Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 9, 1926
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Bill Henderson
Biography
William Randall Henderson (March 19, 1926 – April 3, 2016) was an American television and film actor, and jazz singer. Beginning in the mid-1970s, he frequently appeared on television and in film in minor and supporting roles. Henderson's film credits include Inside Moves (1980), Clue (1985), City Slickers (1991) and White Men Can't Jump (1992).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Who Done It: The Clue Documentary | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Hard Ground | Junior Gunn |
| 1999 | Kiss of a Stranger | Buster |
| 1999 | Trippin' | Gramps Reed |
| 1999 | Smiling Fish & Goat On Fire | Clive Winter |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Angry Patient |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Mr. Redmond |
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Hospital Security |
| 1996 | 'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home | Blind Lemon Yankovic |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Minister |
| 1994 | Maverick | Riverboat Poker Player |
| 1993 | Marked for Murder | |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Bill Henderson |
| 1991 | City Slickers | Ben Jessup |
| 1989 | How I Got Into College | Detroit High School Coach |
| 1989 | Cousins | Valhalla Band |
| 1989 | No Holds Barred | Charlie |
| 1988 | The George McKenna Story | Goodman |
| 1986 | Murphy's Law | Ben Wilcove |
| 1986 | Wisdom | Theo |
| 1986 | Smart Alec | Julie's Agent |
| 1985 | Fletch | Speaker |
| 1985 | Clue | The Cop |
| 1985 | Do You Remember Love | Wendell |
| 1984 | Fear City | Nicky's Doctor |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Casper Lindley |
| 1983 | Get Crazy | King Blues |
| 1982 | One Shoe Makes it Murder | Chick |
| 1981 | Continental Divide | Train Conductor |
| 1980 | Inside Moves | Blue Lewis |
| 1979 | The Kid from Left Field | Brad Linquist |
| 1979 | Flesh & Blood | Fight Reporter |
| 1977 | Fire Sale | Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
| 1977 | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | |
| 1976 | Mother, Jugs & Speed | Charles Taylor |
| 1976 | Silver Streak | Red Cap |
| 1976 | Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style | |
| 1975 | Cornbread, Earl and Me | Watkins |
| 1975 | A Shadow in the Streets | Leroy Marcus Benson |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love! | Sgt. Stoner Martin |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl | Charlie |
| 2003 | Cold Case | George Polk |
| 1999 | Family Law | Mr. Perlis |
| 1997 | Timecop | |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Lloyd Weeks (segment "Blind Man's Dog") |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie | |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Caleb |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Mel Roylance |
| 1994 | ER | Charley Barnes |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Verdis |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Mets Shortstop |
| 1992 | Picket Fences | Toobah Varney |
| 1991 | Roc | Matthew |
| 1988 | Dear John | Pete |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Night of the Meek") |
| 1985 | 227 | |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Gas Station Cashier |
| 1984 | Dreams | Torpedo |
| 1983 | Ace Crawford, Private Eye | |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Maynard |
| 1979 | Benson | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | 2nd Player |
| 1978 | Hazell | Alec Gilbraith |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | Antoine Moray /Babalao |
| 1976 | What's Happening!! | |
| 1975 | Joe Forrester | |
| 1974 | Good Times | |
| 1974 | Happy Days | Mr. Davis |
| 1974 | Harry O | Spencer Johnson |
| 1974 | Harry O | Teak |
| 1974 | Harry O | Spencer Johnson 'Spence' |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | First Teacher |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Male Teacher #5 |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Man #3 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |