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    Don Henderson

    1932-11-10 (92 years old) in Leytonstone, London, England, UK

    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.

    Movies

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    Danielle Steel's Zoya
    51 %|Jul 26, 1997
    Drama, Romance
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    Preaching to the Perverted
    61 %|Jul 4, 1997
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Wind in the Willows
    55 %|Oct 16, 1996
    Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Adventure
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    Pat and Margaret
    75 %|Sep 11, 1994
    Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
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    No Escape
    63 %|Apr 29, 1994
    Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    Liberation: Salvation
    0 %|Apr 28, 1994
    Documentary, History, War
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    Liberation: Beginning of the end
    0 %|Apr 21, 1994
    Documentary, War, History
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    White Angel
    42 %|Apr 15, 1994
    Thriller
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    Liberation: Flood of Blood
    0 %|Apr 14, 1994
    Documentary, War, History
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    Liberation: Resurrection
    0 %|Apr 7, 1994
    Documentary, History, War
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    Liberation: Between Two Fires
    0 %|Mar 31, 1994
    Documentary, War, History
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    Tomorrow Calling
    40 %|Oct 1, 1993
    Science Fiction
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    The Baby of Mâcon
    68.91 %|Sep 17, 1993
    Drama, History
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    The Trial
    58 %|Jun 18, 1993
    Thriller, Drama
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    As You Like It
    55 %|Oct 9, 1992
    Romance
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    Carry On Columbus
    38 %|Oct 2, 1992
    Comedy
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    Black and Blue
    0 %|Sep 27, 1992
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    My Friend Walter
    0 %|Apr 24, 1992
    Adventure, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
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    The War That Never Ends
    0 %|Mar 28, 1991
    Drama
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    How's Business
    0 %|Jan 12, 1991
    Family
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    Miss Queencake
    40 %|Jan 2, 1991
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    The Fool
    70 %|Dec 7, 1990
    Drama
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    The BFG
    63.36 %|Dec 25, 1989
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
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    Tank Malling
    40 %|Dec 1, 1989
    Thriller, Crime
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    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
    70 %|Dec 7, 1988
    Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
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    Blanc de Chine
    0 %|Apr 20, 1988
    Drama
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    Maigret
    0 %|Feb 22, 1988
    Mystery, TV Movie
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    Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
    60 %|Nov 16, 1987
    Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
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    The Secret World of Polly Flint
    0 %|Feb 16, 1987
    Fantasy
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    Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
    56 %|Nov 25, 1985
    Western, Comedy, Horror, Music
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    Brazil
    77 %|Feb 20, 1985
    Comedy, Science Fiction
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    Murder Elite
    80 %|Jan 1, 1985
    Thriller, Drama, Horror
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    Squaring the Circle
    50 %|May 23, 1984
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Atlantis
    0 %|Mar 29, 1983
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
    0 %|Feb 17, 1981
    Drama, Comedy, Music, TV Movie
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    The Island
    52 %|Jun 13, 1980
    Thriller, Horror, Mystery
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    Danton's Death
    0 %|Apr 23, 1978
    Drama, History, TV Movie
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    The Big Sleep
    59 %|Mar 13, 1978
    Crime, Mystery
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    One Day at a Time
    0 %|Nov 22, 1977
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Prince and the Pauper
    61 %|Jun 3, 1977
    Drama, Adventure
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    Star Wars
    82.03 %|May 25, 1977
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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    Gotcha / Campion's Interview
    0 %|Apr 12, 1977
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Finishing Line
    56 %|Jan 29, 1977
    Action, Thriller, Horror
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    Voyage of the Damned
    59 %|Dec 22, 1976
    Drama, War
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    The Littlest Horse Thieves
    69 %|May 26, 1976
    Family, Drama
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    The Ghoul
    49.17 %|Jul 11, 1975
    Horror, Mystery
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    Brannigan
    59 %|Mar 21, 1975
    Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Footsteps
    0 %|Oct 12, 1974
    Thriller
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    Across the Andes by Frog
    0 %|Invalid Date
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    A Killer in Every Corner
    0 %|Nov 19, 1974
    Horror, TV Movie
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    Regan
    0 %|Jun 4, 1974
    Action, Crime, TV Movie, Drama
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    Callan
    69 %|May 23, 1974
    Thriller

    Series

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    Dandelion Dead
    80 %|Oct 30, 1994
    Crime, Drama
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    Cracker
    65 %|Sep 27, 1993
    Crime, Drama
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    The Detectives
    66.84 %|Jan 27, 1993
    Comedy
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    2Point4 Children
    71.47 %|Sep 3, 1991
    Comedy
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    The Paradise Club
    58 %|Sep 19, 1989
    Drama, Crime
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    Making Out
    58 %|Jan 6, 1989
    Drama
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    Red Dwarf
    80 %|Feb 15, 1988
    Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The New Statesman
    75 %|Sep 13, 1987
    Comedy
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    Knights of God
    50 %|Sep 6, 1987
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Casualty
    59.94 %|Sep 6, 1986
    Drama
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    Dead Head
    53 %|Jan 15, 1986
    Drama
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    Bulman
    67 %|Jun 5, 1985
    Drama, Crime
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    Dempsey and Makepeace
    64 %|Jan 11, 1985
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Annika
    30 %|Aug 10, 1984
    Drama
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    Take the Stage
    0 %|Nov 12, 1981
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    The Enigma Files
    55 %|Apr 15, 1980
    Drama, Crime
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    Minder
    67 %|Oct 29, 1979
    Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
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    Dick Turpin
    73 %|Jan 6, 1979
    Drama, Comedy
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    Strangers
    70 %|Jun 5, 1978
    Drama, Crime
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    Scorpion Tales
    60 %|Apr 29, 1978
    Mystery
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    The XYY Man
    60 %|Jul 3, 1976
    Drama, Crime
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    Poldark
    66 %|Oct 5, 1975
    Drama
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    Angels
    37 %|Sep 1, 1975
    Drama
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    Warship
    55 %|Jun 7, 1973
    Drama, Documentary
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    Thriller
    66 %|Apr 14, 1973
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
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    The Protectors
    56.36 %|Sep 29, 1972
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    Van der Valk
    58 %|Sep 13, 1972
    Drama
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    Play for Today
    59 %|Oct 15, 1970
    Drama
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    BBC Play of the Month
    50 %|Oct 19, 1965
    Drama
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    Doctor Who
    78.64 %|Nov 23, 1963
    Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy