Person
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Acting · Born 1949-08-31 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Judge Bernard
Law & Order
Mark Kramer
The Blacklist
Dr. Francis Woerner
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Gatori (voice)
Blue Bloods
Judge Harlan Haywood
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Morris Abernathy
Elementary
Groundskeeper Edison
The Resident
Darryl Phillips
Dune
Thufir Hawat
Fear the Walking Dead
Clayton
Filmography
- 2026The Mandalorian and GroguGatori (voice)
- 2026The DutchmanDr. Amiri
- 2025Good FortuneAzrael
- 2025It’s Up to UsDirector
- 2024The MadnessIsiah
- 2024A Man on the InsideCalbert Graham
- 2024Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil WarSelf
- 2024Civil WarSammy
- 2023Extended FamilyDr. Eldridge Davenport
- 2023Beau Is AfraidTherapist
- 2023Between Riverside and CrazyPops
- 2022CausewayDr. Lucas
- 2021BruisedPops
- 2021DuneThufir Hawat
- 2020RUNJohn
- 2020DevsStewart
- 2020Giving VoiceSelf
- 2019The True Adventures of WolfboyNicholas
- 2019Wu-Tang: An American SagaUncle Hollis
- 2019Native SonMr. Green
- 2018The ResidentDarryl Phillips
- 2017Lady BirdFather Leviatch
- 2016FencesJim Bono
- 2016Manchester by the SeaMr. Emery
- 2016All at OnceRobert
- 2016The RomansBirdman
- 2016The American SideStickney
- 2015Fear the Walking DeadClayton
- 2015Da Sweet Blood of JesusDeacon Yancy
- 2013The BlacklistDr. Francis Woerner
- 2012LincolnWilliam Slade
- 2012ElementaryGroundskeeper Edison
- 2012Red Hook SummerDeacon Yancy
- 2012The NewsroomSolomon Hancock
- 2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseWalt the Locksmith
- 2011Tower HeistLester
- 2010Blue BloodsJudge Harlan Haywood
- 2009The Good HeartPsychiatrist
- 2008If You Could Say It in WordsBaseball Fan
- 2008PrematureHomeless Man
- 2008Blood Over a Broken PawnUncle Jim
- 2008New AmsterdamOmar
- 2006Waltzing AnnaPete
- 2006ConvictionJudge Martel
- 2004KeaneGarage Employee
- 2004Everyday PeopleArthur
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentMorris Abernathy
- 1999Third WatchBoudreaux
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJudge Bernard
- 1990Law & OrderMark Kramer
- 1989A Raisin in the SunBobo
- 1985Marie: A True StoryCooper's Husband
- 1984The Killing FloorJames Cheeks
- 1982American PlayhouseJames Cheeks
- 1970All My Children
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