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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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 17th, 1950 | Annie Get Your Gun | Hotel Guest in Hammock (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
September 10th, 1949 | Once More, My Darling | Hotel Clerk | 6.5 | |
August 4th, 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Southerner (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
November 11th, 1946 | Undercurrent | Party Guest (uncredited) | 5.9 | |
October 5th, 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Benson (uncredited) | 5.8 | |
January 12th, 1945 | Main Street After Dark | Plainclothesman (uncredited) | 4.5 | |
January 1st, 1945 | The Great Morgan | Film Character (uncredited) | 6 | |
November 16th, 1944 | The Missing Juror | Train Conductor (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
July 19th, 1944 | Mr. Winkle Goes to War | TBD | 6.8 | |
August 13th, 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady | Flunky (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
April 1st, 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Doorman (uncredited) | 6 | |
November 27th, 1942 | Once Upon a Honeymoon | American Attaché (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
September 16th, 1942 | The Major and the Minor | Doorman (uncredited) | 7.1 | |
January 13th, 1942 | Arizona Terrors | President McKinley | 7 | |
August 30th, 1940 | Young People | Eddie's Father | 5.3 | |
August 16th, 1940 | Stranger on the Third Floor | Detective (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
July 12th, 1940 | Millionaires in Prison | Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited) | 6.1 | |
May 21st, 1940 | You Can't Fool Your Wife | Ritz Amsterdam Manager | 5.6 | |
March 11th, 1940 | Little Orvie | Mr. Brown | 8.5 | |
February 22nd, 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Minor Role (uncredited) | 6.9 | |
September 22nd, 1939 | Fifth Avenue Girl | Headwaiter (uncredited) | 7 | |
July 28th, 1939 | Frontier Marshal | Dave Hall | 6.3 | |
May 5th, 1939 | The Chump Takes a Bump | Elias J. Smart | 8 | |
April 7th, 1939 | Love Affair | Cafe Manager (uncredited) | 7 | |
July 16th, 1938 | Men with Wings | Chairman | 5.4 | |
July 1st, 1938 | Rebellious Daughters | Mr. Stanley - First Victim | 6 | |
March 18th, 1938 | The Girl of the Golden West | Stagecoach Passenger | 5.3 | |
February 25th, 1938 | Arsène Lupin Returns | Plainclothes Detective (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
December 31st, 1937 | Wells Fargo | Customer | 5.5 | |
October 21st, 1937 | The Awful Truth | Vance's Butler (uncredited) | 7.2 | |
August 4th, 1937 | Artists & Models | Lord (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
May 22nd, 1937 | The Grand Bounce | Harry Briggs (uncredited) | 7 | |
May 9th, 1937 | Make Way for Tomorrow | Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited) | 7.5 | |
January 8th, 1937 | We Who Are About to Die | Blake's Associate (uncredited) | 7 | |
August 28th, 1936 | The Texas Rangers | Citizen (uncredited) | 6.6 | |
December 28th, 1935 | Hitch Hike Lady | Williams | 7.8 | |
October 21st, 1935 | 3 Kids and a Queen | Reporter | 7 | |
September 16th, 1935 | Thunder in the Night | Ambassador - Party Guest | 6 | |
September 7th, 1935 | Slightly Static | Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson) | 9 | |
September 7th, 1935 | Little Big Shot | Policeman | 7.3 | |
September 6th, 1935 | Steamboat Round the Bend | Salesman | 7.5 | |
September 1st, 1935 | Diamond Jim | Gambler | 6.5 | |
August 30th, 1935 | Here Comes Cookie | Lloyd | 7.2 | |
August 20th, 1935 | Hot Tip | Sheriff | 7.5 | |
July 17th, 1935 | The Daring Young Man | Mayor | 10 | |
March 8th, 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Sam | 7.1 | |
February 12th, 1935 | The Mystery Man | Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager | 5.6 | |
November 30th, 1934 | It's a Gift | Mr. Abernathy | 6.3 | |
October 28th, 1934 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | House Manager | 6 | |
September 28th, 1934 | Men in Black | Dr. Graves (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
September 8th, 1934 | Something Simple | Tanhauser | 6 | |
July 20th, 1934 | The Notorious Sophie Lang | House Detective | 6.7 | |
April 12th, 1934 | Bottoms Up | Lane Worthing | 5.2 | |
April 6th, 1934 | You're Telling Me! | Mayor (as Del Henderson) | 6.3 | |
December 2nd, 1933 | Lone Cowboy | Mr. Burton (uncredited) | 4 | |
December 1st, 1933 | Rainbow Over Broadway | Bowers | 5.7 | |
September 23rd, 1933 | Too Much Harmony | Small Town Theatre Manager | 7 | |
August 4th, 1933 | The Big Brain | (uncredited) | 8 | |
July 13th, 1933 | Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles | The Masque | 1 | |
January 31st, 1933 | On Your Guard | Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara | 6.7 | |
January 27th, 1933 | Goldie Gets Along | Mr. Moon | 5.7 | |
December 24th, 1932 | Mr. Bride | J. P. Henderson | 6.3 | |
May 7th, 1932 | Choo-Choo! | Mr. Henderson | 7 | |
April 22nd, 1932 | In Walked Charley | Delbert Henderson | 8 | |
February 13th, 1932 | Free Eats | Mr. Moran | 7.1 | |
November 21st, 1931 | The Champ | The Doctor (uncredited) | 7.2 | |
September 3rd, 1931 | Skip the Maloo! | Mr. Benson | 7 | |
July 2nd, 1931 | Newly Rich | Director | 4.3 | |
May 21st, 1931 | Haunted at Midnight | Housekeeper | 8 | |
May 2nd, 1931 | Windy Riley Goes Hollywood | TBD | 5.8 | |
February 7th, 1931 | Thundering Tenors | Senator D.H. Henderson | 8 | |
January 3rd, 1931 | Helping Grandma | Henderson | 7 | |
December 29th, 1930 | Chiselers of Hollywood | TBD | 10 | |
November 30th, 1930 | Up a Tree | Del - Publicity Promoter | 7 | |
November 15th, 1930 | Looser Than Loose | Mr. Henderson | 6 | |
October 24th, 1930 | Bigger and Better | Mr. Kornman | 7 | |
October 16th, 1930 | Night of Goblins | Housekeeper | 6.1 | |
August 8th, 1930 | The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case | Housekeeper (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
June 28th, 1930 | Fast Work | Old Faithful | 7 | |
June 27th, 1930 | The Sins of the Children | Ted Baldwin | 4.7 | |
April 30th, 1930 | Big Money | TBD | TBD | |
April 16th, 1930 | All Teed Up | Judge Quirt | 4.8 | |
March 8th, 1930 | Whispering Whoopee | Mr. Henderson | 6.3 | |
February 17th, 1930 | Getting a Raise | TBD | TBD | |
December 25th, 1929 | Hit the Deck | Admiral | 8.5 | |
February 23rd, 1929 | Wrong Again | Painting owner | 6.8 | |
February 16th, 1929 | Off to Buffalo | Charley's boss | 8 | |
November 25th, 1928 | Riley the Cop | Judge Coronelli | 5.7 | |
November 20th, 1928 | Show People | Colonel Pepper | 7.2 | |
October 30th, 1928 | The Power of the Press | Bill Johnson | 6.4 | |
September 29th, 1928 | Is Everybody Happy? | TBD | 8 | |
April 22nd, 1928 | The Patsy | Pa Harrington | 6.7 | |
March 3rd, 1928 | The Crowd | Dick | 7.6 | |
February 28th, 1927 | Getting Gertie's Garter | Barry Scott | 8 | |
September 6th, 1926 | The Clinging Vine | B. Harvey Doolittle | 6.5 | |
September 4th, 1916 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Extra (uncredited) | 7.1 | |
March 15th, 1916 | The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary | Aunt Mary's Sweetheart | 5 | |
June 7th, 1915 | Those Bitter Sweets | The Rival | 7 | |
May 21st, 1915 | For Better - But Worse | The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo | 5.3 | |
August 14th, 1913 | Papa's Baby | Papa Binks | 8 | |
August 4th, 1913 | The Widow's Kids | The Traveling Man | TBD | |
March 17th, 1913 | The Power of the Camera | Second Convict | 10 | |
December 19th, 1912 | The Massacre | In Wagon Train | 5.9 | |
August 14th, 1912 | The Tragedy of a Dress Suit | Dick | 4 | |
July 14th, 1912 | The Speed Demon | Racing Official | 6.5 | |
May 22nd, 1912 | Helen's Marriage | Friend | 4.9 | |
May 12th, 1912 | The Furs | The Husband | 3 | |
May 8th, 1912 | When the Fire-Bells Rang | An Actor | TBD | |
April 22nd, 1912 | Won by a Fish | The Woman's Father | 4 | |
April 21st, 1912 | The Brave Hunter | The Brave Hunter's Rival | 3.7 | |
April 10th, 1912 | Help! Help! | Office Worker | 4.3 | |
March 21st, 1912 | A Voice from the Deep | On Roller Coaster | 8 | |
March 21st, 1912 | Hot Stuff | Cigar Drummer | 4.2 | |
March 10th, 1912 | The Engagement Ring | Redmond | 4 | |
February 26th, 1912 | The Sunbeam | The Bachelor | 6.3 | |
February 19th, 1912 | The Fatal Chocolate | The City Beau | TBD | |
February 15th, 1912 | The Mender of Nets | The Rival's Brother | 5.8 | |
January 21st, 1912 | For His Son | Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
November 2nd, 1911 | A Victim of Circumstance | The Husband | TBD | |
October 26th, 1911 | The Long Road | Wedding Guest | TBD | |
October 18th, 1911 | The Adventures of Billy | Rich Man | 5.7 | |
October 4th, 1911 | The Making of a Man | Leading Man | 6.3 | |
August 30th, 1911 | The Baron | The Baron / A Waiter | 4 | |
August 17th, 1911 | The Blind Princess and the Poet | Lord Gold | TBD | |
July 26th, 1911 | The Last Drop of Water | Undetermined Role | 5.1 | |
July 20th, 1911 | The Ghost | A Crook | TBD | |
June 28th, 1911 | Fighting Blood | A Soldier | 6.3 | |
June 21st, 1911 | The Primal Call | The Creditor | 4 | |
June 15th, 1911 | Enoch Arden: Part II | Rescuer | 5.5 | |
June 8th, 1911 | Dave's Love Affair | TBD | 7 | |
May 15th, 1911 | The New Dress | TBD | TBD | |
April 20th, 1911 | A Knight of the Road | The Hobo | TBD | |
April 6th, 1911 | The Broken Cross | The Manicurist's Friend | TBD | |
March 23rd, 1911 | The Lonedale Operator | A Tramp | 6.1 | |
March 20th, 1911 | Teaching Dad to Like Her | Harry's Father | TBD | |
January 18th, 1911 | His Trust Fulfilled | TBD | 3.7 | |
January 16th, 1911 | His Trust | Col. Frazier | 4.1 | |
January 5th, 1911 | When a Man Loves | Mr. Bach | 4 | |
January 2nd, 1911 | The Two Paths | Worker | TBD | |
December 19th, 1910 | The Lesson | Policeman | 4.3 | |
November 28th, 1910 | A Plain Song | The Manager | TBD | |
November 21st, 1910 | The Song of the Wildwood Flute | A Suitor | TBD | |
October 24th, 1910 | The Message of the Violin | The Baron | TBD | |
October 10th, 1910 | That Chink at Golden Gulch | Gentleman Jim Dandy | 5 | |
October 6th, 1910 | A Gold Necklace | In Cafe | 5.5 | |
September 21st, 1910 | The Oath and the Man | Aristocrat | 4.5 | |
September 1st, 1910 | Muggsy Becomes a Hero | A Tramp | 5 | |
August 28th, 1910 | The Modern Prodigal | At Post Office | 5.2 | |
August 24th, 1910 | Wilful Peggy | TBD | 5 | |
August 15th, 1910 | The Usurer | First Mover | 5 | |
July 28th, 1910 | Unexpected Help | TBD | TBD | |
June 27th, 1910 | A Child's Impulse | At First Party / At Second Party | 6.2 | |
June 13th, 1910 | In the Border States | Union Officer | 5.5 | |
June 6th, 1910 | A Child of the Ghetto | The Proprietor | 4.5 | |
May 23rd, 1910 | Ramona | Man at Burial | 4.9 | |
May 15th, 1910 | Over Silent Paths | The Wanderer | 4.7 | |
May 12th, 1910 | The Two Brothers | Manuel | TBD | |
May 10th, 1910 | The Face at the Window | The Butler | TBD | |
May 5th, 1910 | The Unchanging Sea | The Rescuer | 6.4 | |
April 21st, 1910 | The Tenderfoot's Triumph | A Cowboy | TBD | |
March 20th, 1910 | Faithful | Bystander | 4.5 | |
March 18th, 1910 | The Gold Seekers | The Claim Agent | TBD | |
March 3rd, 1910 | The Newlyweds | A Friend / On Train | 5 | |
February 24th, 1910 | Taming a Husband | Nobleman | TBD | |
February 18th, 1910 | Gold Is Not All | TBD | TBD | |
February 8th, 1910 | The Converts | In Bar | TBD | |
October 27th, 1909 | Lines of White on a Sullen Sea | TBD | 4.2 | |
September 16th, 1909 | The Broken Locket | TBD | 3.5 | |
March 11th, 1909 | The Salvation Army Lass | TBD | 4 | |
September 4th, 1908 | Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court | TBD | 2.5 |