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