
Dell Henderson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 4, 1877
- Died
- December 2, 1956 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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

Annie Get Your Gun
Movie · as Hotel Guest in Hammock (uncredited)

Once More, My Darling
Movie · as Hotel Clerk

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Movie · as Southerner (uncredited)

Undercurrent
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

Main Street After Dark
Movie · as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

The Great Morgan
Movie · as Film Character (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Movie · as Benson (uncredited)

The Missing Juror
Movie · as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Movie

Slightly Dangerous
Movie · as Doorman (uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady
Movie · as Flunky (uncredited)

Arizona Terrors
Movie · as President McKinley

Once Upon a Honeymoon
Movie · as American Attaché (uncredited)

The Major and the Minor
Movie · as Doorman (uncredited)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison
Movie · as Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)

Young People
Movie · as Eddie's Father (uncredited)

You Can't Fool Your Wife
Movie · as Ritz Amsterdam Manager

Little Orvie
Movie · as Mr. Brown

The Chump Takes a Bump
Movie · as Elias J. Smart

Love Affair
Movie · as Cafe Manager (uncredited)

Fifth Avenue Girl
Movie · as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Frontier Marshal
Movie · as Dave Hall

The Girl of the Golden West
Movie · as Stagecoach Passenger

Rebellious Daughters
Movie · as Mr. Stanley - First Victim

Men with Wings
Movie · as Chairman

Arsène Lupin Returns
Movie · as Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)

Artists & Models
Movie · as Lord (uncredited)

The Grand Bounce
Movie · as Harry Briggs (uncredited)

We Who Are About to Die
Movie · as Blake's Associate (uncredited)

Wells Fargo
Movie · as Customer

The Awful Truth
Movie · as Vance's Butler (uncredited)

Make Way for Tomorrow
Movie · as Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)

The Texas Rangers
Movie · as Citizen (uncredited)

Hitch Hike Lady
Movie · as Williams

Slightly Static
Movie · as Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)

The Daring Young Man
Movie · as Mayor

Hot Tip
Movie · as Sheriff

Thunder in the Night
Movie · as Ambassador - Party Guest

Diamond Jim
Movie · as Gambler

Little Big Shot
Movie · as Policeman

Steamboat Round the Bend
Movie · as Salesman

Ruggles of Red Gap
Movie · as Sam

3 Kids and a Queen
Movie · as Reporter

The Mystery Man
Movie · as Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager

Here Comes Cookie
Movie · as Lloyd

It's a Gift
Movie · as Mr. Abernathy

Bottoms Up
Movie · as Lane Worthing

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Movie · as House Manager

Men in Black
Movie · as Dr. Graves (uncredited)

You're Telling Me!
Movie · as Mayor (as Del Henderson)

Something Simple
Movie · as Tanhauser

The Notorious Sophie Lang
Movie · as House Detective

Lone Cowboy
Movie · as Mr. Burton (uncredited)

Rainbow Over Broadway
Movie · as Bowers

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Movie · as The Masque

Too Much Harmony
Movie · as Small Town Theatre Manager

Goldie Gets Along
Movie · as Mr. Moon

On Your Guard
Movie · as Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara

The Big Brain
Movie · as (uncredited)

In Walked Charley
Movie · as Delbert Henderson

Mr. Bride
Movie · as J. P. Henderson

Choo-Choo!
Movie · as Mr. Henderson

Free Eats
Movie · as Mr. Moran

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
Movie

The Champ
Movie · as The Doctor (uncredited)

Thundering Tenors
Movie · as Senator D.H. Henderson

Helping Grandma
Movie · as Henderson

Haunted at Midnight
Movie · as Housekeeper

Skip the Maloo!
Movie · as Mr. Benson

Newly Rich
Movie · as Director
Getting a Raise
Movie
Up a Tree
Movie · as Del - Publicity Promoter

The Sins of the Children
Movie · as Ted Baldwin

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Movie · as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Bigger and Better
Movie · as Mr. Kornman

Looser Than Loose
Movie · as Mr. Henderson

Chiselers of Hollywood
Movie
Big Money
Movie

All Teed Up
Movie · as Judge Quirt

Fast Work
Movie · as Old Faithful

Whispering Whoopee
Movie · as Mr. Henderson

Night of Goblins
Movie · as Housekeeper
Off to Buffalo
Movie · as Charley's boss

Wrong Again
Movie · as Painting owner

Hit the Deck
Movie · as Admiral

Show People
Movie · as Colonel Pepper

Is Everybody Happy?
Movie

Riley the Cop
Movie · as Judge Coronelli

The Patsy
Movie · as Pa Harrington

The Power of the Press
Movie · as Bill Johnson

The Crowd
Movie · as Dick

Getting Gertie's Garter
Movie · as Barry Scott

The Clinging Vine
Movie · as B. Harvey Doolittle

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Movie · as Aunt Mary's Sweetheart

Those Bitter Sweets
Movie · as The Rival
For Better - But Worse
Movie · as The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo
The Power of the Camera
Movie · as Second Convict
Papa's Baby
Movie · as Papa Binks
The Widow's Kids
Movie · as The Traveling Man

Help! Help!
Movie · as Office Worker

Helen's Marriage
Movie · as Friend
When the Fire-Bells Rang
Movie · as An Actor

The Brave Hunter
Movie · as The Brave Hunter's Rival

The Tragedy of a Dress Suit
Movie · as Dick

The Furs
Movie · as The Husband

The Sunbeam
Movie · as The Bachelor
A Voice from the Deep
Movie · as On Roller Coaster

For His Son
Movie · as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)

The Speed Demon
Movie · as Racing Official

Won by a Fish
Movie · as The Woman's Father

The Mender of Nets
Movie · as The Rival's Brother

Hot Stuff
Movie · as Cigar Drummer

The Engagement Ring
Movie · as Redmond
The Fatal Chocolate
Movie · as The City Beau

The Massacre
Movie · as In Wagon Train
Teaching Dad to Like Her
Movie · as Harry's Father

His Trust
Movie · as Col. Frazier

The Baron
Movie · as The Baron / A Waiter

The Last Drop of Water
Movie · as Undetermined Role

The Primal Call
Movie · as The Creditor

The Making of a Man
Movie · as Leading Man

When a Man Loves
Movie · as Mr. Bach

The Adventures of Billy
Movie · as Rich Man

The Long Road
Movie · as Wedding Guest

The Lonedale Operator
Movie · as A Tramp

The Ghost
Movie · as A Crook
A Victim of Circumstance
Movie · as The Husband

His Trust Fulfilled
Movie

The Two Paths
Movie · as Worker
The Broken Cross
Movie · as The Manicurist's Friend
A Knight of the Road
Movie · as The Hobo
The New Dress
Movie
Dave's Love Affair
Movie

Enoch Arden: Part II
Movie · as Rescuer

Fighting Blood
Movie · as A Soldier
The Blind Princess and the Poet
Movie · as Lord Gold

A Child of the Ghetto
Movie · as The Proprietor

Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Movie · as A Tramp
The Lesson
Movie · as Policeman

Over Silent Paths
Movie · as The Wanderer

The Two Brothers
Movie · as Manuel

The Song of the Wildwood Flute
Movie · as A Suitor

A Plain Song
Movie · as The Manager

The Unchanging Sea
Movie · as The Rescuer
Gold Is Not All
Movie · as Tom Darrell

Ramona
Movie · as Man at Burial

A Gold Necklace
Movie · as In Cafe
The Gold Seekers
Movie · as The Claim Agent
The Converts
Movie · as In Bar

Wilful Peggy
Movie

The Modern Prodigal
Movie · as At Post Office

In the Border States
Movie · as Union Officer

That Chink at Golden Gulch
Movie · as Gentleman Jim Dandy

The Usurer
Movie · as First Mover
The Message of the Violin
Movie · as The Baron

Faithful
Movie · as Bystander

The Oath and the Man
Movie · as Aristocrat

The Newlyweds
Movie · as A Friend / On Train

A Child's Impulse
Movie · as At First Party / At Second Party

The Tenderfoot's Triumph
Movie · as A Cowboy

Unexpected Help
Movie
The Face at the Window
Movie · as The Butler

Taming a Husband
Movie · as Nobleman

The Broken Locket
Movie

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Movie

The Salvation Army Lass
Movie
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
Movie

