Harry Cording
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 25, 1891
- Died
- September 1, 1954 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- Wellington, Somerset, England, UK
Biography
Hector William “Harry” Cording 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.
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Filmography
East of Eden
Movie · as Bouncer (uncredited)
Killer Leopard
Movie · as Supt. Saunders
The Black Shield of Falworth
Movie · as Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
King Richard and the Crusaders
Movie · as Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
Jungle Gents
Movie · as Henchman Shanks
Man in the Attic
Movie · as Detective Sgt. Bates
Law and Order
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Titanic
Movie · as Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Movie · as Stableman (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie · as Rough Character in the Park
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Movie · as Breton (uncredited)
Cripple Creek
Movie · as Hibbs (uncredited)
The Big Trees
Movie · as Cleve Gregg
Against All Flags
Movie · as Gow
Road to Bali
Movie · as Verna’s Father (uncredited), Verna's Father (uncredited)
Captain Pirate
Movie · as Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
Night Stage to Galveston
Movie · as Ted Driscoll
Brave Warrior
Movie · as Shayne MacGregor
Hopalong Cassidy
TV · 1 ep
The Strange Door
Movie
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Movie · as Mike Bridges
Sirocco
Movie · as Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Santa Fe
Movie · as Moose Legrande
Mask of the Avenger
Movie · as Zio d'Orsini
Iron Man
Movie · as Miner (uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 1 ep
The Iroquois Trail
Movie · as Frontiersman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Movie · as Will Ward
Buccaneer's Girl
Movie · as Barfly (uncredited)
Last of the Buccaneers
Movie · as Brown
Tyrant of the Sea
Movie · as Sampson Edwards
Convicted
Movie · as Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
The Secret Of St. Ives
Movie · as Innkeeper (uncredited)
A Woman's Vengeance
Movie · as Chauffeur McNabb
That Lady in Ermine
Movie · as Orlando (uncredited)
Red River
Movie · as Gambler (uncredited)
Tap Roots
Movie · as Leader (uncredited)
13 Lead Soldiers
Movie · as Edward Vane
The Black Arrow
Movie · as Guard (uncredited)
Dangerous Venture
Movie · as Morgan
The Marauders
Movie · as Riker
Trail of the Mounties
Movie · as Hawkins
The Exile
Movie · as Roundhead (uncredited)
California
Movie · as Miner (uncredited)
Forever Amber
Movie
Dressed to Kill
Movie · as Hamid
Hot Cargo
Movie · as Matt Wayne
Calcutta
Movie · as Tea Planter (uncredited)
Fool's Gold
Movie · as Duke
Terror by Night
Movie · as Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
Inside Job
Movie · as Bartender
Devotion
Movie · as Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
The Verdict
Movie · as Tough Englishman (uncredited)
The House of Fear
Movie · as John Simpson
The Fatal Witness
Movie · as Gus
Sudan
Movie · as Uba
Captain Kidd
Movie · as Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
The Man in Half Moon Street
Movie · as Bobby
The Pearl of Death
Movie · as George Gelder (uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Movie · as Mahmoud
Bluebeard
Movie · as Policeman (Uncredited)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
Movie · as Captain Greeder
Phantom Lady
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
Gypsy Wildcat
Movie · as Captain Marver
Lost in a Harem
Movie · as Police Chief (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
Movie · as Humphrey
Passage to Marseille
Movie · as Chief Guard (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London
Movie · as Sutliff (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
Movie · as Miner (uncredited)
Fugitive from Sonora
Movie · as Iron Joe Martin
Don't You Believe It
Movie · as Rogue
The Man from the Rio Grande
Movie · as John King
The Spider Woman
Movie · as Fred Garvin (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Movie · as Man Who Flails the Mayor
Mission to Moscow
Movie · as Blacksmith (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
Movie
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Movie · as Mob Leader (uncredited)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Movie · as Turnkey (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
Movie · as Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
Overland Mail
Movie · as Sam Gregg - Henchman
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Movie · as Saloon Bouncer
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Movie · as Poker Player (uncredited)
The Spoilers
Movie · as Miner (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Movie · as Jack Brady (uncredited)
Arabian Nights
Movie · as Blacksmith
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Movie · as Camberwell
Road to Morocco
Movie · as Warrior (uncredited)
The Wolf Man
Movie · as Wykes (uncredited)
They Met in Bombay
Movie · as Corporal at Base (uncredited)
Rawhide Rangers
Movie · as Blackie
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Movie · as J. L. Red Clinton
The Lady from Cheyenne
Movie · as Mike, Cork's Henchman
Riders of the Badlands
Movie · as Blacksmith Higgins
Badlands of Dakota
Movie · as Jackson
So Ends Our Night
Movie · as Card Player (uncredited)
Singapore Woman
Movie · as Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited)
Lydia
Movie · as Hotel House Detective
Mutiny in the Arctic
Movie · as Harmon
Raiders of the Desert
Movie · as Rawlins
The House of the Seven Gables
Movie · as Blacksmith Hawkins
The Invisible Man Returns
Movie · as Miner (uncredited)
Stage to Chino
Movie · as Pete Brannigan
King of the Royal Mounted
Movie · as Wade Garson
Texas Stagecoach
Movie · as Clancy
The Grapes of Wrath
Movie · as Deputy (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Movie · as Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman
Little Old New York
Movie · as Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire
Law and Order
Movie · as Poe Daggett
Trail of the Vigilantes
Movie · as Phil
When the Daltons Rode
Movie · as Rigby Henchman
Santa Fe Trail
Movie · as Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
Dark Command
Movie · as Angry Townsman in Bank
Virginia City
Movie · as Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)
Strange Cargo
Movie · as Guard (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
Movie · as Slavemaster
A Dispatch from Reuters
Movie · as Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Florian
Movie · as Leader
The Great Plane Robbery
Movie · as Eddie Lindo
Passport to Alcatraz
Movie · as Jeffers
Sons of Liberty
Movie · as Arresting British Trooper (uncredited)
Devil's Island
Movie · as Guard Accepting Bribe
Stand Up and Fight
Movie · as Bullet Line Blacksmith
Son of Frankenstein
Movie · as Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie · as Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited)
Arizona Legion
Movie · as Whiskey Joe
The Sun Never Sets
Movie · as Zurof Camp Guard
Tower of London
Movie · as Lead Murderer of the Children
We Are Not Alone
Movie · as Man Carrying Leni
Each Dawn I Die
Movie · as Temple
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Movie · as Bos'un
Destry Rides Again
Movie · as Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie · as Guard (uncredited)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
Movie · as Soldier
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Movie · as Henchman Bat Cardigan
Rulers of the Sea
Movie · as Seaman (Uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Jenner
Movie · as Village Dairyman (uncredited)
Crime School
Movie · as Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
Heart of the North
Movie · as Miner Leading Mob (uncredited)
Valley of the Giants
Movie · as Greer
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Movie · as Dickon Malbete
A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
Movie · as Executioner (uncredited)
Painted Desert
Movie · as Henchman Burke
The Prince and the Pauper
Movie · as Second Guard
Sea Devils
Movie · as Sailor (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
Movie · as Peasant (Uncredited)
Song of Revolt
Movie · as Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
Movie · as Guard (Uncredited)
You Only Live Once
Movie · as Guard (uncredited)
Daniel Boone
Movie · as Joe Burch
Sutter's Gold
Movie · as Seaman Lars
The White Angel
Movie · as Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
Movie · as Logger (uncredited)
Road Gang
Movie · as Sam Dawson (guard with whip)
Captain Blood
Movie · as Kent
Peter Ibbetson
Movie · as Guard (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Paris
Movie · as Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)
Ship Cafe
Movie · as Stoker (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
Movie · as Pirate (uncredited)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Movie · as Sentry (uncredited)
Black Fury
Movie · as Louie (uncredited)
Les Misérables
Movie · as Beam Warder
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Movie · as Turk, an Opium Addict (uncredited)
The Black Cat
Movie · as Thamal
Strange Wives
Movie · as Tribesman
We Live Again
Movie · as Jailer
Great Expectations
Movie · as Orlick
The House of Rothschild
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Sweepings
Movie · as Customer (Uncredited)
Captured!
Movie · as First Orderly
Narcotic
Movie · as Dr. William G. Davis
The Intruder
Movie · as Cramer
To the Last Man
Movie · as Colby Man Fred (uncredited)
The Girl in 419
Movie · as Henchman Driver
File 113
Movie · as Michele
Roman Scandals
Movie · as Valerius' Soldier (uncredited)
The World and the Flesh
Movie · as Ivanovitch
Scarlet Dawn
Movie · as Revolutionary (Uncredited)
Texas Cyclone
Movie · as Jake Farwell
The Cabin in the Cotton
Movie · as Ross Clinton (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
Movie · as Fred (uncredited)
Secrets of the French Police
Movie · as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
The Sea Ghost
Movie · as Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited)
Night Beat
Movie · as Chill Scarpelli
Mata Hari
Movie · as Ivan (uncredited)
The Conquering Horde
Movie · as Butch Daggett
Honor of the Family
Movie · as Kouski
I Like Your Nerve
Movie · as San Arango Officer (uncredited)
Bride of the Regiment
Movie · as Sergeant Dostal
New Moon
Movie · as Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz
Rough Romance
Movie · as Chick Carson
Captain of the Guard
Movie · as Le Bruin
The Right of Way
Movie · as Rouge's Henchman
The Squall
Movie · as Peter
Christina
Movie · as Dick Torpe
The Isle of Lost Ships
Movie · as Gallagher
Daredevil's Reward
Movie · as Second Heavy
The Patriot
Movie · as Stefan
The Last Command
Movie · as Revolutionist (uncredited)
Sins of the Fathers
Movie · as The Hijacker
Black Jack
Movie · as Haskins
Turkish Delight
Movie
The Knockout
Movie · as Steve McKenna