Robert Henderson (December 19, 1904

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- September 9, 1985

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) was an American actor. He was known for ''

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'' (1978), ''

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'' (1983), and '' Phase IV'' (1974). He played an important role in the early career of

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. According to the Guardian's obituary of Connery: while he was touring as a chorus member in South Pacific "An American actor in the cast, Robert Henderson, gave him onnerya reading program that included all the plays of George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde and Henrik Ibsen, along with the novels of Thomas Wolfe, Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past” and Joyce's “Ulysses.”

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