
Harry Cording
Acting
🎂 1891-04-25
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.
Cast credits(194)

1951

1952

Gambler (uncredited)
1948

Jack Brady (uncredited)
1942

Beam Warder
1935

Miner (uncredited)
1947

Dickon Malbete
1938

Hamid
1946

Guard (uncredited)
1939

Bouncer (uncredited)
1955

Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
1953

Pirate (uncredited)
1935

Deputy (uncredited)
1940

Soldier (uncredited)
1935

Wykes (uncredited)
1941

Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
1940

Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
1954

Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
1945

Man Who Flails the Mayor
1943

Slavemaster
1940

Kent
1935

Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
1946

Guard (uncredited)
1937

Camberwell
1942

Fred Garvin (uncredited)
1943

Mahmoud
1944

George Gelder (uncredited)
1944

Mob Leader (uncredited)
1942

Thamal
1934

Joe Burch
1936

Detective Sgt. Bates
1953

Waiter (uncredited)
1938

Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
1939

Verna’s Father (uncredited)
1953

Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited)
1939

Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)
1940

Turnkey (uncredited)
1942

Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)
1939

Blacksmith
1942

Lead Murderer of the Children
1939

Townsman (uncredited)
1953

Miner (uncredited)
1940

Warrior (uncredited)
1942

Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
1939

Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
1944

Executioner (uncredited)
1938

Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
1954

Cleve Gregg
1952

Man (uncredited)
1934

Second Guard
1937

Blacksmith (uncredited)
1943

Gow
1952

John Simpson
1945

Cramer
1933

Rough Character in the Park
1953

Colby Man Fred (uncredited)
1933

Miner (uncredited)
1942

Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
1950

Leader (uncredited)
1948

Rigby Henchman
1940

Hotel House Detective
1941

Stableman (uncredited)
1953

Shayne MacGregor
1952

Mike Bridges
1951

Hibbs (uncredited)
1952

Guard (uncredited)
1935

Ivan (uncredited)
1931

Angry Townsman in Bank
1940

Fred (uncredited)
1932

Humphrey
1944

Revolutionist (uncredited)
1928

Master Sergeant (uncredited)
1951

Temple
1939

Moose Legrande
1951

1950

Police Chief (uncredited)
1944

Jake Farwell
1932

Phil
1940

Jackson
1941

Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited)
1935

Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
1938

Guard (uncredited)
1948
Innkeeper (uncredited)
1949

Tribesman
1934

Blacksmith Hawkins
1940

Saloon Bouncer
1942

Guard (Uncredited)
1937

Policeman (Uncredited)
1944

Uba
1945

Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
1942

Miner (uncredited)
1943

Sampson Edwards
1950

Guard (uncredited)
1940

Sentry (uncredited)
1935

1951

Gus
1945

Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
1936

Soldier
1939

Will Ward
1950

Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
1946

Tea Planter (uncredited)
1946

Bullet Line Blacksmith
1939

Peasant (Uncredited)
1937

Revolutionary (Uncredited)
1932

Louie (uncredited)
1935

Roundhead (uncredited)
1947

Seaman Lars
1936

Riker
1947

Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
1952

First Orderly
1933

Card Player (uncredited)
1941

Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz
1930

Morgan
1947

Sutliff (uncredited)
1943

Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire
1940

Orlick
1934

Captain Marver
1944

Pete Brannigan
1940

Zurof Camp Guard
1939

Leader
1940

Stoker (uncredited)
1935

Mike, Cork's Henchman
1941

Iron Joe Martin
1943

Chauffeur McNabb
1948

Edward Vane
1948

Orlando (uncredited)
1948

Logger (uncredited)
1936

Wade Garson
1940

John King
1943

Gallagher
1929

Supt. Saunders
1954

1950

Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited)
1941

Butch Daggett
1931

Jailer
1934

Poker Player (uncredited)
1942

Guard Accepting Bribe
1939

Stefan
1928

Eddie Lindo
1940

Customer (Uncredited)
1933

Henchman Burke
1938

Blackie
1941

Peter
1929

Bartender
1946

Arresting British Trooper (uncredited)
1939

Duke
1946

Sam Dawson (guard with whip)
1936

Sam Gregg - Henchman
1942

Bobby
1945

Man Carrying Leni
1939

Village Dairyman (uncredited)
1939

Greer
1938

Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman
1940

Ross Clinton (uncredited)
1932

Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
1940

Dick Torpe
1929

Blacksmith Higgins
1941

Ivanovitch
1932

Sergeant Dostal
1930

Chill Scarpelli
1931

Corporal at Base (uncredited)
1941

Matt Wayne
1946

Dr. William G. Davis
1933

Captain Greeder
1944

Ted Driscoll
1952

Zio d'Orsini
1951

Seaman (Uncredited)
1939

Rouge's Henchman
1930

Steve McKenna
1925

Sailor (uncredited)
1937

Jeffers
1940

Harmon
1941

Michele
1933

Miner Leading Mob (uncredited)
1938

Henchman Driver
1933

Brown
1950

Bos'un
1939

Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
1937

Haskins
1927

Clancy
1940

Henchman Shanks
1954

Poe Daggett
1940

Henchman Bat Cardigan
1939

Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited)
1931

J. L. Red Clinton
1941

Kouski
1931

Second Heavy
1928
Rogue
1943

Rawlins
1941

Chick Carson
1930

The Hijacker
1928

Hawkins
1947

Whiskey Joe
1939

Le Bruin
1930