---
name: "Duncan Henderson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/duncan-henderson"
fi1m_id: "duncan-henderson"
imdb_id: "nm0376416"
tmdb_id: 6870
wikidata_id: "Q3041233"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "19 July 1949"
died: "21 June 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T15:03:06.309834+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."
---

# Duncan Henderson

## Identity

Duncan Henderson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/duncan-henderson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** duncan-henderson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0376416
- **TMDB ID:** 6870
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3041233
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Henderson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3041233, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0376416/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6870

Producer. Born 19 July 1949 in Culver City. Died 21 June 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 19 July 1949, Culver City
- **Died:** 21 June 2022
- **Active:** 1985–2023
- **Also known as:** Duncan S. Henderson
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 12: 1 acting, 10 producing, 1 crew
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as producer, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 69 (3), 1990s 56 (3), 2000s 68 (4), 2010s 46 (1), 2020s 52 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 60 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 7, Drama 5, Action 4, Science Fiction 3, Thriller 3, Comedy 2
- **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,473m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Henderson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3041233, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0376416/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6870

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md) (86)
- **Paramount+:** [*Transformers: Rise of the Beasts*](https://film.one/film/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts.md) (52)
- **Disney+:** [*Maleficent: Mistress of Evil*](https://film.one/film/maleficent-mistress-of-evil.md) (46)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Duncan Henderson (also credited as Duncan S. Henderson) was an American film producer, assistant director and unit production manager. He was born in Culver City, California, and studied film at the University of California, Los Angeles, and business at the University of Southern California.

Henderson worked as an assistant director on films including *Rocky IV* (1985) and served as unit production manager or associate producer on *Dead Poets Society* (1989) and *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001). As a producer his credits include *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), for which he shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, *Oblivion* (2013), *Maleficent: Mistress of Evil* (2019), *Space Jam: A New Legacy* (2021) and *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts* (2023).

A longtime member of the Directors Guild of America, Henderson served on its national board and received the Frank Capra Achievement Award in 2020. He died in 2022.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

### Performed in (1)

- *Dying Young* (1991), Fi1m 40, as Jeopardy Contestant — [page](https://film.one/film/dying-young.md)

### Produced (10) — the average rests on these

- *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts* (2023), Fi1m 52, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts.md)
- *Maleficent: Mistress of Evil* (2019), Fi1m 46, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/maleficent-mistress-of-evil.md)
- *Poseidon* (2006), Fi1m 55, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/poseidon.md)
- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), Fi1m 86, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md)
- *The Perfect Storm* (2000), Fi1m 63, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/the-perfect-storm.md)
- *Outbreak* (1995), Fi1m 66, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md)
- *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), Fi1m 63, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york.md)
- *Dead Poets Society* (1989), Fi1m 80, Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-poets-society.md)
- *Earth Girls Are Easy* (1988), Fi1m 74, Line Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/earth-girls-are-easy.md)

### Crew (1)

- *Rocky IV* (1985), Fi1m 52, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

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

- *The Shark Is Broken* (2025), Production Design
- *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts* (2023), Producer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts.md)
- *Space Jam: A New Legacy* (2021), Producer
- *Maleficent: Mistress of Evil* (2019), Producer — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/maleficent-mistress-of-evil.md)
- *Ben-Hur* (2016), Producer
- *Oblivion* (2013), Producer
- *Battleship* (2012), Producer
- *The Way Back* (2010), Production Accountant
- *G-Force* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Poseidon* (2006), Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/poseidon.md)
- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001), Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md)
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as ATO Officer#2
- *The Perfect Storm* (2000), Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-perfect-storm.md)
- *Deep Blue Sea* (1999), Executive Producer
- *Outbreak* (1995), Executive Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md)
- *The Program* (1993), Executive Producer
- *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), Executive Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york.md)
- *Dying Young* (1991), as Jeopardy Contestant · Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/dying-young.md)
- *Green Card* (1990), Co-Producer
- *Taking Care of Business* (1990), Co-Producer
- *Dead Poets Society* (1989), Unit Production Manager, Associate Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-poets-society.md)
- *Three Fugitives* (1989), Unit Production Manager, Associate Producer
- *Earth Girls Are Easy* (1988), Line Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/earth-girls-are-easy.md)
- *No Man's Land* (1987), Unit Production Manager
- *Over the Top* (1987), Unit Production Manager
- *Cobra* (1986), First Assistant Director
- *Quicksilver* (1986), First Assistant Director
- *Rocky IV* (1985), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md)
- *Rhinestone* (1984), First Assistant Director
- *Racing with the Moon* (1984), Second Assistant Director
- *The Star Chamber* (1983), Second Assistant Director
- *My Favorite Year* (1982), Second Assistant Director
- *Halloween II* (1981), Second Assistant Director

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2004: Best Picture (nominated), for *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2004: Best Film (nominated), for *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture 2004: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture (nominated), for *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*
- Hugo Awards 2002: Best Dramatic Presentation (nominated), for *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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