Person
Bill Henderson
Acting · 1926–2016 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
MacGyver
Gas Station Cashier
ER
Charley Barnes
Cold Case
George Polk
NYPD Blue
Verdis
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Lloyd Weeks (segment "Blind Man's Dog")
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Happy Days
Mr. Davis
Hill Street Blues
Maynard
Filmography
- 2022Who Done It: The Clue DocumentarySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005My Name Is EarlCharlie
- 2003Cold CaseGeorge Polk
- 2003Hard GroundJunior Gunn
- 1999Kiss of a StrangerBuster
- 1999Family LawMr. Perlis
- 1999Smiling Fish & Goat On FireClive Winter
- 1999Trippin'Gramps Reed
- 1998Lethal Weapon 4Angry Patient
- 1997Timecop
- 1997HoodlumMr. Redmond
- 1997Conspiracy TheoryHospital Security
- 1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionLloyd Weeks (segment "Blind Man's Dog")
- 1996Ghosts of MississippiMinister
- 1996'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going HomeBlind Lemon Yankovic
- 1996Promised LandMel Roylance
- 1996Malcolm & Eddie
- 19967th HeavenCaleb
- 1994ERCharley Barnes
- 1994MaverickRiverboat Poker Player
- 1993NYPD BlueVerdis
- 1993Marked for Murder
- 1992Mad About YouMets Shortstop
- 1992Picket FencesToobah Varney
- 1992White Men Can't JumpBill Henderson
- 1991RocMatthew
- 1991City SlickersBen Jessup
- 1989No Holds BarredCharlie
- 1989How I Got Into CollegeDetroit High School Coach
- 1989CousinsValhalla Band
- 1988Dear JohnPete
- 1988The George McKenna StoryGoodman
- 1986WisdomTheo
- 1986Murphy's LawBen Wilcove
- 1986Smart AlecJulie's Agent
- 1985ClueThe Cop
- 1985MacGyverGas Station Cashier
- 1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Night of the Meek")
- 1985227
- 1985FletchSpeaker
- 1985Do You Remember LoveWendell
- 1984DreamsTorpedo
- 1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionCasper Lindley
- 1984Fear CityNicky's Doctor
- 1983Get CrazyKing Blues
- 1983Ace Crawford, Private EyeMello
- 1982One Shoe Makes it MurderChick
- 1982Cagney & Lacey
- 1981Continental DivideTrain Conductor
- 1981Hill Street BluesMaynard
- 1980Inside MovesBlue Lewis
- 1979Flesh & BloodFight Reporter
- 1979The Kid from Left FieldBrad Linquist
- 1979Hart to Hart2nd Player
- 1979Benson
- 1978HazellAlec Gilbraith
- 1977The Incredible HulkAntoine Moray /Babalao
- 1977Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
- 1977Fire SalePsychiatrist (uncredited)
- 1976Silver StreakRed Cap
- 1976What's Happening!!Clarence Hopkins
- 1976Mother, Jugs & SpeedCharles Taylor
- 1976Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
- 1975Joe Forrester
- 1975Cornbread, Earl and MeWatkins
- 1975A Shadow in the StreetsLeroy Marcus Benson
- 1974Harry OSpencer Johnson
- 1974Good Times
- 1974Get Christie Love!Sgt. Stoner Martin
- 1974Happy DaysMr. Davis
- 1972Late Night TheatreBobby Mills
- 1972Cool BreezeMinister (uncredited)
- 1972Sanford and Son
- 1969The Bill Cosby ShowFirst Teacher
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
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