Basil Henson

Actor Jul 31 (died age 72) London, England, UK 1957–1985 (28 year career)

6.3 avg rating

Highest Rated

The Expert

1968 · as Frank Houghton

10.0

Fawlty Towers

1975 · as Dr. Abbott

8.3

Raffles

1977

8.0

Known For

Film

Darling

Alec Prosser-Jones

Film

Cromwell

Hacker

Film

Quest for Love

Doctor (uncredited)

Film

Dr. Crippen

Mr. Arditti

Film

The Final Programme

Dr. Lucas

Film

The Frozen Dead

Dr. Tirpitz

Film

Fawlty Towers

Dr. Abbott

Film

Shadey

The Bishop

Filmography

Acting (47)

Movies (21)

Shadey

1985

as The Bishop

3.8

Silver Blaze

1977

as Colonel Ross

The Final Programme

1973

as Dr. Lucas

5.1

An Echo of Theresa

1973

as Charles Merrow

The Breaking of Colonel Keyser

1972

as Oxted

Quest for Love

1971

as Doctor (uncredited)

6.6

The Dolly Scene

1970

as Hunter

Cromwell

1970

as Hacker

6.5

A Beast with Two Backs

1968

as The Inspector

Number Ten

1968

as Charles Baldon

Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?

1968

as Oliver Manson

The Investigation

1967

as Witness

The Frozen Dead

1966

as Dr. Tirpitz

5.0

Frankenstein Mark 2

1966

as George Preston

Darling

1965

as Alec Prosser-Jones

6.7

Change Partners

1965

as Cedric Gallen

Johnson Over Jordan

1965

as The Stranger

Dr. Crippen

as Mr. Arditti

The Double

as Derreck Alwyn

Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man

1963

as Salesman

Inside Information

1957

Television (26)

Bulman

1985

6.7

Love and Marriage

1984

as Michael Feverstein

Raffles

1977

8.0

When the Boat Comes In

1976

as Sir Horatio Manners

Bill Brand

as Hinchcliffe

Fawlty Towers

as Dr. Abbott

Fall of Eagles

as Von Moltke

Notorious Woman

Thriller

as Charles Merrow

Crown Court

War & Peace

as Vasili Kuragin

Justice

as Basil Stewart

Jason King

The Main Chance

as Brigadier

The Champions

as Wolf Eisen

The Expert

as Frank Houghton

Mystery and Imagination

as Dr Ramsey

The Troubleshooters

as Captain

Front Page Story

as Sandy Warren

The Wednesday Play

as Marshal

Theatre 625

as Colonel Gillum

Story Parade

as Carter

Sergeant Cork

as Major Edwards

The Scales of Justice

as Peter Naylor

No Hiding Place

Our Mutual Friend

as Mortimer Lightwood

5.0