Douglas Henderson (actor)

Douglas Henderson (January 14, 1919, in Montclair, New Jersey – April 5, 1978 in Studio City, California) was an American film and television actor.

Douglas Henderson
Douglas Henderson in The Invaders, 1967
Born(1919-01-14)January 14, 1919
Montclair, New Jersey
DiedApril 5, 1978(1978-04-05) (aged 59)
Studio City, California
OccupationActor

Biography

Henderson served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.[1]

After having been active in stock theater in the eastern United States,[2] Henderson shifted to film in 1952, with his appearance in Stanley Kramer's Eight Iron Men. Additional film appearances include the 1962 John Frankenheimer film The Manchurian Candidate, in which he played Col. Milt, the direct supervisor of the Maj. Marco character (played by Frank Sinatra). He played Congressman Morrissey in the 1968 comedy Stay Away, Joe starring Elvis Presley.

On television, Henderson made six guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of title character and defendant Felix Heidemann in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Clumsy Clown". In 1963, he again played the defendant, this time Dwight Garrett, in "The Case of the Elusive Element". In 1965, he played murder victim Frank Jones, alias Frank Jensen, in "The Case of the Wrongful Writ", and in 1966, he again played the defendant, Greg Stanley, in "The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper".

Henderson committed suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning on April 5, 1978.

Filmography

Film

His credited film appearances included roles in:

TV Series

The main part of his career was in television. Television series in which he made appearances include:

  • The Adventures of Superman "Semi Private Eye" (1954) - Noodles
  • The Silent Service "The Jack at Tokyo" (1957) - Chief Machinist Mate Archer
  • Highway Patrol (1957-1958) - Jim Rogers / Buck Lester / George Wilson
  • Perry Mason (1959-1966) - Greg Stanley / Frank Jones / Dwight Garrett / Peter Gregson / Felix Heidemann / Ralph Curtis
  • The Outer Limits: The Architects of Fear, The Chameleon, and Behold, Eck!. (1963-1964) - Detective Lt. Runyan / Dr. Tillyard / Scientist
  • Hazel (1964) - Courtney Hicks
  • Combat! "Dateline" (1965) - G2 Intelligence officer, Captain Reardon
  • Bonanza (1965-1967) - Major Dawson / Dr. Evans / Reverend Holmes
  • The Virginian (1965-1969) - Ben Cooper / Sam Jenkins / Leonard Walters
  • The Wild Wild West (1966-1969) - Colonel James Richmond
  • Mannix (1965-1971) - Philip Crane / Thomas Ferguson / Simms / Townsman at Well (uncredited) / Tom Lockwood / Police Detective (uncredited)
  • The F.B.I. (1965-1971) - Thurman / SAC Converse / S.A.C. Page Blanchard / Bryant Durant / S.A.C. Bryant Durant
  • Mission Impossible (1971-1972) - Anders / George Miller / Henry Packard

References
  1. "'Dark Of The Moon' Hilltoppers' Next". The Baltimore Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. July 13, 1947. p. 57. Retrieved August 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Douglas Henderson Added To 'Dozen'". The Akron Beacon Journal. Ohio, Akron. April 6, 1952. p. 82. Retrieved August 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.