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Harry Cording
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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
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| 1955 | East of Eden | Actor | Bouncer (uncredited) | 69 Fair |
| 1954 | Jungle Gents | Actor | Henchman Shanks | 58 Average |
| 1954 | The Black Shield of Falworth | Actor | Captain of King's Guards (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1954 | Killer Leopard | Actor | Supt. Saunders | 58 Average |
| 1954 | King Richard and the Crusaders | Actor | Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Man in the Attic | Actor | Detective Sgt. Bates | 58 Average |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Actor | Rough Character in the Park | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Law and Order | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1953 | Ambush at Tomahawk Gap | Actor | Stableman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Titanic | Actor | Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1953 | Road to Bali | Actor | Verna’s Father (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1952 | Against All Flags | Actor | Gow | 59 Average |
| 1952 | Captain Pirate | Actor | Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1952 | Cripple Creek | Actor | Hibbs (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1952 | Brave Warrior | Actor | Shayne MacGregor | 58 Average |
| 1952 | Night Stage to Galveston | Actor | Ted Driscoll | 58 Average |
| 1952 | The Big Trees | Actor | Cleve Gregg | 58 Average |
| 1951 | Mask of the Avenger | Actor | Zio d'Orsini | 58 Average |
| 1951 | The Strange Door | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1951 | Sirocco | Actor | Master Sergeant (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1951 | Santa Fe | Actor | Moose Legrande | 59 Average |
| 1951 | Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Actor | Mike Bridges | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Last of the Buccaneers | Actor | Brown | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Convicted | Actor | Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Iroquois Trail | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1950 | Fortunes of Captain Blood | Actor | Will Ward | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Buccaneer's Girl | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1950 | Tyrant of the Sea | Actor | Sampson Edwards | N/A N/A |
| 1949 | The Secret Of St. Ives | Actor | Innkeeper (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Red River | Actor | Gambler (uncredited) | 66 Fair |
| 1948 | Tap Roots | Actor | Leader (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1948 | That Lady in Ermine | Actor | Orlando (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1948 | 13 Lead Soldiers | Actor | Edward Vane | 59 Average |
| 1948 | A Woman's Vengeance | Actor | Chauffeur McNabb | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Trail of the Mounties | Actor | Hawkins | N/A N/A |
| 1947 | The Exile | Actor | Roundhead (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1947 | The Marauders | Actor | Riker | N/A N/A |
| 1947 | Dangerous Venture | Actor | Morgan | N/A N/A |
| 1947 | California | Actor | Miner (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Calcutta | Actor | Tea Planter (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Fool's Gold | Actor | Duke | N/A N/A |
| 1946 | Hot Cargo | Actor | Matt Wayne | N/A N/A |
| 1946 | Inside Job | Actor | Bartender | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill | Actor | Hamid | 60 Fair |
| 1946 | Devotion | Actor | Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Terror by Night | Actor | Mock the Undertaker (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1945 | Captain Kidd | Actor | Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1945 | The Fatal Witness | Actor | Gus | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Sudan | Actor | Uba | 59 Average |
| 1945 | The House of Fear | Actor | John Simpson | 60 Fair |
| 1945 | The Man in Half Moon Street | Actor | Bobby | 58 Average |
| 1944 | Lost in a Harem | Actor | Police Chief (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1944 | Bluebeard | Actor | Policeman (Uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1944 | Mrs. Parkington | Actor | Humphrey | 59 Average |
| 1944 | Gypsy Wildcat | Actor | Captain Marver | 59 Average |
| 1944 | The Pearl of Death | Actor | George Gelder (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1944 | The Great Alaskan Mystery | Actor | Captain Greeder | 59 Average |
| 1944 | Phantom Lady | Actor | Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1944 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Actor | Mahmoud | 59 Average |
| 1943 | The Spider Woman | Actor | Fred Garvin (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1943 | The Man from the Rio Grande | Actor | John King | N/A N/A |
| 1943 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Actor | Man Who Flails the Mayor | 60 Fair |
| 1943 | Don't You Believe It | Actor | Rogue | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Fugitive from Sonora | Actor | Iron Joe Martin | N/A N/A |
| 1943 | Two Tickets to London | Actor | Sutliff (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Actor | Blacksmith (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1943 | The Moon Is Down | Actor | Miner (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Arabian Nights | Actor | Blacksmith | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Actor | Jack Brady (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Road to Morocco | Actor | Warrior (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1942 | The Mummy's Tomb | Actor | Vic - Farmer (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Overland Mail | Actor | Sam Gregg - Henchman | N/A N/A |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror | Actor | Camberwell | 59 Average |
| 1942 | The Spoilers | Actor | Miner (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | The Ghost of Frankenstein | Actor | Mob Leader (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Actor | Poker Player (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Actor | Saloon Bouncer | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Actor | Turnkey (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Riders of the Badlands | Actor | Blacksmith Higgins | 59 Average |
| 1941 | The Wolf Man | Actor | Wykes (uncredited) | 64 Fair |
| 1941 | Lydia | Actor | Hotel House Detective | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Badlands Of Dakota | Actor | Jackson | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Rawhide Rangers | Actor | Blackie | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Raiders of the Desert | Actor | Rawlins | N/A N/A |
| 1941 | They Met in Bombay | Actor | Corporal at Base (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Singapore Woman | Actor | Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Mutiny in the Arctic | Actor | Harmon | N/A N/A |
| 1941 | The Lady from Cheyenne | Actor | Mike, Cork's Henchman | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie | Actor | J. L. Red Clinton | 58 Average |
| 1941 | So Ends Our Night | Actor | Card Player (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Actor | Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Actor | Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Trail of the Vigilantes | Actor | Phil | N/A N/A |
| 1940 | The Great Plane Robbery | Actor | Eddie Lindo | N/A N/A |
| 1940 | Law and Order | Actor | Poe Daggett | N/A N/A |
| 1940 | A Dispatch from Reuters | Actor | Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | King of the Royal Mounted | Actor | Wade Garson | 59 Average |
| 1940 | When the Daltons Rode | Actor | Rigby Henchman | 59 Average |
| 1940 | The Sea Hawk | Actor | Slavemaster | 61 Fair |
| 1940 | Stage to Chino | Actor | Pete Brannigan | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Passport to Alcatraz | Actor | Jeffers | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Florian | Actor | Leader | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Texas Stagecoach | Actor | Clancy | N/A N/A |
| 1940 | Dark Command | Actor | Angry Townsman in Bank | 59 Average |
| 1940 | The House of the Seven Gables | Actor | Blacksmith Hawkins | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Virginia City | Actor | Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | Actor | Deputy (uncredited) | 71 Good |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo | Actor | Guard (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Little Old New York | Actor | Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire | 58 Average |
| 1940 | The Invisible Man Returns | Actor | Miner (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Actor | Guard (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 1939 | The Light That Failed | Actor | Soldier | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Destry Rides Again | Actor | Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1939 | We Are Not Alone | Actor | Man Carrying Leni | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Tower of London | Actor | Lead Murderer of the Children | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Rulers of the Sea | Actor | Seaman (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | The Marshal Of Mesa City | Actor | Henchman Bat Cardigan | 59 Average |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Actor | Second Fake Constable (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I Die | Actor | Temple | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Mutiny on the Blackhawk | Actor | Bos'un | N/A N/A |
| 1939 | The Sun Never Sets | Actor | Zurof Camp Guard | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Sons of Liberty | Actor | Arresting British Trooper (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | The Story of Dr. Jenner | Actor | Village Dairyman (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Actor | Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Arizona Legion | Actor | Whiskey Joe | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Son of Frankenstein | Actor | Bearded Gendarme (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1939 | Devil's Island | Actor | Guard Accepting Bribe | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight | Actor | Bullet Line Blacksmith | 59 Average |
| 1938 | A Christmas Carol | Actor | Waiter (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1938 | Heart of the North | Actor | Miner Leading Mob (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Valley of the Giants | Actor | Greer | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | Actor | Executioner (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Painted Desert | Actor | Henchman Burke | 59 Average |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Actor | Dickon Malbete | 68 Fair |
| 1938 | Crime School | Actor | Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Song of Revolt | Actor | Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper | Actor | Second Guard | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Actor | Peasant (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Sea Devils | Actor | Sailor (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Maid of Salem | Actor | Guard (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once | Actor | Guard (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 1936 | Daniel Boone | Actor | Joe Burch | 58 Average |
| 1936 | The White Angel | Actor | Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Road Gang | Actor | Sam Dawson (guard with whip) | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor | Actor | Logger (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Sutter's Gold | Actor | Seaman Lars | N/A N/A |
| 1935 | Captain Blood | Actor | Kent | 63 Fair |
| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Actor | Soldier (uncredited) | 64 Fair |
| 1935 | Ship Cafe | Actor | Stoker (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| 1935 | Peter Ibbetson | Actor | Guard (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Black Fury | Actor | Louie (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Les Misérables | Actor | Beam Warder | 60 Fair |
| 1935 | Naughty Marietta | Actor | Pirate (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris | Actor | Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1935 | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Actor | Sentry (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1934 | Strange Wives | Actor | Tribesman | N/A N/A |
| 1934 | We Live Again | Actor | Jailer | 59 Average |
| 1934 | Great Expectations | Actor | Orlick | 58 Average |
| 1934 | The Black Cat | Actor | Thamal | 61 Fair |
| 1933 | To the Last Man | Actor | Colby Man Fred (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1933 | Captured! | Actor | First Orderly | 59 Average |
| 1933 | Narcotic | Actor | Dr. William G. Davis | 58 Average |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419 | Actor | Henchman Driver | 58 Average |
| 1933 | Sweepings | Actor | Customer (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1933 | The Intruder | Actor | Cramer | 58 Average |
| 1933 | File 113 | Actor | Michele | N/A N/A |
| 1932 | Scarlet Dawn | Actor | Revolutionary (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1932 | The Cabin in the Cotton | Actor | Ross Clinton (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1932 | Merrily We Go to Hell | Actor | Fred (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1932 | The World and the Flesh | Actor | Ivanovitch | 59 Average |
| 1932 | Texas Cyclone | Actor | Jake Farwell | 58 Average |
| 1931 | Mata Hari | Actor | Ivan (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1931 | Night Beat | Actor | Chill Scarpelli | 59 Average |
| 1931 | The Sea Ghost | Actor | Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1931 | Honor of the Family | Actor | Kouski | N/A N/A |
| 1931 | The Conquering Horde | Actor | Butch Daggett | 58 Average |
| 1930 | New Moon | Actor | Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz | 58 Average |
| 1930 | The Right of Way | Actor | Rouge's Henchman | 58 Average |
| 1930 | Rough Romance | Actor | Chick Carson | 58 Average |
| 1930 | Bride of the Regiment | Actor | Sergeant Dostal | 59 Average |
| 1930 | Captain of the Guard | Actor | Le Bruin | N/A N/A |
| 1929 | Christina | Actor | Dick Torpe | N/A N/A |
| 1929 | The Isle of Lost Ships | Actor | Gallagher | N/A N/A |
| 1929 | The Squall | Actor | Peter | 58 Average |
| 1928 | Sins of the Fathers | Actor | The Hijacker | 58 Average |
| 1928 | The Patriot | Actor | Stefan | 58 Average |
| 1928 | The Last Command | Actor | Revolutionist (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1928 | Daredevil's Reward | Actor | Second Heavy | N/A N/A |
| 1927 | Black Jack | Actor | Haskins | N/A N/A |
| 1925 | The Knockout | Actor | Steve McKenna | N/A N/A |