Birth Day: 1891-04-25
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.
Credits
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As Bouncer (uncredited) -
As Henchman Shanks -
As Supt. Saunders -
As Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited) -
As Captain of King's Guards (uncredited) -
As Rough Character in the Park -
As Stableman (uncredited) -
As Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited) -
As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Detective Sgt. Bates -
As Breton (uncredited) -
As Hibbs (uncredited) -
As Gow -
As Ted Driscoll -
As Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited) -
As Shayne MacGregor -
As Verna’s Father (uncredited) -
As Cleve Gregg -
As Moose Legrande -
As Zio d'Orsini -
As Master Sergeant (uncredited) -
As Mike Bridges -
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As Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited) -
As Sampson Edwards -
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As Will Ward -
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As Brown -
As Innkeeper (uncredited)
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As Leader (uncredited) -
As Gambler (uncredited) -
As Edward Vane -
As Chauffeur McNabb -
As Guard (uncredited) -
As Orlando (uncredited) -
As Hawkins -
As Roundhead (uncredited) -
As Riker -
As Morgan -
As Miner (uncredited) -
As Mock the Undertaker (uncredited) -
As Duke -
As Bartender -
As Matt Wayne -
As Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited) -
As Tea Planter (uncredited) -
As Hamid -
As Bobby -
As Uba -
As Gus -
As John Simpson -
As Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited) -
As Captain Marver -
As Policeman (Uncredited) -
As Police Chief (uncredited) -
As Captain Greeder -
As George Gelder (uncredited) -
As Humphrey -
As Mahmoud -
As Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited) -
As Fred Garvin (uncredited) -
As John King -
As Rogue -
As Iron Joe Martin -
As Man Who Flails the Mayor -
As Sutliff (uncredited) -
As Miner (uncredited) -
As Blacksmith (uncredited) -
As Jack Brady (uncredited) -
As Mob Leader (uncredited) -
As Sam Gregg - Henchman -
As Turnkey (uncredited) -
As Saloon Bouncer -
As Miner (uncredited) -
As Vic - Farmer (uncredited) -
As Blacksmith -
As Warrior (uncredited) -
As Camberwell -
As Card Player (uncredited) -
As Corporal at Base (uncredited) -
As Wykes (uncredited) -
As Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited) -
As Rawlins -
As Hotel House Detective -
As Harmon -
As Mike, Cork's Henchman -
As Blacksmith Higgins -
As Blackie -
As J. L. Red Clinton -
As Jackson -
As Poker Player (uncredited) -
As Eddie Lindo -
As Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited) -
As Jeffers -
As Slavemaster -
As Guard (uncredited) -
As Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited) -
As Angry Townsman in Bank -
As Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited) -
As Blacksmith Hawkins -
As Leader -
As Miner (uncredited) -
As Phil -
As Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman -
As Poe Daggett -
As Pete Brannigan -
As Wade Garson -
As Clancy -
As Deputy (uncredited) -
As Rigby Henchman -
As Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire -
As Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited) -
As Arresting British Trooper (uncredited) -
As Seaman (Uncredited) -
As Village Dairyman (uncredited) -
As Guard Accepting Bribe -
As Bullet Line Blacksmith -
As Bearded Gendarme (uncredited) -
As Whiskey Joe -
As Zurof Camp Guard -
As Lead Murderer of the Children -
As Man Carrying Leni -
As Temple -
As Bos'un -
As Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited) -
As Guard (uncredited) -
As Second Fake Constable (uncredited) -
As Soldier -
As Henchman Bat Cardigan -
As Dickon Malbete -
As Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited) -
As Miner Leading Mob (uncredited) -
As Executioner (uncredited) -
As Waiter (uncredited) -
As Henchman Burke -
As Greer -
As Guard (uncredited) -
As Sailor (uncredited) -
As Guard (Uncredited) -
As Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited) -
As Second Guard -
As Peasant (Uncredited) -
As Sam Dawson (guard with whip) -
As Joe Burch -
As Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited) -
As Seaman Lars -
As Logger (uncredited) -
As Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited) -
As Turk, an Opium Addict (uncredited) -
As Louie (uncredited) -
As Kent -
As Pirate (uncredited) -
As Soldier (uncredited) -
As Beam Warder -
As Sentry (uncredited) -
As Guard (uncredited) -
As Stoker (uncredited) -
As Thamal -
As Tribesman -
As Orlick -
As Jailer -
As Man (uncredited) -
As First Orderly -
As Customer (Uncredited) -
As Valerius' Soldier (uncredited) -
As Michele -
As Dr. William G. Davis -
As Cramer -
As Colby Man Fred (uncredited) -
As Henchman Driver -
As Revolutionary (Uncredited) -
As Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited) -
As Ivanovitch -
As Fred (uncredited) -
As Ross Clinton (uncredited) -
As Jake Farwell -
As Butch Daggett -
As Ivan (uncredited) -
As San Arango Officer (uncredited) -
As Kouski -
As Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited) -
As Chill Scarpelli -
As Rouge's Henchman -
As Le Bruin -
As Chick Carson -
As Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz -
As Sergeant Dostal -
As Peter -
As Gallagher -
As Dick Torpe -
As Stefan -
As The Hijacker -
As Revolutionist (uncredited) -
As Second Heavy -
As Haskins -
As Steve McKenna