Person
Basil Henson
Acting · 1918–1990 · London, England, UK
Known for
Crown Court
1972
Theatre 625
Colonel Gillum
The Wednesday Play
Major Andrew Carlyle
The Champions
Wolf Eisen
No Hiding Place
1959
Thriller
Charles Merrow
Fawlty Towers
Dr. Abbott
Justice
Basil Stewart
The Expert
Frank Houghton
The Troubleshooters
Captain
Filmography
- 1985BulmanLord Breconbury
- 1985ShadeyThe Bishop
- 1984Love and MarriageMichael Feverstein
- 1977The Sunday DramaColonel Ross
- 1977Raffles
- 1977Silver BlazeColonel Ross
- 1976Bill BrandHinchcliffe
- 1976When the Boat Comes InSir Horatio Manners
- 1975Fawlty TowersDr. Abbott
- 1974Fall of EaglesVon Moltke
- 1973The Final ProgrammeDr. Lucas
- 1973ThrillerCharles Merrow
- 1973An Echo of TheresaCharles Merrow
- 1972The Breaking of Colonel KeyserOxted
- 1972Crown Court
- 1972War & PeacePrince Vasili Kuragin
- 1972New Scotland YardMajor Lofthouse
- 1971JusticeBasil Stewart
- 1971Jason King
- 1971Quest for LoveDoctor (uncredited)
- 1970The Dolly SceneHunter
- 1970CromwellHacker
- 1969The Main ChanceBrigadier
- 1969The Inside ManDawnay
- 1968A Beast with Two BacksThe Inspector
- 1968Number TenCharles Baldon
- 1968The ChampionsWolf Eisen
- 1968The ExpertFrank Houghton
- 1968Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?Oliver Manson
- 1967Half Hour StoryMr. Webb
- 1967The InvestigationWitness
- 1966The Frozen DeadDr. Tirpitz
- 1966Frankenstein Mark 2George Preston
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationDr Ramsey
- 1965DarlingAlec Prosser-Jones
- 1965The TroubleshootersCaptain
- 1965Change PartnersCedric Gallen
- 1965Johnson Over JordanThe Stranger
- 1965Front Page StorySandy Warren
- 1964Thursday TheatreThe Stranger
- 1964The Wednesday PlayMajor Andrew Carlyle
- 1964Theatre 625Colonel Gillum
- 1964Story ParadeCarter
- 1963Dr. CrippenMr. Arditti
- 1963Drama '63: A Well Dressed ManSalesman
- 1963Sergeant CorkMajor Edwards
- 1963The DoubleDerreck Alwyn
- 1962The Scales of JusticePeter Naylor
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1958Our Mutual FriendMortimer Lightwood
- 1957Inside Information
- 1956Armchair TheatreMaurice
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