Robert Henderson (actor)
Robert Henderson (December 19, 1904 Ann Arbor, Michigan - September 9, 1985 London, England) was an American actor.[1] He was known for Superman (1978), Superman III (1983), and Phase IV (1974).[2] He played an important role in the early career of Sean Connery.[3][4] According to the Guardian's obituary of Connery: while he was touring as a chorus member in South Pacific "An American actor in the cast, Robert Henderson, gave him [Connery] a reading program that included all the plays of George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde and Henrik Ibsen, along with the novels of Thomas Wolfe, Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past” and Joyce’s “Ulysses.”[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Dance Hall | Special Dancer | |
| 1952 | Penny Princess | Macy's Staff Manager | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Never Let Me Go | U.S. Ambassador | |
| 1953 | 36 Hours | Pop, the pilot | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Man of the Moment | American General | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Orders to Kill | Col. Snyder | |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember | Mr Harris | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Too Young to Love | Kellerer | |
| 1969 | Midas Run | The Dean | |
| 1971 | Moviemakers | ||
| 1974 | Phase IV | Clete | |
| 1978 | Superman | 2nd Editor | (Daily Planet) |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Elderly Man | |
| 1983 | Superman III | Mr. Simpson | |
| 1983 | Funny Money | Mr. Keller | |
| 1985 | Morons from Outer Space | Diner Customer |
References
- "Robert Henderson". www.aveleyman.com.
- "Robert Henderson".
- Christopher Bray (2010). "Sean Connery: The measure of a man". p. 27. Faber & Faber,
- Sellers, Robert (9 February 2012). Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down: How One Generation of British Actors Changed the World. Random House. ISBN 9780099569329 – via Google Books.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/31/movies/sean-connery-dead.html
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