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