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Don Henderson

1932-11-10

The Biography

Born Donald Francis Henderson in Leystonstone, 1931, Don Henderson was an English actor of stage, television and screen. He was best known for playing both "tough guy" roles and authority figures, and is remembered for his portrayal of detective George Bulman between 1976 and 1987 in a trilogy of popular Granada Television police drama series; The XYY Man, Strangers, and Bulman. Following the end of Bulman, Henderson starred as the priest Frank Kane in the BBC drama series The Paradise Club, penned by Bulman creator Murray Smith. Henderson starred in several cult and sci fi serials and films, most notably in the first Star Wars movie in which he played General Tagge, and Doctor Who and Red Dwarf. Prior to acting, Henderson was a dental technician in the army and a detective sergeant in the Essex constabulary, but he resigned when he found he had sympathy for the criminals he was obliged to arrest. He was married twice, firstly to Hilary who died in 1977, and then to the actress Shirley Stelfox, whom he met filming The XYY Man. The pair set up home in Stratford-Upon-Avon and appeared together professionally many times until his death from throat cancer in 1997.

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Movies

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Star Wars

8.203 average rating
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No Escape

6.27 average rating
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Brazil

7.7 average rating
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

6.954 average rating
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The Baby of Mâcon

6.9 average rating
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Brannigan

5.876 average rating
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Voyage of the Damned

5.9 average rating
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The BFG

6.4 average rating
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The Big Sleep

5.9 average rating
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The Island

5.2 average rating
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Carry On Columbus

3.8 average rating
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Preaching to the Perverted

6.1 average rating
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Danielle Steel's Zoya

5.1 average rating
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The Wind in the Willows

5.5 average rating
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The Prince and the Pauper

6.1 average rating
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The War That Never Ends

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The Trial

5.8 average rating
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The Littlest Horse Thieves

6.9 average rating
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Pat and Margaret

7.5 average rating
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Tank Malling

4 average rating