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.

Originally a stage actor, he made the shift 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."

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

• The Adventures of Superman "Semi Private Eye" (1953)
• The Silent Service "The Jack at Tokyo" (1957)
• Highway Patrol
• Perry Mason
• The Outer Limits: The Architects of Fear, The Chameleon, and Behold, Eck!.
• Hazel
• Bonanza
• The Virginian
• The Wild Wild West
• Mannix
• The F.B.I.

His credited film appearances included roles in:

• Eight Iron Men (1952)
• King Dinosaur (1955)
• The Dalton Girls (1957)
• Cage of Evil (1960)
• The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
• Black Zoo (1963)
• The Americanization of Emily (1964)
• The Sandpiper (1965)
• Fireball 500 (1966)
• Don't Make Waves (1967)
• Stay Away, Joe (1968)
• Zig Zag (1970)

External links

• Biography at allmovie.com
• Douglas Henderson at the Internet Movie Database