Lance Henriksen Biography (1940?-)

Born May 5, 1940 (some sources cite 1943), in New York, NY; father, a fisherman and boxer; mother, a model and dance instructor; married first wife, MaryJane, 1985 (divorced, 1988); married Jane Pollack (an artist), 1995; children: (first marriage) Alcamy (daughter); (second marriage) Sage Ariel (daughter). Addresses: Agent: Jeff Witjas, Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Manager: Steve Caserta, Sanders Armstrong Management, 2120 Colorado Blvd., Suite 120, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: May 5, 1940?; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Extra, The Outsider, 1962
Randy Sorenson, It Ain't Easy, Dandelion, 1972
Hank Adams, To Kill the King, 1974
FBI agent Murphy, Dog Day Afternoon, Warner Bros., 1975
Dr. Dan Bryan, Mansion of the Doomed (also known as Eyes, Eyes of Dr. Chaney, House of Blood, Massacre Mansion, andThe Terror of Dr. Chaney), Group I, 1976
(Uncredited) Network lawyer, Network, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1976
(As Lance Hendrickson) Federal security agent, The Next Man (alsoknown as The Arab Conspiracy and Double Hit), Allied Artists, 1977
Robert, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (also known as CE3K and Watch the Skies), Columbia, 1977
Master sergeant Daniel Neff, Damien: Omen II (also known as Omen II and Omen II: Damien), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
Raymond Armstead, The Visitor (also known as Il visitatoreand Stridulum), UAV Corporation, 1980
District attorney Burano, Prince of the City, Warner Bros., 1981
Jimmy, The Dark End of the Street, First Run Features, 1981
(As Lance Henricksen) Steve Kimbrough, Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (also known as Piranha II: Flying Killers, The Spawning, and Piranha paura), Columbia, 1981
Father Fred MacLeod, "The Benediction," Nightmares, Universal, 1983
Lieutenant commander Walter Martin "Wally" Schirra, Jr., The Right Stuff, Warner Bros., 1983
Ben Stryker, Savage Dawn, Media Home Entertainment, 1984
Detective Vukovich, The Terminator, Orion, 1984
Frank Martin, Jagged Edge, Columbia, 1985
Bishop, Aliens, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
Brook Alistair, Choke Canyon (also known as On Dangerous Ground), United Film Distribution, 1986
Jesse Hooker, Near Dark, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987
Ed Harley, Pumpkinhead (also known as Vengeance: The Demon), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Raymond Keaton, Deadly Intent, Fries Distribution, 1988
Chris Caleek, Hit List, New Line Cinema, 1989
Detective Lucas McCarthy, The Horror Show (also known as HorrorHouse, House 3, and House III: The Horror Show), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
Rafe Garrett, Johnny Handsome, TriStar, 1989
Hank Chambers, Survival Quest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1990
Johnny "Bambi" Congo, The Last Samurai, Arrow Pictures, 1990
Chains Cooper, Stone Cold, Columbia, 1991
Torquemada (grand inquisitor), The Pit and the Pendulum (also known as The Inquisitor), Paramount, 1991
Freddy Ross, Jennifer Eight, Paramount, 1992
Jackson Rivers, Delta Heat, Academy Entertainment, 1992
Bishop II, Alien 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
Captain Devlin, Excessive Force, New Line Cinema, 1993
Dr. Jarret, Man's Best Friend, New Line Cinema, 1993
Dutch Schultz, The Outfit, MCA/Universal Home Video, 1993
Emil Fouchon, Hard Target, Universal, 1993
Job, Knights, Paramount Home Video, 1993
The king of Dinohattan, Super Mario Bros. (also known as SuperMario Brothers), Buena Vista, 1993
Rob Reen (some sources cite Rob Reed), Comrades in Arms (also known as Shocktroop), Republic, 1993
Buck, Color of Night, Buena Vista, 1994
The father, No Escape (also known as Escape from Absolom),Savoy Pictures, 1994
Himself, Cinema of Vengeance, 1994
McClaren, Boulevard, LIVE Home Video, 1994
Richard Charles, Spitfire, Trimark Pictures, 1994
Ace Hanlon, The Quick and the Dead, TriStar, 1995
Cole Wilson, Dead Man (also known as Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man), Miramax, 1995
Doctor James Stockton, Wes Craven Presents Mind Ripper (also knownas Mind Ripper, The Outpost, and Wes Craven's "The Mindripper"), Warnervision Films, 1995
Jack Powell, Nature of the Beast (also known as Bad Companyand The Hatchet Man), New Line Home Video, 1995
Sheriff Doug Barnum, Powder, Buena Vista, 1995
Tom Burns, Baja, Republic Pictures Home Video, 1995
William "Bill" Stenghel, Operation Intercept (also known as Aurora: Operation Intercept), Vidmark Entertainment, 1995
Agent Winslow, Criminal Mind, 1996
Colonel Roger McBride, Dusting Cliff 7 (also known as The LastAssassins), 1996
Taft, Felony, New Line Home Video, 1996
Adrian Cross, Profile for Murder, LIVE Home Video, 1997
Eric Dengler, No Contest II (also known as Face the Evil and No Contest II: Access Denied), Norstar Entertainment, 1997
Frank Morgan, Gunfighter's Moon, Cabin Fever Entertainment, 1997
Voice of Kerchak, Tarzan (animated), Buena Vista, 1999
John Milton, Scream 3, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2000

Headmaster Bradeen, The Mangler 2 (also known as The Mangler 2:Graduation Day), Artisan Entertainment, 2001
Demons on Canvas, Strange Carnival Filmworks, 2001
Harlan Knowles, The Untold (also known as Sasquatch), CurbEntertainment, 2002
Parish, A Man Called Rage (also known as Dream Warrior), Arclight Films, 2002
Pitchford, Unspeakable, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
Garbage collector, Mimic: Sentinel (also known as Mimic 3),Dimension Films, 2003
Newcastle, Rapid Exchange (also known as 747), Jet Productions, 2003
Roland Levy, The Invitation, Lions Gate Films, 2003
Captain John Billings, Out for Blood, 2004
Charles Bishop Weyland, Alien vs. Predator (also known as AvP), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
Dr. Franks, Madhouse, Lions Gate Films, 2004
The host, Hellraiser: Hellworld, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2004
Howard, One Point O, Armada Pictures International, 2004
The mentor, Starkweather, Bookmark Pictures/NovelFilms/Starkweather Films, 2004
Voice of Cardinal Fred, The Chosen One (animated), Visionbox Pictures, 2004
Modigliani, Bauer Martinez Studios, 2004
Film Work
Creative consultant, Nature of the Beast (also known as Bad Company and The Hatchet Man), New Line Home Video, 1995
Television Appearances
Series
Preston Post, Ryan's Hope, ABC, 1980
Timothy, B.A.D. Cats, ABC, 1980
Frank Black, Millennium, Fox, 1996-1999
Miniseries
Mel Pierce (polygraph operator), Blood Feud, syndicated, 1983
Movies
Return to Earth, ABC, 1976
(As Lance Hendrickson) Wiley, A Question of Honor, CBS, 1982
District attorney Jerry Logan, Streets of Justice, NBC, 1985
Charles Bronson, Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (also known as LifeLines), NBC, 1991
Abraham Lincoln, The Day Lincoln Was Shot, TNT, 1998
(As Lance Henricksen) David Shaw, Lost Voyage, 2001
Dr. Richard Gaynes, Antibody, Sci-Fi Channel, 2002
John William "Will" Cooper, The Last Cowboy, The Hallmark Channel,2003
Specials
Himself, The Making of "Terminator," 1984
Himself, "Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim," HBO: On Location, HBO, 1987
Himself, The Making of "Alien 3," 1992
Narrator, The World's Greatest Hoaxes: Secrets Finally Revealed, Fox, 1998
Narrator, Explosive Situations, The Discovery Channel, 2000
Narrator, High Speed Impacts, The Discovery Channel, 2000
(And Bishop in archive footage) Himself, Alien Evolution, Channel4, 2001
Himself, The Omen Legacy, American Movie Classics, 2001
Narrator, Atlantis in the Andes, The Learning Channel, 2001
Himself, The Alien Saga, 2002
Narrator, James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck (also known as Expedition: Bismarck), The Discovery Channel, 2002
Episodic
Deseau, "Man in a Glass House," Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1983
Johnny (Nose), "Hopes and Dreams," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1983
Dalton, "In Plane Sight," The A Team, NBC, 1984
Finch, "A Woman's Work," Legmen, NBC, 1984
John McMasters, "Raiders of the Lost Sub," Riptide, NBC, 1984
Josh Fulton, "Never My Love," Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1984
Sergeant King, "Heat," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1984
Title role, "Snow," Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1989
Reno Crevice, "Cutting Cards," Tales from the Crypt (also known asHBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1990
Sergeant Ripper, "Yellow," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1991
Frank Black, "Millennium," The X-Files, Fox, 1999
Voice of Kerchack, "Tarzan and Tublat's Revenge," The Legend of Tarzan (animated), UPN and syndicated, 2001
Leader, "Future Shock," Static Shock, 2004
Pilots
Scene of the Crime, NBC, 1984
(Uncredited) General, Harsh Realm, Fox, 1999
Also appeared in the pilot Freedom.
Stage Appearances
Driscoll, "Bound East for Cardiff," Three Plays of the Sea, Masterworks Laboratory Theatre, Theatre in the Courthouse, New York City, 1970
Lalo, The Criminals, Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA, 1970
French and Spanish soldiers, Cyrano de Bergerac, Guthrie Theatre,Minneapolis, MN, 1971
Huntsman, Curtis, wedding guest, servant, and choir member, The Tamingof the Shrew, 1971
Len, Saved, Theatre Company of Boston, Boston, MA, 1971
Paddy O'Dowd, A Touch of the Poet, Guthrie Theatre, 1971
Clarence, Richard III, Theatre Company of Boston, 1973
Jean, Miss Julie, Theatre Company of Boston, 1974
Pierce, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, Theatre Company of Boston, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1977
Also appeared as a prisoner, The Brig, San Francisco Playhouse, San Francisco, CA; as Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Theatre Company of Boston; as a young man, Hello out There, and in Antigone, both Eastside Actors Workshop, New York City; and as a mime, Moses and Aaron, Boston Opera Company, Boston, MA.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, Living in Darkness, Blue Underground, 2002
Himself, The Making of "Alien 3," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
Himself, Superior Firepower: The Making of "Aliens," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
Video Games
Voice of Molov, Red Faction II, THQ Inc., 2002
Voice of Nick Conner, Run Like Hell (also known as RLH andRun Like Hell: Hunt or Be Hunted), Interplay Entertainment, 2002
Voice of Abaddon, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 3DO, 2004
Audiobooks
Narrator of an audiobook adaptation of the film Alien 3.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With James Cameron, Gale Ann Hurd, Rick Rossovich, Bess Motta, and KarlBoen) The Terminator, Orion, 1984
Teleplays
Episodic
"Cutting Cards," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1990

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

DreamWatch, February, 1999, pp. 46-48
Entertainment Weekly, October 18, 1996; October 12, 2001, p. 68
Film Threat, June, 1995
SFX, May, 1998, pp. 60-64
Starlog, July, 1992
TV Zone, August, 1998, pp. 38-41

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