Douglas Henderson (January 14, 1919 – April 5, 1978) was an American film and television actor.
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Biography
Henderson was born in Montclair, New Jersey. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.
After having been active in stock theater in the eastern United States, Henderson shifted 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 1962, Henderson guest-starred as Peter Gregson, in "The Case of the Poison Pen." 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". From 1966 to 1969, Henderson played the supervisor of James West and Artemus Gordon on The Wild Wild West.
Death
Henderson committed suicide in Studio City, California, via carbon monoxide poisoning on April 5, 1978.
Filmography
Film
His credited film appearances included roles in:
TV Series
The main part of his career was in television. Television series in which he made appearances include:
The Adventures of Superman "Semi Private Eye" (1954) - Noodles
The Silent Service "The Jack at Tokyo" (1957) - Chief Machinist Mate Archer
Highway Patrol (1957-1958) - Jim Rogers / Buck Lester / George Wilson
Perry Mason (1959-1966) - Greg Stanley / Frank Jones / Dwight Garrett / Peter Gregson / Felix Heidemann / Ralph Curtis
77 Sunset Strip (1961-1962) - Reginald Stanhope (uncredited) / Dr. Robert Lawrence
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 1 Episode 22: "Diagnosis: Danger") - Mr. Huntziger
The Outer Limits: The Architects of Fear, The Chameleon, and Behold, Eck!. (1963-1964) - Detective Lieutenant Runyan / Dr. Tillyard / Scientist
Hazel (1964) - Courtney Hicks
Rawhide (1964) - Cal
Combat! "Dateline" (1965) - G2 Intelligence officer, Captain Reardon
Daniel Boone (1966) - Gerald Ainsley
The Fugitive (1966) - Lieutenant Irwin
Bonanza (1965-1967) - Major Dawson / Dr. Evans / Reverend Holmes
The Invaders (1967) - Lieutenant Farley / Martin