Occupation Actor Resting place Sylmar Role Character actor | Name Harry Cording Years active 1925–1954 Children Margaret Rose Cording | |
Full Name Hector William Cording Born 26 April 1891 ( 1891-04-26 ) Wellington, Somerset, England Died September 1, 1954, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Margaret F. Cording (m. ?–1954) Movies Dressed to Kill, Sherlock Holmes and the H, The Adventures of Robin, Against All Flags, The Big Trees Similar People Roy William Neill, Lionel Bel, William Keighley, Rowland V Lee, Felix E Feist | ||
Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) was a British character actor.
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Life and career
Cording was born Hector William Cording on 26 April 1891 in Wellington, Somerset. He was brought up and was educated in his native England, and later settled permanently in Los Angeles, where he began a film career. His first role was as a henchmen in The Knockout (1925), followed by similar roles over the next few years. Cording appeared in many Hollywood films from the 1920s to the 1950s. With an imposing six-foot height, stocky build and perhaps due to his uncomfortable resemblance to veteran film bad guy Oskar Homolka, "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 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.
Cording died on 1 September 1954. The cause of death was not documented. His wife was Margaret Cording, née Fiero, (1912–91), a native of Michigan; their daughter, Margaret Rose, was born on 7 November 1939. The Cordings lived at 4104 Farmdale Avenue, North Hollywood. Harry Cording was an active member of the Loyal Order of Moose fraternity.
Filmography
Actor
1955
East of Eden as
Bouncer (uncredited)
1954
Jungle Gents as
Dan Shanks
1954
Down Three Dark Streets as
Man Getting Rubdown (uncredited)
1954
Killer Leopard as
Supt. Saunders (uncredited)
1954
King Richard and the Crusaders as
Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited)
1954
The Black Shield of Falworth as
Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)
1954
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
- How the Brigadier Won His Medals (1954)
1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators as
Guard-Escort of Prisoners (uncredited)
1954
Crusade to Liberty (TV Movie)
1953
Man in the Attic as
Detective Sgt. Bates
1953
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
Harris
- Chain of Events (1953) - Harris
1953
Here Come the Girls as
Laundry Facility Engineer (uncredited)
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as
Rough Character in Park (uncredited)
1953
Law and Order as
Townsman (uncredited)
1953
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap as
Stableman (uncredited)
1953
Titanic as
Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited)
1953
Rogue's March as
Fish Cleaner (uncredited)
1953
Treasure of the Golden Condor as
Breton (uncredited)
1952
Against All Flags as
Gow
1952
Road to Bali as
Verna's Father (uncredited)
1952
Plymouth Adventure as
Aide to Head Constable (uncredited)
1952
Androcles and the Lion as
Soldier (uncredited)
1952
Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) as
Ed Bailey aka Blake
- The Knife of Carlos Valero (1952) - Ed Bailey aka Blake
1952
Captain Pirate as
Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited)
1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair as
Ed (uncredited)
1952
Cripple Creek as
Hibbs (uncredited)
1952
Brave Warrior as
Shayne MacGregor
1952
The San Francisco Story as
Card Player (uncredited)
1952
Night Stage to Galveston as
Ted Driscoll
1952
The Big Trees as
Cleve Gregg
1951
The Strange Door as
Guard (uncredited)
1951
Iron Man as
Miner (uncredited)
1951
Mask of the Avenger as
Zio d'Orsini
1951
Sirocco as
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
1951
Santa Fe as
Moose Legrande
1951
Up Front as
Italian (uncredited)
1951
Al Jennings of Oklahoma as
Mike Bridges
1950
Last of the Buccaneers as
Sailor Cragg Brown
1950
Convicted as
Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)
1950
Rogues of Sherwood Forest as
Officer Posting Decree (uncredited)
1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood as
Will Ward
1950
Cargo to Capetown as
Engine Room Oiler (uncredited)
1950
Buccaneer's Girl as
Barfly (uncredited)
1950
Tyrant of the Sea as
Sampson Edwards - Sailor
1950
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Frank Lucas
- Sheep Thieves (1950) - Frank Lucas
1950
Copper Canyon as
Miner (uncredited)
1949
Samson and Delilah as
Prince (uncredited)
1949
Challenge to Lassie as
Adam, the Blacksmith (uncredited)
1949
Rope of Sand as
Guard (uncredited)
1949
The Secret of St. Ives as
Innkeeper (uncredited)
1949
Lust for Gold as
Joe (uncredited)
1949
The Fighting O'Flynn as
Pat
1949
Badmen of Tombstone as
Miner (uncredited)
1948
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands as
Policeman (uncredited)
1948
Red River as
Gambler (uncredited)
1948
That Lady in Ermine as
Orlando - Ancestor (uncredited)
1948
A Southern Yankee as
Guerrilla Horseman (uncredited)
1948
Tap Roots as
Leader (uncredited)
1948
13 Lead Soldiers as
Edward Vane
1948
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted as
Track Heavy #2 (uncredited)
1948
The Black Arrow as
Guard (uncredited)
1948
A Woman's Vengeance as
Chauffeur McNabb
1948
The Swordsman as
Blacksmith (uncredited)
1947
Trail of the Mounties as
Trapper Hawkins
1947
Forever Amber as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1947
The Exile as
Roundhead (uncredited)
1947
Unconquered as
Garth's Marksman (uncredited)
1947
Slave Girl as
Guard Captain (uncredited)
1947
The Marauders as
Riker
1947
Dangerous Venture as
Dan Morgan
1947
California as
Miner (uncredited)
1946
Renegade Girl as
Miller
1946
Calcutta as
Tea Planter (uncredited)
1946
The Imperfect Lady as
Policeman (uncredited)
1946
The Verdict as
Tough Englishman (uncredited)
1946
Fool's Gold as
Duke
1946
Hot Cargo as
Matt Wayne
1946
Inside Job as
Bartender (uncredited)
1946
Dressed to Kill as
Hamid
1946
Night in Paradise as
Captain (uncredited)
1946
Devotion as
Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
1946
Terror by Night as
Mock (uncredited)
1946
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest as
Prioress Guard (uncredited)
1946
The Fighting Guardsman as
Tax Collector (uncredited)
1945
San Antonio as
Hawker (uncredited)
1945
Captain Kidd as
Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited)
1945
Stairway to Light (Short) as
Townsman in Montage (uncredited)
1945
Confidential Agent as
Rugged 'Detective' (uncredited)
1945
The Fatal Witness as
Gus - Pubkeeper
1945
The House of Fear as
John Simpson
1945
Sudan as
Uba
1945
Jungle Queen as
Husky Deck Sailor (uncredited)
1945
The Man in Half Moon Street as
First Bobby (uncredited)
1944
Lost in a Harem as
Police Chief (uncredited)
1944
Bluebeard as
Policeman (uncredited)
1944
Mrs. Parkington as
Humphrey
1944
An American Romance as
Workman in Meeting (uncredited)
1944
Kismet as
Policeman (uncredited)
1944
Gypsy Wildcat as
Captain Marver
1944
The Pearl of Death as
George Gelder (uncredited)
1944
The Hour Before the Dawn as
Sam (uncredited)
1944
The Great Alaskan Mystery as
Captain Greeder [Chs. 1-3]
1944
Passage to Marseille as
Chief Guard (uncredited)
1944
Phantom Lady as
Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited)
1944
Strange Confession as
Freighter Captain (uncredited)
1943
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as
Mahmoud
1943
The Song of Bernadette as
Stonemason (uncredited)
1943
Klondike Kate as
Irate Gambling Miner (uncredited)
1943
The Spider Woman as
Fred Garvin (uncredited)
1943
There's Something About a Soldier as
Jan's Friend (uncredited)
1943
The Man from the Rio Grande as
John King
1943
The Man from Down Under as
Bettor (uncredited)
1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls as
Man Who Flails the Mayor (uncredited)
1943
Don't You Believe It (Short) as
Rogue (uncredited)
1943
Fugitive from Sonora as
Iron Joe Martin
1943
Two Tickets to London as
Sutliff (uncredited)
1943
Mission to Moscow as
Blacksmith (uncredited)
1943
The Moon Is Down as
Albert - Miner (uncredited)
1943
The Fighting Guerrillas as
German Sergeant (uncredited)
1942
Tennessee Johnson as
Captain McGruder (uncredited)
1942
Arabian Nights as
Blacksmith
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon as
Jack Brady (uncredited)
1942
Pittsburgh as
Miner (uncredited)
1942
Road to Morocco as
Warrior (uncredited)
1942
The Mummy's Tomb as
Vic - Farmer (uncredited)
1942
A Yank at Eton as
Bartender (uncredited)
1942
Overland Mail as
Sam Gregg
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror as
Camberwell - Basement Dive Patron (uncredited)
1942
The Spoilers as
Miner (uncredited)
1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein as
Frone (uncredited)
1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy as
Poker Player (uncredited)
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides as
Saloon Bouncer (uncredited)
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as
Turnkey (uncredited)
1941
Riders of the Badlands as
Higgins
1941
The Wolf Man as
Wykes (uncredited)
1941
Lydia as
Hotel House Detective (uncredited)
1941
Badlands of Dakota as
Jackson (uncredited)
1941
Raiders of the Desert as
Rawlins
1941
Rawhide Rangers as
Blackie
1941
They Met in Bombay as
Corporal at Base (uncredited)
1941
Singapore Woman as
Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited)
1941
Mutiny in the Arctic as
Harmon
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne as
Mike, Cork's Henchman (uncredited)
1941
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie as
J. L. Red Clinton
1941
Back in the Saddle as
Brawler (uncredited)
1941
Rage in Heaven as
Workers' Delegate #1 (uncredited)
1941
So Ends Our Night as
Card Player (uncredited)
1940
San Francisco Docks as
Bob Collins (uncredited)
1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! as
Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman (uncredited)
1940
Santa Fe Trail as
Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
1940
The Great Plane Robbery as
Eddie Lindo
1940
Trail of the Vigilantes as
Phil
1940
Law and Order as
Poe Daggett
1940
A Dispatch from Reuters as
Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
1940
King of the Royal Mounted as
Wade Garson
1940
The Sea Hawk as
Slavemaster
1940
Stage to Chino as
Pete Brannigan
1940
When the Daltons Rode as
Rigby Henchman (uncredited)
1940
Passport to Alcatraz as
Jeffers
1940
Florian as
Leader (uncredited)
1940
Texas Stagecoach as
Clancy
1940
Dark Command as
Angry Townsman in Bank (uncredited)
1940
Virginia City as
Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited)
1940
Strange Cargo as
Guard (uncredited)
1940
The House of the Seven Gables as
Blacksmith Hawkins (uncredited)
1940
Little Old New York as
Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire (uncredited)
1940
The Grapes of Wrath as
Deputy (uncredited)
1940
The Invisible Man Returns as
Miner Saying 'Keep the Wig on Willie' (uncredited)
1939
The Light That Failed as
Soldier (uncredited)
1939
Destry Rides Again as
Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited)
1939
We Are Not Alone as
Man Carrying Leni (uncredited)
1939
Tower of London as
Lead Murderer of the Children (uncredited)
1939
Rulers of the Sea as
Seaman (uncredited)
1939
The Marshal of Mesa City as
Bat Cardigan
1939
Thunder Afloat as
Sailor (uncredited)
1939
Outpost of the Mounties as
Trapper Mac (uncredited)
1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as
Cragin (uncredited)
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as
Guard (uncredited)
1939
Mutiny on the Blackhawk as
Bos'un (uncredited)
1939
Each Dawn I Die as
Temple
1939
The Sun Never Sets as
Zurof Camp Guard (uncredited)
1939
Racketeers of the Range as
Scarface Pete (uncredited)
1939
Sons of Liberty (Short) as
Arresting British Trooper (uncredited)
1939
North of the Yukon as
MacGregor
1939
The Story of Dr. Jenner (Short) as
Village Dairyman (uncredited)
1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as
Watermelon Thief (uncredited)
1939
Arizona Legion as
Whiskey Joe
1939
Son of Frankenstein as
Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
1939
Stand Up and Fight as
Bullet Line Blacksmith (uncredited)
1938
Devil's Island as
Guard Accepting Bribe (uncredited)
1938
A Christmas Carol as
Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Heart of the North as
Miner (uncredited)
1938
Valley of the Giants as
Greer
1938
Painted Desert as
Henchman Burke
1938
Marie Antoinette as
Executioner (uncredited)
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood as
Dickon Malbete
1938
Crime School as
Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo as
Kaidu Officer (uncredited)
1937
Conquest as
Cossack (uncredited)
1937
Fit for a King as
Thug (uncredited)
1937
The Road Back as
Attendant (uncredited)
1937
Song of Revolt (Short) as
Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
1937
The Prince and the Pauper as
Second Guard
1937
The Soldier and the Lady as
Peasant (uncredited)
1937
Sea Devils as
Sailor (uncredited)
1937
Maid of Salem as
Guard (uncredited)
1937
You Only Live Once as
Guard (uncredited)
1936
Daniel Boone as
Joe Burch
1936
The Magnificent Brute as
Customer Demetrios (uncredited)
1936
The Last of the Mohicans as
Trapper (uncredited)
1936
Suzy as
Madame Eyrelle's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1936
The White Angel as
Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
1936
The Country Doctor as
Logger (uncredited)
1936
Sutter's Gold as
Seaman Lars (uncredited)
1936
Road Gang as
Sam Dawson
1935
Riffraff as
Joe - Agitator (uncredited)
1935
Captain Blood as
Kent
1935
Ship Cafe as
Stoker (uncredited)
1935
Mutiny on the Bounty as
Soldier (uncredited)
1935
Peter Ibbetson as
Guard (uncredited)
1935
Ladies Love Danger as
Stagehand (uncredited)
1935
Anna Karenina as
Officer at Banquet (uncredited)
1935
The Crusades as
Amir (uncredited)
1935
Lady Tubbs as
Polack (uncredited)
1935
Black Fury as
Louie (uncredited)
1935
Les Misérables as
Beam Warder (uncredited)
1935
Naughty Marietta as
Pirate (uncredited)
1935
Mystery of Edwin Drood as
Turke - Opium Addict (uncredited)
1935
Charlie Chan in Paris as
Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited)
1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer as
Sentry (uncredited)
1934
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head as
French Mechanic (uncredited)
1934
Strange Wives as
Tribesman
1934
We Live Again as
Jailer (uncredited)
1934
Great Expectations as
Orlick
1934
Treasure Island as
Henry - Pirate (uncredited)
1934
The Count of Monte Cristo as
Jailer (uncredited)
1934
The Black Cat as
Thamal
1934
Viva Villa! as
Majordomo (uncredited)
1934
The House of Rothschild as
Man in 1780 Sequence (uncredited)
1933
Roman Scandals as
Valerius' Soldier (uncredited)
1933
To the Last Man as
Colby Man Fred (uncredited)
1933
Narcotic as
Dr. William G. Davis
1933
Captured! as
First Orderly
1933
The Man Who Dared as
Coal Mine Boss (uncredited)
1933
The Girl in 419 as
Henchman Driver (uncredited)
1933
Trick for Trick as
Dredger (uncredited)
1933
Sweepings as
Customer (uncredited)
1933
The Intruder as
Cramer
1933
Tonight Is Ours as
Assassin #1 (uncredited)
1932
Secrets of the French Police as
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
1932
Scarlet Dawn as
Revolutionary (uncredited)
1932
The Face on the Barroom Floor as
Steve the Doorman (uncredited)
1932
The Cabin in the Cotton as
Ross Clinton (uncredited)
1932
Fighting for Justice as
Henchman (uncredited)
1932
My Pal, the King as
Palace Guard (uncredited)
1932
Merrily We Go to Hell as
Fred (uncredited)
1932
Forgotten Commandments as
Officer (uncredited)
1932
The World and the Flesh as
Ivanovitch
1932
Texas Cyclone as
Jake Farwell
1932
File 113 as
Michele
1931
Night Beat as
Chill Scarpelli (as Harry Gording)
1931
Mata Hari as
Ivan (uncredited)
1931
Over the Hill as
Townsman (uncredited)
1931
The Sea Ghost as
Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited)
1931
Honor of the Family as
Kouski
1931
I Like Your Nerve as
San Arango Officer (uncredited)
1931
The Conquering Horde as
Butch Daggett
1930
New Moon as
Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz (uncredited)
1930
The Right of Way as
Rouge's Henchman (uncredited)
1930
Rough Romance as
Chick Carson
1930
Women Everywhere as
Legionnaire in Cafe (uncredited)
1930
Bride of the Regiment as
Sgt. Dostal
1930
Captain of the Guard as
Le Bruin
1929
Christina as
Dick Torpe
1929
The Isle of Lost Ships as
Gallagher
1929
The Squall as
Peter
1929
The Rescue as
Belarab
1928
Sins of the Fathers as
The Hijacker
1928
The Patriot as
Stefan
1928
Feel My Pulse as
Rum-Running Boatman (uncredited)
1928
Stand and Deliver as
Bandit (uncredited)
1928
Four Sons (uncredited)
1928
Daredevil's Reward as
Second Heavy
1928
The Last Command as
Revolutionist (uncredited)
1927
Turkish Delight (uncredited)
1927
Black Jack as
Haskins
1925
The Knockout as
Steve McKenna
1925
The Shock Punch as
Construction Site Security Guard (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1929
The Squall (performer: "I'm Unhappy" - uncredited)
Archive Footage
2021
Abbott & Costello: The Art of Chemistry (Video documentary short)
1952
Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) as
Riker / Duke / Morgan
- The Marauders (1947) (1952) - Riker
- Fool's Gold (1946) (1952) - Duke
- Dangerous Venture (1947) (1952) - Morgan (uncredited)
1950
The Iroquois Trail as
Frontiersman (uncredited)
1944
Trial by Trigger (Short) as
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
1942
The Yukon Patrol as
Wade Garson
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