Dell Henderson

ActorDirectorProducerWriter Jul 4 (died age 79) St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada 1908–1950 (42 year career)

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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. Griff…

Known For

Film

The Awful Truth

Vance's Butler (uncredited)

Film

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Extra (uncredited)

Film

Make Way for Tomorrow

Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)

Film

The Crowd

Dick

Film

The Major and the Minor

Doorman (uncredited)

Film

Love Affair

Cafe Manager (uncredited)

Film

Ruggles of Red Gap

Sam

Film

Stranger on the Third Floor

Detective (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (168)

Movies (168)

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

as Hotel Guest in Hammock (uncredited)

6.7

Once More, My Darling

1949

as Hotel Clerk

5.7

Undercurrent

1946

as Party Guest (uncredited)

5.9

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

as Benson (uncredited)

5.6

The Great Morgan

1945

as Film Character (uncredited)

5.5

Main Street After Dark

1945

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

4.0

The Missing Juror

1944

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

6.0

Slightly Dangerous

1943

as Doorman (uncredited)

6.0

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

as Flunky (uncredited)

6.2

Arizona Terrors

1942

as President McKinley

The Major and the Minor

1942

as Doorman (uncredited)

7.1

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

as American Attaché (uncredited)

6.2

Young People

1940

as Eddie's Father

4.6

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

as Detective (uncredited)

6.4

Millionaires in Prison

1940

as Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)

6.0

Little Orvie

1940

as Mr. Brown

7.0

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Minor Role (uncredited)

6.8

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

as Ritz Amsterdam Manager

4.5

Love Affair

1939

as Cafe Manager (uncredited)

7.0

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

6.9

Frontier Marshal

1939

as Dave Hall

6.2

The Chump Takes a Bump

1939

as Elias J. Smart

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

as Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)

Men with Wings

as Chairman

Rebellious Daughters

as Mr. Stanley - First Victim

4.5

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

as Stagecoach Passenger

Artists & Models

as Lord (uncredited)

The Awful Truth

as Vance's Butler (uncredited)

7.2

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937

as Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)

7.5

Wells Fargo

1937

as Customer

5.2

We Who Are About to Die

1937

as Blake's Associate (uncredited)

6.8

The Grand Bounce

1937

as Harry Briggs (uncredited)

6.5

The Texas Rangers

1936

as Citizen (uncredited)

Little Big Shot

as Policeman

Diamond Jim

as Gambler

Hot Tip

as Sheriff

The Mystery Man

as Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager

5.4

Steamboat Round the Bend

as Salesman

Here Comes Cookie

as Lloyd

Ruggles of Red Gap

as Sam

Slightly Static

as Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)

Hitch Hike Lady

1935

as Williams

6.8

The Daring Young Man

1935

as Mayor

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

as Reporter

6.0

Thunder in the Night

1935

as Ambassador - Party Guest

Something Simple

as Tanhauser

Bottoms Up

as Lane Worthing

It's a Gift

as Mr. Abernathy

You're Telling Me!

as Mayor (as Del Henderson)

6.3

Men in Black

1934

as Dr. Graves (uncredited)

7.2

The Notorious Sophie Lang

1934

as House Detective

6.0

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934

as House Manager

6.0

Too Much Harmony

1933

as Small Town Theatre Manager

5.0

Rainbow Over Broadway

as Bowers

Goldie Gets Along

as Mr. Moon

Lone Cowboy

as Mr. Burton (uncredited)

2.7

On Your Guard

1933

as Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara

6.0

The Big Brain

1933

as (uncredited)

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

as The Masque

Mr. Bride

as J. P. Henderson

Choo-Choo!

as Mr. Henderson

Free Eats

as Mr. Moran

In Walked Charley

as Delbert Henderson

Haunted at Midnight

1931

as Housekeeper

7.8

The Champ

1931

as The Doctor (uncredited)

Newly Rich

as Director

Helping Grandma

as Henderson

Skip the Maloo!

as Mr. Benson

Thundering Tenors

as Senator D.H. Henderson

6.0

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood

1931

5.0

The Sins of the Children

as Ted Baldwin

Looser Than Loose

as Mr. Henderson

Big Money

Fast Work

as Old Faithful

Up a Tree

as Del - Publicity Promoter

Night of Goblins

1930

as Housekeeper

6.0

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930

as Housekeeper (uncredited)

6.8

Getting a Raise

1930

Chiselers of Hollywood

Whispering Whoopee

as Mr. Henderson

Bigger and Better

as Mr. Kornman

All Teed Up

as Judge Quirt

Wrong Again

as Painting owner

Hit the Deck

as Admiral

Off to Buffalo

as Charley's boss

Is Everybody Happy?

Show People

as Colonel Pepper

The Crowd

as Dick

The Power of the Press

as Bill Johnson

Riley the Cop

as Judge Coronelli

The Patsy

as Pa Harrington

Getting Gertie's Garter

1927

as Barry Scott

7.3

The Clinging Vine

1926

as B. Harvey Doolittle

6.2

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

as Extra (uncredited)

7.1

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

1916

as Aunt Mary's Sweetheart

5.0

For Better - But Worse

1915

as The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo

Those Bitter Sweets

as The Rival

The Widow's Kids

as The Traveling Man

The Power of the Camera

1913

as Second Convict

Papa's Baby

1913

as Papa Binks

The Speed Demon

1912

as Racing Official

4.0

Won by a Fish

1912

as The Woman's Father

The Engagement Ring

as Redmond

The Mender of Nets

as The Rival's Brother

The Massacre

as In Wagon Train

The Furs

as The Husband

Hot Stuff

as Cigar Drummer

The Sunbeam

as The Bachelor

Helen's Marriage

as Friend

A Voice from the Deep

1912

as On Roller Coaster

7.0

For His Son

1912

as Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)

5.5

The Brave Hunter

1912

as The Brave Hunter's Rival

3.7

The Tragedy of a Dress Suit

as Dick

Help! Help!

as Office Worker

The Fatal Chocolate

as The City Beau

When the Fire-Bells Rang

1912

as An Actor

The Making of a Man

1911

as Leading Man

6.3

The Long Road

1911

as Wedding Guest

Teaching Dad to Like Her

1911

as Harry's Father

The Baron

1911

as The Baron / A Waiter

4.0

The Ghost

1911

as A Crook

His Trust

1911

as Col. Frazier

4.1

The Lonedale Operator

as A Tramp

His Trust Fulfilled

The Two Paths

as Worker

The Primal Call

as The Creditor

Fighting Blood

as A Soldier

A Victim of Circumstance

1911

as The Husband

The Adventures of Billy

as Rich Man

When a Man Loves

as Mr. Bach

Enoch Arden: Part II

as Rescuer

The Last Drop of Water

1911

as Undetermined Role

5.1

The Broken Cross

1911

as The Manicurist's Friend

The New Dress

1911

A Knight of the Road

1911

as The Hobo

The Blind Princess and the Poet

1911

as Lord Gold

Dave's Love Affair

1911

Unexpected Help

1910

The Message of the Violin

1910

as The Baron

Muggsy Becomes a Hero

as A Tramp

The Lesson

as Policeman

The Tenderfoot's Triumph

1910

as A Cowboy

Faithful

as Bystander

The Unchanging Sea

as The Rescuer

Wilful Peggy

The Usurer

as First Mover

The Modern Prodigal

as At Post Office

The Gold Seekers

as The Claim Agent

Ramona

as Man at Burial

A Gold Necklace

as In Cafe

In the Border States

as Union Officer

A Plain Song

as The Manager

The Song of the Wildwood Flute

1910

as A Suitor

That Chink at Golden Gulch

1910

as Gentleman Jim Dandy

Over Silent Paths

as The Wanderer

The Converts

as In Bar

A Child's Impulse

1910

as At First Party / At Second Party

6.2

Gold Is Not All

1910

The Face at the Window

1910

as The Butler

The Two Brothers

1910

as Manuel

A Child of the Ghetto

1910

as The Proprietor

4.5

The Newlyweds

1910

as A Friend / On Train

5.0

Taming a Husband

1910

as Nobleman

The Oath and the Man

1910

as Aristocrat

4.5

The Salvation Army Lass

The Broken Locket

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

1909

3.2

Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court

1908

2.5

Crew (76)

Movies (76)

The Rambling Ranger

1927

Director

The Bad Lands

1925

Director

Accused

1925

Director

Pursued

1925

Director

One Law for the Woman

1924

Director

Gambling Wives

1924

Director

Battling Brewster

1924

Director

Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers

1923

Director

Sure-Fire Flint

1922

Director

The Broken Silence

1922

Director

Dynamite Allen

1921

Director

The Girl from Porcupine

1921

Director

Dead or Alive

1921

Director

The Dead Line

1920

Director

The Shark

1920

Director

Three Green Eyes

1919

Director

Hit or Miss

1919

Director

Courage for Two

1919

Director

Love in a Hurry

1919

Director

The Beloved Blackmailer

1918

Director

5.0

The Road to France

1918

Director

My Wife

1918

Director

The Golden Wall

1918

Director

By Hook or Crook

1918

Director

Who Loved Him Best?

1918

Director

Hitting the Trail

1918

Director

The Impostor

1918

Director

Please Help Emily

1917

Director

Outcast

1917

Director

Outcast

1917

Producer

The Beautiful Adventure

1917

Director

Her Second Husband

1917

Director

A Girl Like That

1917

Director

Wife and Auto Trouble

1916

Director

5.0

Rolling Stones

1916

Director

Because He Loved Her

1916

Director

A Coney Island Princess

1916

Director

For Better - But Worse

Director

Ambrose's Fury

Director

A Bear Affair

Director

Ambrose's Nasty Temper

Director

Those Bitter Sweets

Director

Merely A Married Man

Director

Bertha, the Buttonhole-Maker

1914

Director

4.5

The Plumber

1914

Director

Liberty Belles

Director

Gussle, the Golfer

Director

'Curses!' They Remarked

1914

Director

5.0

The Widow's Kids

1913

Director

The Power of the Camera

1913

Director

Almost a Wild Man

1913

Director

Pa Says

1913

Director

A Modest Hero

1913

Director

For the Son of the House

1913

Director

Red Hicks Defies the World

1913

Director

Highbrow Love

1913

Director

The Suffragette Minstrels

1913

Director

Father's Chicken Dinner

1913

Director

Papa's Baby

1913

Director

The Lady in Black

1913

Director

Black and White

1913

Director

A Woman in the Ultimate

1913

Director

Those Little Flowers

1913

Director

What Is the Use of Repining?

1913

Director

What Is the Use of Repining?

1913

Writer

The Speed Demon

1912

Story

4.0

A Dash Through the Clouds

1912

Writer

4.3

Getting Rid of Trouble

1912

Director

The Fickle Spaniard

1912

Director

3.5

A Voice from the Deep

1912

Story

7.0

Mr. Grouch at the Seashore

1912

Director

Love in the Hills

1911

Writer

Bobby the Coward

1911

Writer

A Knight of the Road

1911

Writer

The Lesson

Writer

The Modern Prodigal

Writer