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  • BIRTH 25/04/1891
  • DEATH 01/09/1954
  • Country United Kingdom
  • MOVIES 61

Harry Cording

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Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) was a British character actor. Cording was brought up and educated in his native England, and later settled permanently in Los Angeles, where he began a film career in 1925. He appeared in many Hollywood films from then to the 1950s. With an imposing six-foot height and stocky build, "Harry the Henchman" usually portrayed thugs, villains' henchmen and policemen.

Cording's most notable roles were probably as the villainous Dickon Malbete, Captain of the Guard in Errol Flynn's Adventures of Robin Hood and as Thamal, the hulking henchman to Bela Lugosi's character in 1934's Black Cat. As a contract player at Universal Pictures in the 1940s, he turned up in tiny parts in many of their horror films, such as The Wolf Man.

Having appeared in a bit role in 20th Century-Fox's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone (1939), he went on to appear in supporting and bit parts in seven of the twelve Universal Studios Sherlock Holmes films in which Rathbone starred.

Harry Cording

Movies (61)

East of Eden
East of Eden
Bouncer (uncredited)
The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man
Wykes (uncredited)
Against All Flags
Against All Flags
Gow
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Dickon Malbete
Mata Hari
Mata Hari
Ivan (uncredited)
Red River
Red River
Gambler (uncredited)
The Black Cat
The Black Cat
Thamal
The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns
Miner (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
Hamid
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
Blacksmith
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Mahmoud
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Stableman (uncredited)
The Pearl of Death
The Pearl of Death
George Gelder (uncredited)
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine
Orlando (uncredited)
The Spider Woman
The Spider Woman
Fred Garvin (uncredited)
To the Last Man
To the Last Man
Colby Man Fred (uncredited)
Daredevil's Reward
Daredevil's Reward
Second Heavy
Trail of the Vigilantes
Trail of the Vigilantes
Phil
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein
Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
The Big Trees
The Big Trees
Cleve Gregg
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Moose Legrande
King Richard and the Crusaders
King Richard and the Crusaders
Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Camberwell
The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Mob Leader (uncredited)
Texas Cyclone
Texas Cyclone
Jake Farwell
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Jack Brady (uncredited)
Terror by Night
Terror by Night
Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Poker Player (uncredited)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Sentry (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Waiter (uncredited)
The House of Fear
The House of Fear
John Simpson
Song of Revolt
Song of Revolt
Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr.…
Rough Character in the Park
Calcutta
Calcutta
Tea Planter (uncredited)
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo
Guard (uncredited)
Bluebeard
Bluebeard
Policeman (Uncredited)
Gypsy Wildcat
Gypsy Wildcat
Captain Marver
The Black Shield of Falworth
The Black Shield of Falworth
Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
Man in the Attic
Man in the Attic
Detective Sgt. Bates
Captain of the Guard
Captain of the Guard
Le Bruin
Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco
Warrior (uncredited)
The Strange Door
The Strange Door
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
Kent
Inside Job
Inside Job
Bartender
The Patriot
The Patriot
Stefan
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
Second Guard
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb
Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Turnkey (uncredited)
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables
Blacksmith Hawkins
Mask of the Avenger
Mask of the Avenger
Zio d'Orsini
Lydia
Lydia
Hotel House Detective
Devotion
Devotion
Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
Killer Leopard
Killer Leopard
Supt. Saunders
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited)
Titanic
Titanic
Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
Ship Cafe
Ship Cafe
Stoker (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die
Temple
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Bos'un
Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson
Guard (uncredited)
The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild
Man (uncredited)