Acting
Dell Henderson
EN, DE, ES, XX cinema · 234 credits
Born
4 July 1877
Died
2 December 1956 (aged 79)
Birthplace
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Del Henderson · George Delbert "Dell" Henderson · George Delbert Henderson
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
Filmography
Annie Get Your Gun
as Hotel Guest in Hammock (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling
as Hotel Clerk
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Southerner (uncredited)
Undercurrent
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Great Morgan
as Film Character (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Benson (uncredited)
The Missing Juror
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
as Doorman (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Flunky (uncredited)
Arizona Terrors
as President McKinley
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as American Attaché (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
as Doorman (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Detective (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison
as Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)
Young People
as Eddie's Father (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Ritz Amsterdam Manager
Little Orvie
as Mr. Brown
The Chump Takes a Bump
as Elias J. Smart
Love Affair
as Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
as Dave Hall
The Girl of the Golden West
as Stagecoach Passenger
Rebellious Daughters
as Mr. Stanley - First Victim
Men with Wings
as Chairman
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
Artists & Models
as Lord (uncredited)
The Grand Bounce
as Harry Briggs (uncredited)
We Who Are About to Die
as Blake's Associate (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
as Customer
The Awful Truth
as Vance's Butler (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
as Citizen (uncredited)
Hitch Hike Lady
as Williams
Slightly Static
as Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)
Hot Tip
as Sheriff
Thunder in the Night
as Ambassador - Party Guest
Diamond Jim
as Gambler
Little Big Shot
as Policeman
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Salesman
3 Kids and a Queen
as Reporter
The Mystery Man
as Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
Here Comes Cookie
as Lloyd
It's a Gift
as Mr. Abernathy
Bottoms Up
as Lane Worthing
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as House Manager
Men in Black
as Dr. Graves (uncredited)
You're Telling Me!
as Mayor (as Del Henderson)
Something Simple
as Tanhauser
The Notorious Sophie Lang
as House Detective
Lone Cowboy
as Mr. Burton (uncredited)
Rainbow Over Broadway
as Bowers
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as The Masque
Too Much Harmony
as Small Town Theatre Manager
Goldie Gets Along
as Mr. Moon
On Your Guard
as Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara
The Big Brain
as (uncredited)
In Walked Charley
as Delbert Henderson
Mr. Bride
as J. P. Henderson
Choo-Choo!
as Mr. Henderson
Free Eats
as Mr. Moran
The Champ
as The Doctor (uncredited)
Thundering Tenors
as Senator D.H. Henderson
Helping Grandma
as Henderson
Haunted at Midnight
as Housekeeper
Skip the Maloo!
as Mr. Benson
Newly Rich
as Director
Up a Tree
1930
Up a Tree
as Del - Publicity Promoter
The Sins of the Children
as Ted Baldwin
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Bigger and Better
1930
Bigger and Better
as Mr. Kornman
Looser Than Loose
as Mr. Henderson
All Teed Up
as Judge Quirt
Fast Work
as Old Faithful
Whispering Whoopee
as Mr. Henderson
Night of Goblins
as Housekeeper
Off to Buffalo
1929
Off to Buffalo
as Charley's boss
Wrong Again
as Painting owner
Hit the Deck
as Admiral
Show People
as Colonel Pepper
Riley the Cop
as Judge Coronelli
The Patsy
as Pa Harrington
The Power of the Press
as Bill Johnson
The Crowd
as Dick
Getting Gertie's Garter
as Barry Scott
The Rambling Ranger
Director
The Clinging Vine
as B. Harvey Doolittle
The Bad Lands
Director
Accused
1925
Accused
Director
Pursued
Director
Battling Brewster
Director
Gambling Wives
Director
Sure-Fire Flint
Director
The Broken Silence
Director
Dynamite Allen
Director
Dead or Alive
Director
The Dead Line
Director
The Shark
Director
Love in a Hurry
Director
Three Green Eyes
Director
Hit or Miss
Director
Courage for Two
Director
Who Loved Him Best?
Director
The Impostor
Director
My Wife
Director
By Hook or Crook
Director
Her Second Husband
Director
Outcast
Director, Producer
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
as Aunt Mary's Sweetheart
Rolling Stones
Director
Those Bitter Sweets
as The Rival, Director
For Better - But Worse
1915
For Better - But Worse
as The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo, Director
Merely a Married Man
Director
The Plumber
Director
The Power of the Camera
1913
The Power of the Camera
as Second Convict, Director
Papa's Baby
1913
Papa's Baby
as Papa Binks, Director
The Widow's Kids
1913
The Widow's Kids
as The Traveling Man, Director
Help! Help!
as Office Worker
Helen's Marriage
as Friend
The Brave Hunter
as The Brave Hunter's Rival
The Furs
as The Husband
The Sunbeam
as The Bachelor
A Voice from the Deep
1912
A Voice from the Deep
as On Roller Coaster, Story
For His Son
as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
The Speed Demon
as Racing Official, Story
Won by a Fish
as The Woman's Father
The Mender of Nets
as The Rival's Brother
Hot Stuff
as Cigar Drummer
The Engagement Ring
as Redmond
The Fatal Chocolate
1912
The Fatal Chocolate
as The City Beau
The Massacre
as In Wagon Train
The Fickle Spaniard
Director
His Trust
as Col. Frazier
The Baron
as The Baron / A Waiter
The Last Drop of Water
as Undetermined Role
The Primal Call
as The Creditor
The Making of a Man
as Leading Man
When a Man Loves
as Mr. Bach
The Adventures of Billy
as Rich Man
The Long Road
as Wedding Guest
The Lonedale Operator
as A Tramp
The Ghost
as A Crook
The Two Paths
as Worker
The Broken Cross
1911
The Broken Cross
as The Manicurist's Friend
A Knight of the Road
1911
A Knight of the Road
as The Hobo, Writer
Enoch Arden: Part II
as Rescuer
Fighting Blood
as A Soldier
A Child of the Ghetto
as The Proprietor
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
as A Tramp
The Lesson
1910
The Lesson
as Policeman, Writer
Over Silent Paths
as The Wanderer
The Two Brothers
as Manuel
A Plain Song
as The Manager
The Unchanging Sea
as The Rescuer
Gold Is Not All
1910
Gold Is Not All
as Tom Darrell
Ramona
as Man at Burial
A Gold Necklace
as In Cafe
The Gold Seekers
1910
The Gold Seekers
as The Claim Agent
The Modern Prodigal
as At Post Office, Writer
In the Border States
as Union Officer
That Chink at Golden Gulch
as Gentleman Jim Dandy
The Usurer
as First Mover
Faithful
as Bystander
The Oath and the Man
as Aristocrat
The Newlyweds
as A Friend / On Train
A Child's Impulse
as At First Party / At Second Party
The Tenderfoot's Triumph
as A Cowboy
Taming a Husband
as Nobleman
