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