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