Lyn Harding
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1876-10-12
Day of Death
1952-12-26 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
St Brides Wentlooge, Wales, UK
Lyn Harding
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lyn Harding (12 October 1867 – 26 December 1952) (real name David Llewellyn Harding) was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British made silent films, talkies and radio. He had an imposing and menacing stage presence and came to be cast as the villain in many films, notably Professor Moriarty in dramatisations of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
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Known For
Acting
(1939)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Dr. John Hamilton Wetherby
(1939)
The Missing People
as Joseph Bronstone
(1938)
The Mutiny Of The Elsinore
as Mr. Pike
(1937)
Fire Over England
as Sir Richard Ingolby
(1937)
Silver Blaze
as Professor Moriarty
(1937)
The Pearls of the Crown
as John Russell / Henry VIII
(1937)
Knight Without Armour
as Bargee
(1937)
Please Teacher
as Wing Foo
(1936)
The Man Who Changed His Mind
as Prof. Holloway
(1936)
The Invader
as Gonzalo Gonzalez
(1935)
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
as Prof. Moriarty
(1935)
Escape Me Never
as Herr Heinrich
(1934)
The Man Who Changed His Name
as Selby Clive
(1934)
Wild Boy
as Frank Redfern
(1934)
The Lash
as Branson Haughton
(1933)
The Constant Nymph
as Albert Sanger
(1932)
The Barton Mystery
as Beverly
(1931)
The Speckled Band
as Dr. Grimesby Rylott
(1930)
Sleeping Partners
as It
(1928)
Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant
as The Sinister Influence
(1927)
Land of Hope and Glory
as Roger Whiteford
(1924)
Yolanda
as Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
(1922)
When Knighthood Was in Flower
as Henry VIII
(1922)
Moments from "Trilby"
as Svengali