
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. Griffith since 1909 and appeared in numerous of his early shorts in Hollywood. He also acted on a less prolific basis in the movies of producer Mack Sennett and his Keystone Studios. In addition to acting, Henderson also directed nearly 200 silent films between 1911 and 1928. Most of those films are forgotten or lost, but he also directed movies with silent stars like Harry Carey and Roscoe Arbuckle. Henderson also worked as a writer on numerous screenplays. After retiring from directing in 1927, Henderson turned to acting full-time and played important supporting roles in King Vidor's The Crowd (1928) and as General Marmaduke Pepper in Show People (1928). The advent of sound film damaged his acting career, and he often had to play smaller roles. In the 1930s, the comedic character actor appeared on several occasions as a comic foil for such comedians as The Three Stooges, W. C. Fields and Laurel and Hardy. He often played somewhat pompous figures like judges, businessmen, detectives or mayors. Modern audiences will remember Henderson as annoyed hospital president Dr. Graves in The Three Stooges film Men in Black and the put-upon chaperone in the Little Rascals film Choo-Choo!. He also appeared as a Night Court Judge in Laurel and Hardy's Our Relations (1936) and as a friendly Car salesman in Leo McCarey's drama Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). Henderson ended his film career after numerous small roles in 1950. Henderson died of a heart attack in Hollywood at the age of 79. He was married with actress Florence Lee until his death, they made several silent films together.

Second Convict
The Power of the Camera

President McKinley
Arizona Terrors

Lord (uncredited)
Artists & Models

Getting a Raise

Colonel Pepper
Show People

Office Worker
Help! Help!

Mr. Abernathy
It's a Gift

Harry's Father
Teaching Dad to Like Her

American Attaché (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon

Friend
Helen's Marriage

Stagecoach Passenger
The Girl of the Golden West

An Actor
When the Fire-Bells Rang

Is Everybody Happy?

Charley's boss
Off to Buffalo

Elias J. Smart
The Chump Takes a Bump

Mr. Burton (uncredited)
Lone Cowboy

Col. Frazier
His Trust

Dick
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit

The Brave Hunter's Rival
The Brave Hunter

The Baron / A Waiter
The Baron

Undetermined Role
The Last Drop of Water

Del - Publicity Promoter
Up a Tree

The Husband
The Furs

The Bachelor
The Sunbeam

The Rival
Those Bitter Sweets

The Proprietor
A Child of the Ghetto

Bowers
Rainbow Over Broadway

Harry Briggs (uncredited)
The Grand Bounce

On Roller Coaster
A Voice from the Deep

Williams
Hitch Hike Lady

Mr. Stanley - First Victim
Rebellious Daughters

Barry Scott
Getting Gertie's Garter

The Traveling Man
The Widow's Kids

Papa Binks
Papa's Baby

A Tramp
Muggsy Becomes a Hero

Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
For His Son

Ted Baldwin
The Sins of the Children

Delbert Henderson
In Walked Charley

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood

The Masque
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)
Slightly Static

Small Town Theatre Manager
Too Much Harmony

Blake's Associate (uncredited)
We Who Are About to Die

Customer
Wells Fargo

Lane Worthing
Bottoms Up

Chairman
Men with Wings

Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

The Creditor
The Primal Call

The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo
For Better - But Worse

Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Love Affair

Headwaiter (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl

Dave Hall
Frontier Marshal

Citizen (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers

Policeman
The Lesson

Mr. Kornman
Bigger and Better

Mr. Henderson
Looser Than Loose

Chiselers of Hollywood

Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns

The Wanderer
Over Silent Paths

Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark

Judge Coronelli
Riley the Cop

Big Money

Mayor
The Daring Young Man

Minor Role (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Vance's Butler (uncredited)
The Awful Truth

House Manager
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Racing Official
The Speed Demon

Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court

The Broken Locket

Judge Quirt
All Teed Up

Painting owner
Wrong Again

Pa Harrington
The Patsy

Extra (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Sheriff
Hot Tip

Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow

Dr. Graves (uncredited)
Men in Black

Ambassador - Party Guest
Thunder in the Night

Detective (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor

Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison

Eddie's Father
Young People

Bill Johnson
The Power of the Press

Manuel
The Two Brothers

The Doctor (uncredited)
The Champ

Gambler
Diamond Jim

Policeman
Little Big Shot

Hotel Clerk
Once More, My Darling

J. P. Henderson
Mr. Bride

Senator D.H. Henderson
Thundering Tenors

Salesman
Steamboat Round the Bend

Mr. Brown
Little Orvie

Ritz Amsterdam Manager
You Can't Fool Your Wife

Henderson
Helping Grandma

Mr. Henderson
Choo-Choo!

Leading Man
The Making of a Man

Dick
The Crowd

A Suitor
The Song of the Wildwood Flute

The Manager
A Plain Song

Mr. Bach
When a Man Loves

The Rescuer
The Unchanging Sea

Sam
Ruggles of Red Gap

The Woman's Father
Won by a Fish

B. Harvey Doolittle
The Clinging Vine

Old Faithful
Fast Work

Rich Man
The Adventures of Billy

Wedding Guest
The Long Road

Doorman (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous

Film Character (uncredited)
The Great Morgan

Mr. Henderson
Whispering Whoopee

Housekeeper
Noche de duendes

Aunt Mary's Sweetheart
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

Housekeeper
Spuk um Mitternacht

A Tramp
The Lonedale Operator

Mr. Moon
Goldie Gets Along

Mayor (as Del Henderson)
You're Telling Me!

Flunky (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady

Party Guest (uncredited)
Undercurrent

Gold Is Not All

The Rival's Brother
The Mender of Nets

Mr. Benson
Skip the Maloo!

Reporter
3 Kids and a Queen

Doorman (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor

Benson (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Director
Newly Rich

A Crook
The Ghost

Man at Burial
Ramona

Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
The Mystery Man

In Cafe
A Gold Necklace

In Bar
The Converts

The Claim Agent
The Gold Seekers

Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara
On Your Guard

Cigar Drummer
Hot Stuff

Admiral
Hit the Deck

Redmond
The Engagement Ring

The Husband
A Victim of Circumstance

The City Beau
The Fatal Chocolate

Wilful Peggy

At Post Office
The Modern Prodigal

Union Officer
In the Border States

First Mover
The Usurer

Gentleman Jim Dandy
That Chink at Golden Gulch

His Trust Fulfilled

Train Conductor (Uncredited)
The Missing Juror

In Wagon Train
The Massacre

Tanhauser
Something Simple

Mr. Moran
Free Eats

House Detective
The Notorious Sophie Lang

The Baron
The Message of the Violin

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

The Salvation Army Lass

Lloyd
Here Comes Cookie

Bystander
Faithful

Aristocrat
The Oath and the Man

A Friend / On Train
The Newlyweds

At First Party / At Second Party
A Child's Impulse

A Cowboy
The Tenderfoot's Triumph

Hotel Guest in Hammock (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun

(uncredited)
The Big Brain

Unexpected Help
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
158
Gender
Male
Birthday
1877-07-04
Place of Birth
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
Del Henderson