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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