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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
East of Eden
Character:Bouncer (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1955
Jungle Gents
Character:Henchman Shanks
Release Date:05/09/1954
The Black Shield of Falworth
Character:Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
Release Date:02/09/1954
Killer Leopard
Character:Supt. Saunders
Release Date:22/08/1954
King Richard and the Crusaders
Character:Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/1954
Man in the Attic
Character:Detective Sgt. Bates
Release Date:31/12/1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character:Rough Character in the Park
Release Date:01/08/1953
Law and Order
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1953
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Character:Stableman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1953
Titanic
Character:Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
Release Date:11/04/1953
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Character:Breton (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1953
Against All Flags
Character:Gow
Release Date:24/12/1952
Road to Bali
Character:Verna’s Father (uncredited)
Release Date:05/12/1952
Captain Pirate
Character:Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
Release Date:27/08/1952
Cripple Creek
Character:Hibbs (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1952
Brave Warrior
Character:Shayne MacGregor
Release Date:31/05/1952
Night Stage to Galveston
Character:Ted Driscoll
Release Date:18/03/1952
The Big Trees
Character:Cleve Gregg
Release Date:05/02/1952
The Strange Door
Character:
Release Date:31/10/1951
Iron Man
Character:Miner (uncredited)
Release Date:20/09/1951
Mask of the Avenger
Character:Zio d'Orsini
Release Date:27/06/1951
Sirocco
Character:Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:13/06/1951
Santa Fe
Character:Moose Legrande
Release Date:01/04/1951
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Character:Mike Bridges
Release Date:17/01/1951
Last of the Buccaneers
Character:Brown
Release Date:25/10/1950
Convicted
Character:Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1950
The Iroquois Trail
Character:
Release Date:15/06/1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Character:Will Ward
Release Date:19/05/1950
Buccaneer's Girl
Character:Barfly (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1950
Tyrant of the Sea
Character:Sampson Edwards
Release Date:22/02/1950
The Secret Of St. Ives
Character:Innkeeper (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1949
Red River
Character:Gambler (uncredited)
Release Date:17/09/1948
Tap Roots
Character:Leader (uncredited)
Release Date:25/08/1948
That Lady in Ermine
Character:Orlando (uncredited)
Release Date:24/08/1948
13 Lead Soldiers
Character:Edward Vane
Release Date:30/04/1948
The Black Arrow
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/1948
A Woman's Vengeance
Character:Chauffeur McNabb
Release Date:02/03/1948
Trail of the Mounties
Character:Hawkins
Release Date:20/12/1947
The Exile
Character:Roundhead (uncredited)
Release Date:17/10/1947
The Marauders
Character:Riker
Release Date:01/07/1947
Dangerous Venture
Character:Morgan
Release Date:23/05/1947
California
Character:Miner (uncredited)
Release Date:21/02/1947
Calcutta
Character:Tea Planter (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1946
Fool's Gold
Character:Duke
Release Date:09/10/1946
Hot Cargo
Character:Matt Wayne
Release Date:28/06/1946
Inside Job
Character:Bartender
Release Date:14/06/1946
Dressed to Kill
Character:Hamid
Release Date:24/05/1946
Devotion
Character:Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
Release Date:05/04/1946
Terror by Night
Character:Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1946
Captain Kidd
Character:Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/1945
The Fatal Witness
Character:Gus
Release Date:15/09/1945
Sudan
Character:Uba
Release Date:18/04/1945
The House of Fear
Character:John Simpson
Release Date:16/03/1945
The Man in Half Moon Street
Character:Bobby
Release Date:19/01/1945
Lost in a Harem
Character:Police Chief (uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1944
Bluebeard
Character:Policeman (Uncredited)
Release Date:26/10/1944
Mrs. Parkington
Character:Humphrey
Release Date:12/10/1944
Gypsy Wildcat
Character:Captain Marver
Release Date:02/08/1944
The Pearl of Death
Character:George Gelder (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1944
The Great Alaskan Mystery
Character:Captain Greeder
Release Date:25/04/1944
Phantom Lady
Character:Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
Release Date:28/01/1944
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Character:Mahmoud
Release Date:14/01/1944
The Spider Woman
Character:Fred Garvin (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1943
The Man from the Rio Grande
Character:John King
Release Date:18/10/1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Character:Man Who Flails the Mayor
Release Date:12/07/1943
Don't You Believe It
Character:Rogue
Release Date:03/07/1943
Fugitive from Sonora
Character:Iron Joe Martin
Release Date:30/06/1943
Two Tickets to London
Character:Sutliff (uncredited)
Release Date:14/06/1943
Mission to Moscow
Character:Blacksmith (uncredited)
Release Date:29/04/1943
The Moon Is Down
Character:Miner (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1943
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Character:Jack Brady (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1942
Arabian Nights
Character:Blacksmith
Release Date:25/12/1942
Road to Morocco
Character:Warrior (uncredited)
Release Date:10/11/1942
The Mummy's Tomb
Character:Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
Release Date:23/10/1942
Overland Mail
Character:Sam Gregg - Henchman
Release Date:22/09/1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Character:Camberwell
Release Date:18/09/1942
The Spoilers
Character:Miner (uncredited)
Release Date:11/06/1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Character:Mob Leader (uncredited)
Release Date:13/03/1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Character:Saloon Bouncer
Release Date:31/01/1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Character:Turnkey (uncredited)
Release Date:29/01/1942
Riders of the Badlands
Character:Blacksmith Higgins
Release Date:18/12/1941
The Wolf Man
Character:Wykes (uncredited)
Release Date:09/12/1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Character:Poker Player (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/1941
Lydia
Character:Hotel House Detective
Release Date:18/09/1941
Badlands of Dakota
Character:Jackson
Release Date:15/09/1941
Rawhide Rangers
Character:Blackie
Release Date:18/07/1941
Raiders of the Desert
Character:Rawlins
Release Date:17/07/1941
They Met in Bombay
Character:Corporal at Base (uncredited)
Release Date:27/06/1941
Singapore Woman
Character:Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited)
Release Date:17/05/1941
Mutiny in the Arctic
Character:Harmon
Release Date:17/04/1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
Character:Mike, Cork's Henchman
Release Date:11/04/1941
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Character:J. L. Red Clinton
Release Date:21/03/1941
So Ends Our Night
Character:Card Player (uncredited)
Release Date:27/02/1941
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Character:Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman
Release Date:24/12/1940
Santa Fe Trail
Character:Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1940
Trail of the Vigilantes
Character:Phil
Release Date:13/12/1940
The Great Plane Robbery
Character:Eddie Lindo
Release Date:09/12/1940
Law and Order
Character:Poe Daggett
Release Date:28/11/1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
Character:Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Release Date:19/10/1940
King of the Royal Mounted
Character:Wade Garson
Release Date:19/09/1940
When the Daltons Rode
Character:Rigby Henchman
Release Date:23/08/1940
The Sea Hawk
Character:Slavemaster
Release Date:10/08/1940
Stage to Chino
Character:Pete Brannigan
Release Date:26/07/1940
Passport to Alcatraz
Character:Jeffers
Release Date:06/06/1940
Florian
Character:Leader
Release Date:05/06/1940
Texas Stagecoach
Character:Clancy
Release Date:23/05/1940
Dark Command
Character:Angry Townsman in Bank
Release Date:15/04/1940
The House of the Seven Gables
Character:Blacksmith Hawkins
Release Date:12/04/1940
Virginia City
Character:Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)
Release Date:23/03/1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Character:Deputy (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1940
Strange Cargo
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1940
Little Old New York
Character:Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire
Release Date:09/02/1940
The Invisible Man Returns
Character:Miner (uncredited)
Release Date:12/01/1940
The Light That Failed
Character:Soldier
Release Date:24/12/1939
Destry Rides Again
Character:Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)
Release Date:30/11/1939
We Are Not Alone
Character:Man Carrying Leni
Release Date:25/11/1939
Tower of London
Character:Lead Murderer of the Children
Release Date:17/11/1939
Rulers of the Sea
Character:Seaman (Uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Character:Henchman Bat Cardigan
Release Date:03/11/1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:31/08/1939
Each Dawn I Die
Character:Temple
Release Date:19/08/1939
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Character:Bos'un
Release Date:31/07/1939
The Sun Never Sets
Character:Zurof Camp Guard
Release Date:31/05/1939
Sons of Liberty
Character:Arresting British Trooper (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1939
The Story of Dr. Jenner
Character:Village Dairyman (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Character:Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1939
Arizona Legion
Character:Whiskey Joe
Release Date:20/01/1939
Son of Frankenstein
Character:Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
Release Date:13/01/1939
Devil's Island
Character:Guard Accepting Bribe
Release Date:07/01/1939
Stand Up and Fight
Character:Bullet Line Blacksmith
Release Date:06/01/1939
A Christmas Carol
Character:Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:16/12/1938
Heart of the North
Character:Miner Leading Mob (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1938
Valley of the Giants
Character:Greer
Release Date:17/09/1938
Marie Antoinette
Character:Executioner (uncredited)
Release Date:26/08/1938
Painted Desert
Character:Henchman Burke
Release Date:12/08/1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Character:Dickon Malbete
Release Date:13/05/1938
Crime School
Character:Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:10/05/1938
Song of Revolt
Character:Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
Release Date:29/05/1937
The Prince and the Pauper
Character:Second Guard
Release Date:30/04/1937
The Soldier and the Lady
Character:Peasant (Uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1937
Sea Devils
Character:Sailor (uncredited)
Release Date:19/02/1937
Maid of Salem
Character:Guard (Uncredited)
Release Date:12/02/1937
You Only Live Once
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:23/01/1937
Daniel Boone
Character:Joe Burch
Release Date:16/10/1936
The White Angel
Character:Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1936
Road Gang
Character:Sam Dawson (guard with whip)
Release Date:28/03/1936
The Country Doctor
Character:Logger (uncredited)
Release Date:12/03/1936
Sutter's Gold
Character:Seaman Lars
Release Date:01/03/1936
Captain Blood
Character:Kent
Release Date:26/12/1935
Mutiny on the Bounty
Character:Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/1935
Ship Cafe
Character:Stoker (uncredited)
Release Date:09/11/1935
Peter Ibbetson
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:07/11/1935
Black Fury
Character:Louie (uncredited)
Release Date:18/05/1935
Les Misérables
Character:Beam Warder
Release Date:20/04/1935
Naughty Marietta
Character:Pirate (uncredited)
Release Date:29/03/1935
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Character:Turk, an Opium Addict (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1935
Charlie Chan in Paris
Character:Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited)
Release Date:21/01/1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Character:Sentry (uncredited)
Release Date:11/01/1935
Strange Wives
Character:Tribesman
Release Date:30/11/1934
We Live Again
Character:Jailer
Release Date:01/11/1934
Great Expectations
Character:Orlick
Release Date:22/10/1934
The Black Cat
Character:Thamal
Release Date:07/05/1934
The House of Rothschild
Character:Man (uncredited)
Release Date:07/04/1934
Roman Scandals
Character:Valerius' Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:27/11/1933
To the Last Man
Character:Colby Man Fred (uncredited)
Release Date:15/09/1933
Captured!
Character:First Orderly
Release Date:19/08/1933
Narcotic
Character:Dr. William G. Davis
Release Date:01/08/1933
The Girl in 419
Character:Henchman Driver
Release Date:26/05/1933
Sweepings
Character:Customer (Uncredited)
Release Date:14/04/1933
The Intruder
Character:Cramer
Release Date:13/03/1933
File 113
Character:Michele
Release Date:05/01/1933
Secrets of the French Police
Character:Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Release Date:02/12/1932
Scarlet Dawn
Character:Revolutionary (Uncredited)
Release Date:12/11/1932
The Cabin in the Cotton
Character:Ross Clinton (uncredited)
Release Date:26/09/1932
Merrily We Go to Hell
Character:Fred (uncredited)
Release Date:10/06/1932
The World and the Flesh
Character:Ivanovitch
Release Date:22/04/1932
Texas Cyclone
Character:Jake Farwell
Release Date:24/02/1932
Night Beat
Character:Chill Scarpelli
Release Date:26/12/1931
Mata Hari
Character:Ivan (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1931
The Sea Ghost
Character:Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited)
Release Date:28/11/1931
Honor of the Family
Character:Kouski
Release Date:17/10/1931
I Like Your Nerve
Character:San Arango Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:12/09/1931
The Conquering Horde
Character:Butch Daggett
Release Date:01/03/1931
New Moon
Character:Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz
Release Date:23/12/1930
The Right of Way
Character:Rouge's Henchman
Release Date:11/12/1930
Rough Romance
Character:Chick Carson
Release Date:15/06/1930
Bride of the Regiment
Character:Sergeant Dostal
Release Date:21/05/1930
Captain of the Guard
Character:Le Bruin
Release Date:28/03/1930
Christina
Character:Dick Torpe
Release Date:15/12/1929
The Isle of Lost Ships
Character:Gallagher
Release Date:16/10/1929
The Squall
Character:Peter
Release Date:09/05/1929
Sins of the Fathers
Character:The Hijacker
Release Date:28/12/1928
The Patriot
Character:Stefan
Release Date:01/09/1928
The Last Command
Character:Revolutionist (uncredited)
Release Date:21/01/1928
Daredevil's Reward
Character:Second Heavy
Release Date:15/01/1928
Black Jack
Character:Haskins
Release Date:25/09/1927
The Knockout
Character:Steve McKenna
Release Date:23/08/1925
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