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Harry Cording
Actor

Harry Cording

25 Apr 1891Born
1 Sep 1954Died
63Age at death
205Credits

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.

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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

The 80 most recent of 205 credits.

  1. 1955East of EdenFilm: Bouncer (uncredited)
  2. 1954Jungle GentsFilm: Henchman Shanks
  3. 1954The Black Shield of FalworthFilm: Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
  4. 1954Killer LeopardFilm: Supt. Saunders
  5. 1954King Richard and the CrusadersFilm: Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
  6. 1953Man in the AtticFilm: Detective Sgt. Bates
  7. 1953Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm: Rough Character in the Park
  8. 1953Law and OrderFilm: Townsman (uncredited)
  9. 1953Ambush at Tomahawk GapFilm: Stableman (uncredited)
  10. 1953TitanicFilm: Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
  11. 1953Treasure of the Golden CondorFilm: Breton (uncredited)
  12. 1952Against All FlagsFilm: Gow
  13. 1952Road to BaliFilm: Verna’s Father (uncredited), Verna's Father (uncredited)
  14. 1952Hopalong CassidySeries (1 episode)
  15. 1952Captain PirateFilm: Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
  16. 1952Cripple CreekFilm: Hibbs (uncredited)
  17. 1952Brave WarriorFilm: Shayne MacGregor
  18. 1952Night Stage to GalvestonFilm: Ted Driscoll
  19. 1952The Big TreesFilm: Cleve Gregg
  20. 1951The Strange DoorFilm
  21. 1951Iron ManFilm: Miner (uncredited)
  22. 1951Mask of the AvengerFilm: Zio d'Orsini
  23. 1951SiroccoFilm: Master Sergeant (uncredited)
  24. 1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries (1 episode)
  25. 1951Santa FeFilm: Moose Legrande
  26. 1951Al Jennings of OklahomaFilm: Mike Bridges
  27. 1950Last of the BuccaneersFilm: Brown
  28. 1950ConvictedFilm: Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
  29. 1950The Iroquois TrailFilm: Frontiersman (archive footage) (uncredited)
  30. 1950Fortunes of Captain BloodFilm: Will Ward
  31. 1950Buccaneer's GirlFilm: Barfly (uncredited)
  32. 1950Tyrant of the SeaFilm: Sampson Edwards
  33. 1949The Secret Of St. IvesFilm: Innkeeper (uncredited)
  34. 1948Red RiverFilm: Gambler (uncredited)
  35. 1948Tap RootsFilm: Leader (uncredited)
  36. 1948That Lady in ErmineFilm: Orlando (uncredited)
  37. 194813 Lead SoldiersFilm: Edward Vane
  38. 1948The Black ArrowFilm: Guard (uncredited)
  39. 1948A Woman's VengeanceFilm: Chauffeur McNabb
  40. 1947Trail of the MountiesFilm: Hawkins
  41. 1947The ExileFilm: Roundhead (uncredited)
  42. 1947Forever AmberFilm
  43. 1947The MaraudersFilm: Riker
  44. 1947Dangerous VentureFilm: Morgan
  45. 1947CaliforniaFilm: Miner (uncredited)
  46. 1946CalcuttaFilm: Tea Planter (uncredited)
  47. 1946The VerdictFilm: Tough Englishman (uncredited)
  48. 1946Fool's GoldFilm: Duke
  49. 1946Hot CargoFilm: Matt Wayne
  50. 1946Inside JobFilm: Bartender
  51. 1946Dressed to KillFilm: Hamid
  52. 1946DevotionFilm: Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
  53. 1946Terror by NightFilm: Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
  54. 1945Captain KiddFilm: Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
  55. 1945The Fatal WitnessFilm: Gus
  56. 1945SudanFilm: Uba
  57. 1945The House of FearFilm: John Simpson
  58. 1945The Man in Half Moon StreetFilm: Bobby
  59. 1944Lost in a HaremFilm: Police Chief (uncredited)
  60. 1944BluebeardFilm: Policeman (Uncredited)
  61. 1944Mrs. ParkingtonFilm: Humphrey
  62. 1944Gypsy WildcatFilm: Captain Marver
  63. 1944The Pearl of DeathFilm: George Gelder (uncredited)
  64. 1944The Great Alaskan MysteryFilm: Captain Greeder
  65. 1944Passage to MarseilleFilm: Chief Guard (uncredited)
  66. 1944Phantom LadyFilm: Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
  67. 1944Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesFilm: Mahmoud
  68. 1943The Spider WomanFilm: Fred Garvin (uncredited)
  69. 1943There's Something About a SoldierFilm
  70. 1943The Man from the Rio GrandeFilm: John King
  71. 1943For Whom the Bell TollsFilm: Man Who Flails the Mayor
  72. 1943Don't You Believe ItFilm: Rogue
  73. 1943Fugitive from SonoraFilm: Iron Joe Martin
  74. 1943Two Tickets to LondonFilm: Sutliff (uncredited)
  75. 1943Mission to MoscowFilm: Blacksmith (uncredited)
  76. 1943The Moon Is DownFilm: Miner (uncredited)
  77. 1942Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponFilm: Jack Brady (uncredited)
  78. 1942Arabian NightsFilm: Blacksmith
  79. 1942Road to MoroccoFilm: Warrior (uncredited)
  80. 1942The Mummy's TombFilm: Vic - Farmer (uncredited)

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