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