Dell Henderson
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Public film databases know Dell Henderson as a Canadian actor with a career that remains sparsely documented. 'The Crowd' accounts for the most visible of his appearances, as Dick. The name shows up again in 'It's a Gift'. The workload is steady enough, if quiet: 125 credits.
Dell Henderson
125 Movies
Public film databases know Dell Henderson as a Canadian actor with a career that remains sparsely documented. 'The Crowd' accounts for the most visible of his appearances, as Dick. The name shows up again in 'It's a Gift'. The workload is steady enough, if quiet: 125 credits.
Movies
Plays Colonel Pepper
Show People
1928
Plays Dick
The Crowd
1928
Plays Mayor (as Del Henderson)
You're Telling Me!
1934
Plays Mr. Henderson
Choo-Choo!
1932
Plays Old Faithful
Fast Work
1930
Plays Customer
Wells Fargo
1937
Plays Sheriff
Hot Tip
1935
Plays Stagecoach Passenger
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
Plays Chairman
Men with Wings
1938
Plays Reporter
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
Plays Salesman
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
Plays Barry Scott
Getting Gertie's Garter
1927
Plays Bill Johnson
The Power of the Press
1928
Plays Pa Harrington
The Patsy
1928
Plays Friend
Helen's Marriage
1912
Plays Policeman
Little Big Shot
1935
Plays Ritz Amsterdam Manager
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
Plays In Wagon Train
The Massacre
1912
Plays Mr. Abernathy
It's a Gift
1934
Plays Painting owner
Wrong Again
1929
Plays Sam
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
Plays Man at Burial
Ramona
1910
Plays B. Harvey Doolittle
The Clinging Vine
1926
Plays Lloyd
Here Comes Cookie
1935
Plays Director
Newly Rich
1931
Plays House Detective
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934
Plays Union Officer
In the Border States
1910
Plays The Bachelor
The Sunbeam
1912
Plays Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara
On Your Guard
1933
Plays Dave Hall
Frontier Marshal
1939
Plays Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)
Slightly Static
1935
Plays The Brave Hunter's Rival
The Brave Hunter
1912
Plays Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
The Mystery Man
1935
Plays Col. Frazier
His Trust
1911
Plays Lane Worthing
Bottoms Up
1934
Plays The Rescuer
The Unchanging Sea
1910
Plays Hotel Clerk
Once More, My Darling
1949
Plays Ted Baldwin
The Sins of the Children
1930
Plays Mr. Henderson
Whispering Whoopee
1930
Plays Mr. Moran
Free Eats
1932
Plays Housekeeper
Haunted at Midnight
1931
Plays A Tramp
The Lonedale Operator
1911
Plays Williams
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
Plays First Mover
The Usurer
1910
Plays Housekeeper
Night of Goblins
1930
Plays The Proprietor
A Child of the Ghetto
1910
Plays Henderson
Helping Grandma
1931
Plays Rescuer
Enoch Arden: Part II
1911
Plays Bystander
Faithful
1910
Plays Leading Man
The Making of a Man
1911
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Once More, My Darling
Hotel Clerk
1949
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Southerner (uncredited)
1947
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Benson (uncredited)
1945
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Main Street After Dark
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1945
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The Great Morgan
Film Character (uncredited)
1945
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The Missing Juror
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1944
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Du Barry Was a Lady
Flunky (uncredited)
1943
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Slightly Dangerous
Doorman (uncredited)
1943
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Once Upon a Honeymoon
American Attaché (uncredited)
1942
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dell Henderson still alive?
Dell Henderson passed away on December 2, 1956 at age 79.
What are the most famous roles of Dell Henderson?
Dell Henderson is best known for roles in Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, The Awful Truth, Make Way for Tomorrow.
How many movies has Dell Henderson been in?
Over a 48-year career (since 1908), Dell Henderson has appeared in 125 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Dell Henderson's first movie?
The career of Dell Henderson began with Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court (1908).
What is Dell Henderson's most recent movie or series?
Dell Henderson's most recent release is Annie Get Your Gun, which premiered on May 17, 1950.
Dell Henderson
1877-07-04 · St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
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.