Dell Henderson
1877-07-04 ( 147 years old ) in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

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.

Movies

Once More, My Darling 1949-09-10
Undercurrent 1946-11-11
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 1945-10-05
Main Street After Dark 1945-01-12
The Great Morgan 1945-01-01
The Missing Juror 1944-11-16
Du Barry Was a Lady 1943-08-13
Slightly Dangerous 1943-04-01
Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942-11-27
The Major and the Minor 1942-09-16
Arizona Terrors 1942-01-13
Young People 1940-08-30
Stranger on the Third Floor 1940-08-16
Millionaires in Prison 1940-07-12
You Can't Fool Your Wife 1940-05-21
Little Orvie 1940-03-11
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940-02-22
Fifth Avenue Girl 1939-09-22
Frontier Marshal 1939-07-28
The Chump Takes a Bump 1939-05-05
Love Affair 1939-04-07
Men with Wings 1938-07-16
Rebellious Daughters 1938-07-01
The Girl of the Golden West 1938-03-18
Arsène Lupin Returns 1938-02-25
Wells Fargo 1937-12-31
The Awful Truth 1937-10-21
Artists & Models 1937-08-04
The Grand Bounce 1937-05-22
Make Way for Tomorrow 1937-05-09
We Who Are About to Die 1937-01-08
The Texas Rangers 1936-08-28
Hitch Hike Lady 1935-12-28
3 Kids and a Queen 1935-10-21
Thunder in the Night 1935-09-16
Slightly Static 1935-09-07
Little Big Shot 1935-09-07
Steamboat Round the Bend 1935-09-06
Diamond Jim 1935-09-01
Hot Tip 1935-08-20
The Daring Young Man 1935-07-17
Ruggles of Red Gap 1935-03-08
The Mystery Man 1935-02-12
It's a Gift 1934-11-30
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1934-10-28
Men in Black 1934-09-28
Something Simple 1934-09-08
The Notorious Sophie Lang 1934-07-20
Bottoms Up 1934-04-12
You're Telling Me! 1934-04-06
Lone Cowboy 1933-12-02
Rainbow Over Broadway 1933-12-01
Too Much Harmony 1933-09-23
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles 1933-07-13
On Your Guard 1933-01-31
Goldie Gets Along 1933-01-27
Mr. Bride 1932-12-24
Choo-Choo! 1932-05-07
In Walked Charley 1932-04-22
Free Eats 1932-02-13
The Champ 1931-11-21
Skip the Maloo! 1931-09-03
Newly Rich 1931-07-02
Haunted at Midnight 1931-05-21
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood 1931-05-02
Thundering Tenors 1931-02-07
Helping Grandma 1931-01-03
Chiselers of Hollywood 1930-12-29
Up a Tree 1930-11-30
Looser Than Loose 1930-11-15
Bigger and Better 1930-10-24
Night of Goblins 1930-10-16
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case 1930-08-08
Fast Work 1930-06-28
The Sins of the Children 1930-06-27
Big Money 1930-04-30
All Teed Up 1930-04-16
Whispering Whoopee 1930-03-08
Getting a Raise 1930-02-17
Hit the Deck 1929-12-25
Wrong Again 1929-02-23
Off to Buffalo 1929-02-16
Riley the Cop 1928-11-25
Show People 1928-11-20
The Power of the Press 1928-10-30
Is Everybody Happy? 1928-09-29
The Patsy 1928-04-22
The Crowd 1928-03-03
Getting Gertie's Garter 1927-02-28
The Clinging Vine 1926-09-06
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916-09-04
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary 1916-03-15
Those Bitter Sweets 1915-06-07
For Better - But Worse 1915-05-21
Papa's Baby 1913-08-14
The Widow's Kids 1913-08-04
The Power of the Camera 1913-03-17
The Massacre 1912-12-19
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit 1912-08-14
The Speed Demon 1912-07-14
Helen's Marriage 1912-05-22
The Furs 1912-05-12
When the Fire-Bells Rang 1912-05-08
Won by a Fish 1912-04-22
The Brave Hunter 1912-04-21
Help! Help! 1912-04-10
A Voice from the Deep 1912-03-21
Hot Stuff 1912-03-21
The Engagement Ring 1912-03-10
The Sunbeam 1912-02-26
The Fatal Chocolate 1912-02-19
The Mender of Nets 1912-02-15
For His Son 1912-01-21
A Victim of Circumstance 1911-11-02
The Long Road 1911-10-26
The Adventures of Billy 1911-10-18
The Making of a Man 1911-10-04
The Baron 1911-08-30
The Last Drop of Water 1911-07-26
The Ghost 1911-07-20
The Primal Call 1911-06-21
The Lonedale Operator 1911-03-23
Teaching Dad to Like Her 1911-03-20
His Trust Fulfilled 1911-01-18
His Trust 1911-01-16
When a Man Loves 1911-01-05
The Lesson 1910-12-19
A Plain Song 1910-11-28
The Song of the Wildwood Flute 1910-11-21
The Message of the Violin 1910-10-24
That Chink at Golden Gulch 1910-10-10
A Gold Necklace 1910-10-06
Muggsy Becomes a Hero 1910-09-01
The Modern Prodigal 1910-08-28
Wilful Peggy 1910-08-24
The Usurer 1910-08-15
In the Border States 1910-06-13
A Child of the Ghetto 1910-06-06
Ramona 1910-05-23
Over Silent Paths 1910-05-15
The Two Brothers 1910-05-12
The Unchanging Sea 1910-05-05
The Gold Seekers 1910-03-18
Gold Is Not All 1910-02-18
The Converts 1910-02-08
The Broken Locket 1909-09-16
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court 1908-09-04

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