Stephen McKinley Henderson

Stephen McKinley Henderson

ActorDirector Aug 31 (age 76) Kansas City, Missouri, USA 1970–2026 (56 year career)

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Biography

Stephen McKinley Henderson (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Omar York in the television drama, New Amsterdam, which ran for one season in 2008. His notable film roles include portraying Arthur in Everyday People (2004), Lester in Tower Heist (2011), Father Leviatch in Lady Bird (2017), and Thufir Hawat in Dune (2021).

Known For

Dune

Dune

Thufir Hawat

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

Mr. Emery

Lady Bird

Lady Bird

Father Leviatch

Lincoln

Lincoln

William Slade

Civil War

Civil War

Sammy

Fences

Fences

Jim Bono

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Walt the Locksmith

Tower Heist

Tower Heist

Lester

Filmography

Acting (52)

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Movies (33)

The Dutchman

The Dutchman

as Dr. Amiri

Good Fortune

Good Fortune

as Azrael

Civil War

Civil War

as Sammy

Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War

Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War

as Self

Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid

as Therapist

Between Riverside and Crazy

Between Riverside and Crazy

as Pops

Causeway

Causeway

as Dr. Lucas

Dune

Dune

as Thufir Hawat

Bruised

Bruised

as Pops

Giving Voice

Giving Voice

as Self

Native Son

Native Son

as Mr. Green

The True Adventures of Wolfboy

The True Adventures of Wolfboy

as Nicholas

Lady Bird

Lady Bird

as Father Leviatch

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

as Mr. Emery

Fences

Fences

as Jim Bono

All at Once

All at Once

as Robert

The Romans

The Romans

as Birdman

The American Side

The American Side

as Stickney

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

as Deacon Yancy

Lincoln

Lincoln

as William Slade

Red Hook Summer

Red Hook Summer

as Deacon Yancy

Tower Heist

Tower Heist

as Lester

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

as Walt the Locksmith

The Good Heart

The Good Heart

as Psychiatrist

Blood Over a Broken Pawn

as Uncle Jim

Premature

as Homeless Man

If You Could Say It in Words

as Baseball Fan

Waltzing Anna

Waltzing Anna

as Pete

Keane

Keane

as Garage Employee

Everyday People

Everyday People

as Arthur

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

as Bobo

Marie: A True Story

Marie: A True Story

as Cooper's Husband

The Killing Floor

The Killing Floor

as James Cheeks

Television (19)

A Man on the Inside

A Man on the Inside

as Calbert Graham

The Madness

The Madness

as Isiah

Extended Family

Extended Family

as Dr. Eldridge Davenport

Devs

Devs

as Stewart

RUN

RUN

Wu-Tang: An American Saga

Wu-Tang: An American Saga

as Uncle Hollis

The Resident

The Resident

as Darryl Phillips

Fear the Walking Dead

Fear the Walking Dead

as Clayton

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as Dr. Francis Woerner

Elementary

Elementary

as Groundskeeper Edison

The Newsroom

The Newsroom

as Solomon Hancock

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

as Judge Harlan Haywood

New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

as Omar

Conviction

Conviction

as Judge Martel

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Morris Abernathy

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Judge Bernard

Third Watch

Third Watch

as Boudreaux

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Judge Gerald Mowat

All My Children

All My Children

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

It’s Up to Us

It’s Up to Us

Director