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