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
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
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)
Road to Bali
as Verna’s Father (uncredited)
(1953)
Titanic
as Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
(1953)
Law and Order
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1953)
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
as Stableman (uncredited)
(1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Rough Character in the Park
(1953)
Man in the Attic
as Detective Sgt. Bates
(1952)
Against All Flags
as Gow
(1952)
The Big Trees
as Cleve Gregg
(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)
(1951)
Sirocco
as Master Sergeant (uncredited)
(1951)
Santa Fe
as Moose Legrande
(1951)
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Mike Bridges
(1951)
Mask of the Avenger
as Zio d'Orsini
(1950)
Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Will Ward
(1950)
(1950)
Convicted
as Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
(1950)
(1950)
Last of the Buccaneers
as Brown
(1950)
Tyrant of the Sea
as Sampson Edwards
(1949)
The Secret Of St. Ives
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
(1948)
Red River
as Gambler (uncredited)
(1948)
Tap Roots
as Leader (uncredited)
(1948)
A Woman's Vengeance
as Chauffeur McNabb
(1948)
That Lady in Ermine
as Orlando (uncredited)
(1948)
13 Lead Soldiers
as Edward Vane
(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)
Terror by Night
as Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
(1946)
Dressed to Kill
as Hamid
(1946)
Calcutta
as Tea Planter (uncredited)
(1946)
Devotion
as Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
(1946)
Inside Job
as Bartender
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Matt Wayne
(1946)
Fool's Gold
as Duke
(1945)
Captain Kidd
as Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
(1945)
The House of Fear
as John Simpson
(1945)
Sudan
as Uba
(1945)
The Fatal Witness
as Gus
(1945)
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Bobby
(1944)
The Pearl of Death
as George Gelder (uncredited)
(1944)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Mahmoud
(1944)
Mrs. Parkington
as Humphrey
(1944)
Lost in a Harem
as Police Chief (uncredited)
(1944)
Phantom Lady
as Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
(1944)
Bluebeard
as Policeman (Uncredited)
(1944)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Captain Greeder
(1944)
Gypsy Wildcat
as Captain Marver
(1943)
The Spider Woman
as Fred Garvin (uncredited)
(1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Man Who Flails the Mayor
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
(1943)
The Moon Is Down
as Miner (uncredited)
(1943)
Two Tickets to London
as Sutliff (uncredited)
(1943)
Fugitive from Sonora
as Iron Joe Martin
(1943)
Don't You Believe It
as Rogue
(1943)
The Man from the Rio Grande
as John King
(1942)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Jack Brady (uncredited)
(1942)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Mob Leader (uncredited)
(1942)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
(1942)
Arabian Nights
as Blacksmith
(1942)
The Spoilers
as Miner (uncredited)
(1942)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Camberwell
(1942)
Road to Morocco
as Warrior (uncredited)
(1942)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Turnkey (uncredited)
(1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Poker Player (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)
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Mike, Cork's Henchman
(1941)
They Met in Bombay
as Corporal at Base (uncredited)
(1941)
So Ends Our Night
as Card Player (uncredited)
(1941)
Badlands of Dakota
as Jackson
(1941)
Singapore Woman
as Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited)
(1941)
Raiders of the Desert
as Rawlins
(1941)
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
as J. L. Red Clinton
(1941)
Mutiny in the Arctic
as Harmon
(1941)
Rawhide Rangers
as Blackie
(1941)
Riders of the Badlands
as Blacksmith Higgins
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
as Slavemaster
(1940)
The Invisible Man Returns
as Miner (uncredited)
(1940)
Virginia City
as Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)
(1940)
When the Daltons Rode
as Rigby Henchman
(1940)
Dark Command
as Angry Townsman in Bank
(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)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
(1940)
Little Old New York
as Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire
(1940)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman
(1940)
Stage to Chino
as Pete Brannigan
(1940)
The Great Plane Robbery
as Eddie Lindo
(1940)
Law and Order
as Poe Daggett
(1940)
Passport to Alcatraz
as Jeffers
(1940)
Texas Stagecoach
as Clancy
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Guard (uncredited)
(1939)
Destry Rides Again
as Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)
(1939)
Son of Frankenstein
as Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
(1939)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
(1939)
Tower of London
as Lead Murderer of the Children
(1939)
Each Dawn I Die
as Temple
(1939)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited)
(1939)
The Sun Never Sets
as Zurof Camp Guard
(1939)
The Light That Failed
as Soldier
(1939)
Stand Up and Fight
as Bullet Line Blacksmith
(1939)
Devil's Island
as Guard Accepting Bribe
(1939)
Rulers of the Sea
as Seaman (Uncredited)
(1939)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Henchman Bat Cardigan
(1939)
We Are Not Alone
as Man Carrying Leni
(1939)
Arizona Legion
as Whiskey Joe
(1939)
Sons of Liberty
as Arresting British Trooper (uncredited)
(1939)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Bos'un
(1939)
The Story of Dr. Jenner
as Village Dairyman (uncredited)
(1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Dickon Malbete
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Executioner (uncredited)
(1938)
A Christmas Carol
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1938)
Crime School
as Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
(1938)
Heart of the North
as Miner Leading Mob (uncredited)
(1938)
Painted Desert
as Henchman Burke
(1938)
Valley of the Giants
as Greer
(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)
Sutter's Gold
as Seaman Lars
(1936)
Daniel Boone
as Joe Burch
(1936)
The White Angel
as Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
(1936)
Road Gang
as Sam Dawson (guard with whip)
(1935)
Captain Blood
as Kent
(1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Soldier (uncredited)
(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)
The House of Rothschild
as Man (uncredited)
(1934)
Great Expectations
as Orlick
(1934)
We Live Again
as Jailer
(1934)
Strange Wives
as Tribesman
(1933)
Sweepings
as Customer (Uncredited)
(1933)
To the Last Man
as Colby Man Fred (uncredited)
(1933)
The Intruder
as Cramer
(1933)
The Girl in 419
as Henchman Driver
(1933)
Captured!
as First Orderly
(1933)
Narcotic
as Dr. William G. Davis
(1933)
File 113
as Michele
(1932)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Fred (uncredited)
(1932)
Scarlet Dawn
as Revolutionary (Uncredited)
(1932)
The Cabin in the Cotton
as Ross Clinton (uncredited)
(1932)
Texas Cyclone
as Jake Farwell
(1932)
The World and the Flesh
as Ivanovitch
(1931)
Mata Hari
as Ivan (uncredited)
(1931)
The Conquering Horde
as Butch Daggett
(1931)
Honor of the Family
as Kouski
(1931)
The Sea Ghost
as Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited)
(1931)
Night Beat
as Chill Scarpelli
(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)
Rough Romance
as Chick Carson
(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