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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Acting History
2026
The Dutchman
2025Good Fortune as Azrael
2024The Madness as Isiah
2024A Man on the Inside as Calbert Graham
2024Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War as Self
2024Civil War as Sammy
2023Extended Family as Dr. Eldridge Davenport
2023Beau Is Afraid as Therapist
2023Between Riverside and Crazy as Pops
2022Causeway as Dr. Lucas
2021Bruised as Pops
2021Dune as Thufir Hawat
2020RUN
2020Devs as Stewart
2020Giving Voice as Self
2019The True Adventures of Wolfboy as Nicholas
2019Wu-Tang: An American Saga as Uncle Hollis
2019Native Son as Mr. Green
2018The Resident as Darryl Phillips
2017Lady Bird as Father Leviatch
2016Fences as Jim Bono
2016Manchester by the Sea as Mr. Emery
2016All at Once as Robert
2016The Romans as Birdman
2016The American Side as Stickney
2015Fear the Walking Dead as Clayton
2015Da Sweet Blood of Jesus as Deacon Yancy
2013The Blacklist as Dr. Francis Woerner
2012Lincoln as William Slade
2012Elementary as Groundskeeper Edison
2012Red Hook Summer as Deacon Yancy
2012The Newsroom as Solomon Hancock
2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as Walt the Locksmith
2011Tower Heist as Lester
2010Blue Bloods as Judge Harlan Haywood
2009The Good Heart as Psychiatrist
2008If You Could Say It in Words as Baseball Fan
2008Premature as Homeless Man
2008Blood Over a Broken Pawn as Uncle Jim
2008New Amsterdam as Omar
2006Waltzing Anna as Pete
2006Conviction as Judge Martel
2004Keane as Garage Employee
2004Everyday People as Arthur
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Morris Abernathy
1999Third Watch as Boudreaux
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Judge Bernard
1990Law & Order as Mark Kramer
1990Law & Order as Judge Gerald Mowat
1990Law & Order as Marc Kramer
1989A Raisin in the Sun as Bobo
1985Marie: A True Story as Cooper's Husband
1984The Killing Floor as James Cheeks
1970All My Children