Harry Cording
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-04-25
Day of Death
1954-09-01 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Wellington, Somerset, England, UK
Harry Cording
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) 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
Acting
(1955)
East of Eden
as Bouncer (uncredited)
(1954)
The Black Shield of Falworth
as Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
(1954)
King Richard and the Crusaders
as Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
(1954)
Jungle Gents
as Henchman Shanks
(1954)
Killer Leopard
as Supt. Saunders
(1953)
Titanic
as Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
(1953)
Man in the Attic
as Detective Sgt. Bates
(1953)
Road to Bali
as Verna’s Father (uncredited)
(1953)
Law and Order
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Rough Character in the Park
(1953)
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
as Stableman (uncredited)
(1952)
The Big Trees
as Cleve Gregg
(1952)
Against All Flags
as Gow
(1952)
Captain Pirate
as Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
(1952)
Brave Warrior
as Shayne MacGregor
(1952)
Cripple Creek
as Hibbs (uncredited)
(1952)
Night Stage to Galveston
as Ted Driscoll
(1951)
Sirocco
as Master Sergeant (uncredited)
(1951)
(1951)
Santa Fe
as Moose Legrande
(1951)
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Mike Bridges
(1951)
Mask of the Avenger
as Zio d'Orsini
(1950)
(1950)
(1950)
Convicted
as Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
(1950)
Tyrant of the Sea
as Sampson Edwards
(1950)
Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Will Ward
(1950)
Last of the Buccaneers
as Brown
(1949)
The Secret Of St. Ives
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
(1948)
Red River
as Gambler (uncredited)
(1948)
Tap Roots
as Leader (uncredited)
(1948)
13 Lead Soldiers
as Edward Vane
(1948)
A Woman's Vengeance
as Chauffeur McNabb
(1948)
That Lady in Ermine
as Orlando (uncredited)
(1948)
The Black Arrow
as Guard (uncredited)
(1947)
California
as Miner (uncredited)
(1947)
The Marauders
as Riker
(1947)
The Exile
as Roundhead (uncredited)
(1947)
Dangerous Venture
as Morgan
(1947)
Trail of the Mounties
as Hawkins
(1946)
Dressed to Kill
as Hamid
(1946)
Terror by Night
as Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
(1946)
Devotion
as Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
(1946)
Calcutta
as Tea Planter (uncredited)
(1946)
Inside Job
as Bartender
(1946)
Fool's Gold
as Duke
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Matt Wayne
(1945)
Captain Kidd
as Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
(1945)
Sudan
as Uba
(1945)
The House of Fear
as John Simpson
(1945)
The Fatal Witness
as Gus
(1945)
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Bobby
(1944)
Bluebeard
as Policeman (Uncredited)
(1944)
Phantom Lady
as Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
(1944)
The Pearl of Death
as George Gelder (uncredited)
(1944)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Mahmoud
(1944)
Lost in a Harem
as Police Chief (uncredited)
(1944)
Gypsy Wildcat
as Captain Marver
(1944)
Mrs. Parkington
as Humphrey
(1944)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Captain Greeder
(1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Man Who Flails the Mayor
(1943)
The Spider Woman
as Fred Garvin (uncredited)
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
(1943)
Two Tickets to London
as Sutliff (uncredited)
(1943)
The Moon Is Down
as Miner (uncredited)
(1943)
Fugitive from Sonora
as Iron Joe Martin
(1943)
The Man from the Rio Grande
as John King
(1943)
Don't You Believe It
as Rogue
(1942)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Jack Brady (uncredited)
(1942)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Mob Leader (uncredited)
(1942)
The Spoilers
as Miner (uncredited)
(1942)
Arabian Nights
as Blacksmith
(1942)
Road to Morocco
as Warrior (uncredited)
(1942)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
(1942)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Camberwell
(1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Poker Player (uncredited)
(1942)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Turnkey (uncredited)
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Saloon Bouncer
(1942)
Overland Mail
as Sam Gregg - Henchman
(1941)
The Wolf Man
as Wykes (uncredited)
(1941)
Lydia
as Hotel House Detective
(1941)
So Ends Our Night
as Card Player (uncredited)
(1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Mike, Cork's Henchman
(1941)
They Met in Bombay
as Corporal at Base (uncredited)
(1941)
Badlands of Dakota
as Jackson
(1941)
Rawhide Rangers
as Blackie
(1941)
Singapore Woman
as Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited)
(1941)
Mutiny in the Arctic
as Harmon
(1941)
Raiders of the Desert
as Rawlins
(1941)
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
as J. L. Red Clinton
(1941)
Riders of the Badlands
as Blacksmith Higgins
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
as Slavemaster
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
(1940)
Dark Command
as Angry Townsman in Bank
(1940)
Virginia City
as Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)
(1940)
The Invisible Man Returns
as Miner (uncredited)
(1940)
The House of the Seven Gables
as Blacksmith Hawkins
(1940)
Strange Cargo
as Guard (uncredited)
(1940)
Florian
as Leader
(1940)
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Phil
(1940)
King of the Royal Mounted
as Wade Garson
(1940)
When the Daltons Rode
as Rigby Henchman
(1940)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman
(1940)
Law and Order
as Poe Daggett
(1940)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
(1940)
Passport to Alcatraz
as Jeffers
(1940)
Texas Stagecoach
as Clancy
(1940)
Stage to Chino
as Pete Brannigan
(1940)
Little Old New York
as Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire
(1940)
The Great Plane Robbery
as Eddie Lindo
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Guard (uncredited)
(1939)
Son of Frankenstein
as Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
(1939)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited)
(1939)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
(1939)
Destry Rides Again
as Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)
(1939)
Stand Up and Fight
as Bullet Line Blacksmith
(1939)
Each Dawn I Die
as Temple
(1939)
Devil's Island
as Guard Accepting Bribe
(1939)
Tower of London
as Lead Murderer of the Children
(1939)
The Story of Dr. Jenner
as Village Dairyman (uncredited)
(1939)
The Sun Never Sets
as Zurof Camp Guard
(1939)
The Light That Failed
as Soldier
(1939)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Henchman Bat Cardigan
(1939)
Rulers of the Sea
as Seaman (Uncredited)
(1939)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Bos'un
(1939)
Sons of Liberty
as Arresting British Trooper (uncredited)
(1939)
Arizona Legion
as Whiskey Joe
(1939)
We Are Not Alone
as Man Carrying Leni
(1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Dickon Malbete
(1938)
A Christmas Carol
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Executioner (uncredited)
(1938)
Crime School
as Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
(1938)
Valley of the Giants
as Greer
(1938)
Painted Desert
as Henchman Burke
(1938)
Heart of the North
as Miner Leading Mob (uncredited)
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as Guard (uncredited)
(1937)
The Prince and the Pauper
as Second Guard
(1937)
Maid of Salem
as Guard (Uncredited)
(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Peasant (Uncredited)
(1937)
Sea Devils
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1937)
Song of Revolt
as Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
(1936)
Daniel Boone
as Joe Burch
(1936)
The White Angel
as Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Seaman Lars
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
(1936)
Road Gang
as Sam Dawson (guard with whip)
(1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1935)
Captain Blood
as Kent
(1935)
Les Misérables
as Beam Warder
(1935)
Naughty Marietta
as Pirate (uncredited)
(1935)
Peter Ibbetson
as Guard (uncredited)
(1935)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Sentry (uncredited)
(1935)
Black Fury
as Louie (uncredited)
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited)
(1935)
Ship Cafe
as Stoker (uncredited)
(1934)
The Black Cat
as Thamal
(1934)
Great Expectations
as Orlick
(1934)
The House of Rothschild
as Man (uncredited)
(1934)
We Live Again
as Jailer
(1934)
Strange Wives
as Tribesman
(1933)
The Intruder
as Cramer
(1933)
To the Last Man
as Colby Man Fred (uncredited)
(1933)
Captured!
as First Orderly
(1933)
File 113
as Michele
(1933)
The Girl in 419
as Henchman Driver
(1933)
Sweepings
as Customer (Uncredited)
(1933)
Narcotic
as Dr. William G. Davis
(1932)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Fred (uncredited)
(1932)
Scarlet Dawn
as Revolutionary (Uncredited)
(1932)
Texas Cyclone
as Jake Farwell
(1932)
The Cabin in the Cotton
as Ross Clinton (uncredited)
(1932)
The World and the Flesh
as Ivanovitch
(1931)
The Sea Ghost
as Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited)
(1931)
Mata Hari
as Ivan (uncredited)
(1931)
Honor of the Family
as Kouski
(1931)
Night Beat
as Chill Scarpelli
(1931)
The Conquering Horde
as Butch Daggett
(1930)
Rough Romance
as Chick Carson
(1930)
New Moon
as Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz
(1930)
Bride of the Regiment
as Sergeant Dostal
(1930)
The Right of Way
as Rouge's Henchman
(1930)
Captain of the Guard
as Le Bruin
(1929)
The Squall
as Peter
(1929)
The Isle of Lost Ships
as Gallagher
(1929)
Christina
as Dick Torpe
(1928)
The Last Command
as Revolutionist (uncredited)
(1928)
The Patriot
as Stefan
(1928)
Sins of the Fathers
as The Hijacker
(1928)
Daredevil's Reward
as Second Heavy
(1927)
Black Jack
as Haskins
(1925)
The Knockout
as Steve McKenna