Douglas Henderson

Douglas Henderson (January 14, 1919 – April 5, 1978) was an American film and television actor. Henderson was born in Montclair, New Jersey. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.

After having been active in stock theater in the eastern United States, Henderson shifted to film in 1952, with his appearance in Stanley Kramer's Eight Iron Men. Additional film appearances include the 1962 John Frankenheimer film The Manchurian Candidate, in which he played Col. Milt, the direct supervisor of the Maj. Marco character (played by Frank Sinatra). He played Congressman Morrissey in the 1968 comedy Stay Away, Joe starring Elvis Presley.

On television, Henderson made six guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of title character and defendant Felix Heidemann in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Clumsy Clown". In 1962, Henderson guest-starred as Peter Gregson, in "The Case of the Poison Pen." In 1963, he again played the defendant, this time Dwight Garrett, in "The Case of the Elusive Element". In 1965, he played murder victim Frank Jones, alias Frank Jensen, in "The Case of the Wrongful Writ", and in 1966, he again played the defendant, Greg Stanley, in "The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper".

Henderson committed suicide in Studio City, California, via carbon monoxide poisoning on April 5, 1978.