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