Harry Cording
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieEast of Eden
1955
Bouncer (uncredited)
movieJungle Gents
1954
Henchman Shanks
movieThe Black Shield of Falworth
1954
Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
movieKiller Leopard
1954
Supt. Saunders
movieKing Richard and the Crusaders
1954
Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
movieMan in the Attic
1953
Detective Sgt. Bates
movieAbbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
Rough Character in the Park
movieLaw and Order
1953
Townsman (uncredited)
movieAmbush at Tomahawk Gap
1953
Stableman (uncredited)
movieTitanic
1953
Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
movieTreasure of the Golden Condor
1953
Breton (uncredited)
movieRoad to Bali
1952
Verna’s Father (uncredited) / Verna's Father (uncredited)
movieCaptain Pirate
1952
Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
movieCripple Creek
1952
Hibbs (uncredited)
movieBrave Warrior
1952
Shayne MacGregor
movieNight Stage to Galveston
1952
Ted Driscoll
movieThe Big Trees
1952
Cleve Gregg
movieIron Man
1951
Miner (uncredited)
movieMask of the Avenger
1951
Zio d'Orsini
movieSirocco
1951
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
movieSanta Fe
1951
Moose Legrande
movieAl Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
Mike Bridges
movieConvicted
1950
Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
movieThe Iroquois Trail
1950
Frontiersman (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieFortunes of Captain Blood
1950
Will Ward
movieBuccaneer's Girl
1950
Barfly (uncredited)
movieTyrant of the Sea
1950
Sampson Edwards
The Secret Of St. Ives
1949
Innkeeper (uncredited)
movieRed River
1948
Gambler (uncredited)
movieTap Roots
1948
Leader (uncredited)
movieThat Lady in Ermine
1948
Orlando (uncredited)
movie13 Lead Soldiers
1948
Edward Vane
movieThe Black Arrow
1948
Guard (uncredited)
movieA Woman's Vengeance
1948
Chauffeur McNabb
movieThe Exile
1947
Roundhead (uncredited)
movieCalifornia
1947
Miner (uncredited)
movieCalcutta
1946
Tea Planter (uncredited)
movieThe Verdict
1946
Tough Englishman (uncredited)
movieHot Cargo
1946
Matt Wayne
movieInside Job
1946
Bartender
movieDevotion
1946
Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
movieTerror by Night
1946
Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
movieCaptain Kidd
1945
Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
movieThe House of Fear
1945
John Simpson
movieLost in a Harem
1944
Police Chief (uncredited)
movieBluebeard
1944
Policeman (Uncredited)
movieMrs. Parkington
1944
Humphrey
movieGypsy Wildcat
1944
Captain Marver
movieThe Pearl of Death
1944
George Gelder (uncredited)
movieThe Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
Captain Greeder
moviePhantom Lady
1944
Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
movieThe Spider Woman
1943
Fred Garvin (uncredited)
movieThe Man from the Rio Grande
1943
John King
movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
Man Who Flails the Mayor
movieFugitive from Sonora
1943
Iron Joe Martin
movieTwo Tickets to London
1943
Sutliff (uncredited)
movieMission to Moscow
1943
Blacksmith (uncredited)
movieThe Moon Is Down
1943
Miner (uncredited)
movieSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
Jack Brady (uncredited)
movieArabian Nights
1942
Blacksmith
movieRoad to Morocco
1942
Warrior (uncredited)
movieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
movieOverland Mail
1942
Sam Gregg - Henchman
movieThe Spoilers
1942
Miner (uncredited)
movieThe Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
Mob Leader (uncredited)
movieWild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
Saloon Bouncer
movieSon of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
Turnkey (uncredited)
movieRiders of the Badlands
1941
Blacksmith Higgins
movieThe Wolf Man
1941
Wykes (uncredited)
movieRide 'Em Cowboy
1941
Poker Player (uncredited)
movieLydia
1941
Hotel House Detective
movieBadlands of Dakota
1941
Jackson
movieRawhide Rangers
1941
Blackie
movieThey Met in Bombay
1941
Corporal at Base (uncredited)
movieSingapore Woman
1941
Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited)
movieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941
Mike, Cork's Henchman
movieBury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941
J. L. Red Clinton
movieSo Ends Our Night
1941
Card Player (uncredited)
movieA Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
movieThe Great Plane Robbery
1940
Eddie Lindo
movieLaw and Order
1940
Poe Daggett
movieA Dispatch from Reuters
1940
Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
movieKing of the Royal Mounted
1940
Wade Garson
movieWhen the Daltons Rode
1940
Rigby Henchman
movieThe Sea Hawk
1940
Slavemaster
movieStage to Chino
1940
Pete Brannigan
movieFlorian
1940
Leader
movieDark Command
1940
Angry Townsman in Bank
movieThe House of the Seven Gables
1940
Blacksmith Hawkins
movieVirginia City
1940
Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)
movieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
Deputy (uncredited)
movieStrange Cargo
1940
Guard (uncredited)
movieLittle Old New York
1940
Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire
movieThe Invisible Man Returns
1940
Miner (uncredited)
movieDestry Rides Again
1939
Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)
movieWe Are Not Alone
1939
Man Carrying Leni
movieTower of London
1939
Lead Murderer of the Children
movieRulers of the Sea
1939
Seaman (Uncredited)
movieThe Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
Henchman Bat Cardigan
movieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
Guard (uncredited)
movieEach Dawn I Die
1939
Temple
movieThe Sun Never Sets
1939
Zurof Camp Guard
movieSons of Liberty
1939
Arresting British Trooper (uncredited)
movieThe Story of Dr. Jenner
1939
Village Dairyman (uncredited)
movieThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939
Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited)
movieArizona Legion
1939
Whiskey Joe
movieSon of Frankenstein
1939
Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
movieDevil's Island
1939
Guard Accepting Bribe
movieStand Up and Fight
1939
Bullet Line Blacksmith
movieA Christmas Carol
1938
Waiter (uncredited)
movieHeart of the North
1938
Miner Leading Mob (uncredited)
movieMarie Antoinette
1938
Executioner (uncredited)
moviePainted Desert
1938
Henchman Burke
movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
Dickon Malbete
movieCrime School
1938
Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
movieSong of Revolt
1937
Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
movieThe Prince and the Pauper
1937
Second Guard
movieThe Soldier and the Lady
1937
Peasant (Uncredited)
movieSea Devils
1937
Sailor (uncredited)
movieMaid of Salem
1937
Guard (Uncredited)
movieYou Only Live Once
1937
Guard (uncredited)
movieDaniel Boone
1936
Joe Burch
movieThe White Angel
1936
Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
movieRoad Gang
1936
Sam Dawson (guard with whip)
movieThe Country Doctor
1936
Logger (uncredited)
movieSutter's Gold
1936
Seaman Lars
movieMutiny on the Bounty
1935
Soldier (uncredited)
movieShip Cafe
1935
Stoker (uncredited)
moviePeter Ibbetson
1935
Guard (uncredited)
movieBlack Fury
1935
Louie (uncredited)
movieLes Misérables
1935
Beam Warder
movieNaughty Marietta
1935
Pirate (uncredited)
movieThe Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935
Turk, an Opium Addict (uncredited)
movieCharlie Chan in Paris
1935
Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited)
movieThe Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
Sentry (uncredited)
movieStrange Wives
1934
Tribesman
movieWe Live Again
1934
Jailer
movieThe Black Cat
1934
Thamal
movieThe House of Rothschild
1934
Man (uncredited)
movieRoman Scandals
1933
Valerius' Soldier (uncredited)
movieTo the Last Man
1933
Colby Man Fred (uncredited)
movieCaptured!
1933
First Orderly
movieNarcotic
1933
Dr. William G. Davis
movieThe Girl in 419
1933
Henchman Driver
movieSweepings
1933
Customer (Uncredited)
movieThe Intruder
1933
Cramer
movieFile 113
1933
Michele
movieSecrets of the French Police
1932
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
movieScarlet Dawn
1932
Revolutionary (Uncredited)
movieThe Cabin in the Cotton
1932
Ross Clinton (uncredited)
movieMerrily We Go to Hell
1932
Fred (uncredited)
movieThe World and the Flesh
1932
Ivanovitch
movieTexas Cyclone
1932
Jake Farwell
movieNight Beat
1931
Chill Scarpelli
movieMata Hari
1931
Ivan (uncredited)
movieThe Sea Ghost
1931
Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited)
movieI Like Your Nerve
1931
San Arango Officer (uncredited)
movieThe Conquering Horde
1931
Butch Daggett
movieNew Moon
1930
Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz
movieThe Right of Way
1930
Rouge's Henchman
movieRough Romance
1930
Chick Carson
movieBride of the Regiment
1930
Sergeant Dostal
movieCaptain of the Guard
1930
Le Bruin
movieChristina
1929
Dick Torpe
movieThe Isle of Lost Ships
1929
Gallagher
movieThe Squall
1929
Peter
movieSins of the Fathers
1928
The Hijacker
movieThe Patriot
1928
Stefan
movieThe Last Command
1928
Revolutionist (uncredited)
movieDaredevil's Reward
1928
Second Heavy
movieBlack Jack
1927
Haskins
movieThe Knockout
1925
Steve McKenna