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