Bill Henderson

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Bill Henderson

Acting August 9, 1926

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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 televi…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 4

6.6 1998 Movie
Clue

Clue

7.2 1985 Movie
Maverick

Maverick

6.9 1994 Movie
Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

6.6 1997 Movie
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
MacGyver

MacGyver

7.7 1985 TV Show
ER

ER

7.8 1994 TV Show
White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump

6.7 1992 Movie
Cold Case

Cold Case

7.7 2003 TV Show
My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

7.7 2005 TV Show
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

7.3 1997 TV Show

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 2005
    My Name Is Earl

    TV show Charlie

  3. 2003
    Cold Case

    TV show George Polk

  4. 2003
    Hard Ground

    Movie Junior Gunn

  5. 1999
    Kiss of a Stranger

    Movie Buster

  6. 1999
    Family Law

    TV show Mr. Perlis

  7. 1999
    Smiling Fish & Goat On Fire

    Movie Clive Winter

  8. 1999
    Trippin'

    Movie Gramps Reed

  9. 1998
    Lethal Weapon 4

    Movie Angry Patient

  10. 1997
    Timecop

    TV show

  11. 1997
    Hoodlum

    Movie Mr. Redmond

  12. 1997
    Conspiracy Theory

    Movie Hospital Security

  13. 1997
    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    TV show Lloyd Weeks (segment "Blind Man's Dog")

  14. 1996
    Ghosts of Mississippi

    Movie Minister

  15. 1996
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home

    Movie Blind Lemon Yankovic

  16. 1996
    Promised Land

    TV show Mel Roylance

More credits
  1. 1996
    7th Heaven

    TV show Caleb

  2. 1996
    Malcolm & Eddie

    TV show

  3. 1994
    ER

    TV show Charley Barnes

  4. 1994
    Maverick

    Movie Riverboat Poker Player

  5. 1993
    NYPD Blue

    TV show Verdis

  6. 1993
    Marked for Murder

    Movie

  7. 1992
    Mad About You

    TV show Mets Shortstop

  8. 1992
    Picket Fences

    TV show Toobah Varney

  9. 1992
    White Men Can't Jump

    Movie Bill Henderson

  10. 1991
    Roc

    TV show Matthew

  11. 1991
    City Slickers

    Movie Ben Jessup

  12. 1989
    No Holds Barred

    Movie Charlie

  13. 1989
    How I Got Into College

    Movie Detroit High School Coach

  14. 1989
    Cousins

    Movie Valhalla Band

  15. 1988
    Dear John

    TV show Pete

  16. 1988
    The George McKenna Story

    Movie Goodman

  17. 1986
    Wisdom

    Movie Theo

  18. 1986
    Murphy's Law

    Movie Ben Wilcove

  19. 1986
    Smart Alec

    Movie Julie's Agent

  20. 1985
    Clue

    Movie Cop

  21. 1985
    MacGyver

    TV show Gas Station Cashier

  22. 1985
    The Twilight Zone

    TV show (segment "Night of the Meek")

  23. 1985
    227

    TV show

  24. 1985
    Fletch

    Movie Speaker