Dell Henderson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1877-07-04
Day of Death
1956-12-02 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Dell Henderson
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.
Known For
Acting
(1949)
Once More, My Darling
as Hotel Clerk
(1946)
Undercurrent
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1945)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Benson (uncredited)
(1945)
Main Street After Dark
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
(1945)
The Great Morgan
as Film Character (uncredited)
(1944)
The Missing Juror
as Train Conductor (Uncredited)
(1943)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Flunky
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1942)
The Major and the Minor
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1942)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as American Attaché (uncredited)
(1942)
Arizona Terrors
as President McKinley
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Detective (uncredited)
(1940)
Young People
as Eddie's Father
(1940)
Millionaires in Prison
as Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)
(1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Ritz Amsterdam Manager
(1940)
Little Orvie
as Mr. Brown
(1939)
Love Affair
as Cafe Manager (uncredited)
(1939)
Frontier Marshal
as Dave Hall
(1939)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
(1939)
The Chump Takes a Bump
as Elias J. Smart
(1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
(1938)
Men with Wings
as Chairman
(1938)
Rebellious Daughters
as Mr. Stanley - First Victim
(1938)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Stagecoach Passenger
(1937)
The Awful Truth
as Vance's Butler (uncredited)
(1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Customer
(1937)
Artists & Models
as Lord (uncredited)
(1937)
We Who Are About to Die
as Blake's Associate (uncredited)
(1937)
The Grand Bounce
as Harry Briggs (uncredited)
(1936)
The Texas Rangers
as Citizen (uncredited)
(1935)
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Sam
(1935)
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Salesman
(1935)
Hot Tip
as Sheriff
(1935)
Thunder in the Night
as Ambassador - Party Guest
(1935)
Diamond Jim
as Gambler
(1935)
Little Big Shot
as Policeman
(1935)
The Mystery Man
as Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
(1935)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Reporter
(1935)
Here Comes Cookie
as Lloyd
(1935)
Hitch Hike Lady
as Williams
(1935)
Slightly Static
as Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)
(1935)
The Daring Young Man
as Mayor
(1934)
It's a Gift
as Mr. Abernathy
(1934)
Men in Black
as Dr. Graves (uncredited)
(1934)
You're Telling Me!
as Mayor (as Del Henderson)
(1934)
The Notorious Sophie Lang
as House Detective
(1934)
Something Simple
as Tanhauser
(1934)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as House Manager
(1934)
Bottoms Up
as Lane Worthing
(1933)
Lone Cowboy
as Mr. Burton (uncredited)
(1933)
Too Much Harmony
as Small Town Theatre Manager
(1933)
On Your Guard
as Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara
(1933)
Rainbow Over Broadway
as Bowers
(1933)
Goldie Gets Along
as Mr. Moon
(1933)
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as The Masque
(1932)
Free Eats
as Mr. Moran
(1932)
Choo-Choo!
as Mr. Henderson
(1932)
Mr. Bride
as J. P. Henderson
(1932)
In Walked Charley
as Delbert Henderson
(1931)
The Champ
as The Doctor (uncredited)
(1931)
Haunted at Midnight
as Housekeeper
(1931)
Helping Grandma
as Henderson
(1931)
Newly Rich
as Director
(1931)
Skip the Maloo!
as Mr. Benson
(1931)
Thundering Tenors
as Senator D.H. Henderson
(1931)
(1930)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
(1930)
Looser Than Loose
as Mr. Henderson
(1930)
Bigger and Better
as Mr. Kornman
(1930)
(1930)
Night of Goblins
as Housekeeper
(1930)
The Sins of the Children
as Ted Baldwin
(1930)
All Teed Up
as Judge Quirt
(1930)
Whispering Whoopee
as Mr. Henderson
(1930)
Up a Tree
as Del - Publicity Promoter
(1930)
Fast Work
as Old Faithful
(1930)
(1930)
(1929)
Hit the Deck
as Admiral
(1929)
Wrong Again
as Painting owner
(1929)
Off to Buffalo
as Charley's boss
(1928)
The Crowd
as Dick
(1928)
Show People
as Colonel Pepper
(1928)
The Patsy
as Pa Harrington
(1928)
Riley the Cop
as Judge Coronelli
(1928)
The Power of the Press
as Bill Johnson
(1928)
(1927)
Getting Gertie's Garter
as Barry Scott
(1926)
The Clinging Vine
as B. Harvey Doolittle
(1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
(1916)
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
as Aunt Mary's Sweetheart
(1915)
Those Bitter Sweets
as The Rival
(1915)
For Better - But Worse
as The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo
(1913)
Papa's Baby
as Papa Binks
(1913)
The Widow's Kids
as The Traveling Man
(1913)
The Power of the Camera
as Second Convict
(1912)
The Engagement Ring
as Redmond
(1912)
Won by a Fish
as The Woman's Father
(1912)
For His Son
as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
(1912)
Help! Help!
as Office Worker
(1912)
The Fatal Chocolate
as The City Beau
(1912)
The Furs
as The Husband
(1912)
Hot Stuff
as Cigar Drummer
(1912)
The Massacre
as In Wagon Train
(1912)
The Sunbeam
as The Bachelor
(1912)
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit
as Dick
(1912)
Helen's Marriage
as Friend
(1912)
The Mender of Nets
as The Rival's Brother
(1912)
The Speed Demon
as Racing Official
(1912)
A Voice from the Deep
as On Roller Coaster
(1912)
The Brave Hunter
as The Brave Hunter's Rival
(1912)
When the Fire-Bells Rang
as An Actor
(1911)
When a Man Loves
as Mr. Bach
(1911)
The Ghost
as A Crook
(1911)
The Primal Call
as The Creditor
(1911)
(1911)
The Lonedale Operator
as A Tramp
(1911)
A Victim of Circumstance
as The Husband
(1911)
His Trust
as Col. Frazier
(1911)
The Making of a Man
as Leading Man
(1911)
The Baron
as The Baron / A Waiter
(1911)
The Long Road
as Wedding Guest
(1911)
Teaching Dad to Like Her
as Harry's Father
(1911)
The Last Drop of Water
as Undetermined Role
(1911)
The Adventures of Billy
as Rich Man
(1910)
The Unchanging Sea
as The Rescuer
(1910)
Faithful
as Bystander
(1910)
The Two Brothers
as Manuel
(1910)
A Gold Necklace
as In Cafe
(1910)
In the Border States
as Union Officer
(1910)
A Child of the Ghetto
as The Proprietor
(1910)
Over Silent Paths
as The Wanderer
(1910)
The Modern Prodigal
as At Post Office
(1910)
The Gold Seekers
as The Claim Agent
(1910)
A Plain Song
as The Manager
(1910)
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
as A Tramp
(1910)
A Child's Impulse
as At First Party / At Second Party
(1910)
The Converts
as In Bar
(1910)
Ramona
as Man at Burial
(1910)
The Lesson
as Policeman
(1910)
The Usurer
as First Mover
(1910)
(1910)
The Message of the Violin
as The Baron
(1910)
That Chink at Golden Gulch
as Gentleman Jim Dandy
(1910)
The Song of the Wildwood Flute
as A Suitor
(1910)
The Oath and the Man
as Aristocrat
(1910)
The Newlyweds
as A Friend / On Train
(1910)
(1909)
(1909)
(1909)
(1908)
Crew
(1927)
The Rambling Ranger
Director
(1925)
The Bad Lands
Director
(1925)
Accused
Director
(1924)
Battling Brewster
Director
(1924)
One Law for the Woman
Director
(1924)
Gambling Wives
Director
(1923)
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers
Director
(1922)
Sure-Fire Flint
Director
(1922)
The Broken Silence
Director
(1921)
Dynamite Allen
Director
(1921)
Dead or Alive
Director
(1920)
The Dead Line
Director
(1919)
Love in a Hurry
Director
(1919)
Three Green Eyes
Director
(1919)
Hit or Miss
Director
(1919)
Courage for Two
Director
(1918)
The Road to France
Director
(1918)
The Beloved Blackmailer
Director
(1918)
Who Loved Him Best?
Director
(1918)
The Impostor
Director
(1918)
My Wife
Director
(1918)
Hitting the Trail
Director
(1918)
By Hook or Crook
Director
(1918)
The Golden Wall
Director
(1917)
A Girl Like That
Director
(1917)
Please Help Emily
Director
(1917)
The Beautiful Adventure
Director
(1917)
Her Second Husband
Director
(1917)
Outcast
Director, Producer
(1916)
Wife and Auto Trouble
Director
(1916)
Because He Loved Her
Director
(1916)
A Coney Island Princess
Director
(1915)
Merely A Married Man
Director
(1915)
Those Bitter Sweets
Director
(1915)
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
Director
(1915)
Ambrose's Fury
Director
(1915)
For Better - But Worse
Director
(1915)
A Bear Affair
Director
(1914)
'Curses!' They Remarked
Director
(1914)
Gussle, the Golfer
Director
(1914)
The Plumber
Director
(1914)
Bertha, the Buttonhole-Maker
Director
(1914)
Liberty Belles
Director
(1913)
Red Hicks Defies the World
Director
(1913)
The Suffragette Minstrels
Director
(1913)
Pa Says
Director
(1913)
For the Son of the House
Director
(1913)
Highbrow Love
Director
(1913)
The Power of the Camera
Director
(1913)
The Widow's Kids
Director
(1913)
The Lady in Black
Director
(1913)
Papa's Baby
Director
(1913)
Almost a Wild Man
Director
(1913)
Black and White
Director
(1913)
Father's Chicken Dinner
Director
(1913)
A Woman in the Ultimate
Director
(1913)
A Modest Hero
Director
(1913)
What Is the Use of Repining?
Writer, Director
(1913)
Those Little Flowers
Director
(1912)
(1912)
The Fickle Spaniard
Director
(1912)
(1912)
The Speed Demon
Story
(1912)
Getting Rid of Trouble
Director
(1912)
Mr. Grouch at the Seashore
Director
(1911)
Bobby the Coward
Writer
(1911)
Love in the Hills
Writer
(1910)
The Lesson
Writer
(1910)
The Modern Prodigal
Writer