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Also known as William Randall Henderson

American jazz vocalist and actor (1926–2016)

Person · Open Library

Born
1941
Works
91

Top works

  • Pushcart Prize L
  • The 1997 Pushcart prize XXI
  • Migdal
  • The Pushcart prize
  • Rotten reviews

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Film & TV

Chicago, Illinois, USA

William Randall Henderson (March 19, 1926 – April 3, 2016) was an American television and film actor, and jazz singer. Beginning in the mid-1970s, he frequently appeared on television and in film in minor and supporting roles. Henderson's film credits include Inside Moves (1980), Clue (1985), City Slickers (1991) and White Men Can't Jump (1992).

Known for

  • Who Done It: The Clue Documentary — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2022
  • My Name Is Earl — Charlie2005
  • Hard Ground — Junior Gunn2003
  • Cold Case — George Polk2003
  • Kiss of a Stranger — Buster1999
  • Trippin' — Gramps Reed1999
  • Smiling Fish & Goat On Fire — Clive Winter1999
  • Family Law — Mr. Perlis1999
  • Lethal Weapon 4 — Angry Patient1998
  • Hoodlum — Mr. Redmond1997

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1897-12-18
Active to
1952-12-28

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
10,629
Total plays
47,078

Tags

jazzacousticpianovocal jazzjazz piano

William Randall "Bill" Henderson (March 19, 1926 – April 3, 2016) was an American jazz singer and actor in television and film. Henderson was born in Chicago, Illinois. Henderson began his professional music career in 1952, performing in Chicago with Ramsey Lewis, and began recording as a leader after a move to New York in 1958. He subsequently recorded with jazz pianist Horace Silver on a a vocal version of Silver's "Señor Blues" which was a jukebox hit (in the mid-1950s), and remains one of j

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bill
Family name
Henderson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Los Angeles
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
voice
Show 4 more facts
date of birth
1930-03-19
writing language
English language
date of death
2016-04-03
start of work period
1952-00-00
Sources (3)

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