Harry Cording
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.
Acting
1955
Bouncer (uncredited)
1954
Henchman Shanks
1954
Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
1954
Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
1953
Detective Sgt. Bates
1953
Rough Character in the Park
1953
Townsman (uncredited)
1953
Stableman (uncredited)
1953
Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
1953
Breton (uncredited)
1953
Verna’s Father (uncredited)
1952
1952
Unknown
1952
Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
1952
Hibbs (uncredited)
1952
Cleve Gregg
1951
Miner (uncredited)
1951
Unknown
1951
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
1951
1951
Mike Bridges
1950
1950
Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
1950
Unknown
1950
Will Ward
1950
Unknown
1948
Gambler (uncredited)
1948
Leader (uncredited)
1948
Orlando (uncredited)
1948
Guard (uncredited)
1947
Hawkins
1947
Roundhead (uncredited)
1947
Riker
1946
Bartender
1946
Hamid
1946
Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
1946
Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
1945
Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
1945
Uba
1945
John Simpson
1945
1944
Police Chief (uncredited)
1944
Policeman (Uncredited)
1944
Humphrey
1944
Captain Marver
1944
George Gelder (uncredited)
1944
Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
1944
1943
Fred Garvin (uncredited)
1943
Man Who Flails the Mayor
1943
Rogue
1943
Iron Joe Martin
1943
Blacksmith (uncredited)
1942
Jack Brady (uncredited)
1942
Blacksmith
1942
Warrior (uncredited)
1942
Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
1942
Camberwell
1942
Miner (uncredited)
1942
Mob Leader (uncredited)
1942
Saloon Bouncer
1942
Turnkey (uncredited)
1941
Wykes (uncredited)
1941
Poker Player (uncredited)
1941
Hotel House Detective
1941
Corporal at Base (uncredited)
1941
Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited)
1941
J. L. Red Clinton
1941
Card Player (uncredited)
1940
Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman
1940
Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
1940
Poe Daggett
1940
Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
1940
Wade Garson
1940
Rigby Henchman
1940
Slavemaster
1940
Angry Townsman in Bank
1940
Blacksmith Hawkins
1940
Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)
1940
Deputy (uncredited)
1940
Miner (uncredited)
1939
Soldier
1939
Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)
1939
Man Carrying Leni
1939
Lead Murderer of the Children
1939
Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
1939
Guard (uncredited)
1939
Temple
1939
Zurof Camp Guard
1939
Arresting British Trooper (uncredited)
1939
Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited)
1939
Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
1939
Guard Accepting Bribe
1939
Bullet Line Blacksmith
1938
Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Miner Leading Mob (uncredited)
1938
Greer
1938
Executioner (uncredited)
1938
Dickon Malbete
1938
Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
1937
Second Guard
1937
Guard (Uncredited)
1937
Guard (uncredited)
1936
Joe Burch
1936
Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
1936
Sam Dawson (guard with whip)
1935
Kent
1935
Soldier (uncredited)
1935
Guard (uncredited)
1935
Louie (uncredited)
1935
Beam Warder
1935
Pirate (uncredited)
1935
Turk, an Opium Addict (uncredited)
1935
Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited)
1935
Sentry (uncredited)
1934
Tribesman
1934
Jailer
1934
Orlick
1934
Thamal
1934
Man (uncredited)
1933
Valerius' Soldier (uncredited)
1933
First Orderly
1933
Customer (Uncredited)
1932
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
1932
Revolutionary (Uncredited)
1932
Fred (uncredited)
1931
Ivan (uncredited)
1931
San Arango Officer (uncredited)
1931
Butch Daggett
1930
Rouge's Henchman
1928
Stefan
1928
Revolutionist (uncredited)
Infos
Harry Cording
Male
4/25/1891
9/1/1954
Hector William Cording
Harry Gording
Hector William "Harry" Cording