Lance Henriksen's film career spans more than 100 films in 30 years.
In Quinlan's Film Character Actors, Lance Henriksen is described wonderfully as:
"Spare, lean-faced, rather fraught-looking American actor with lined jaw and light, somewhat unruly hair, who often plays characters of sweaty menace. His seaman father took him to live in Borneo for three years as a boy and they travelled around the Pacific before returning to their native New York.
Expelled from schools following a stint in a military academy, Henriksen hitch-hiked and rode freight trains across America to California, where he eventually enrolled at the Actor's Studio. On stage, thereafter, he made no films until 1971, maintaining a low profile movie career until cast as astronaut Walter Schirra in The Right Stuff. He then twice played the android Bishop in the Alien films, and has shown up prominently cast as men with a dangerous edge on either side of the law."
This section of our website is a database of articles based upon the filmography of actor Lance Henriksen, with IMDB and Wikipedia links, allowing visitors to learn more interesting facts about each of Lance's roles. If you would like to have an article included, please contact Graham or a member of the Admin Team.
In Quinlan's Film Character Actors, Lance Henriksen is described wonderfully as:
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Expelled from schools following a stint in a military academy, Henriksen hitch-hiked and rode freight trains across America to California, where he eventually enrolled at the Actor's Studio. On stage, thereafter, he made no films until 1971, maintaining a low profile movie career until cast as astronaut Walter Schirra in The Right Stuff. He then twice played the android Bishop in the Alien films, and has shown up prominently cast as men with a dangerous edge on either side of the law."
This section of our website is a database of articles based upon the filmography of actor Lance Henriksen, with IMDB and Wikipedia links, allowing visitors to learn more interesting facts about each of Lance's roles. If you would like to have an article included, please contact Graham or a member of the Admin Team.
Into the West - Episode Hell on Wheels
Submitted Graham, Aug 23 2010 05:02 PM | Last updated Aug 23 2010 05:02 PM
Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks, with six two-hour episodes (including commercials). The series was first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television (TNT) on six Fridays starting on June 10, 2005. It was also shown in the UK on BBC2 and BBC HD from 4 November 2006, and in Canada on CBC Television.
The miniseries begins in the 1820s and is told mainly through the third person narration of Jacob Wheeler (Matthew Settle) and Loved By the Buffalo (Joseph M. Marshall III), although episodes outside the direct observation of both protagonists are also shown. The plot follows the story of two families, one white American, one Native American, as their lives become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion. The story intertwines real and fictional characters and events spanning the period of expansion of the United States in the American West, from 1825 to 1890.
The show has a large cast, with about 250 speaking parts. The series features well known performers including Josh Brolin, Gary Busey, Michael Spears, Tonantzin Carmelo, Skeet Ulrich, Sean Astin, Rachael Leigh Cook, Wes Studi, Irene Bedard, Alan Tudyk, Christian Kane, Russell Means, Jay Tavare, Zahn McClarnon, Keri Russell, Graham Greene, Tom Berenger, Judge Reinhold, David Paymer, Raoul Trujillo, Gordon Tootoosis, Lance Henriksen, Simon R. Baker, Tyler Christopher, Gil Birmingham, Sheila Tousey, and Will Patton.
It was filmed in Drumheller, Alberta and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lance Henriksen appeared in the fourth episode of Into The West, which was entitled Hell on Wheels.
~ Interview from Sideshow Collectibles 2005
The miniseries begins in the 1820s and is told mainly through the third person narration of Jacob Wheeler (Matthew Settle) and Loved By the Buffalo (Joseph M. Marshall III), although episodes outside the direct observation of both protagonists are also shown. The plot follows the story of two families, one white American, one Native American, as their lives become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion. The story intertwines real and fictional characters and events spanning the period of expansion of the United States in the American West, from 1825 to 1890.
The show has a large cast, with about 250 speaking parts. The series features well known performers including Josh Brolin, Gary Busey, Michael Spears, Tonantzin Carmelo, Skeet Ulrich, Sean Astin, Rachael Leigh Cook, Wes Studi, Irene Bedard, Alan Tudyk, Christian Kane, Russell Means, Jay Tavare, Zahn McClarnon, Keri Russell, Graham Greene, Tom Berenger, Judge Reinhold, David Paymer, Raoul Trujillo, Gordon Tootoosis, Lance Henriksen, Simon R. Baker, Tyler Christopher, Gil Birmingham, Sheila Tousey, and Will Patton.
It was filmed in Drumheller, Alberta and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lance Henriksen appeared in the fourth episode of Into The West, which was entitled Hell on Wheels.
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Lance filmed was in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he was filming Into the West for Stephen Speilberg (Dreamworks). It's a Western and Lance told us that it was "cold and muddy, but a great experience! I played a daddy of four who goes from being a wheelwright to a millionaire".
| Year of Release: | 2005 |
| Role: | Daniel Wheeler |
| IMDB Link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319913/ |
| Wikipedia Link: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_West_%28TV_miniseries%29#Episode_4_-_Hell_on_Wheels |
