Mike Henry
Biography
Mike Henry was an American actor and a professional football linebacker. He grew up in Los Angeles, attended Bell High School and played at USC, where he was co-captain of the 1957 team. In the NFL he spent 1958 to 1961 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and 1962 to 1964 with the Los Angeles Rams. His best known screen part was Tarzan in three 1960s films, Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966), Tarzan and the Great River (1967) and Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968), and he turned down the lead in the Tarzan television series that followed. He played Junior, Jackie Gleason's character's son, in the Smokey and the Bandit comedies, and he was a prison guard in The Longest Yard (1974). Other credits included Sergeant Kowalski in The Green Berets (1968), the corrupt sheriff in Rio Lobo (1970), Skyjacked (1972) and Soylent Green (1973). On television he appeared in MASH and The Six Million Dollar Man.
84years old at death
- Born Los Angeles
- Died Burbank
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Michael Dennis Henry (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 26 years1957 to 1983
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A role that slipped away
Henry turned down the lead of the Tarzan television series that came after his Tarzan films, and the part then went to Ron Ely.
A change of course
Henry asked for and got a transfer to the Los Angeles Rams so he could pursue an acting career, playing there from 1962 through 1964.
Mike Henry movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Hal Needham directed two of these films. Burt Reynolds appears in four 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
Burt Reynolds's page
Jackie Gleason's page
Paul Williams's page
Jerry Reed's page
Pat McCormick's page
John Wayne's page
All films by Hal Needham
Also two films together4 more actors
- Charlton HestonSoylent Green (1973) and Skyjacked (1972)
- Sally FieldSmokey and the Bandit II (1980) and Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
- David HuddlestonSmokey and the Bandit II (1980) and Rio Lobo (1970)
- Edward FaulknerRio Lobo (1970) and The Green Berets (1968)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.