip
Sheriff
The Primal Call Image
The Primal Call
The Creditor
For His Son Image
For His Son
Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
In the Border States Image
In the Border States
Union Officer
A Child of the Ghetto Image
A Child of the Ghetto
The Proprietor
That Chink at Golden Gulch Image
That Chink at Golden Gulch
Gentleman Jim Dandy
No Image
Off to Buffalo
Charley's boss
Riley the Cop Image
Riley the Cop
Judge Coronelli
No Image
For Better - But Worse
The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo
The Engagement Ring Image
The Engagement Ring
Redmond
A Plain Song Image
A Plain Song
The Manager
No Image
Teaching Dad to Like Her
Harry's Father
A Gold Necklace Image
A Gold Necklace
In Cafe
Little Orvie Image
Little Orvie
Mr. Brown
The Long Road Image
The Long Road
Wedding Guest
Free Eats Image
Free Eats
Mr. Moran
The Sins of the Children Image
The Sins of the Children
Ted Baldwin
The Usurer Image
The Usurer
First Mover
The Lesson Image
The Lesson
Policeman
The Last Drop of Water Image
The Last Drop of Water
Undetermined Role
The Speed Demon Image
The Speed Demon
Racing Official
The Power of the Press Image
The Power of the Press
Bill Johnson
His Trust Image
His Trust
Col. Frazier
Here Comes Cookie Image
Here Comes Cookie
Lloyd
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit Image
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit
Dick
Night of Goblins Image
Night of Goblins
Housekeeper
No Image
The Fatal Chocolate
The City Beau
The Baron Image
The Baron
The Baron / A Waiter
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Image
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
House Manager
Won by a Fish Image
Won by a Fish
The Woman's Father
All Teed Up Image
All Teed Up
Judge Quirt
Haunted at Midnight Image
Haunted at Midnight
Housekeeper
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles Image
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
The Masque
The Grand Bounce Image
The Grand Bounce
Harry Briggs (uncredited)
Over Silent Paths Image
Over Silent Paths
The Wanderer
No Image
A Voice from the Deep
On Roller Coaster
Something Simple Image
Something Simple
Tanhauser
Wilful Peggy Image
Wilful Peggy
No Image
The Ghost
A Crook
Rainbow Over Broadway Image
Rainbow Over Broadway
Bowers
Hit the Deck Image
Hit the Deck
Admiral
In Walked Charley Image
In Walked Charley
Delbert Henderson
No Image
Those Bitter Sweets
The Rival
Getting Gertie's Garter Image
Getting Gertie's Garter
Barry Scott
The Salvation Army Lass Image
The Salvation Army Lass
No Image
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
No Image
Getting a Raise
On Your Guard Image
On Your Guard
Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara
Slightly Static Image
Slightly Static
Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)
Is Everybody Happy? Image
Is Everybody Happy?
No Image
Bigger and Better
Mr. Kornman
Helen's Marriage Image
Helen's Marriage
Friend
Looser Than Loose Image
Looser Than Loose
Mr. Henderson
Hot Stuff Image
Hot Stuff
Cigar Drummer
No Image
Big Money
Chiselers of Hollywood Image
Chiselers of Hollywood
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood Image
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
No Image
The Converts
In Bar
A Child's Impulse Image
A Child's Impulse
At First Party / At Second Party
Arizona Terrors Image
Arizona Terrors
President McKinley
Fast Work Image
Fast Work
Old Faithful
No Image
The Gold Seekers
The Claim Agent
Whispering Whoopee Image
Whispering Whoopee
Mr. Henderson
No Image
Papa's Baby
Papa Binks
No Image
The Power of the Camera
Second Convict
The Chump Takes a Bump Image
The Chump Takes a Bump
Elias J. Smart
The Furs Image
The Furs
The Husband
No Image
The Widow's Kids
The Traveling Man
No Image
When the Fire-Bells Rang
An Actor
No Image
Gold Is Not All
The Clinging Vine Image
The Clinging Vine
B. Harvey Doolittle
Mr. Bride Image
Mr. Bride
J. P. Henderson
Thundering Tenors Image
Thundering Tenors
Senator D.H. Henderson
Skip the Maloo! Image
Skip the Maloo!
Mr. Benson
No Image
Up a Tree
Del - Publicity Promoter
The Adventures of Billy Image
The Adventures of Billy
Rich Man