Cast & creator
Bill Henderson
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Merv Griffin Show
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).
Also known as: Bill Handerson, William Randall Henderson
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film credits
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television credits
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1961–2022 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (81)
Showing 81 of 81 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
MacGyver
Gas Station Cashier
1985
ER
Charley Barnes
1994
NYPD Blue
Verdis
1993
Cold Case
George Polk
2003
Mad About You
Mets Shortstop
1992
Hill Street Blues
Maynard
1981
My Name Is Earl
Charlie
2005
Happy Days
Mr. Davis
1974
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Night of the Meek")
1985
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Hart to Hart
2nd Player
1979
The Incredible Hulk
Antoine Moray /Babalao
1977
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Lloyd Weeks (segment "Blind Man's Dog")
1997
7th Heaven
Caleb
1996
Family Law
Mr. Perlis
1999
Dear John
Pete
1988
Benson
1979
Picket Fences
Toobah Varney
1992
Harry O
Spencer Johnson
1974Harry O
Teak
1974Harry O
Spencer Johnson 'Spence'
1974
Good Times
1974
Sanford and Son
1972
227
1985
What's Happening!!
Clarence Hopkins
1976
Promised Land
Mel Roylance
1996
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
The Bill Cosby Show
First Teacher
1969The Bill Cosby Show
Male Teacher #5
1969The Bill Cosby Show
Man #3
1969
Joe Forrester
1975
Lethal Weapon 4
Angry Patient
1998
Clue
Cop
1985
Conspiracy Theory
Hospital Security
1997
Roc
Matthew
1991
City Slickers
Ben Jessup
1991
Hazell
Alec Gilbraith
1978
Maverick
Riverboat Poker Player
1994Late Night Theatre
Bobby Mills
1972
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Casper Lindley
1984
White Men Can't Jump
Bill Henderson
1992
Timecop
1997
Hoodlum
Mr. Redmond
1997
Silver Streak
Red Cap
1976
Dreams
Torpedo
1984
Ace Crawford, Private Eye
Mello
1983
Fletch
Speaker
1985
Ghosts of Mississippi
Minister
1996
Cousins
Valhalla Band
1989
How I Got Into College
Detroit High School Coach
1989
Flesh & Blood
Fight Reporter
1979
Fear City
Nicky's Doctor
1984
Murphy's Law
Ben Wilcove
1986
The George McKenna Story
Goodman
1988
No Holds Barred
Charlie
1989
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Charles Taylor
1976
One Shoe Makes it Murder
Chick
1982
Continental Divide
Train Conductor
1981
Do You Remember Love
Wendell
1985
Inside Moves
Blue Lewis
1980
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Get Crazy
King Blues
1983
Cool Breeze
Minister (uncredited)
1972
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Watkins
1975
The Kid from Left Field
Brad Linquist
1979
Kiss of a Stranger
Buster
1999
Hard Ground
Junior Gunn
2003
Fire Sale
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
1977
Wisdom
Theo
1986
A Shadow in the Streets
Leroy Marcus Benson
1975
Smiling Fish & Goat On Fire
Clive Winter
1999
Marked for Murder
1993
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home
Blind Lemon Yankovic
1996
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
1976
Trippin'
Gramps Reed
1999
Get Christie Love!
Sgt. Stoner Martin
1974
Smart Alec
Julie's Agent
1986