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