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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
Titanic
(1953)
Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol
(1938)
Waiter (uncredited)
The Wolf Man
(1941)
Wykes (uncredited)
The Black Cat
(1934)
Thamal
Red River
(1948)
Gambler (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1943)
Man Who Flails the Mayor
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938)
Dickon Malbete
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Guard (uncredited)
Son of Frankenstein
(1939)
Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
Captain Blood
(1935)
Kent
East of Eden
(1955)
Bouncer (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Soldier (uncredited)
Captain Kidd
(1945)
Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Deputy (uncredited)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Mob Leader (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Slavemaster
Full Filmography
Acting
The Knockout
(1925)
Steve McKenna
Black Jack
(1927)
Haskins
The Patriot
(1928)
Stefan
The Last Command
(1928)
Revolutionist (uncredited)
Sins of the Fathers
(1928)
The Hijacker
Daredevil's Reward
(1928)
Second Heavy
The Squall
(1929)
Peter
Christina
(1929)
Dick Torpe
The Isle of Lost Ships
(1929)
Gallagher
Bride of the Regiment
(1930)
Sergeant Dostal
Rough Romance
(1930)
Chick Carson
New Moon
(1930)
Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz
Captain of the Guard
(1930)
Le Bruin
The Right of Way
(1930)
Rouge's Henchman
Night Beat
(1931)
Chill Scarpelli
Mata Hari
(1931)
Ivan (uncredited)
The Conquering Horde
(1931)
Butch Daggett
Honor of the Family
(1931)
Kouski
The Sea Ghost
(1931)
Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited)
The World and the Flesh
(1932)
Ivanovitch
Scarlet Dawn
(1932)
Revolutionary (Uncredited)
Texas Cyclone
(1932)
Jake Farwell
The Cabin in the Cotton
(1932)
Ross Clinton (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
(1932)
Fred (uncredited)
Sweepings
(1933)
Customer (Uncredited)
Captured!
(1933)
First Orderly
Narcotic
(1933)
Dr. William G. Davis
The Intruder
(1933)
Cramer
To the Last Man
(1933)
Colby Man Fred (uncredited)
The Girl in 419
(1933)
Henchman Driver
File 113
(1933)
The Black Cat
(1934)
Thamal
Great Expectations
(1934)
Orlick
Strange Wives
(1934)
Tribesman
We Live Again
(1934)
Jailer
Captain Blood
(1935)
Kent
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Soldier (uncredited)
Ship Cafe
(1935)
Stoker (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
(1935)
Pirate (uncredited)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
(1935)
Sentry (uncredited)
Black Fury
(1935)
Louie (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Paris
(1935)
Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited)
Peter Ibbetson
(1935)
Guard (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
(1936)
Seaman Lars
The White Angel
(1936)
Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
(1936)
Logger (uncredited)
Road Gang
(1936)
Sam Dawson (guard with whip)
Daniel Boone
(1936)
Joe Burch
The Prince and the Pauper
(1937)
Second Guard
The Soldier and the Lady
(1937)
Peasant (Uncredited)
Song of Revolt
(1937)
Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
(1937)
Guard (Uncredited)
You Only Live Once
(1937)
Guard (uncredited)
Sea Devils
(1937)
Sailor (uncredited)
Heart of the North
(1938)
Miner Leading Mob (uncredited)
Valley of the Giants
(1938)
Greer
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938)
Dickon Malbete
A Christmas Carol
(1938)
Waiter (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
(1938)
Executioner (uncredited)
Painted Desert
(1938)
Henchman Burke
Crime School
(1938)
Jim
Sons of Liberty
(1939)
Arresting British Trooper (uncredited)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
(1939)
Second Fake Constable (uncredited)
Arizona Legion
(1939)
Whiskey Joe
Stand Up and Fight
(1939)
Bullet Line Blacksmith
Devil's Island
(1939)
Guard Accepting Bribe
Son of Frankenstein
(1939)
Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1939)
Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
(1939)
Zurof Camp Guard
We Are Not Alone
(1939)
Man Carrying Leni
Tower of London
(1939)
Lead Murderer of the Children
Each Dawn I Die
(1939)
Temple
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
(1939)
Bos'un
Destry Rides Again
(1939)
Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Guard (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
(1939)
Soldier
The Marshal Of Mesa City
(1939)
Henchman Bat Cardigan
Rulers of the Sea
(1939)
Seaman (Uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Jenner
(1939)
Village Dairyman (uncredited)
The House of the Seven Gables
(1940)
Blacksmith Hawkins
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Miner (uncredited)
Florian
(1940)
Leader
King of the Royal Mounted
(1940)
Wade Garson
Texas Stagecoach
(1940)
Clancy
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Deputy (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
(1940)
Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman
Little Old New York
(1940)
Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire
Law and Order
(1940)
Poe Daggett
Trail of the Vigilantes
(1940)
Phil
Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
Virginia City
(1940)
Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)
Dark Command
(1940)
Angry Townsman in Bank
When the Daltons Rode
(1940)
Rigby Henchman
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Slavemaster
Strange Cargo
(1940)
Guard (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
(1940)
Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
The Great Plane Robbery
(1940)
Eddie Lindo
Passport to Alcatraz
(1940)
Jeffers
Stage to Chino
(1940)
Pete Brannigan
The Wolf Man
(1941)
Wykes (uncredited)
Rawhide Rangers
(1941)
Blackie
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
(1941)
J. L. Red Clinton
The Lady from Cheyenne
(1941)
Mike, Cork's Henchman
Riders of the Badlands
(1941)
Blacksmith Higgins
Badlands Of Dakota
(1941)
Jackson
So Ends Our Night
(1941)
Card Player (uncredited)
Singapore Woman
(1941)
Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited)
Lydia
(1941)
Hotel House Detective
Mutiny in the Arctic
(1941)
Harmon
Raiders of the Desert
(1941)
Rawlins
They Met in Bombay
(1941)
Corporal at Base (uncredited)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Mob Leader (uncredited)
Overland Mail
(1942)
Sam Gregg - Henchman
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
(1942)
Saloon Bouncer
The Spoilers
(1942)
Miner (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
(1942)
Poker Player (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
(1942)
Jack Brady (uncredited)
Arabian Nights
(1942)
Blacksmith
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
(1942)
Camberwell
Road to Morocco
(1942)
Warrior (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
(1942)
Turnkey (uncredited)
Don't You Believe It
(1943)
Rogue
Fugitive from Sonora
(1943)
Iron Joe Martin
The Man from the Rio Grande
(1943)
John King
The Spider Woman
(1943)
Fred Garvin (uncredited)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1943)
Man Who Flails the Mayor
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Blacksmith (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
(1943)
Miner (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London
(1943)
Sutliff (uncredited)
The Pearl of Death
(1944)
George Gelder (uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
(1944)
Mahmoud
The Great Alaskan Mystery
(1944)
Captain Greeder
Gypsy Wildcat
(1944)
Captain Marver
Lost in a Harem
(1944)
Police Chief (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
(1944)
Humphrey
Bluebeard
(1944)
Policeman (Uncredited)
Phantom Lady
(1944)
Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
The House of Fear
(1945)
John Simpson
The Fatal Witness
(1945)
Gus
Sudan
(1945)
Uba
Captain Kidd
(1945)
Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
The Man in Half Moon Street
(1945)
Bobby
Dressed to Kill
(1946)
Hamid
Terror by Night
(1946)
Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
Inside Job
(1946)
Bartender
Devotion
(1946)
Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
Calcutta
(1946)
Tea Planter (uncredited)
Hot Cargo
(1946)
Matt Wayne
Fool's Gold
(1946)
Duke
Dangerous Venture
(1947)
Morgan
The Marauders
(1947)
Riker
Trail of the Mounties
(1947)
Hawkins
The Exile
(1947)
Roundhead (uncredited)
Red River
(1948)
Gambler (uncredited)
Tap Roots
(1948)
Leader (uncredited)
13 Lead Soldiers
(1948)
Edward Vane
A Woman's Vengeance
(1948)
Chauffeur McNabb
That Lady in Ermine
(1948)
Orlando (uncredited)
The Secret Of St. Ives
(1949)
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Last of the Buccaneers
(1950)
Brown
Tyrant of the Sea
(1950)
Sampson Edwards
Convicted
(1950)
Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
(1950)
Fortunes of Captain Blood
(1950)
Will Ward
Buccaneer's Girl
(1950)
Santa Fe
(1951)
Moose Legrande
Mask of the Avenger
(1951)
Zio d'Orsini
The Strange Door
(1951)
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
(1951)
Mike Bridges
Sirocco
(1951)
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
The Big Trees
(1952)
Cleve Gregg
Against All Flags
(1952)
Gow
Night Stage to Galveston
(1952)
Ted Driscoll
Brave Warrior
(1952)
Shayne MacGregor
Cripple Creek
(1952)
Hibbs (uncredited)
Captain Pirate
(1952)
Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
Man in the Attic
(1953)
Detective Sgt. Bates
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
(1953)
Stableman (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1953)
Rough Character in the Park
Law and Order
(1953)
Townsman (uncredited)
Road to Bali
(1953)
Verna’s Father (uncredited)
Titanic
(1953)
Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
Killer Leopard
(1954)
Supt. Saunders
Jungle Gents
(1954)
Henchman Shanks
The Black Shield of Falworth
(1954)
Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
King Richard and the Crusaders
(1954)
Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
East of Eden
(1955)
Bouncer (uncredited)