HARRY CORDING

Harry Cording
Harry Cording
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: April 25, 1891
Deathday: September 1, 1954
Place of Birth: Wellington, Somerset, England, UK

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.

Filmography

Starring

Bouncer (uncredited)
Henchman Shanks
Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
Supt. Saunders
Rough Character in the Park
Stableman (uncredited)
1953·
Titanic
Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
Verna’s Father (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Detective Sgt. Bates
Shayne MacGregor
Ted Driscoll
Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
Cleve Gregg
Hibbs (uncredited)
Zio d'Orsini
1951·
Santa Fe
Moose Legrande
1951·
Sirocco
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Mike Bridges
1950·
Convicted
Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
Sampson Edwards
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Edward Vane
1948·
Tap Roots
Leader (uncredited)
1948·
Red River
Gambler (uncredited)
Orlando (uncredited)
Chauffeur McNabb
Miner (uncredited)
1947·
The Exile
Roundhead (uncredited)
Riker
Morgan
1946·
Devotion
Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
Bartender
Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
Duke
1946·
Calcutta
Tea Planter (uncredited)
1946·
Hot Cargo
Matt Wayne
Hamid
Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
1945·
Sudan
Uba
John Simpson
Humphrey
Police Chief (uncredited)
Captain Marver
Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
Captain Greeder
1944·
Bluebeard
Policeman (Uncredited)
George Gelder (uncredited)
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Man Who Flails the Mayor
Fred Garvin (uncredited)
Iron Joe Martin
Miner (uncredited)
Sutliff (uncredited)
Warrior (uncredited)
Blacksmith
Jack Brady (uncredited)
Miner (uncredited)
Poker Player (uncredited)
Saloon Bouncer
Sam Gregg - Henchman
Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
Mob Leader (uncredited)
1941·
Lydia
Hotel House Detective
Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited)
Card Player (uncredited)
Jackson
Blacksmith Higgins
Mike, Cork's Henchman
J. L. Red Clinton
Blackie
Corporal at Base (uncredited)
Wykes (uncredited)
Eddie Lindo
1940·
Florian
Leader
Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Slavemaster
Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)
Angry Townsman in Bank
Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
Rigby Henchman
Poe Daggett
Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire
Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman
Deputy (uncredited)
Clancy
Wade Garson
Pete Brannigan
Miner (uncredited)
Blacksmith Hawkins
Village Dairyman (uncredited)
Seaman (Uncredited)
Henchman Bat Cardigan
Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)
Temple
Man Carrying Leni
Lead Murderer of the Children
Zurof Camp Guard
Whiskey Joe
Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited)
Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
Bullet Line Blacksmith
Guard Accepting Bribe
Arresting British Trooper (uncredited)
Henchman Burke
Executioner (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Dickon Malbete
Miner Leading Mob (uncredited)
Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Guard (Uncredited)
Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
Peasant (Uncredited)
Sailor (uncredited)
Second Guard
1936·
Road Gang
Sam Dawson (guard with whip)
Logger (uncredited)
Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
Seaman Lars
Joe Burch
Beam Warder
Louie (uncredited)
Sentry (uncredited)
Pirate (uncredited)
1935·
Ship Cafe
Stoker (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Kent
Man (uncredited)
Orlick
Jailer
Tribesman
Thamal
1933·
File 113
Michele
Henchman Driver
Colby Man Fred (uncredited)
Cramer
1933·
Narcotic
Dr. William G. Davis
1933·
Captured!
First Orderly
1933·
Sweepings
Customer (Uncredited)
Fred (uncredited)
Ross Clinton (uncredited)
Jake Farwell
Revolutionary (Uncredited)
Ivanovitch
Butch Daggett
1931·
Mata Hari
Ivan (uncredited)
Chill Scarpelli
Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited)
Rouge's Henchman
Le Bruin
1930·
New Moon
Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz
Chick Carson
Sergeant Dostal
Gallagher
1929·
Christina
Dick Torpe
Peter
The Hijacker
Revolutionist (uncredited)
Stefan
Second Heavy
Haskins
Steve McKenna