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Drewe Henley (Gordon Drewe Henley) was born on 30 November, 1939 in Malvern, Worcestershire, England, is a British actor (1940–2016). Discover Drewe Henley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

Popular As Gordon Drewe Henley
Occupation Actor
Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign
Born 30 November 1939
Birthday 30 November
Birthplace Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Date of death 14 February, 2016
Died Place Exeter, Devon, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Who Is Drewe Henley's Wife?

His wife is Jacqueline Pearce (m. 1963-1967) Felicity Kendal (m. 1968-1979) Lyn Henley (m. 1983-2015)

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Wife Jacqueline Pearce (m. 1963-1967) Felicity Kendal (m. 1968-1979) Lyn Henley (m. 1983-2015)
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Children Charley Henley

Drewe Henley Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Drewe Henley worth at the age of 76 years old? Drewe Henley’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Drewe Henley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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Timeline

1963

He was married to actress Jacqueline Pearce for three and a half years from 1963 until they divorced.

1968

These included episodes of Z-Cars, UFO, The Avengers and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and a three-week run of Henry V in 1968 in which he played the lead role.

He married actress Felicity Kendal in 1968 and they had one son, Charley, a special effects technician.

1977

He is known for his role as X-Wing pilot Red Leader (Garven Dreis) in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), a role for which he was mistakenly credited as Drewe Hemley.

Henley used an American accent for the part; the role had limited physical movement as Henley's character remained in the cockpit for much of the film which Henley found difficult.

Unlike many of the actors in the first released film in the series, Henley's performance was not dubbed in post-production.

Henley interpreted his character as an experienced battle veteran and so opted to play him without any excitement in his voice.

Director George Lucas disagreed with this so they compromised so that Red Leader would at first be formal but as the battle progressed become more excited.

The performance was Henley's final one on film, as he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, then known as manic depression, shortly after completing his part and retired from acting.

1979

They divorced in 1979 after he became manic depressive.

1997

When the Special Edition cut of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was released in 1997 it featured an additional scene of Henley in which he talked with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Biggs Darklighter (Garrick Hagon).

Henley was pleased with the scene's addition, although his credit was not corrected.

2000

According to an interview with Kendal in 2000, Henley had become a "former" manic depressive.

Henley and his illness were discussed in her autobiography White Cargo.

2013

In 2013, Henley was diagnosed with vascular dementia and within the last 12 months of his life had become increasingly frail and his dementia was advancing.

2015

He and his third wife, Lyn Henley, ran a bed and breakfast in Devon, and they were married until her death in 2015.

2016

Gordon Drewe Henley (1940 – 14 February 2016) was an English actor.

He had a variety of roles in film, television and theatre including as Red X-Wing Squadron Leader Garven Dreis in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

He retired from acting due to bipolar disorder.

His second wife was actress Felicity Kendal, with whom he had a son, Charley Henley.

Henley appeared in film, television and theatre productions.

On Valentine's Day, 2016, he choked to death on a fish pie at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

He was 75 years old.

Henley posthumously reprised his role as Garven Dreis from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story via the use of archive footage.

Previously unused audio was also used for some of his scenes.