Dell Henderson
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Awful Truth (1937)
as Vance's Butler (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
as Extra (uncredited)
Undercurrent (1946)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Love Affair (1939)
as Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Hot Tip (1935)
as Sheriff
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Show People (1928)
as Colonel Pepper
The Major and the Minor (1942)
as Doorman (uncredited)
Young People (1940)
as Eddie's Father (uncredited)
The Champ (1931)
as The Doctor (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
as Hotel Guest in Hammock (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
as Benson (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
as Detective (uncredited)
The Crowd (1928)
as Dick
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
as Sam
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
as Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
as American Attaché (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
as Flunky (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
as Salesman
The Grand Bounce (1937)
as Harry Briggs (uncredited)
Free Eats (1932)
as Mr. Moran
Wells Fargo (1937)
as Customer
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
His Trust (1911)
as Col. Frazier
Men in Black (1934)
as Dr. Graves (uncredited)
A Voice from the Deep (1912)
as On Roller Coaster
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
as Doorman (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
as Ritz Amsterdam Manager
The Usurer (1910)
as First Mover
Helping Grandma (1931)
as Henderson
Lone Cowboy (1933)
as Mr. Burton (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
as Southerner (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen (1935)
as Reporter
Men with Wings (1938)
as Chairman
The Texas Rangers (1936)
as Citizen (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
as Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal (1939)
as Dave Hall
Bottoms Up (1934)
as Lane Worthing
Once More, My Darling (1949)
as Hotel Clerk
You're Telling Me! (1934)
as Mayor (as Del Henderson)
Thunder in the Night (1935)
as Ambassador - Party Guest
Choo-Choo! (1932)
as Mr. Henderson
The Missing Juror (1944)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
Actor
We Who Are About to Die (1937)
as Blake's Associate (uncredited)
The Unchanging Sea (1910)
as The Rescuer
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
as Stagecoach Passenger
The Power of the Press (1928)
as Bill Johnson
Big Money (1930)
Actor
Helen's Marriage (1912)
as Friend
Whispering Whoopee (1930)
as Mr. Henderson
Millionaires in Prison (1940)
as Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)
The Oath and the Man (1910)
as Aristocrat
Thundering Tenors (1931)
as Senator D.H. Henderson
The Broken Cross (1911)
as The Manicurist's Friend
Artists & Models (1937)
as Lord (uncredited)
In the Border States (1910)
as Union Officer
The Blind Princess and the Poet (1911)
as Lord Gold
Hitch Hike Lady (1935)
as Williams
The Patsy (1928)
as Pa Harrington
The Great Morgan (1945)
as Film Character (uncredited)
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)
as House Detective
The Massacre (1912)
as In Wagon Train
Little Big Shot (1935)
as Policeman
Diamond Jim (1935)
as Gambler
In Walked Charley (1932)
as Delbert Henderson
Newly Rich (1931)
as Director
Mr. Bride (1932)
as J. P. Henderson
The Sins of the Children (1930)
as Ted Baldwin
Getting Gertie's Garter (1927)
as Barry Scott
The Power of the Camera (1913)
as Second Convict
The Making of a Man (1911)
as Leading Man
Muggsy Becomes a Hero (1910)
as A Tramp
A Child's Impulse (1910)
as At First Party / At Second Party
The Daring Young Man (1935)
as Mayor
Here Comes Cookie (1935)
as Lloyd
The Clinging Vine (1926)
as B. Harvey Doolittle
The Newlyweds (1910)
as A Friend / On Train
The Sunbeam (1912)
as The Bachelor
It's a Gift (1934)
as Mr. Abernathy
Teaching Dad to Like Her (1911)
as Harry's Father
Haunted at Midnight (1931)
as Housekeeper
Main Street After Dark (1945)
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
as House Manager
Rebellious Daughters (1938)
as Mr. Stanley - First Victim
The Salvation Army Lass (1909)
Actor
Enoch Arden: Part II (1911)
as Rescuer
The Big Brain (1933)
as (uncredited)
For His Son (1912)
as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
Riley the Cop (1928)
as Judge Coronelli
The Lonedale Operator (1911)
as A Tramp
Wrong Again (1929)
as Painting owner
Ramona (1910)
as Man at Burial
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931)
Actor
Rainbow Over Broadway (1933)
as Bowers
Fast Work (1930)
as Old Faithful
When a Man Loves (1911)
as Mr. Bach
Those Bitter Sweets (1915)
as The Rival
The Two Paths (1911)
as Worker
Arizona Terrors (1942)
as President McKinley
His Trust Fulfilled (1911)
Actor
The Tenderfoot's Triumph (1910)
as A Cowboy
The Mystery Man (1935)
as Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
The Last Drop of Water (1911)
as Undetermined Role
Skip the Maloo! (1931)
as Mr. Benson
The Face at the Window (1910)
as The Butler
Slightly Static (1935)
as Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)
The Widow's Kids (1913)
as The Traveling Man
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1916)
as Aunt Mary's Sweetheart
A Knight of the Road (1911)
as The Hobo
The Ghost (1911)
as A Crook
The Adventures of Billy (1911)
as Rich Man
The Primal Call (1911)
as The Creditor
Bigger and Better (1930)
as Mr. Kornman
Too Much Harmony (1933)
as Small Town Theatre Manager
The Broken Locket (1909)
Actor
The Message of the Violin (1910)
as The Baron
On Your Guard (1933)
as Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara
A Child of the Ghetto (1910)
as The Proprietor
Chiselers of Hollywood (1930)
Actor
The Mender of Nets (1912)
as The Rival's Brother
The Song of the Wildwood Flute (1910)
as A Suitor
Dave's Love Affair (1911)
Actor
Won by a Fish (1912)
as The Woman's Father
The Modern Prodigal (1910)
as At Post Office
When the Fire-Bells Rang (1912)
as An Actor
Papa's Baby (1913)
as Papa Binks
Gold Is Not All (1910)
as Tom Darrell
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles (1933)
as The Masque
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit (1912)
as Dick
A Plain Song (1910)
as The Manager
Unexpected Help (1910)
Actor
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)
Actor
Over Silent Paths (1910)
as The Wanderer
Fighting Blood (1911)
as A Soldier
Something Simple (1934)
as Tanhauser
For Better - But Worse (1915)
as The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo
A Victim of Circumstance (1911)
as The Husband
The New Dress (1911)
Actor
Up a Tree (1930)
as Del - Publicity Promoter
Goldie Gets Along (1933)
as Mr. Moon
Looser Than Loose (1930)
as Mr. Henderson
The Lesson (1910)
as Policeman
Getting a Raise (1930)
Actor
Night of Goblins (1930)
as Housekeeper
The Two Brothers (1910)
as Manuel
The Fatal Chocolate (1912)
as The City Beau
All Teed Up (1930)
as Judge Quirt
Wilful Peggy (1910)
Actor
The Brave Hunter (1912)
as The Brave Hunter's Rival
The Furs (1912)
as The Husband
The Long Road (1911)
as Wedding Guest
The Converts (1910)
as In Bar
The Engagement Ring (1912)
as Redmond
The Chump Takes a Bump (1939)
as Elias J. Smart
That Chink at Golden Gulch (1910)
as Gentleman Jim Dandy
Taming a Husband (1910)
as Nobleman
Little Orvie (1940)
as Mr. Brown
Off to Buffalo (1929)
as Charley's boss
Hot Stuff (1912)
as Cigar Drummer
Hit the Deck (1929)
as Admiral
The Speed Demon (1912)
as Racing Official
Faithful (1910)
as Bystander
The Gold Seekers (1910)
as The Claim Agent
Is Everybody Happy? (1928)
Actor
A Gold Necklace (1910)
as In Cafe
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court (1908)
Actor
The Baron (1911)
as The Baron / A Waiter
Help! Help! (1912)
as Office Worker