Del Henney

Joseph Derek "Del" Henney (24 July 1935 in Anfield, Liverpool – 14 January 2019^[1]) was a British actor.

Del Henney
Born	(1935-07-24)24 July 1935 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died	14 January 2019(2019-01-14) (aged 83)
Occupation	Actor

Early life

Joseph Derek Henney was born in Liverpool in 1935. After an education at the Liverpool Collegiate School, Henney served in the British Army^[1] and graduated from RADA in 1965.^[2]

Career

Film

Henney's film roles included Charlie Venner in Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (1971).^[3][4][5] In addition to stage and film work, he appeared in numerous television productions.^[4]

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

Filmography

Film

• When Eight Bells Toll (1971) – Dungeon Guard
• Villain (1971) – Webb
• Straw Dogs (1971) – Charlie Venner
• Brannigan (1975) – Drexel
• Joseph Andrews (1977) – Didapper's Valet
• Soldier of Orange (1977) – Sergeant
• Swing (1999) – Colin
• Going Off Big Time (2000) – George Hannassey
• Devil's Playground (2010) – Dr. Michael Brooke

Television

• Coronation Street (1971) – Eddie Duncan
• The Sweeney (1975, TV Series) – Eddie Boyse
• Fallen Hero (1978–1979, TV Series) – Gareth Hopkins
• The Professionals (1978–1983, TV Series) – Quinn / Benny Marsh
• Juliet Bravo (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
• Minder (1989, TV Series) – Tombo
• Heartbeat (1992, TV Series) – Harold Jackson
• Liverpool 1 (1999, TV Series) – Mr Mackie