Del Henney (24 July 1935 in

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– 14 January 2019) was a British actor.

Early life

After an education at the

Liverpool Collegiate School Liverpool Collegiate School was an all-boys grammar school, later a comprehensive school, in the Everton area of Liverpool. Foundations The Collegiate is a striking, Grade II listed building, with a facade of pink Woolton sandstone, designed ...

, Henney served in the

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and graduated from

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Se ...

in 1965.

Career

Film

Henney's film roles included Charlie Venner in

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's '' Straw Dogs'' (1971). In addition to stage and film work, he appeared in numerous television productions.

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 ''

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'' episode ''

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'' (1978) and as Harold Jackson in the '' Heartbeat'' episode ''Changing Places'' (1992).

Filmography

Film

*''

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'' (1971) – Dungeon Guard *''

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'' (1971) – Webb *'' Straw Dogs'' (1971) – Charlie Venner *'' Brannigan'' (1975) – Drexel *''

Joseph Andrews ''The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams'', was the first full-length novel by the English author Henry Fielding to be published and among the early novels in the English language. Appearing in 1742 ...

'' (1977) – Didapper's Valet *''

Soldier of Orange ''Soldier of Orange'' ( nl, Soldaat van Oranje, ) is a 1977 Dutch romance-thriller film directed and co-written by Paul Verhoeven and produced by Rob Houwer, starring Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé. The film is set around the German occupation of ...

'' (1977) – Sergeant *'' Swing'' (1999) – Colin *''Going Off Big Time'' (2000) – George Hannassey *'' Devil's Playground'' (2010) – Dr. Michael Brooke

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*'' Coronation Street'' (1971) – Eddie Duncan *'' The Sweeney'' (1975, TV Series) – Eddie Boyse *''

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'' (1978–1979, TV Series) – Gareth Hopkins *'' The Professionals'' (1978–1983, TV Series) – Quinn / Benny Marsh *''

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'' (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 *''

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'' (1989, TV Series) – Tombo *'' Heartbeat'' (1992, TV Series) – Harold Jackson *''Liverpool 1'' (1999, TV Series) – Mr Mackie

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henney, Del 1935 births 2019 deaths 20th-century British Army personnel Alumni of RADA British male film actors British male stage actors British male television actors Male actors from Liverpool