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Benjamin Hendrickson (August 26, 1950 – July 3, 2006) was an American actor known for playing Harold "Hal" Munson Jr., the Chief of Detectives for the fictional town of Oakdale on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. Theater and film Hendrickson was born in Huntington, New York. He studied at the Juilliard School as part of the institution's first drama division class and was a founding member of John Houseman's The Acting Company. Prior to his television appearances, Hendrickson acted in theatre. From 1973 to 1984, he appeared in a host of productions that included The Elephant Man (taking over the title part in 1981 after serving as David Bowie's understudy), Awake and Sing and Strider. Hendrickson also acted in feature films. He originated the role of Frederick Chilton, Hannibal Lecter's pompous, incompetent psychiatrist, in the 1986 film Manhunter; the part was later played by Anthony Heald in the Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Red Dragon (2002) and Raúl Esparza in the TV series Hannibal (2013-2015). Hendrickson's other credits include Dreams Don't Die (1982), Russkies (1987), Regarding Henry (1991), Consenting Adults (1992) and Spanking the Monkey (1994). Television Hendrickson made appearances on daytime television in the early 1980s; his credits included Another World, Texas, and a notable role on Guiding Light as the villainous Silas Crocker. However, Hendrickson was best known for playing Harold "Hal" Munson Jr., the Chief of Detectives for the fictional town of Oakdale on the long-running daytime soap opera As the World Turns. He played Hal for over 20 years, from October 1985 to September 2004 and from June 2005 to July 2006. Hal was initially a short-term role, but as Hendrickson joked, when he "impregnated the leading lady" (the character of Margo, then played by Hillary B. Smith), he signed a contract with a longer term.Hendrickson won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for playing Hal in 2003. During his acceptance speech, he honored his source of moral support with a joke: "To my mother, who scrimped and saved to send me to Juilliard to study the classics... I'm sorry." Death Hendrickson's body was discovered on July 3, 2006, at his Huntington, New York, home. The Suffolk County Police labeled his death a suicide; his body had been found with a gunshot wound to the head. On screen Since daytime soap operas are taped several weeks before airing, Hendrickson's final scenes on As the World Turns were broadcast July 12, 2006, nine days after his death. The July 12 episode featured a brief dedication at the end alerting viewers to his death. A July 5, 2006 TV Guide article indicated that the role would not be recast; the show addressed the fate of the character onscreen in October 2006, and had Hal Munson die in the line of duty. Filmography References External links Benjamin Hendrickson at the Internet Broadway Database Benjamin Hendrickson at the Internet Off-Broadway Database Benjamin Hendrickson at IMDb. Discover the David Hendrickson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular David Hendrickson books.

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  • The Other Side of the Tracks synopsis, comments

    The Other Side of the Tracks

    David H. Hendrickson

    Detective Jack McTavish takes every murder on his watch personally. Even the ones "upstanding citizens" consider a cleansing of the city's mean streets.Tough as nails, he's seen it...

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    Romantic Concerto for Strings and Brass

    David H. Hendrickson

    Already one of the world's great concert violinists, Julia Chu strives for ever greater perfection. Nothing else matters. Especially not romance. She learned the hard way years ago...

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    One-Night Stands for Love and Glory

    David H. Hendrickson

    Secondrate comedian Earl Weatherbee uses his AI to translate his culturally dependent jokes into what evokes laughter among the bumpkins far out on the galactic fringe. So when the...

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    The Kids Keep Coming

    David H. Hendrickson

    What penalty must be paid when an otherwise good cop looks the other way? Can he still claim innocence? Or does the guilt of the cop gone bad damn them both?Maybe Hell is having yo...

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    The Beautiful People

    David H. Hendrickson

    Everything comes easy for Lisey, one of the Beautiful People. Pearlywhite teeth. Long, flowing blonde hair and blue eyes. Borderline anorexic and with all the brains and wit of a g...

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    The Rabbit Labelle Trilogy

    David H. Hendrickson

    "Rabbit" Labelle excels at high school sports, despite being fivenothin', hundrednothin' and in way over his head after his family moves from their small rural town to the big, bad...