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