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name: "Basil Henson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/basil-henson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 July 1918"
died: "19 December 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T04:24:30.701888+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Basil Henson

Actor. Born 31 July 1918 in London, England, UK. Died 19 December 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 July 1918, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 19 December 1990
- **Active:** 1965–1975
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 70 (1), 1970s 90 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/199925

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Darling*](https://film.one/film/darling.md) (70)

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## Biography

Basil Henson (31 July 1918 – 19 December 1990) was an English actor who worked in film, television and theatre. Educated at Malvern College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he served as a major in the British Indian Army during the Second World War before making his professional stage debut in 1946.

He appeared in numerous stage productions, including Shakespeare plays at the National Theatre and in the West End and on Broadway. His film credits include Alec Prosser-Jones in *Darling* (1965), Hacker in *Cromwell* (1970) and roles in *Dr. Crippen* (1962) and *Galileo* (1975). On television he played Dr. Abbott in the *Fawlty Towers* episode "The Psychiatrist" (1979) and Sir Horatio Manners in *When the Boat Comes In*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Fawlty Towers* (1975), Fi1m 90, as Dr. Abbott — [page](https://film.one/tv/fawlty-towers.md)
- *Darling* (1965), Fi1m 70, as Alec Prosser-Jones — [page](https://film.one/film/darling.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bulman* (1985), series, as Lord Breconbury
- *Shadey* (1985), as The Bishop
- *Love and Marriage* (1984), series, as Michael Feverstein
- *The Sunday Drama* (1977), series, as Colonel Ross
- *Raffles* (1977), series, Actor
- *Silver Blaze* (1977), as Colonel Ross
- *Bill Brand* (1976), series, as Hinchcliffe
- *When the Boat Comes In* (1976), series, as Sir Horatio Manners
- *Fawlty Towers* (1975), series, as Dr. Abbott — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/fawlty-towers.md)
- *Ten from the Twenties* (1975), series, as Mr Gonzales
- *Fall of Eagles* (1974), series, as Von Moltke
- *The Final Programme* (1973), as Dr. Lucas
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Charles Merrow
- *An Echo of Theresa* (1973), as Charles Merrow
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Dr. Chisolm, The Hon. Mr. Justice Yearsley, Mr. Justice Yearsley
- *The Breaking of Colonel Keyser* (1972), as Oxted
- *War & Peace* (1972), series, as Prince Vasili Kuragin, Vasili Kuragin
- *New Scotland Yard* (1972), series, as Major Lofthouse
- *Justice* (1971), series, as Basil Stewart
- *Jason King* (1971), series, Actor
- *Quest for Love* (1971), as Doctor (uncredited)
- *The Dolly Scene* (1970), as Hunter
- *Cromwell* (1970), as Hacker
- *The Main Chance* (1969), series, as Brigadier
- *The Inside Man* (1969), series, as Dawnay
- *A Beast with Two Backs* (1968), as The Inspector
- *Number Ten* (1968), as Charles Baldon
- *The Champions* (1968), series, as Wolf Eisen
- *The Expert* (1968), series, as Frank Houghton
- *Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?* (1968), as Oliver Manson
- *Half Hour Story* (1967), series, as Mr. Webb
- *The Investigation* (1967), as Witness
- *The Frozen Dead* (1966), as Dr. Tirpitz
- *Frankenstein Mark 2* (1966), as George Preston
- *Mystery and Imagination* (1966), series, as Dr Ramsey
- *Darling* (1965), as Alec Prosser-Jones — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/darling.md)
- *The Troubleshooters* (1965), series, as Captain
- *Change Partners* (1965), as Cedric Gallen
- *Johnson Over Jordan* (1965), as The Stranger
- *Front Page Story* (1965), series, as Sandy Warren
- *Thursday Theatre* (1964), series, as The Stranger
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Major Andrew Carlyle, Inspector, Marshal
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Colonel Gillum
- *Story Parade* (1964), series, as Carter
- *Dr. Crippen* (1963), as Mr. Arditti
- *Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man* (1963), as Salesman
- *Sergeant Cork* (1963), series, as Major Edwards
- *The Double* (1963), as Derreck Alwyn
- *The Scales of Justice* (1962), series, as Peter Naylor
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *Our Mutual Friend* (1958), series, as Mortimer Lightwood
- *Inside Information* (1957), Actor
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Maurice, Hunter

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