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Del Henney

English actor (1935–2019)

Del Henney
Born	(1935-07-24)24 July 1935 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died	14 January 2019(2019-01-14) (aged 83)
Occupation	Actor

Del Henney (24 July 1935 in Anfield, Liverpool – 14 January 2019^[1]) was a British actor.

Early life

After an education at the Liverpool Collegiate School, Henney served in the British Army^[1] and graduated from RADA in 1965.^[2]

Career

Film

Henney's film roles included Charlie Venner in Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (1971).^[3]^[4]^[5] In addition to stage and film work, he appeared in numerous television productions.^[4]

Television

Henney appeared as characters in numerous British television series such as Eddie Boyse, a career criminal in The Sweeney episode Jigsaw (1975); as Sergeant Hollywake a member of the Royal Flying Corps in the Wings episode Zeppelin (1978) and as Harold Jackson in the Heartbeat episode Changing Places (1992).

Filmography

Film

When Eight Bells Toll (1971) – Dungeon Guard
Villain (1971) – Webb
Straw Dogs (1971) – Charlie Venner
Brannigan (1975) – Drexel
Joseph Andrews (1977) – Didapper's Valet
Soldier of Orange (1977) – Sergeant
Swing (1999) – Colin
Going Off Big Time (2000) – George Hannassey
Devil's Playground (2010) – Dr. Michael Brooke

Television

Coronation Street (1971) – Eddie Duncan
The Sweeney (1975, TV Series) – Eddie Boyse
Fallen Hero (1978–1979, TV Series) – Gareth Hopkins
The Professionals (1978–1983, TV Series) – Quinn / Benny Marsh
Juliet Bravo (1980–1984, TV Series) – Derrick Williams / Pat Garfield / Detective Sergeant Gordon Cole
Doctor Who – Resurrection of the Daleks (1984, TV Series) – Colonel Archer
A Woman of Substance (1985, TV Mini-Series) – Jack Harte
Minder (1989, TV Series) – Tombo
Heartbeat (1992, TV Series) – Harold Jackson
Liverpool 1 (1999, TV Series) – Mr Mackie

References

^ ^a ^b Toby Hadoke (23 January 2019). "Obituary: Del Henney, actor known for Straw Dogs and many TV roles". The Herald. Glasgow.
^ Fabrique. "Del Henney – RADA". rada.ac.uk.
^ "Del Henney – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
^ ^a ^b "Del Henney". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017.
^ "Man Trap: Straw Dogs: The Final Cut: Del Henney Interview (Production Material) (2003) – BFI". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019.