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