Don Henderson
Acting
Born Donald Francis Henderson in Leystonstone, 1931, Don Henderson was an English actor of stage, television and screen. He was best known for playing both "tough guy" roles and authority figures, and is remembered for his portrayal of detective George Bulman between 1976 and 1987 in a trilogy of popular Granada Television police drama series; The XYY Man, Strangers, and Bulman. Following the end of Bulman, Henderson starred as the priest Frank Kane in the BBC drama series The Paradise Club, penned by Bulman creator Murray Smith. Henderson starred in several cult and sci fi serials and films, most notably in the first Star Wars movie in which he played General Tagge, and Doctor Who and Red Dwarf. Prior to acting, Henderson was a dental technician in the army and a detective sergeant in the Essex constabulary, but he resigned when he found he had sympathy for the criminals he was obliged to arrest. He was married twice, firstly to Hilary who died in 1977, and then to the actress Shirley Stelfox, whom he met filming The XYY Man. The pair set up home in Stratford-Upon-Avon and appeared together professionally many times until his death from throat cancer in 1997.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Commander
Age 56 (now 64)
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
as The Wednesday Man
Age 53 (now 64)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mr. Tod
as Tommy Brock (voice)
Age 66 (now 64)
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Commander
Age 56 (now 64)
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
as Gavrok
Age 55 (now 64)
The Secret World of Polly Flint
as Old Mazy
Age 54 (now 64) Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
as The Wednesday Man
Age 53 (now 64)
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
as Tokkotai
Age 48 (now 64)
The Boy Who Won the Pools
as Mr. Baverstock
Age 50 (now 64)
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