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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1950 | Dance Hall | Special Dancer | Film debut |
1952 | Penny Princess | Macy's Staff Manager | Uncredited |
1953 | Never Let Me Go | U.S. Ambassador | |
36 Hours | Pop, the pilot | Uncredited | |
1955 | Man of the Moment | American General | Uncredited |
1957 | The New Adventures of Charlie Chan | Herbert Stevenson | Episode: The Expatriate |
1958 | Orders to Kill | Col. Snyder | |
A Night to Remember | Mr. Harris | Uncredited | |
1960 | Too Young to Love | Kellerer | |
1964 | Danger Man | Albert | Episode: Fish on the Hook |
1969 | Midas Run | The Dean | |
1971 | Moviemakers | ||
1974 | Mousey | Attorney | TV movie |
Phase IV | Clete | ||
1978 | Superman | 2nd Editor (Daily Planet) | |
1980 | Oppenheimer | Scientist | Miniseries |
1981 | Ragtime | Elderly Man | |
1983 | Superman III | Mr. Simpson | |
1985 | Morons from Outer Space | Diner Customer | Final film |
Sherlock Holmes | American Millionaire | Episode: The Final Problem |