Harry Cording
Born
April 25, 1891
Died
September 1, 1954 (63 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Wellington, Somerset, England, UK
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

East of Eden
Bouncer (uncredited)
1955

Jungle Gents
Henchman Shanks
1954

The Black Shield of Falworth
Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
1954

Killer Leopard
Supt. Saunders
1954

King Richard and the Crusaders
Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
1954

Man in the Attic
Detective Sgt. Bates
1953

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Rough Character in the Park
1953

Law and Order
Townsman (uncredited)
1953

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Stableman (uncredited)
1953

Titanic
Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
1953

Road to Bali
Verna’s Father (uncredited)
1953

Against All Flags
Gow
1952

Hopalong Cassidy
(1 episode)
1952

Captain Pirate
Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
1952

Cripple Creek
Hibbs (uncredited)
1952

Brave Warrior
Shayne MacGregor
1952

Night Stage to Galveston
Ted Driscoll
1952

The Big Trees
Cleve Gregg
1952

Mask of the Avenger
Zio d'Orsini
1951

The Strange Door
1951

Sirocco
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(1 episode)
1951

Santa Fe
Moose Legrande
1951

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Mike Bridges
1951

Last of the Buccaneers
Brown
1950

Convicted
Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
1950

The Iroquois Trail
1950

Fortunes of Captain Blood
Will Ward
1950

Buccaneer's Girl
1950

Tyrant of the Sea
Sampson Edwards
1950
The Secret Of St. Ives
Innkeeper (uncredited)
1949

Red River
Gambler (uncredited)
1948

Tap Roots
Leader (uncredited)
1948

That Lady in Ermine
Orlando (uncredited)
1948

13 Lead Soldiers
Edward Vane
1948

The Black Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
1948

A Woman's Vengeance
Chauffeur McNabb
1948

Trail of the Mounties
Hawkins
1947

The Exile
Roundhead (uncredited)
1947

The Marauders
Riker
1947

Dangerous Venture
Morgan
1947

California
Miner (uncredited)
1947

Calcutta
Tea Planter (uncredited)
1946

Fool's Gold
Duke
1946

Hot Cargo
Matt Wayne
1946

Inside Job
Bartender
1946

Dressed to Kill
Hamid
1946

Devotion
Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
1946

Terror by Night
Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
1946

Captain Kidd
Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
1945

The Fatal Witness
Gus
1945

Sudan
Uba
1945

The House of Fear
John Simpson
1945

The Man in Half Moon Street
Bobby
1945

Lost in a Harem
Police Chief (uncredited)
1944

Bluebeard
Policeman (Uncredited)
1944

Mrs. Parkington
Humphrey
1944

Gypsy Wildcat
Captain Marver
1944

The Pearl of Death
George Gelder (uncredited)
1944

The Great Alaskan Mystery
Captain Greeder
1944

Phantom Lady
Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
1944

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Mahmoud
1944

The Spider Woman
Fred Garvin (uncredited)
1943

The Man from the Rio Grande
John King
1943

For Whom the Bell Tolls
Man Who Flails the Mayor
1943
Don't You Believe It
Rogue
1943

Fugitive from Sonora
Iron Joe Martin
1943

Two Tickets to London
Sutliff (uncredited)
1943

Mission to Moscow
Blacksmith (uncredited)
1943

The Moon Is Down
Miner (uncredited)
1943

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Jack Brady (uncredited)
1942

Arabian Nights
Blacksmith
1942

Road to Morocco
Warrior (uncredited)
1942

The Mummy's Tomb
Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
1942

Overland Mail
Sam Gregg - Henchman
1942

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Camberwell
1942

The Spoilers
Miner (uncredited)
1942

The Ghost of Frankenstein
Mob Leader (uncredited)
1942

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Poker Player (uncredited)
1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Saloon Bouncer
1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Turnkey (uncredited)
1942

Riders of the Badlands
Blacksmith Higgins
1941

The Wolf Man
Wykes (uncredited)
1941

Lydia
Hotel House Detective
1941

Badlands of Dakota
Jackson
1941

Rawhide Rangers
Blackie
1941

Raiders of the Desert
Rawlins
1941

They Met in Bombay
Corporal at Base (uncredited)
1941

Singapore Woman
Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited)
1941

Mutiny in the Arctic
Harmon
1941

The Lady from Cheyenne
Mike, Cork's Henchman
1941

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
J. L. Red Clinton
1941

So Ends Our Night
Card Player (uncredited)
1941

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman
1940

Santa Fe Trail
Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
1940

Trail of the Vigilantes
Phil
1940

The Great Plane Robbery
Eddie Lindo
1940

Law and Order
Poe Daggett
1940

A Dispatch from Reuters
Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
1940

King of the Royal Mounted
Wade Garson
1940

When the Daltons Rode
Rigby Henchman
1940

The Sea Hawk
Slavemaster
1940

Stage to Chino
Pete Brannigan
1940

Passport to Alcatraz
Jeffers
1940

Florian
Leader
1940

Texas Stagecoach
Clancy
1940

Dark Command
Angry Townsman in Bank
1940

The House of the Seven Gables
Blacksmith Hawkins
1940

Virginia City
Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)
1940

The Grapes of Wrath
Deputy (uncredited)
1940

Strange Cargo
Guard (uncredited)
1940

Little Old New York
Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire
1940

The Invisible Man Returns
Miner (uncredited)
1940

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Guard (uncredited)
1939

The Light That Failed
Soldier
1939

Destry Rides Again
Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)
1939

We Are Not Alone
Man Carrying Leni
1939

Tower of London
Lead Murderer of the Children
1939

Rulers of the Sea
Seaman (Uncredited)
1939

The Marshal Of Mesa City
Henchman Bat Cardigan
1939

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
1939

Each Dawn I Die
Temple
1939

Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Bos'un
1939

The Sun Never Sets
Zurof Camp Guard
1939

Sons of Liberty
Arresting British Trooper (uncredited)
1939

The Story of Dr. Jenner
Village Dairyman (uncredited)
1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited)
1939

Arizona Legion
Whiskey Joe
1939

Son of Frankenstein
Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
1939

Devil's Island
Guard Accepting Bribe
1939

Stand Up and Fight
Bullet Line Blacksmith
1939

A Christmas Carol
Waiter (uncredited)
1938

Heart of the North
Miner Leading Mob (uncredited)
1938

Valley of the Giants
Greer
1938

Marie Antoinette
Executioner (uncredited)
1938

Painted Desert
Henchman Burke
1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Dickon Malbete
1938

Crime School
Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
1938

Song of Revolt
Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
1937

The Prince and the Pauper
Second Guard
1937

The Soldier and the Lady
Peasant (Uncredited)
1937

Sea Devils
Sailor (uncredited)
1937

Maid of Salem
Guard (Uncredited)
1937

You Only Live Once
Guard (uncredited)
1937

Daniel Boone
Joe Burch
1936

The White Angel
Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
1936

Road Gang
Sam Dawson (guard with whip)
1936

The Country Doctor
Logger (uncredited)
1936

Sutter's Gold
Seaman Lars
1936

Captain Blood
Kent
1935

Mutiny on the Bounty
Soldier (uncredited)
1935

Ship Cafe
Stoker (uncredited)
1935

Peter Ibbetson
Guard (uncredited)
1935

Black Fury
Louie (uncredited)
1935

Les Misérables
Beam Warder
1935

Naughty Marietta
Pirate (uncredited)
1935

Charlie Chan in Paris
Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited)
1935

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Sentry (uncredited)
1935

Strange Wives
Tribesman
1934

We Live Again
Jailer
1934

Great Expectations
Orlick
1934

The Black Cat
Thamal
1934

The House of Rothschild
Man (uncredited)
1934

To the Last Man
Colby Man Fred (uncredited)
1933

Captured!
First Orderly
1933

Narcotic
Dr. William G. Davis
1933

The Girl in 419
Henchman Driver
1933

Sweepings
Customer (Uncredited)
1933

The Intruder
Cramer
1933

File 113
Michele
1933

Scarlet Dawn
Revolutionary (Uncredited)
1932

The Cabin in the Cotton
Ross Clinton (uncredited)
1932

Merrily We Go to Hell
Fred (uncredited)
1932

The World and the Flesh
Ivanovitch
1932

Texas Cyclone
Jake Farwell
1932

Night Beat
Chill Scarpelli
1931

Mata Hari
Ivan (uncredited)
1931

The Sea Ghost
Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited)
1931

Honor of the Family
Kouski
1931

The Conquering Horde
Butch Daggett
1931

New Moon
Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz
1930

The Right of Way
Rouge's Henchman
1930

Rough Romance
Chick Carson
1930

Bride of the Regiment
Sergeant Dostal
1930

Captain of the Guard
Le Bruin
1930

Christina
Dick Torpe
1929

The Isle of Lost Ships
Gallagher
1929

The Squall
Peter
1929

Sins of the Fathers
The Hijacker
1928

The Patriot
Stefan
1928

The Last Command
Revolutionist (uncredited)
1928

Daredevil's Reward
Second Heavy
1928

Black Jack
Haskins
1927

The Knockout
Steve McKenna
1925