Ron Leath celebrates 30th anniversary as Henderson

[Jason47]

Congratulations to Ron Leath on his 30th anniversary as Henderson!

Ron Leath celebrates the 30th anniversary of his debut as Henderson on July 6. Included in the photo tribute is a photo from his first scene from July 6, 1987 with Wally Kurth (Justin) and Judi Evans (Adrienne) in the original Kiriakis Mansion.

Leath first appeared on "Days" as a cartel member in 1984 and later made one appearance in 1986 as an unnamed servant, but did not make his official debut as Henderson until a year later. Due to some health issues Leath described in an interview with Soap Opera Digest last year, he had to take a break from "Days" for a few years (2005-2007), the only time that he's missed since he first joined the show 30 years ago. Leath is also pictured with his wife, Jan. Happy 30th, Ron!

 

[Just Samantha]

Henderson and Harold, the unsung heroes of Salem!

 

[Poirot]

Henderson has always been a delight, and if I am not mistaken, doesn't live in the LA area, so when he comes in, he has a ways to travel. Didn't you, Jason47, do an interview with him once, several years ago?

 

[Jason47]

I did an interview with Don Frabotta (Dave the maître d'). Never had a chance to speak with Ron.

 

[DrBakerFan]

Henderson and Harold, the unsung heroes of Salem!

Yes, they certainly are. While nannies, cooks, and maids come and go, Harold and Henderson are there maintaining a baseline of sanity at the often dysfunctional DiMansion and K-mansion. In fact, the arguably worst thing that Deimos did while in Salem was not retaining Henderson when he took over control of the Kiriakis family premises. (Actually, this might be a good thing. "Mr. Leadership," Big Boy Sonny, might have opted to let poor Henderson go during his massacre of Deimos-tainted employees.)

 

[Just Samantha]

Had Sonny fired Henderson, he would've been on the floor of the Martin House with a knife in his chest, courtesy of Uncle Vic.

 

[Noel]

A great milestone for a good actor and love the consistency of his role.

 

[Poirot]

@Jason47.....oops, thanks for the correction. I did remember the interview, sorry for the error with the person interviewed. Another long timer I miss, Dave, the waiter. Maybe he is off on an around the world cruise with Maxine...