Nicky Henson


Biography

Actor Nicky Henson was known for his roles on the silver screen. In his early acting career, Henson appeared in such films as "Doctor in Clover" (1967) with Leslie Phillips, the comedy adaptation "30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia" (1968) with Dudley Moore and the comedy "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush" (1968) with Barry Evans. He also appeared in the Vincent Price adaptation "Conqu...

Biography

Actor Nicky Henson was known for his roles on the silver screen. In his early acting career, Henson appeared in such films as "Doctor in Clover" (1967) with Leslie Phillips, the comedy adaptation "30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia" (1968) with Dudley Moore and the comedy "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush" (1968) with Barry Evans. He also appeared in the Vincent Price adaptation "Conqueror Worm" (1968), the Telly Savalas comedy "Crooks and Coronets" (1969) and the drama "Mosquito Squadron" (1970) with David McCallum. His film career continued throughout the seventies and the eighties in productions like "The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones" (1976) and "No. 1 of the Secret Service" (1977). He also contributed to a variety of television specials, including "Absurd Person Singular" (1985-86) and "Season's Greetings" (1988-89). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the comedy "Flyfishing" (2002) with Frances Barber, "Me Without You" (2002) with Anna Friel and "Syriana" (2005). He also appeared in the Jason Statham crime feature "Blitz" (2011). He held additional roles in television including a part on "Midsomer Murders" (ITV 1, 1996). Most recently, Henson acted on "Grantchester" (PBS, 2015-17).

Life Events

Videos

Movie Clip

Conqueror Worm, The (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Hopkins Preys Upon Them Part of the opening vignette, then credits, then narration on the English civil war, and introducing royalist soldiers Richard (Ian Ogilvy) and Swanson (Nicky Henson), still not quite meeting star Vincent Price, in The Conqueror Worm, a.k.a Witchfinder General. 1968.
Big Knife, The -- (Movie Clip) Open, What A Guy Richard Boone reads playwright Clifford Odets' opening to Robert Aldrich's blistering Hollywood drama The Big Knife, 1955, and introducing star Jack Palance.
Psychomania (1973) -- (Movie Clip) You Long-Haired Git! A perplexed "motorist" (Roy Evans) crosses "The Seven Witches" just as Tom (Nickey Henson) pops out of his biker grave, then rides on to do further damage in Psychomania, 1973.
Psychomania (1973) -- (Movie Clip) You Can Only Die Once The "Living Dead" gang, featuring Abby (Mary Larkin) and new leader Jane (Ann Michelle) discovers their departed leader Tom (Nicky Henson) has departed his grave, in Psychomania, 1973.
Psychomania (1973) -- (Movie Clip) Mother Biker Tom (Nicky Henson) has been granted access to "the locked room" which holds "the secret" to his mother's frog-cult life-after-death business, in Psychomania, 1973.
Psychomania (1973) -- (Movie Clip) Look, No Hands! Now un-dead biker Tom (Nicky Henson) visits live girlfriend Abby (Mary Larkin, in her jammies!) while also-dead Jane (Ann Michelle) helps with a prank, in Psychomania, 1973.
Psychomania (1973) -- (Movie Clip) Little Green Friend Introductory frog worship as "Mother" (Beryl Reid) and aide Shadwell (George Sanders) are worried about the antics of Tom (Nicky Henson) and his biker gang in Psychomania, 1973.
Psychomania (1973) -- (Movie Clip) Hey Constable! Already dead Tom (Nicky Henson) and Jane (Ann Michelle) stand by encouraging other members of their gang (Miles Greenwood, Denis Gilmore) to join them via suicide, in Psychomania, 1973.
Psychomania (1973) -- (Movie Clip) For The Moment... The "Living Dead" biker gang is burying leader Tom (Nicky Henson) astride his machine when his mother's spooky butler Shadwell (George Sanders) shows up to throw in a trinket, in Psychomania, 1973.
Psychomania (1973) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Living Dead Credit sequence with bikers cruising the local low-rent Stonehenge, and an opening scene, from the British 1973 zombie thriller Psychomania, starring Nicky Henson, George Sanders and Beryl Reid.
There's A Girl In My Soup -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Mr. Danvers Full-on Goldie Hawn graphics in the opening titles, as she won't appear for a good 15 minutes, leading to introduction of co-star Peter Sellers (as "Danvers"), from Roy Boulting's There's A Girl In My Soup, 1970.
There's A Girl In My Soup -- (Movie Clip) Any Woman Any Time Suave T-V host Robert (Peter Sellers) is helping his new hippie girlfriend Marion (Goldie Hawn) move out, angering boyfriend Jimmy (Nicky Henson) in Roy Boulting's There's A Girl In My Soup, 1970.

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