Dell Henderson

Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 4, 1877
Day of Death: December 2, 1956 (79 years old)
Place of Birth: St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
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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Actor Williams
Hitch Hike Lady

Actor Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)
Slightly Static

Actor Mayor
The Daring Young Man

Actor Sheriff
Hot Tip

Actor Ambassador - Party Guest
Thunder in the Night

Actor Gambler
Diamond Jim

Actor Policeman
Little Big Shot

Actor Salesman
Steamboat Round the Bend

Actor Sam
Ruggles of Red Gap

Actor Reporter
3 Kids and a Queen

Actor Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
The Mystery Man
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Actor
Getting a Raise
Actor Del - Publicity Promoter
Up a Tree

Actor Ted Baldwin
The Sins of the Children

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

Actor Mr. Henderson
Looser Than Loose

Actor
Chiselers of Hollywood
Actor
Big Money

Actor Judge Quirt
All Teed Up

Actor Old Faithful
Fast Work

Actor Mr. Henderson
Whispering Whoopee

Actor Housekeeper
Night of Goblins
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Actor Second Convict
The Power of the Camera
Actor Papa Binks
Papa's Baby
Actor The Traveling Man
The Widow's Kids
Director
Red Hicks Defies the World
Director
The Suffragette Minstrels
Director
Pa Says
Director
For the Son of the House
Director
Highbrow Love
Director
The Power of the Camera
Director
The Widow's Kids
Director
The Lady in Black
Director
Papa's Baby
Director
Almost a Wild Man
Director
Black and White
Director
Father's Chicken Dinner

Director
A Woman in the Ultimate
Director
A Modest Hero
Writer
What Is the Use of Repining?
Director
What Is the Use of Repining?
Director
Those Little Flowers
1912

Actor Office Worker
Help! Help!

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

Actor Dick
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit

Actor The Brave Hunter's Rival
The Brave Hunter

Actor The Husband
The Furs

Actor The Bachelor
The Sunbeam
Actor On Roller Coaster
A Voice from the Deep

Actor Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
For His Son

Actor Racing Official
The Speed Demon

Actor The Woman's Father
Won by a Fish

Actor The Rival's Brother
The Mender of Nets

Actor Cigar Drummer
Hot Stuff

Actor Redmond
The Engagement Ring
Actor The City Beau
The Fatal Chocolate

Actor In Wagon Train
The Massacre

Writer
A Dash Through the Clouds

Director
The Fickle Spaniard
Story
A Voice from the Deep

Story
The Speed Demon
Director
Getting Rid of Trouble
Director
Mr. Grouch at the Seashore
1911
Actor Harry's Father
Teaching Dad to Like Her

Actor Col. Frazier
His Trust

Actor The Baron / A Waiter
The Baron

Actor Undetermined Role
The Last Drop of Water

Actor The Creditor
The Primal Call

Actor Leading Man
The Making of a Man

Actor Mr. Bach
When a Man Loves

Actor Rich Man
The Adventures of Billy

Actor Wedding Guest
The Long Road

Actor A Tramp
The Lonedale Operator
Actor A Crook
The Ghost
Actor The Husband
A Victim of Circumstance

Actor
His Trust Fulfilled

Writer
Bobby the Coward
Writer
Love in the Hills
1910

Actor The Proprietor
A Child of the Ghetto

Actor A Tramp
Muggsy Becomes a Hero

Actor Policeman
The Lesson

Actor The Wanderer
Over Silent Paths

Actor Manuel
The Two Brothers

Actor A Suitor
The Song of the Wildwood Flute

Actor The Manager
A Plain Song

Actor The Rescuer
The Unchanging Sea
Actor
Gold Is Not All

Actor Man at Burial
Ramona

Actor In Cafe
A Gold Necklace
Actor In Bar
The Converts
Actor The Claim Agent
The Gold Seekers

Actor
Wilful Peggy

Actor At Post Office
The Modern Prodigal

Actor Union Officer
In the Border States

Actor First Mover
The Usurer

Actor Gentleman Jim Dandy
That Chink at Golden Gulch
Actor The Baron
The Message of the Violin

Writer
The Lesson