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Basil Henson (1918–1990)

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Basil Henson was a prominent stage actor in Britain for over 40 years. His love of theatre began at the age of 12 while playing "Portia" at St. Cuthbert's Prep School. After World War II broke out, he joined the Indian Army and was a Major with the Royal Gharwal Rifles. His professional stage debut was in 1946 at the London Casino... See full bio »

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in London, England, UK

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(age 72) in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK
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1991 Very Big Very Soon (TV series)
Maddock
– Thanks for the Memory (1991) … Maddock
 
1989 About Face (TV series)
Maxwell
– Mrs Worthington's Daughter (1989) … Maxwell
 
1989 The Nightmare Years (TV mini-series)
Lord Stanwood
 
1986 Love and Marriage (TV series)
– Demons (1986)
 
1985 Bulman (TV series)
Lord Breconbury
– Pandora's Many Boxes (1985) … Lord Breconbury
 
1979 Fawlty Towers (TV series)
Dr. Abbott
– The Psychiatrist (1979) … Dr. Abbott
 
1978 The Lively Arts (TV series)
Sonnleithner
– Schubert: A Winter's Journey (1978) … Sonnleithner
 
1978 Daphne Laureola (TV movie)
Bored Man
 
1978 Just William (TV series)
Cranthorpe-Cranborough
– Finding a School for William (1978) … Cranthorpe-Cranborough
 
1976-1977 When the Boat Comes In (TV series)
Sir Horatio Manners / Sir Horation Manners
– Please Say Goodbye Before You Go (1977) … Sir Horatio Manners
– High Life & Hunger (1977) … Sir Horatio Manners
– A Marriage & a Massacre (1977) … Sir Horatio Manners
– Diamond Cut Diamond (1977) … Sir Horatio Manners
– The Father of Lies (1977) … Sir Horation Manners
See all 25 episodes »
 
1977 Silver Blaze (TV short)
Colonel Ross
 
1977 Raffles (TV series)
Selby
– The Gold Cup (1977) … Selby
 
1973-1977 Crown Court (TV series)
Justice Yearsley / The Hon. Mr. Justice Yearsley / Dr. Chisolm / …
– Loved Ones: Part 1 (1977) … Justice Yearsley
– Those in Peril: Part 1 (1976) … Mr. Justice Yearsley
– Death in the Family: Part 1 (1974) … Justice Yearsley
– Falling Stars: Part 1 (1974) … Justice Yearsley
– With Menaces: Part 1 (1974) … Justice Yearsley
See all 10 episodes »
 
1976 Bill Brand (TV series)
Hinchcliffe
– Tranquillity of the Realm (1976) … Hinchcliffe
 
1976 Shades of Greene (TV series)
2nd Fire-watcher
– Alas! Poor Maling (1976) … 2nd Fire-watcher
 
1975 Against the Crowd (TV series)
Bob
– Tell It to the Chancellor (1975) … Bob
 
1975 Village Hall (TV series)
Martin Cook
– Battleground (1975) … Martin Cook
 
1975 Ten from the Twenties (TV series)
Mr. Gonzales
– Motherlove (1975) … Mr. Gonzales
 
1975 Galileo
Infuriated Monk
 
1974 The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (TV series)
Sir Anthony Donaldson
– The Appointment (1974) … Sir Anthony Donaldson
 
1974 Notorious Woman (TV mini-series)
Comte de Vigny
– Trial (1974) … Comte de Vigny
– Conflict (1974) … Comte de Vigny
 
1974 Justice (TV series)
Basil Stewart
– Twice the Legal Limit (1974) … Basil Stewart
 
1974 Boy Dominic (TV series)
Dr. Purley
– Medicine Man (1974) … Dr. Purley
 
1974 Fall of Eagles (TV mini-series)
Von Molkte
– The English Princess (1974) … Von Molkte
 
1973 The Last Days of Man on Earth
Dr. Lucas
 
1973 Jack the Ripper (TV mini-series)
Sir. Charles Warren
 
1973 Thriller (TV series)
Charles Merrow
– An Echo of Theresa (1973) … Charles Merrow
 
1972-1973 War & Peace (TV mini-series)
Prince Vasili Kuragin
– The Road to Life (1973) … Prince Vasili Kuragin
– Sounds of War (1972) … Prince Vasili Kuragin
– Part One: Name Day (1972) … Prince Vasili Kuragin
– Part Four: A Letter and Two Proposals (1972) … Prince Vasili Kuragin
 
1968-1972 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Hunter / Oxted
– The Breaking of Colonel Keyser (1972) … Oxted
– The Dolly Scene (1970) … Hunter
– The Contact (1968)
 
1971-1972 Follyfoot (TV series)
Arthur Maddocks, Dora's Father / Arthur Maddocks, Dora's father
– Fly Away Home (1972) … Arthur Maddocks, Dora's Father
– Dora (1971) … Arthur Maddocks, Dora's father
 
1972 The Main Chance (TV series)
Brigadier
– Not in Today's Army (1972) … Brigadier
 
1972 Doctor in Charge (TV series)
Minister of Health
– The Minister's Health (1972) … Minister of Health
 
1972 New Scotland Yard (TV series)
Major Lofthouse
– Point of Impact (1972) … Major Lofthouse
 
1972 Jason King (TV series)
Robert Trevor
– It's Too Bad About Auntie (1972) … Robert Trevor
 
1971 Suspicion (TV series)
Morris
– No Case to Answer (1971) … Morris
 
1971 The Flaxton Boys (TV series)
Frank Cunningham
– 1928: To See... a Fine Horse (1971) … Frank Cunningham
 
1971 Mogul (TV series)
Captain
– A Touch of the Nelsons (1971) … Captain
 
1971 Doctor at Large (TV series)
Minister
– Saturday Matinee (1971) … Minister
 
1971 Hadleigh (TV series)
Walter Sutton
– Breakdown (1971) … Walter Sutton
 
1971 Man at the Top (TV series)
Ray Torver
– Too Good for This World (1971) … Ray Torver
 
1970 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Charles Fordyce
– Made for Each Other (1970) … Charles Fordyce
 
1970 Roads to Freedom (TV series)
Halifax
– The Reprieve: Part 1 (1970) … Halifax
 
1970 Cromwell
Hacker
 
1970 The Walking Stick
Insp. Malcolm
 
1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
– The Family Is a Vicious Circle (1970)
 
1970 Kate (TV series)
Lord Padbury
– Dear Monica (1970) … Lord Padbury
 
1969 Arthur! Arthur!
Coverdale
 
1969 The Expert (TV series)
Frank Houghton
– The Yellow Torrish (1969) … Frank Houghton
 
1969 The Champions (TV series)
Wolf Eisen
– The Final Countdown (1969) … Wolf Eisen
 
1969 The Inside Man (TV series)
Dawnay / James Dawnay
– A Day of Angels (1969) … James Dawnay
– Recall (1969) … Dawnay
– Death of a Friendship (1969) … Dawnay
 
1964-1968 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Brigadier Terence O'Brian / Major Andrew Carlyle / The Inspector / …
– A Beast with Two Backs (1968) … The Inspector
– A Pyre for Private James (1966) … Major Andrew Carlyle
– Cemented with Love (1965) … Brigadier Terence O'Brian
– Catch as Catch Can (1964) … The Marshal
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Charles Baldon
– Number Ten (1968) … Charles Baldon
 
1968 Sexton Blake (TV series)
– Sexton Blake v. The Organisation: Part 6 - No Escape (1968)
– Sexton Blake v. The Organisation: Part 5 - The Secret of Hoodoo House (1968)
– Sexton Blake v. The Organisation: Part 4 - Rendezvous with Death (1968)
 
1968 Mystery and Imagination (TV series)
Dr. Ramsay
– Casting the Runes (1968) … Dr. Ramsay
 
1968 A Man of our Times (TV series)
Oliver Manson
– Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We? (1968) … Oliver Manson
 
1967-1968 Market in Honey Lane (TV series)
Seymour Darcy
 
1967 Half Hour Story (TV series)
Mr. Webb
– What Will You Do About Christmas? (1967) … Mr. Webb
 
1963-1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Major Tom Elton, M.C. / Mr. Golding / Tony / …
– The Investigation (1967) … Witness
– The Guilty Party (1964)
– The Teachers (1963) … Mr. Golding
– End of Conflict (1963) … Major Tom Elton, M.C.
– The Heart of the Country (1963) … Tony
 
1966 The Frozen Dead
Dr. Tirpitz
 
1966 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
George Preston
– Frankenstein Mark 2 (1966) … George Preston
 
1963-1966 Sergeant Cork (TV series)
Major Edwards / Sir Radlett Grainger
– The Case of the Chelford Changeling (1966) … Sir Radlett Grainger
– The Case of the Soldier's Rifle (1963) … Major Edwards
 
1966 The Power Game (TV series)
Sandy Warren
– 'Confound Their Politics' (1966) … Sandy Warren
 
1964-1965 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Mr. Frobisher / Gerald Frobisher
– Episode dated 21 September 1965 (1965) … Gerald Frobisher
– Episode #1.754 (1964) … Mr. Frobisher
– Episode #1.750 (1964) … Mr. Frobisher
– Episode #1.749 (1964) … Mr. Frobisher
– Episode #1.748 (1964) … Mr. Frobisher
See all 7 episodes »
 
1963-1965 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Derreck Alwyn / Ricky Gallen
– Change Partners (1965) … Ricky Gallen
– The Double (1963) … Derreck Alwyn
 
1965 Darling
Alec Prosser-Jones
 
1965 Front Page Story (TV series)
Sandy Warren
– Down Among the Dead Men (1965) … Sandy Warren
– Background Only: Not for Publication (1965) … Sandy Warren
 
1965 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
The Stranger
– Johnson Over Jordan (1965) … The Stranger
 
1965 Change Partners
Ricky Gallen
 
1964 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Colonel Gillum
– Parade's End #2: No More Parades (1964) … Colonel Gillum
 
1964 The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV series)
Colonel / Colonel Brander
– His Private Honour (1964) … Colonel Brander
– On the City Wall (1964) … Colonel
 
1964 Miss Adventure (TV series)
– Journey to Copenhagen: Part 1 (1964)
 
1964 The Hidden Truth (TV series)
Chief Constable
– One for the Road (1964) … Chief Constable
 
1964 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Greenway
– The Carrion Bird (1964) … Greenway
 
1964 Dr. Crippen
Mr. Arditti
 
1964 Story Parade (TV series)
– The Unknown Citizen (1964)
 
1964 French Cricket (TV movie)
Marshal
 
1963 It Happened Like This (TV series)
Granger
– The Man with His Hand in His Pocket (1963) … Granger
 
1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Lord Cheviot
– The Canterville Ghost (1962) … Lord Cheviot
 
1962 The Scales of Justice (TV series)
Peter Naylor
– The Guilty Party (1962) … Peter Naylor
 
1958-1959 Our Mutual Friend (TV series)
Mortimer Lightwood
– Part 12 (1959) … Mortimer Lightwood
– Part 11 (1959) … Mortimer Lightwood
– Part 9 (1959) … Mortimer Lightwood
– Part 7 (1958) … Mortimer Lightwood
– Part 5 (1958) … Mortimer Lightwood
See all 8 episodes »
 
1957 Inside Information (short)
Nielson
 
1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Prosecuting Counsel
– The Case of Dr. Crippen (1956) … Prosecuting Counsel
 
1955 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Michael Barrick
– Box Thirteen (1955) … Michael Barrick
 

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(1986) He acted in Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's play, "The ThreePenny Opera," in a British National Theatre production at the Olivier Theatre in London, England with Tim Curry, Stephen Moore, Sara Kestelman, Neil Dalglish, Sally Dexter, Michael Bryant, and Edna Dore in the cast. Peter Wood was director. See more »

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Star Sign:

Leo