Lance Henriksen
Biography
Lance Henriksen is an American actor who came to acting through theater set design and graduated from the Actors Studio. After an uncredited extra part in The Outsider and a first credit in It Ain't Easy, he played an FBI agent in Dog Day Afternoon (1975). He worked often in science fiction, action and horror, with parts in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Damien: Omen II (1978), The Right Stuff (1983), The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986) as the android Bishop, Alien 3 (1992), Near Dark, Dead Man, The Quick and the Dead (1995) and Powder (1995). On television he led Millennium from 1996 to 1999 as Frank Black, earning three Golden Globe nominations, and he won a Saturn Award for Hard Target (1993). His voice credits include Tarzan (1999), Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006) and the Mass Effect trilogy. Falling (2020) brought him a Canadian Screen Award best actor nomination in 2021.
86years old
Turns 87 on May 5in 219 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 102
- Career span
- 49 years1975 to 2024
Genres
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First role
Around age 30, Henriksen did set design for theater, and building a set for a production led to his first acting part. He also taught himself to read around that time.
A role that slipped away
James Cameron originally wanted Henriksen to play the cyborg in The Terminator, but the part went to Arnold Schwarzenegger; Henriksen instead appeared as Detective Hal Vukovich.
Big break
Chris Carter created the role of Frank Black in Millennium specifically for Henriksen, who earned three consecutive Golden Globe nominations for the part.
Lance Henriksen movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
James Cameron directed three of these films, Victor Salva two and Roel Reiné two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by James Cameron
All films by Victor Salva
Roel ReinéDirector, 2 films, 2008 to 2009
All films by Roel Reiné
Also four films together2 more actors
- William HopeAlien Encounters: Superior Fan Power Since 1979 (2014), Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003), The 'Alien' Saga (2002) and Aliens (1986)
- Carrie HennAlien Encounters: Superior Fan Power Since 1979 (2014), Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003), The 'Alien' Saga (2002) and Aliens (1986)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Lance Henriksen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.9 billion
35 of the 102 films have a worldwide figure, in dollars of the day.
Of the 102 films: 35 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 17 never in cinemas; 47 figure not found.
- 35Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 17Never in cinemas
- 47Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$448M23.2% of the total
- 2$307M15.9% of the total
- 3$183M9.5% of the total
- 4$177M9.2% of the total
- 5$162M8.4% of the total
- 6$160M8.3% of the total
- 7$78M4.1% of the total
- 8$74M3.8% of the total
$341 millionfrom the other 27 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.