Stephen McKinley Henderson
Biography
Stephen McKinley Henderson (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Omar York in the television drama, New Amsterdam, which ran for one season in 2008. His notable film roles include portraying Arthur in Everyday People (2004), Lester in Tower Heist (2011), Father Leviatch in Lady Bird (2017), and Thufir Hawat in Dune (2021).
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Movies (32)
The Dutchman
as Dr. Amiri
2026
Good Fortune
as Azrael
2025
It’s Up to Us
Director (Directing)
2025
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
as Self
2024
Civil War
as Sammy
2024
Beau Is Afraid
as Therapist
2023
Between Riverside and Crazy
as Pops
2023
Causeway
as Dr. Lucas
2022
Bruised
as Pops
2021
Dune
as Thufir Hawat
2021
Giving Voice
as Self
2020
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
as Nicholas
2019
Native Son
as Mr. Green
2019
Lady Bird
as Father Leviatch
2017
Fences
as Jim Bono
2016
Manchester by the Sea
as Mr. Emery
2016
All at Once
as Robert
2016
The Romans
as Birdman
2016
The American Side
as Stickney
2016
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
as Deacon Yancy
2015
Lincoln
as William Slade
2012
Red Hook Summer
as Deacon Yancy
2012
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
as Walt the Locksmith
2011
Tower Heist
as Lester
2011
The Good Heart
as Psychiatrist
2009
If You Could Say It in Words
as Baseball Fan
2008
Premature
as Homeless Man
2008
Blood Over a Broken Pawn
as Uncle Jim
2008
Waltzing Anna
as Pete
2006
Keane
as Garage Employee
2004
Everyday People
as Arthur
2004
A Raisin in the Sun
as Bobo
1989
TV Shows (18)
The Madness
as Isiah
2024
A Man on the Inside
as Calbert Graham
2024
Extended Family
as Dr. Eldridge Davenport
2023
RUN
2020
Devs
as Stewart
2020
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
as Uncle Hollis
2019
The Resident
as Darryl Phillips
2018
Fear the Walking Dead
as Clayton
2015
The Blacklist
as Dr. Francis Woerner
2013
Elementary
as Groundskeeper Edison
2012
The Newsroom
as Solomon Hancock
2012
Blue Bloods
as Judge Harlan Haywood
2010
New Amsterdam
as Omar
2008
Conviction
as Judge Martel
2006
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Morris Abernathy
2001
Third Watch
as Boudreaux
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judge Bernard
1999
Law & Order
as Mark Kramer
1990