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American actor

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Lance Henriksen is an American television and film actor, as well as a painter. Born in New York City, he began his professional work period in 1961. He is a resident of Los Angeles and was educated at the Actors Studio. Henriksen has received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. His notable works include the film *Tarzan*. He has two children and speaks English.

In addition to his acting career, Henriksen is an author with two works listed in Open Library: *Not Bad for a Human* and *Back to Frank Black*. Crossref data indicates he has five associated works. His acting department is noted in TMDb records.

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Works
2

Top works

  • Not Bad for a Human
  • Back to Frank Black

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Film & TV

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Lance Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor and artist. He is best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as The Terminator, the Alien film franchise, and the television show Millennium. Henriksen is also a voice actor, noted for his deep, commanding voice.

Known for

  • The Devil Inside Her — Torquemada (archive footage)2025
  • Mad Props — Self2024
  • Aliens Expanded — Self2024
  • Altered Reality — Jack2024
  • The Artifice Girl — Gareth (Act 3)2023
  • On Fire — George Laughlin2023
  • Rabbit Hole — Crowley2023
  • The Edge of Her Mind Anthology — Norman (segment "Fragile Storm")2022
  • When Jack Came Back — Barry Davis2022
  • Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story — Self2022

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Key facts

Born
( 1940-05-05 ) May 5, 1940 (age 86) , New York City , U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1961–present
Spouses
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Lance
Family name
Henriksen
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Occupation
screenwriter
Educated at
Actors Studio
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Notable work
Tarzan
Genre
Western
Image
Lance Henriksen cropped.jpg
Number of children
2
Residence
Los Angeles
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Lance Henriksen
date of birth
1949-05-05
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name in native language
Lance Henriksen
start of work period
1961-00-00
social media followers
29803
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Lance Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in various science fiction, action and horror genre productions, including Bishop in the Alien film franchise and Frank Black in the television series Millennium (1996–99) and The X-Files (1999).

Other film credits include The Right Stuff (1983), The Terminator (1984), Pumpkinhead (1988), Stone Cold (1991), Hard Target (1993), Color of Night (1994), The Quick and the Dead (1995), Powder (1995), Scream 3 (2000), When a Stranger Calls (2006), Appaloosa (2008), and Falling (2020).

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