Harry Cording

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

199

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-04-25

Day of death

1954-09-01 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Wellington, Somerset, England, UK

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

  • The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

    The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

  • Titanic

    Titanic

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • The Knockout

    The Knockout

  • Rawhide Rangers

    Rawhide Rangers

  • Captured!

    Captured!

  • Gypsy Wildcat

    Gypsy Wildcat

  • The Patriot

    The Patriot

  • Red River

    Red River

  • Sirocco

    Sirocco

  • Captain Pirate

    Captain Pirate

  • Black Jack

    Black Jack

  • California

    California

  • Captain Blood

    Captain Blood

  • Santa Fe

    Santa Fe

  • Against All Flags

    Against All Flags

  • Tap Roots

    Tap Roots

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • Hot Cargo

    Hot Cargo

  • The Marauders

    The Marauders

  • Texas Cyclone

    Texas Cyclone

  • The Mummy's Tomb

    The Mummy's Tomb

  • Bluebeard

    Bluebeard

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

    Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • Virginia City

    Virginia City

  • Cripple Creek

    Cripple Creek

  • Convicted

    Convicted

  • Peter Ibbetson

    Peter Ibbetson

  • Devotion

    Devotion

  • Sudan

    Sudan

  • Hopalong Cassidy

    Hopalong Cassidy

  • New Moon

    New Moon

  • Jungle Gents

    Jungle Gents

  • Stage to Chino

    Stage to Chino

  • Calcutta

    Calcutta

  • The Exile

    The Exile

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • Crime School

    Crime School

  • Lydia

    Lydia

  • Mata Hari

    Mata Hari

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • Sea Devils

    Sea Devils

  • Mrs. Parkington

    Mrs. Parkington

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

  • Dark Command

    Dark Command

  • File 113

    File 113

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Christina

    Christina

  • Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Ride 'Em Cowboy

  • The Squall

    The Squall

  • Ship Cafe

    Ship Cafe

  • Black Fury

    Black Fury

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • The Soldier and the Lady

    The Soldier and the Lady

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

  • Singapore Woman

    Singapore Woman

  • Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

    Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

  • Killer Leopard

    Killer Leopard

  • Florian

    Florian

  • East of Eden

    East of Eden

  • Roman Scandals

    Roman Scandals

  • Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

  • Night Stage to Galveston

    Night Stage to Galveston

  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

  • Texas Stagecoach

    Texas Stagecoach

  • Sweepings

    Sweepings

  • Road Gang

    Road Gang

  • The Intruder

    The Intruder

  • The Big Trees

    The Big Trees

  • Merrily We Go to Hell

    Merrily We Go to Hell

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

    Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

  • Brave Warrior

    Brave Warrior

  • The Wolf Man

    The Wolf Man

  • Law and Order

    Law and Order

  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

  • A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

  • Secrets of the French Police

    Secrets of the French Police

  • The Spider Woman

    The Spider Woman

  • The Isle of Lost Ships

    The Isle of Lost Ships

  • The House of the Seven Gables

    The House of the Seven Gables

  • Dangerous Venture

    Dangerous Venture

  • To the Last Man

    To the Last Man

  • The Man in Half Moon Street

    The Man in Half Moon Street

  • Terror by Night

    Terror by Night

  • The Light That Failed

    The Light That Failed

  • Tower of London

    Tower of London

  • The Black Arrow

    The Black Arrow

  • When the Daltons Rode

    When the Daltons Rode

  • King Richard and the Crusaders

    King Richard and the Crusaders

  • Sins of the Fathers

    Sins of the Fathers

  • Naughty Marietta

    Naughty Marietta

  • The Last Command

    The Last Command

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

    Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

  • The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

  • Son of Frankenstein

    Son of Frankenstein

  • The Pearl of Death

    The Pearl of Death

  • Each Dawn I Die

    Each Dawn I Die

  • Road to Morocco

    Road to Morocco

  • Man in the Attic

    Man in the Attic

  • The Black Shield of Falworth

    The Black Shield of Falworth

  • Lost in a Harem

    Lost in a Harem

  • The Cabin in the Cotton

    The Cabin in the Cotton

  • Two Tickets to London

    Two Tickets to London

  • The Moon Is Down

    The Moon Is Down

  • Badlands of Dakota

    Badlands of Dakota

  • Rulers of the Sea

    Rulers of the Sea

  • The House of Fear

    The House of Fear

  • The Lady from Cheyenne

    The Lady from Cheyenne

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • Fortunes of Captain Blood

    Fortunes of Captain Blood

  • The Strange Door

    The Strange Door

  • Tyrant of the Sea

    Tyrant of the Sea

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

  • That Lady in Ermine

    That Lady in Ermine

  • The White Angel

    The White Angel

  • Valley of the Giants

    Valley of the Giants

  • The House of Rothschild

    The House of Rothschild

  • We Live Again

    We Live Again

  • Buccaneer's Girl

    Buccaneer's Girl

  • You Only Live Once

    You Only Live Once

  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

  • The Right of Way

    The Right of Way

  • Dressed to Kill

    Dressed to Kill

  • The Marshal Of Mesa City

    The Marshal Of Mesa City

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • Treasure of the Golden Condor

    Treasure of the Golden Condor

  • The Fatal Witness

    The Fatal Witness

  • Mutiny in the Arctic

    Mutiny in the Arctic

  • Passport to Alcatraz

    Passport to Alcatraz

  • Night Beat

    Night Beat

  • Last of the Buccaneers

    Last of the Buccaneers

  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

  • Captain of the Guard

    Captain of the Guard

  • Charlie Chan in Paris

    Charlie Chan in Paris

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • So Ends Our Night

    So Ends Our Night

  • Al Jennings of Oklahoma

    Al Jennings of Oklahoma

  • King of the Royal Mounted

    King of the Royal Mounted

  • The Iroquois Trail

    The Iroquois Trail

  • The Man from the Rio Grande

    The Man from the Rio Grande

  • Law and Order

    Law and Order

  • The Invisible Man Returns

    The Invisible Man Returns

  • Fugitive from Sonora

    Fugitive from Sonora

  • Heart of the North

    Heart of the North

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • The Girl in 419

    The Girl in 419

  • The Ghost of Frankenstein

    The Ghost of Frankenstein

  • Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

  • Don't You Believe It

    Don't You Believe It

  • Destry Rides Again

    Destry Rides Again

  • Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

  • Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

  • Trail of the Vigilantes

    Trail of the Vigilantes

  • A Woman's Vengeance

    A Woman's Vengeance

  • Devil's Island

    Devil's Island

  • Bride of the Regiment

    Bride of the Regiment

  • Song of Revolt

    Song of Revolt

  • I Like Your Nerve

    I Like Your Nerve

  • Honor of the Family

    Honor of the Family

  • We Are Not Alone

    We Are Not Alone

  • The World and the Flesh

    The World and the Flesh

  • Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

  • The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

  • Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

    Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

  • Overland Mail

    Overland Mail

  • They Met in Bombay

    They Met in Bombay

  • Fool's Gold

    Fool's Gold

  • The Great Alaskan Mystery

    The Great Alaskan Mystery

  • Trail of the Mounties

    Trail of the Mounties

  • Daredevil's Reward

    Daredevil's Reward

  • Mask of the Avenger

    Mask of the Avenger

  • Scarlet Dawn

    Scarlet Dawn

  • Phantom Lady

    Phantom Lady

  • Road to Bali

    Road to Bali

  • Strange Cargo

    Strange Cargo

  • The Great Plane Robbery

    The Great Plane Robbery

  • Captain Kidd

    Captain Kidd

  • Santa Fe Trail

    Santa Fe Trail

  • Riders of the Badlands

    Riders of the Badlands

  • Painted Desert

    Painted Desert

  • The Sea Ghost

    The Sea Ghost

  • The Secret Of St. Ives

    The Secret Of St. Ives

  • The Story of Dr. Jenner

    The Story of Dr. Jenner

  • Arizona Legion

    Arizona Legion

  • Narcotic

    Narcotic

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • Strange Wives

    Strange Wives

  • The Sun Never Sets

    The Sun Never Sets

  • Rough Romance

    Rough Romance

  • 13 Lead Soldiers

    13 Lead Soldiers

  • Mutiny on the Blackhawk

    Mutiny on the Blackhawk

  • Inside Job

    Inside Job

  • The Conquering Horde

    The Conquering Horde

  • Raiders of the Desert

    Raiders of the Desert