Harry Cording

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English-American actor (1891–1954)

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::summary English-American actor (1891–1954) ::

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nameHarry Cording
imageHarry Cording in Terror by Night (1946).png
captionCording in Terror by Night (1946)
birth_nameHector William Cording
birth_date
birth_placeWellington, Somerset, England
death_date
death_placeSun Valley, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
resting_placeGlen Haven & Sholom Memorial Park
Sylmar, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
other_namesHarry Gording
occupationActor
years_active1925–1954
spouse
children4
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| name = Harry Cording | image = Harry Cording in Terror by Night (1946).png | caption = Cording in Terror by Night (1946) | birth_name = Hector William Cording | birth_date = | birth_place = Wellington, Somerset, England | death_date = | death_place = Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | resting_place = Glen Haven & Sholom Memorial Park Sylmar, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | other_names = Harry Gording | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1925–1954 | spouse = | children = 4

Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) was an English actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in the films The Black Cat (1934) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).

Life and career

Cording was born Hector William Cording on 26 April 1891 in Wellington, Somerset. He was brought up and was educated at Rugby, and he was a member of the British Army in World War I.

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.

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.

Cording is buried in Glen Haven Memorial Park in Sylmar, California.

Filmography

References

References

  1. (20 May 2015). "A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses". McFarland.
  2. Cozad, W. Lee. (2006). ["More Magnificent Mountain Movies"]({{Google books). Sunstroke Media.
  3. "Harry Cording Biography".
  4. (May 1, 2001). "Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory". McFarland.

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