Bill Henderson
Biography
Bill Henderson was an American actor and jazz singer. A Chicago native, he started performing professionally in 1952 alongside Ramsey Lewis in that city, then settled in New York in 1958 and began making records under his own name. His vocal take on Horace Silver's Señor Blues became a mid-1950s jukebox success and a long-running top seller for the Blue Note label. He also worked with Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Smith, Count Basie, Yusef Lateef, and Eddie Harris, and while signed to Vee Jay he released his first album as a leader, Bill Henderson Sings (1958), which included trumpeter Booker Little. From the mid-1970s he was a familiar television presence in one-time supporting parts, and his film career stayed in smaller roles, including vocal work as King Blues in Get Crazy (1983) and appearances in Inside Moves (1980), City Slickers (1991), and White Men Can't Jump (1992). He died in 2016.
90years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as William Randall Henderson
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 18 years1974 to 1992
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A change of course
Henderson launched his professional music career in 1952, playing in Chicago alongside Ramsey Lewis. After relocating to New York in 1958, he started recording as a leader.
Beyond film
In the mid-1950s, Henderson sang on a version of Horace Silver's "Señor Blues" that became a jukebox hit and is still among Blue Note's best-selling singles.
Beyond film
Henderson recorded his own vocal tracks under the name "King Blues" for the comedy film Get Crazy, which came out in 1983.
A first
Henderson had a contract with Vee Jay from 1958 to 1961. That label put out his first album as a leader, Bill Henderson Sings, in 1958.
Bill Henderson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Allen Garfield appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Allen Garfield's page
Christopher Lloyd's page
David Paymer's page
Pepe Serna's page
Daniel Stern's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- William TraylorFletch (1985) and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
- Arnold WilliamsInside Moves (1980) and Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Bill Henderson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$402 million
11 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 13 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$179M44.5% of the total
- 2$91M22.6% of the total
- 3$60M14.8% of the total
- 4$16M4.0% of the total
- 5$16M3.9% of the total
- 6$15M3.6% of the total
- 7$9.9M2.5% of the total
- 8$7.0M1.7% of the total
$9.5 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.