--- name: "Harry Cording" canonical: "https://film.one/person/harry-cording" roles: ["Actor"] born: "25 April 1891" died: "1 September 1954" reviewed_on_fi1m: 9 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_as: "actor" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-09-20T00:54:45.783120+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Harry Cording Actor. Born 25 April 1891 in Wellington, Somerset, England, UK. Died 1 September 1954. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 25 April 1891, Wellington, Somerset, England, UK - **Died:** 1 September 1954 - **Active:** 1928–1943 - **Also known as:** Hector William Cording, Harry Gording, Hector William "Harry" Cording - **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 5 acting, 4 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 72 (1), 1930s 76 (7), 1940s 58 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 74 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Adventure 3, Drama 3, History 3, Romance 3, Action 1, War 1 - **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $22m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Cording, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1276956, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0179591/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/98052 ## Biography Harry Cording (born Hector William Cording) was an English character actor. He was born on 26 April 1891 in Wellington, Somerset, and died on 1 September 1954 in Sun Valley, Los Angeles. He began appearing in Hollywood films in the mid-1920s and worked steadily through the 1950s, often in supporting roles as thugs, henchmen or policemen. Cording is known for his performances as Dickon Malbete in *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938) and as Thamal in *The Black Cat* (1934). Other credits include *Captain Blood* (1935), *The Grapes of Wrath* (1940) and *East of Eden* (1955). As a contract player at Universal Pictures, he appeared in several of the studio's horror films, including *The Wolf Man* (1941). He also featured in multiple entries in the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes series, playing eight different characters across the films. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (9) ### Performed in (5) — the average rests on these - *For Whom the Bell Tolls* (1943), Fi1m 58, as Man Who Flails the Mayor — [page](https://film.one/film/for-whom-the-bell-tolls.md) - *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), Fi1m 90, as Dickon Malbete — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-robin-hood.md) - *Captain Blood* (1935), Fi1m 80, as Kent — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-blood.md) - *Les Misérables* (1935), Fi1m 74, as Beam Warder — [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-1935.md) - *The Patriot* (1928), Fi1m 72, as Stefan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-patriot.md) ### Also credited (4) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), Fi1m 83, as Soldier (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md) - *Naughty Marietta* (1935), Fi1m 64, as Pirate (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/naughty-marietta.md) - *The Lives of a Bengal Lancer* (1935), Fi1m 74, as Sentry (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lives-of-a-bengal-lancer.md) - *The House of Rothschild* (1934), Fi1m 70, as Man (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-house-of-rothschild.md) ## Complete filmography (205) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *East of Eden* (1955), as Bouncer (uncredited) - *Jungle Gents* (1954), as Henchman Shanks - *The Black Shield of Falworth* (1954), as Captain of King's Guards (uncredited) - *Killer Leopard* (1954), as Supt. Saunders - *King Richard and the Crusaders* (1954), as Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited) - *Man in the Attic* (1953), as Detective Sgt. Bates - *Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1953), as Rough Character in the Park - *Law and Order* (1953), as Townsman (uncredited) - *Ambush at Tomahawk Gap* (1953), as Stableman (uncredited) - *Titanic* (1953), as Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited) - *Treasure of the Golden Condor* (1953), as Breton (uncredited) - *Against All Flags* (1952), as Gow - *Road to Bali* (1952), as Verna’s Father (uncredited), Verna's Father (uncredited) - *Hopalong Cassidy* (1952), series, Actor - *Captain Pirate* (1952), as Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited) - *Cripple Creek* (1952), as Hibbs (uncredited) - *Brave Warrior* (1952), as Shayne MacGregor - *Night Stage to Galveston* (1952), as Ted Driscoll - *The Big Trees* (1952), as Cleve Gregg - *The Strange Door* (1951), Actor - *Iron Man* (1951), as Miner (uncredited) - *Mask of the Avenger* (1951), as Zio d'Orsini - *Sirocco* (1951), as Master Sergeant (uncredited) - *The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok* (1951), series, Actor - *Santa Fe* (1951), as Moose Legrande - *Al Jennings of Oklahoma* (1951), as Mike Bridges - *Last of the Buccaneers* (1950), as Brown - *Convicted* (1950), as Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited) - *The Iroquois Trail* (1950), as Frontiersman (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Fortunes of Captain Blood* (1950), as Will Ward - *Buccaneer's Girl* (1950), as Barfly (uncredited) - *Tyrant of the Sea* (1950), as Sampson Edwards - *The Secret Of St. Ives* (1949), as Innkeeper (uncredited) - *Red River* (1948), as Gambler (uncredited) - *Tap Roots* (1948), as Leader (uncredited) - *That Lady in Ermine* (1948), as Orlando (uncredited) - *13 Lead Soldiers* (1948), as Edward Vane - *The Black Arrow* (1948), as Guard (uncredited) - *A Woman's Vengeance* (1948), as Chauffeur McNabb - *Trail of the Mounties* (1947), as Hawkins - *The Exile* (1947), as Roundhead (uncredited) - *Forever Amber* (1947), Actor - *The Marauders* (1947), as Riker - *Dangerous Venture* (1947), as Morgan - *California* (1947), as Miner (uncredited) - *Calcutta* (1946), as Tea Planter (uncredited) - *The Verdict* (1946), as Tough Englishman (uncredited) - *Fool's Gold* (1946), as Duke - *Hot Cargo* (1946), as Matt Wayne - *Inside Job* (1946), as Bartender - *Dressed to Kill* (1946), as Hamid - *Devotion* (1946), as Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited) - *Terror by Night* (1946), as Mock the Undertaker (uncredited) - *Captain Kidd* (1945), as Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited) - *The Fatal Witness* (1945), as Gus - *Sudan* (1945), as Uba - *The House of Fear* (1945), as John Simpson - *The Man in Half Moon Street* (1945), as Bobby - *Lost in a Harem* (1944), as Police Chief (uncredited) - *Bluebeard* (1944), as Policeman (Uncredited) - *Mrs. Parkington* (1944), as Humphrey - *Gypsy Wildcat* (1944), as Captain Marver - *The Pearl of Death* (1944), as George Gelder (uncredited) - *The Great Alaskan Mystery* (1944), as Captain Greeder - *Passage to Marseille* (1944), as Chief Guard (uncredited) - *Phantom Lady* (1944), as Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited) - *Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves* (1944), as Mahmoud - *The Spider Woman* (1943), as Fred Garvin (uncredited) - *There's Something About a Soldier* (1943), Actor - *The Man from the Rio Grande* (1943), as John King - *For Whom the Bell Tolls* (1943), as Man Who Flails the Mayor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/for-whom-the-bell-tolls.md) - *Don't You Believe It* (1943), as Rogue - *Fugitive from Sonora* (1943), as Iron Joe Martin - *Two Tickets to London* (1943), as Sutliff (uncredited) - *Mission to Moscow* (1943), as Blacksmith (uncredited) - *The Moon Is Down* (1943), as Miner (uncredited) - *Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon* (1942), as Jack Brady (uncredited) - *Arabian Nights* (1942), as Blacksmith - *Road to Morocco* (1942), as Warrior (uncredited) - *The Mummy's Tomb* (1942), as Vic - Farmer (uncredited) - *Overland Mail* (1942), as Sam Gregg - Henchman - *Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror* (1942), as Camberwell - *The Spoilers* (1942), as Miner (uncredited) - *The Ghost of Frankenstein* (1942), as Mob Leader (uncredited) - *Wild Bill Hickok Rides* (1942), as Saloon Bouncer - *Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake* (1942), as Turnkey (uncredited) - *Riders of the Badlands* (1941), as Blacksmith Higgins - *The Wolf Man* (1941), as Wykes (uncredited) - *Ride 'Em Cowboy* (1941), as Poker Player (uncredited) - *Lydia* (1941), as Hotel House Detective - *Badlands of Dakota* (1941), as Jackson - *Rawhide Rangers* (1941), as Blackie - *Raiders of the Desert* (1941), as Rawlins - *They Met in Bombay* (1941), as Corporal at Base (uncredited) - *Singapore Woman* (1941), as Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited) - *Mutiny in the Arctic* (1941), as Harmon - *The Lady from Cheyenne* (1941), as Mike, Cork's Henchman - *Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie* (1941), as J. L. Red Clinton - *So Ends Our Night* (1941), as Card Player (uncredited) - *The Green Hornet Strikes Again!* (1940), as Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman - *Santa Fe Trail* (1940), as Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited) - *Trail of the Vigilantes* (1940), as Phil - *The Great Plane Robbery* (1940), as Eddie Lindo - *Law and Order* (1940), as Poe Daggett - *A Dispatch from Reuters* (1940), as Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited) - *King of the Royal Mounted* (1940), as Wade Garson - *When the Daltons Rode* (1940), as Rigby Henchman - *The Sea Hawk* (1940), as Slavemaster - *Stage to Chino* (1940), as Pete Brannigan - *Passport to Alcatraz* (1940), as Jeffers - *Florian* (1940), as Leader - *Texas Stagecoach* (1940), as Clancy - *Dark Command* (1940), as Angry Townsman in Bank - *The House of the Seven Gables* (1940), as Blacksmith Hawkins - *Virginia City* (1940), as Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited) - *The Grapes of Wrath* (1940), as Deputy (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grapes-of-wrath.md) - *Strange Cargo* (1940), as Guard (uncredited) - *Little Old New York* (1940), as Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire - *The Invisible Man Returns* (1940), as Miner (uncredited) - *The Light That Failed* (1939), as Soldier - *Destry Rides Again* (1939), as Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited) - *We Are Not Alone* (1939), as Man Carrying Leni - *Tower of London* (1939), as Lead Murderer of the Children - *Rulers of the Sea* (1939), as Seaman (Uncredited) - *The Marshal Of Mesa City* (1939), as Henchman Bat Cardigan - *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* (1939), as Second Fake Constable (uncredited) - *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1939), as Guard (uncredited) - *Each Dawn I Die* (1939), as Temple - *Mutiny on the Blackhawk* (1939), as Bos'un - *The Sun Never Sets* (1939), as Zurof Camp Guard - *Sons of Liberty* (1939), as Arresting British Trooper (uncredited) - *The Story of Dr. Jenner* (1939), as Village Dairyman (uncredited) - *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* (1939), as Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited) - *Arizona Legion* (1939), as Whiskey Joe - *Son of Frankenstein* (1939), as Bearded Gendarme (uncredited) - *Devil's Island* (1939), as Guard Accepting Bribe - *Stand Up and Fight* (1939), as Bullet Line Blacksmith - *A Christmas Carol* (1938), as Waiter (uncredited) - *Heart of the North* (1938), as Miner Leading Mob (uncredited) - *Valley of the Giants* (1938), as Greer - *Marie Antoinette* (1938), as Executioner (uncredited) - *Painted Desert* (1938), as Henchman Burke - *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), as Dickon Malbete — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-robin-hood.md) - *Crime School* (1938), as Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited) - *Song of Revolt* (1937), as Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited) - *The Prince and the Pauper* (1937), as Second Guard - *The Soldier and the Lady* (1937), as Peasant (Uncredited) - *Sea Devils* (1937), as Sailor (uncredited) - *Maid of Salem* (1937), as Guard (Uncredited) - *You Only Live Once* (1937), as Guard (uncredited) - *Daniel Boone* (1936), as Joe Burch - *The White Angel* (1936), as Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited) - *Road Gang* (1936), as Sam Dawson (guard with whip) - *The Country Doctor* (1936), as Logger (uncredited) - *Sutter's Gold* (1936), as Seaman Lars - *Captain Blood* (1935), as Kent — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-blood.md) - *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), as Soldier (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md) - *Ship Cafe* (1935), as Stoker (uncredited) - *Peter Ibbetson* (1935), as Guard (uncredited) - *Black Fury* (1935), as Louie (uncredited) - *Les Misérables* (1935), as Beam Warder — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-1935.md) - *Naughty Marietta* (1935), as Pirate (uncredited) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/naughty-marietta.md) - *The Mystery of Edwin Drood* (1935), as Turk, an Opium Addict (uncredited) - *Charlie Chan in Paris* (1935), as Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited) - *The Lives of a Bengal Lancer* (1935), as Sentry (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lives-of-a-bengal-lancer.md) - *Strange Wives* (1934), as Tribesman - *We Live Again* (1934), as Jailer - *Great Expectations* (1934), as Orlick - *The Black Cat* (1934), as Thamal - *The House of Rothschild* (1934), as Man (uncredited) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-house-of-rothschild.md) - *Roman Scandals* (1933), as Valerius' Soldier (uncredited) - *To the Last Man* (1933), as Colby Man Fred (uncredited) - *Captured!* (1933), as First Orderly - *Narcotic* (1933), as Dr. William G. Davis - *The Girl in 419* (1933), as Henchman Driver - *Sweepings* (1933), as Customer (Uncredited) - *The Intruder* (1933), as Cramer - *File 113* (1933), as Michele - *Secrets of the French Police* (1932), as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited) - *Scarlet Dawn* (1932), as Revolutionary (Uncredited) - *The Cabin in the Cotton* (1932), as Ross Clinton (uncredited) - *Merrily We Go to Hell* (1932), as Fred (uncredited) - *The World and the Flesh* (1932), as Ivanovitch - *Texas Cyclone* (1932), as Jake Farwell - *Mata Hari* (1931), as Ivan (uncredited) - *Night Beat* (1931), as Chill Scarpelli - *The Sea Ghost* (1931), as Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited) - *Honor of the Family* (1931), as Kouski - *I Like Your Nerve* (1931), as San Arango Officer (uncredited) - *The Conquering Horde* (1931), as Butch Daggett - *New Moon* (1930), as Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz - *The Right of Way* (1930), as Rouge's Henchman - *Rough Romance* (1930), as Chick Carson - *Bride of the Regiment* (1930), as Sergeant Dostal - *Captain of the Guard* (1930), as Le Bruin - *Christina* (1929), as Dick Torpe - *The Isle of Lost Ships* (1929), as Gallagher - *The Squall* (1929), as Peter - *Sins of the Fathers* (1928), as The Hijacker - *The Patriot* (1928), as Stefan — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-patriot.md) - *The Last Command* (1928), as Revolutionist (uncredited) - *Daredevil's Reward* (1928), as Second Heavy - *Turkish Delight* (1927), Actor - *Black Jack* (1927), as Haskins - *The Knockout* (1925), as Steve McKenna ## Gallery - ![Harry Cording](https://film.one/media/person/1224555/gallery-5707ecd2fe99.jpg) Harry Cording — unknown (Universal Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_Great_Alaskan_Mystery_%281944_serial%29_still_1.JPG/1280px-The_Great_Alaskan_Mystery_%281944_serial%29_still_1.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Harry Cording](https://film.one/media/person/1224555/gallery-f3c88e8695d9.jpg) Harry Cording — Image via TMDB - ![Harry Cording](https://film.one/media/person/1224555/gallery-65f32170201c.jpg) Harry Cording — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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