Bill Henderson

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

ER

The Mike Douglas Show

MacGyver

NYPD Blue

Cold Case

Hill Street Blues

Mad About You

All Movies (41)

• Who Done It: The Clue Documentary2022 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Hard Ground2003 · as Junior Gunn
• Kiss of a Stranger1999 · as Buster
• Smiling Fish & Goat On Fire1999 · as Clive Winter
• Trippin'1999 · as Gramps Reed
• Lethal Weapon 41998 · as Angry Patient
• Hoodlum1997 · as Mr. Redmond
• Conspiracy Theory1997 · as Hospital Security
• Ghosts of Mississippi1996 · as Minister
• 'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home1996 · as Blind Lemon Yankovic
• Maverick1994 · as Riverboat Poker Player
• Marked for Murder1993
• White Men Can't Jump1992 · as Bill Henderson
• City Slickers1991 · as Ben Jessup
• No Holds Barred1989 · as Charlie
• How I Got Into College1989 · as Detroit High School Coach
• Cousins1989 · as Valhalla Band
• The George McKenna Story1988 · as Goodman
• Wisdom1986 · as Theo
• Murphy's Law1986 · as Ben Wilcove
• Smart Alec1986 · as Julie's Agent
• Clue1985 · as The Cop
• Fletch1985 · as Speaker
• Do You Remember Love1985 · as Wendell
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension1984 · as Casper Lindley
• Fear City1984 · as Nicky's Doctor
• Get Crazy1983 · as King Blues
• One Shoe Makes it Murder1982 · as Chick
• Continental Divide1981 · as Train Conductor
• Inside Moves1980 · as Blue Lewis
• Flesh & Blood1979 · as Fight Reporter
• The Kid from Left Field1979 · as Brad Linquist
• Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid1977
• Fire Sale1977 · as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
• Silver Streak1976 · as Red Cap
• Mother, Jugs & Speed1976 · as Charles Taylor
• Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style1976
• Cornbread, Earl and Me1975 · as Watkins
• A Shadow in the Streets1975 · as Leroy Marcus Benson
• Get Christie Love!1974 · as Sgt. Stoner Martin
• Cool Breeze1972 · as Minister (uncredited)

All TV Shows (39)

• My Name Is Earl2005 · as Charlie
• Cold Case2003 · as George Polk
• Family Law1999 · as Mr. Perlis
• Timecop1997
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction1997 · as Lloyd Weeks (segment "Blind Man's Dog")
• Promised Land1996 · as Mel Roylance
• Malcolm & Eddie1996
• 7th Heaven1996 · as Caleb
• ER1994 · as Charley Barnes
• NYPD Blue1993 · as Verdis
• Mad About You1992 · as Mets Shortstop
• Picket Fences1992 · as Toobah Varney
• Roc1991 · as Matthew
• Dear John1988 · as Pete
• MacGyver1985 · as Gas Station Cashier
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "Night of the Meek")
• 2271985
• Dreams1984 · as Torpedo
• Ace Crawford, Private Eye1983 · as Mello
• Cagney & Lacey1982
• Hill Street Blues1981 · as Maynard
• Hart to Hart1979 · as 2nd Player
• Benson1979
• Hazell1978 · as Alec Gilbraith
• The Incredible Hulk1977 · as Antoine Moray /Babalao
• What's Happening!!1976 · as Clarence Hopkins
• Joe Forrester1975
• Harry O1974 · as Spencer Johnson
• Harry O1974 · as Teak
• Harry O1974 · as Spencer Johnson 'Spence'
• Good Times1974
• Happy Days1974 · as Mr. Davis
• Sanford and Son1972
• The Bill Cosby Show1969 · as First Teacher
• The Bill Cosby Show1969 · as Male Teacher #5
• The Bill Cosby Show1969 · as Man #3
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self