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John Henderson is a Actor, Director and Writer British born on 1 january 1949 at England (United-kingdom)

John Henderson

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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 1 january 1949 (75 years) at England (United-kingdom)

John Henderson is an English film and television director (born in England, 1949)

Henderson's first directing job was for Spitting Image on ITV, which won him a BAFTA. Henderson's other television credits include the multi award winning series The Borrowers, the 1999 Comic Relief Doctor Who skit The Curse of Fatal Death (no credit was given to him upon broadcast however he was credited and interviewed when the story was released on VHS later that year); the comedy How Do You Want Me? starring Dylan Moran and two series of the BBC's Sci-fi comedy Hyperdrive. He has also directed several feature films including Loch Ness, Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis, Two Men Went to War, and Mee-Shee: The Water Giant. He also co-wrote the family-based feature film, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby, released in 2005. Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.

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Phyllida Law
Phyllida Law
(3 films)
Ronald Pickup
Ronald Pickup
(2 films)
Greg Wise
Greg Wise
(2 films)
Gina McKee
Gina McKee
(1 films)
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Filmography of John Henderson (9 films)

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Actor

Dad's Army
Dad's Army (1971)
, 1h35
Directed by Norman Cohen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Political films
Actors Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn, John Le Mesurier, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley
Roles Radio Shop Assistant
Rating68% 3.427013.427013.427013.427013.42701
1940 - Operation Dynamo has just taken place. From the newly conquered French coastline, a Wehrmacht colonel looks out over the English Channel with powerful binoculars. Surveying the white cliffs of Dover, he spies Godfrey emerging from a lavatory. Godfrey joins the rest of his platoon, who are defiantly waving the Union Flag. The colonel fumes contemptuously, "How can the stupid British ever hope to win?!"

Director

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby, 1h43
Directed by John Henderson
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs
Actors James Cosmo, Gina McKee, Sean Pertwee, Greg Wise, Ron Donachie, Christopher Lee
Rating61% 3.0955353.0955353.0955353.0955353.095535
John Gray, the local policeman, owns Bobby the Westie, but allows a shy boy called Ewan to befriend his dog. When Gray dies and is buried in the Greyfriars Kirkyard, the dog will not leave the grave, despite his fondness for Ewan. The Greyfriars gravedigger, James Brown, takes a liking to Bobby, and gives him food and protection. However, the passing of a new dog law in Scotland threatens Bobby's very existence, and Ewan must do everything in his power to save his canine friend, even when it involves the Lord Provost of Edinburgh.
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant, 1h39
Directed by John Henderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Bruce Greenwood, Daniel Magder, Tom Jackson, Rena Owen, Jacinta Wawatai, Phyllida Law
Rating53% 2.656082.656082.656082.656082.65608
A United States oil company loses a drill, intended to do work in the Arctic, while flying over a Canadian lake. Company employee Sean is contacted to go to Canada to find it; however, he has to cancel plans to take his son to Walt Disney World. Although his son, Mac, is disappointed, he agrees to go with his father to Canada. Once in Canada, they meet a local native named Custer who helps Sean and another employee on their mission.
Two Men Went To War
Directed by John Henderson
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Kenneth Cranham, Phyllida Law, Julian Glover, Rosanna Lavelle, Anthony Valentine, David Ryall
Rating65% 3.2950353.2950353.2950353.2950353.295035
Sergeant Peter King (Kenneth Cranham) and Private Leslie Cuthbertson (Leo Bill) of the Royal Army Dental Corps passionately desire to see active service, but are held back. Armed with two revolvers and a handful of grenades, they plan an unauthorised mission to occupied France. They write to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, explaining their intention to fight the Germans. After they finally succeed in getting to France, they stumble across a German radar station. They blow up what they take to be the main operations room, and then the entire compound unexpectedly erupts with gunfire and explosions. They narrowly evade the Germans and escape in a boat which is later blown up by a mine; the men are picked up by the British and interrogated as possible spies. Once their identities have been established, they are returned to barracks to be court-martialed as deserters. An aide of Winston Churchill had seen their letter, and knew of a commando raid on the radar facility which was facilitated by a diversion due to mysterious explosions in what they discover was actually the cookhouse. The aide intervenes in the court martial, establishes their presence at the enemy radar station and conveys an invitation to tea with the Prime Minister should they ever be in Whitehall. The court nevertheless demotes Sergeant King to the rank of corporal and remands Private Cuthbertson to military prison for 28 days, lenient sentences for desertion in wartime. A note on screen tells the viewer that the men never meet again.
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns, 2h50
Directed by John Henderson
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Children's films
Actors Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg, Roger Daltrey, Colm Meaney, Kieran Culkin, Caroline Carver
Rating70% 3.5168653.5168653.5168653.5168653.516865
An American businessman, Jack Woods (Randy Quaid), ostensibly wants to spend a calm holiday in the sleepy Irish town Kerry and rents a cottage there. During a hike, he sees Irish beauty Kathleen Fitzpatrick (Orla Brady) swimming naked. Kathleen catches him and chases him off, but Jack is smitten with her beauty. That evening, Jack tries to drown his sorrows in Irish poitín, when he has an encounter with an invisible leprechaun. They struggle for the bottle of poitín, and Jack falls, knocking himself unconscious. The next morning, he sees the little man again and chases him to a nearby river, where the leprechaun falls in. Jack jumps in after him, saving his life (because water is the only thing that can kill the immortal leprechauns), then Seamus Muldoon (Colm Meaney), the saved leprechaun, becomes Jack's new friend. Seamus introduces Jack to his wife Mary (Zoë Wanamaker) and his son, Mickey (Daniel Betts), and shows him the mystical world of the leprechauns.
Alice Through the Looking Glass, 1h23
Directed by John Henderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Films based on Alice in Wonderland, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Kate Beckinsale, Geoffrey Palmer, Ian Holm, Steve Coogan, Penelope Wilton, Siân Phillips
Rating53% 2.6501852.6501852.6501852.6501852.650185
Au moment de faire la lecture à sa petite fille sur le point de s'endormir, Alice, désormais jeune maman, traverse le miroir de la chambre. De retour au pays des merveilles, dans ses habits d'enfant, elle rencontre tour à tour la Reine Rouge, d'insolentes fleurs qui parlent, des pièces d'échec aussi humaines qu'elle, une Reine Blanche qui se souvient des événements avant qu'ils n'aient lieu, un gros oeuf perché au sommet d'une tour… Alors que, dans les bois, rôde le Jabberwocky, un terrible dragon, Alice joue à un étrange et gigantesque jeu dont elle sort victorieuse. Désormais reine, elle participe à un banquet riche en surprises…
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis, 1h40
Directed by John Henderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Jane Horrocks, Rik Mayall, Danny Aiello, Ronald Pickup, Mark Heap, Philip Martin Brown
Rating52% 2.606572.606572.606572.606572.60657
Record-company owner Marty Starr (Rik Mayall) concludes that Marla Dorland, aka Mavis Davis (Jane Horrocks) is a fading star. Meanwhile he has to meet alimony payments to his ex (Jaclyn Mendoza), while he's forced to promote the untalented son of a mobster, Rathbone (Danny Aiello). To get out from under, Marty decides that the death of Marla/Mavis could jolt record sales by turning her into a legend. He hires hitman Clint (Marc Warren), but eliminating Mavis turns out to be more difficult than they thought.
Loch Ness
Loch Ness (1996)
, 1h40
Directed by John Henderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors Ted Danson, Joely Richardson, Ian Holm, James Frain, David Bowie, Harris Yulin
Rating55% 2.7522252.7522252.7522252.7522252.752225
Opening on a pub near Loch Ness, a scientist named Dr. Abernathy steps out for some air. Standing on the shore of the loch, he sees something rise from the water. Astonished, he takes a single photograph before slipping and falling on the rocks, killing him.

Scriptwriter

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby, 1h43
Directed by John Henderson
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs
Actors James Cosmo, Gina McKee, Sean Pertwee, Greg Wise, Ron Donachie, Christopher Lee
Roles Writer
Rating61% 3.0955353.0955353.0955353.0955353.095535
John Gray, the local policeman, owns Bobby the Westie, but allows a shy boy called Ewan to befriend his dog. When Gray dies and is buried in the Greyfriars Kirkyard, the dog will not leave the grave, despite his fondness for Ewan. The Greyfriars gravedigger, James Brown, takes a liking to Bobby, and gives him food and protection. However, the passing of a new dog law in Scotland threatens Bobby's very existence, and Ewan must do everything in his power to save his canine friend, even when it involves the Lord Provost of Edinburgh.