Harry Cording
Harry Cording
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) 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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 9.454
Birthday 1891-04-25
Place of Birth Wellington, Somerset, England, UK
Also Known As Hector William Cording, Harry Gording, Hector William "Harry" Cording,
Cripple Creek
1952

Cripple Creek

A Woman's Vengeance
1948

A Woman's Vengeance

The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942

The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Secret Of St. Ives
1949

The Secret Of St. Ives

Dressed to Kill
1946

Dressed to Kill

Hot Cargo
1946

Hot Cargo

The Black Cat
1934

The Black Cat

The House of Fear
1945

The House of Fear

The Pearl of Death
1944

The Pearl of Death

The Wolf Man
1941

The Wolf Man

The House of the Seven Gables
1940

The House of the Seven Gables

The Invisible Man Returns
1940

The Invisible Man Returns

Killer Leopard
1954

Killer Leopard

Man in the Attic
1953

Man in the Attic

Daredevil's Reward
1928

Daredevil's Reward

The Prince and the Pauper
1937

The Prince and the Pauper

The Big Trees
1952

The Big Trees

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Against All Flags
1952

Against All Flags

The Sea Ghost
1931

The Sea Ghost

Crime School
1938

Crime School

Captain Blood
1935

Captain Blood

The Strange Door
1951

The Strange Door

The Black Shield of Falworth
1954

The Black Shield of Falworth

Peter Ibbetson
1935

Peter Ibbetson

The Iroquois Trail
1950

The Iroquois Trail

The Patriot
1928

The Patriot

Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950

Fortunes of Captain Blood

They Met in Bombay
1941

They Met in Bombay

Two Tickets to London
1943

Two Tickets to London

The Fatal Witness
1945

The Fatal Witness

Law and Order
1953

Law and Order

Road to Bali
1953

Road to Bali

Captain Pirate
1952

Captain Pirate

King Richard and the Crusaders
1954

King Richard and the Crusaders

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Titanic
1953

Titanic

Sea Devils
1937

Sea Devils

Bluebeard
1944

Bluebeard

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
1953

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

Night Stage to Galveston
1952

Night Stage to Galveston

Buccaneer's Girl
1950

Buccaneer's Girl

Sweepings
1933

Sweepings

The Squall
1929

The Squall

Captured!
1933

Captured!

Daniel Boone
1936

Daniel Boone

The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944

The Great Alaskan Mystery

Sons of Liberty
1939

Sons of Liberty

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Narcotic
1933

Narcotic

Bride of the Regiment
1930

Bride of the Regiment

Charlie Chan in Paris
1935

Charlie Chan in Paris

New Moon
1930

New Moon

Rough Romance
1930

Rough Romance

Last of the Buccaneers
1950

Last of the Buccaneers

Captain of the Guard
1930

Captain of the Guard

The Intruder
1933

The Intruder

Strange Wives
1934

Strange Wives

Calcutta
1946

Calcutta

Rawhide Rangers
1941

Rawhide Rangers

Sutter's Gold
1936

Sutter's Gold

The Moon Is Down
1943

The Moon Is Down

The Mummy's Tomb
1942

The Mummy's Tomb

That Lady in Ermine
1948

That Lady in Ermine

Phantom Lady
1944

Phantom Lady

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The White Angel
1936

The White Angel

Fool's Gold
1946

Fool's Gold

Devil's Island
1939

Devil's Island

Stand Up and Fight
1939

Stand Up and Fight

Son of Frankenstein
1939

Son of Frankenstein

Sirocco
1951

Sirocco

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Arizona Legion
1939

Arizona Legion

The Sun Never Sets
1939

The Sun Never Sets

Tower of London
1939

Tower of London

We Are Not Alone
1939

We Are Not Alone

We Live Again
1934

We Live Again

Each Dawn I Die
1939

Each Dawn I Die

Mutiny on the Blackhawk
1939

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Stage to Chino
1940

Stage to Chino

Destry Rides Again
1939

Destry Rides Again

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Light That Failed
1939

The Light That Failed

The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939

The Marshal Of Mesa City

Night Beat
1931

Night Beat

Heart of the North
1938

Heart of the North

King of the Royal Mounted
1940

King of the Royal Mounted

Texas Stagecoach
1940

Texas Stagecoach

The Grapes of Wrath
1940

The Grapes of Wrath

Fugitive from Sonora
1943

Fugitive from Sonora

The Country Doctor
1936

The Country Doctor

East of Eden
1955

East of Eden

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Little Old New York
1940

Little Old New York

Valley of the Giants
1938

Valley of the Giants

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Jungle Gents
1954

Jungle Gents

Mutiny on the Bounty
1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

Law and Order
1940

Law and Order

Trail of the Vigilantes
1940

Trail of the Vigilantes

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

When the Daltons Rode
1940

When the Daltons Rode

Santa Fe Trail
1940

Santa Fe Trail

Dark Command
1940

Dark Command

Virginia City
1940

Virginia City

The World and the Flesh
1932

The World and the Flesh

Scarlet Dawn
1932

Scarlet Dawn

Strange Cargo
1940

Strange Cargo

The Sea Hawk
1940

The Sea Hawk

Dangerous Venture
1947

Dangerous Venture

A Dispatch from Reuters
1940

A Dispatch from Reuters

Florian
1940

Florian

Don't You Believe It
1943

Don't You Believe It

To the Last Man
1933

To the Last Man

Road Gang
1936

Road Gang

Christina
1929

Christina

The Girl in 419
1933

The Girl in 419

Brave Warrior
1952

Brave Warrior

Riders of the Badlands
1941

Riders of the Badlands

Overland Mail
1942

Overland Mail

The Man from the Rio Grande
1943

The Man from the Rio Grande

The Marauders
1947

The Marauders

Trail of the Mounties
1947

Trail of the Mounties

Badlands Of Dakota
1941

Badlands Of Dakota

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942

Ride 'Em Cowboy

The Spoilers
1942

The Spoilers

Santa Fe
1951

Santa Fe

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

So Ends Our Night
1941

So Ends Our Night

Arabian Nights
1942

Arabian Nights

Texas Cyclone
1932

Texas Cyclone

The Spider Woman
1943

The Spider Woman

Mata Hari
1931

Mata Hari

A Christmas Carol
1938

A Christmas Carol

Terror by Night
1946

Terror by Night

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

The Right of Way
1930

The Right of Way

The Soldier and the Lady
1937

The Soldier and the Lady

Inside Job
1946

Inside Job

Singapore Woman
1941

Singapore Woman

The Cabin in the Cotton
1932

The Cabin in the Cotton

Tyrant of the Sea
1950

Tyrant of the Sea

Song of Revolt
1937

Song of Revolt

The Last Command
1928

The Last Command

Gypsy Wildcat
1944

Gypsy Wildcat

Sudan
1945

Sudan

The Conquering Horde
1931

The Conquering Horde

Honor of the Family
1931

Honor of the Family

For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Mission to Moscow
1943

Mission to Moscow

File 113
1933

File 113

The Exile
1947

The Exile

Maid of Salem
1937

Maid of Salem

Great Expectations
1934

Great Expectations

Red River
1948

Red River

Rulers of the Sea
1939

Rulers of the Sea

Road to Morocco
1942

Road to Morocco

Convicted
1950

Convicted

Lydia
1941

Lydia

Lost in a Harem
1944

Lost in a Harem

Captain Kidd
1945

Captain Kidd

Ship Cafe
1935

Ship Cafe

The Knockout
1925

The Knockout

The Man in Half Moon Street
1945

The Man in Half Moon Street

Devotion
1946

Devotion

Mask of the Avenger
1951

Mask of the Avenger

You Only Live Once
1937

You Only Live Once

Tap Roots
1948

Tap Roots

The Great Plane Robbery
1940

The Great Plane Robbery

Marie Antoinette
1938

Marie Antoinette

Painted Desert
1938

Painted Desert

Naughty Marietta
1935

Naughty Marietta

The Story of Dr. Jenner
1939

The Story of Dr. Jenner

Merrily We Go to Hell
1932

Merrily We Go to Hell

Black Jack
1927

Black Jack

Sins of the Fathers
1928

Sins of the Fathers

Mutiny in the Arctic
1941

Mutiny in the Arctic

Passport to Alcatraz
1940

Passport to Alcatraz

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

Mrs. Parkington
1944

Mrs. Parkington

Black Fury
1935

Black Fury

Raiders of the Desert
1941

Raiders of the Desert

13 Lead Soldiers
1948

13 Lead Soldiers

The Isle of Lost Ships
1929

The Isle of Lost Ships