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Harry Cording

Born 25 Apr 1891 in Wellington, Somerset, England, UKDied 1 Sept 1954aged 63102 credits

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.

Hector William "Harry" Cording (Wellington, Somerset, 26 d’abril de 1891 - Sun Valley, Los Angeles, 1 de setembre de 1954) va ser un actor anglès-nord-americà. Potser és recordat pels seus papers a les pel·lícules El gat negre i Les aventures de Robin Hood.

Hector William „Harry“ Cording war ein britischer Charakterdarsteller. Er wuchs in seiner Heimat England auf und wurde dort ausgebildet. Später ließ er sich dauerhaft in Los Angeles nieder, wo er 1925 seine Filmkarriere begann. Von da an bis in die 1950er-Jahre wirkte er in zahlreichen Hollywood-Filmen mit. Mit seiner imposanten Größe von 1,83 m und seiner stämmigen Statur verkörperte Harry, der Handlanger, meist Ganoven, Handlanger von Schurken und Polizisten. Cordings bekannteste Rollen waren wohl die des Schurken Dickon Malbete, Hauptmann der Wache in Errol Flynns „Die Abenteuer des Robin Hood“, und die des Thamal, des bulligen Handlangers von Bela Lugosis Figur in „Die schwarze Katze“ (1934). In den 1940er-Jahren stand er bei Universal Pictures unter Vertrag und hatte kleinere Rollen in vielen ihrer Horrorfilme, wie beispielsweise in „Der Wolfsmensch“. Nach einem kleinen Auftritt in 20th Century-Fox' Adventures of Sherlock Holmes mit Basil Rathbone (1939) übernahm er Nebenrollen und kleinere Rollen in sieben der zwölf Sherlock Holmes-Filme von Universal Studios, in denen Rathbone die Hauptrolle spielte.

Acting (102)

East of Eden
East of Eden1955 · Bouncer (uncredited)
Killer Leopard
Killer Leopard1954 · Supt. Saunders
The Black Shield of Falworth
The Black Shield of Falworth1954 · Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
King Richard and the Crusaders
King Richard and the Crusaders1954 · Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
Jungle Gents
Jungle Gents1954 · Dan Shanks
Titanic
Titanic1953 · Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1953 · Rough Character in the Park
Man in the Attic
Man in the Attic1953 · Detective Sgt. Bates
Night Stage to Galveston
Night Stage to Galveston1952 · Ted Driscoll
Captain Pirate
Captain Pirate1952 · Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
The Big Trees
The Big Trees1952 · Cleve Gregg
Brave Warrior
Brave Warrior1952 · Shayne MacGregor
Against All Flags
Against All Flags1952 · Gow
The Strange Door
The Strange Door1951
Sirocco
Sirocco1951 · Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Mask of the Avenger
Mask of the Avenger1951 · Zio d'Orsini
Last of the Buccaneers
Last of the Buccaneers1950 · Sailor Cragg Brown
Buccaneer's Girl
Buccaneer's Girl1950 · Barfly (uncredited)
Tyrant of the Sea
Tyrant of the Sea1950 · Sampson Edwards - Sailor
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine1948 · Orlando (uncredited)
13 Lead Soldiers
13 Lead Soldiers1948 · Edward Vane
A Woman's Vengeance
A Woman's Vengeance1948 · Chauffeur McNabb
Red River
Red River1948 · Gambler (uncredited)
Tap Roots
Tap Roots1948 · Leader (uncredited)
Dangerous Venture
Dangerous Venture1947 · Dan Morgan
Forever Amber
Forever Amber1947
Trail of the Mounties
Trail of the Mounties1947 · Hawkins
The Marauders
The Marauders1947 · Riker
Terror by Night
Terror by Night1946 · Mock the Undertaker (uncredited)
Hot Cargo
Hot Cargo1946 · Matt Wayne
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill1946 · Hamid
Fool's Gold
Fool's Gold1946 · Duke
The House of Fear
The House of Fear1945 · John Simpson
Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd1945 · Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
The Man in Half Moon Street
The Man in Half Moon Street1945 · Bobby
Sudan
Sudan1945 · Uba
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady1944 · Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille1944 · Chief Guard (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem
Lost in a Harem1944 · Police Chief (uncredited)
The Pearl of Death
The Pearl of Death1944 · George Gelder (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington1944 · Humphrey
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves1944 · Mahmoud
The Great Alaskan Mystery
The Great Alaskan Mystery1944 · Captain Greeder [Chs. 1-3]
Gypsy Wildcat
Gypsy Wildcat1944 · Captain Marver
The Man from the Rio Grande
The Man from the Rio Grande1943 · John King
Fugitive from Sonora
Fugitive from Sonora1943 · Iron Joe Martin
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls1943 · Man Who Flails the Mayor
Two Tickets to London
Two Tickets to London1943 · Sutliff (uncredited)
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights1942 · Blacksmith
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942 · Saloon Bouncer
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror1942 · Camberwell
Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco1942 · Warrior (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon1942 · Jack Brady (uncredited)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein1942 · Mob Leader (uncredited)
The Yukon Patrol
The Yukon Patrol1942 · Wade Garson
Overland Mail
Overland Mail1942 · Sam Gregg
The Spoilers
The Spoilers1942 · Miner (uncredited)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake1942 · Turnkey (uncredited)
The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man1941 · Wykes (uncredited)
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie1941 · J. L. Red Clinton

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