A British actor of the stage and screen, Henson’s most enduring television appearance came as a guest who smuggles a woman into his room in Fawlty Towers (1979). His big screen credits included Witchfinder General (1968), There’s A Girl In My Soup (1970), Vera Drake (2004) and Syriana (2005).
Read Nicky Henson's Guardian obituary.