1891-04-25 Wellington, Somerset, England, UK
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.
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East of Eden | Bouncer (uncredited) | 1955-04-10 |
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The Black Shield of Falworth | Captain of King's Guards (uncredited) | 1954-09-02 |
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King Richard and the Crusaders | Castelaine Spokesman (uncredited) | 1954-08-07 |
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Killer Leopard | Supt. Saunders | 1954-08-22 |
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Jungle Gents | Henchman Shanks | 1954-09-05 |
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Law and Order | Townsman (uncredited) | 1953-05-13 |
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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Rough Character in the Park | 1953-08-01 |
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Titanic | Boiler Room Engineer (uncredited) | 1953-04-11 |
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Ambush at Tomahawk Gap | Stableman (uncredited) | 1953-05-01 |
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Man in the Attic | Detective Sgt. Bates | 1953-12-23 |
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Road to Bali | Verna’s Father (uncredited) | 1953-01-29 |
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Treasure of the Golden Condor | Breton (uncredited) | 1953-02-04 |
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Against All Flags | Gow | 1952-12-24 |
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Captain Pirate | Col. Ramsey's Overseer (uncredited) | 1952-08-27 |
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The Big Trees | Cleve Gregg | 1952-02-05 |
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Cripple Creek | Hibbs (uncredited) | 1952-06-30 |
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Brave Warrior | Shayne MacGregor | 1952-05-31 |
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Night Stage to Galveston | Ted Driscoll | 1952-03-18 |
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The Strange Door | 1951-06-21 | |
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Santa Fe | Moose Legrande | 1951-04-01 |
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Sirocco | Master Sergeant (uncredited) | 1951-06-13 |
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Mask of the Avenger | Zio d'Orsini | 1951-06-27 |
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Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Mike Bridges | 1951-01-17 |
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Convicted | Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited) | 1950-08-01 |
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Fortunes of Captain Blood | Will Ward | 1950-05-19 |
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Buccaneer's Girl | 1950-03-01 | |
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Last of the Buccaneers | Brown | 1950-10-25 |
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The Iroquois Trail | 1950-06-15 | |
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Tyrant of the Sea | Sampson Edwards | 1950-02-22 |
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The Secret Of St. Ives | Innkeeper (uncredited) | 1949-06-30 |
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Red River | Gambler (uncredited) | 1948-09-17 |
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A Woman's Vengeance | Chauffeur McNabb | 1948-03-02 |
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That Lady in Ermine | Orlando (uncredited) | 1948-08-24 |
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The Black Arrow | Guard (uncredited) | 1948-03-18 |
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Tap Roots | Leader (uncredited) | 1948-08-25 |
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13 Lead Soldiers | Edward Vane | 1948-04-30 |
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Trail of the Mounties | Hawkins | 1947-12-20 |
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The Exile | Roundhead (uncredited) | 1947-10-17 |
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The Marauders | Riker | 1947-07-01 |
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California | Miner (uncredited) | 1947-02-21 |
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Dangerous Venture | Morgan | 1947-05-23 |
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Fool's Gold | Duke | 1946-10-09 |
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Calcutta | Tea Planter (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
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Terror by Night | Mock the Undertaker (uncredited) | 1946-02-01 |
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Dressed to Kill | Hamid | 1946-05-24 |
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Inside Job | Bartender | 1946-06-14 |
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Hot Cargo | Matt Wayne | 1946-06-28 |
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Devotion | Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited) | 1946-04-05 |
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The Man in Half Moon Street | Bobby | 1945-01-19 |
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The House of Fear | John Simpson | 1945-03-16 |
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Sudan | Uba | 1945-04-18 |
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Captain Kidd | Newgate Prison Warder (uncredited) | 1945-11-22 |
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The Fatal Witness | Gus | 1945-09-15 |
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Bluebeard | Policeman (Uncredited) | 1944-10-26 |
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The Great Alaskan Mystery | Captain Greeder | 1944-04-25 |
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Gypsy Wildcat | Captain Marver | 1944-08-02 |
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Lost in a Harem | Police Chief (uncredited) | 1944-12-01 |
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The Pearl of Death | George Gelder (uncredited) | 1944-08-01 |
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Mrs. Parkington | Humphrey | 1944-10-12 |
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Mahmoud | 1944-01-14 |
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Phantom Lady | Courtroom Spectator Next to Carol (uncredited) | 1944-01-28 |
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The Man from the Rio Grande | John King | 1943-10-18 |
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Fugitive from Sonora | Iron Joe Martin | 1943-06-30 |
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Don't You Believe It | Rogue | 1943-07-03 |
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The Spider Woman | Fred Garvin (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
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Mission to Moscow | Blacksmith (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
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For Whom the Bell Tolls | Man Who Flails the Mayor | 1943-07-12 |
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The Moon Is Down | Miner (uncredited) | 1943-03-14 |
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Two Tickets to London | Sutliff (uncredited) | 1943-06-14 |
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Ride 'Em Cowboy | Poker Player (uncredited) | 1942-02-13 |
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The Spoilers | Miner (uncredited) | 1942-06-11 |
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Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Saloon Bouncer | 1942-01-31 |
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Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Turnkey (uncredited) | 1942-01-29 |
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Overland Mail | Sam Gregg - Henchman | 1942-09-22 |
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Road to Morocco | Warrior (uncredited) | 1942-11-10 |
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The Ghost of Frankenstein | Mob Leader (uncredited) | 1942-03-13 |
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The Mummy's Tomb | Vic - Farmer (uncredited) | 1942-10-23 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Jack Brady (uncredited) | 1942-12-25 |
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Arabian Nights | Blacksmith | 1942-12-25 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror | Camberwell | 1942-09-18 |
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They Met in Bombay | Corporal at Base (uncredited) | 1941-06-27 |
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The Wolf Man | Wykes (uncredited) | 1941-12-12 |
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Raiders of the Desert | Rawlins | 1941-07-17 |
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Mutiny in the Arctic | Harmon | 1941-04-17 |
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The Lady from Cheyenne | Mike, Cork's Henchman | 1941-04-11 |
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Riders of the Badlands | Blacksmith Higgins | 1941-12-18 |
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Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie | J. L. Red Clinton | 1941-03-21 |
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So Ends Our Night | Card Player (uncredited) | 1941-02-27 |
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Lydia | Hotel House Detective | 1941-09-18 |
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Badlands of Dakota | Jackson | 1941-09-15 |
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Singapore Woman | Crow's Nest Manager (uncredited) | 1941-05-17 |
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Rawhide Rangers | Blackie | 1941-07-18 |
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Santa Fe Trail | Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
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When the Daltons Rode | Rigby Henchman | 1940-08-23 |
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Virginia City | Scarecrow - Union Prisoner at Libby (uncredited) | 1940-03-23 |
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Florian | Leader | 1940-06-05 |
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The Great Plane Robbery | Eddie Lindo | 1940-12-09 |
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A Dispatch from Reuters | Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 |
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Strange Cargo | Guard (uncredited) | 1940-03-01 |
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Passport to Alcatraz | Jeffers | 1940-06-06 |
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The Sea Hawk | Slavemaster | 1940-08-10 |
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Dark Command | Angry Townsman in Bank | 1940-04-15 |
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Law and Order | Poe Daggett | 1940-11-28 |
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King of the Royal Mounted | Wade Garson | 1940-09-19 |
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The Grapes of Wrath | Deputy (uncredited) | 1940-03-15 |
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The Invisible Man Returns | Miner (uncredited) | 1940-01-12 |
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The House of the Seven Gables | Blacksmith Hawkins | 1940-04-12 |
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Stage to Chino | Pete Brannigan | 1940-07-26 |
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The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Dannick - Crooked Construction Foreman | 1940-12-24 |
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Texas Stagecoach | Clancy | 1940-05-23 |
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Little Old New York | Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire | 1940-02-09 |
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Trail of the Vigilantes | Phil | 1940-12-13 |
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Tower of London | Lead Murderer of the Children | 1939-11-17 |
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We Are Not Alone | Man Carrying Leni | 1939-11-25 |
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Each Dawn I Die | Temple | 1939-08-19 |
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Mutiny on the Blackhawk | Bos'un | 1939-07-31 |
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Sons of Liberty | Arresting British Trooper (uncredited) | 1939-05-20 |
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The Sun Never Sets | Zurof Camp Guard | 1939-05-31 |
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The Story of Dr. Jenner | Village Dairyman (uncredited) | 1939-03-18 |
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Destry Rides Again | Creepy - Lends Tom Guns (uncredited) | 1939-11-30 |
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Devil's Island | Guard Accepting Bribe | 1939-01-07 |
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Son of Frankenstein | Bearded Gendarme (uncredited) | 1939-01-13 |
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
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Stand Up and Fight | Bullet Line Blacksmith | 1939-01-06 |
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Rulers of the Sea | Seaman (Uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
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Arizona Legion | Whiskey Joe | 1939-01-20 |
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The Marshal Of Mesa City | Henchman Bat Cardigan | 1939-11-03 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Guard (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Second Fake Constable (uncredited) | 1939-09-01 |
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The Light That Failed | Soldier | 1939-12-24 |
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Valley of the Giants | Greer | 1938-09-17 |
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Marie Antoinette | Executioner (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
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The Adventures of Robin Hood | Dickon Malbete | 1938-05-13 |
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Crime School | Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited) | 1938-05-10 |
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Heart of the North | Miner Leading Mob (uncredited) | 1938-12-10 |
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A Christmas Carol | Waiter (uncredited) | 1938-12-16 |
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Painted Desert | Henchman Burke | 1938-08-12 |
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The Soldier and the Lady | Peasant (Uncredited) | 1937-04-09 |
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Song of Revolt | Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
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Maid of Salem | Guard (Uncredited) | 1937-02-12 |
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Sea Devils | Sailor (uncredited) | 1937-02-19 |
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You Only Live Once | Guard (uncredited) | 1937-01-23 |
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The Prince and the Pauper | Second Guard | 1937-04-30 |
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Daniel Boone | Joe Burch | 1936-10-16 |
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Sutter's Gold | Seaman Lars | 1936-03-01 |
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Road Gang | Sam Dawson (guard with whip) | 1936-03-28 |
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The Country Doctor | Logger (uncredited) | 1936-03-12 |
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The White Angel | Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited) | 1936-06-25 |
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Peter Ibbetson | Guard (uncredited) | 1935-11-07 |
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Charlie Chan in Paris | Gendarme Arresting Yvette (uncredited) | 1935-01-21 |
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Ship Cafe | Stoker (uncredited) | 1935-11-09 |
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Mutiny on the Bounty | Soldier (uncredited) | 1935-11-22 |
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Les Misérables | Beam Warder | 1935-04-20 |
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Sentry (uncredited) | 1935-01-11 |
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Turk, an Opium Addict (uncredited) | 1935-02-04 |
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Naughty Marietta | Pirate (uncredited) | 1935-03-29 |
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Black Fury | Louie (uncredited) | 1935-05-18 |
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Captain Blood | Kent | 1935-12-26 |
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We Live Again | Jailer | 1934-11-01 |
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Strange Wives | Tribesman | 1934-11-30 |
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The Black Cat | Thamal | 1934-05-07 |
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Great Expectations | Orlick | 1934-10-22 |
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The House of Rothschild | Man (uncredited) | 1934-04-07 |
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Sweepings | Customer (Uncredited) | 1933-04-14 |
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Roman Scandals | Valerius' Soldier (uncredited) | 1933-11-27 |
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The Intruder | Cramer | 1933-03-13 |
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To the Last Man | Colby Man Fred (uncredited) | 1933-09-15 |
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Narcotic | Dr. William G. Davis | 1933-08-01 |
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Captured! | First Orderly | 1933-08-19 |
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File 113 | Michele | 1933-01-05 |
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The Girl in 419 | Henchman Driver | 1933-05-26 |
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Secrets of the French Police | Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited) | 1932-12-02 |
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Texas Cyclone | Jake Farwell | 1932-02-24 |
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Merrily We Go to Hell | Fred (uncredited) | 1932-06-10 |
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The Cabin in the Cotton | Ross Clinton (uncredited) | 1932-09-26 |
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Scarlet Dawn | Revolutionary (Uncredited) | 1932-11-12 |
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The World and the Flesh | Ivanovitch | 1932-04-22 |
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Mata Hari | Ivan (uncredited) | 1931-12-26 |
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Night Beat | Chill Scarpelli | 1931-12-26 |
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Honor of the Family | Kouski | 1931-10-17 |
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The Sea Ghost | Sailor Who Knocks Out Capt. Winter (uncredited) | 1931-11-28 |
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The Conquering Horde | Butch Daggett | 1931-03-01 |
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I Like Your Nerve | San Arango Officer (uncredited) | 1931-09-12 |
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Bride of the Regiment | Sergeant Dostal | 1930-05-21 |
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New Moon | Kirghiz Soldier at Fort Darvaz | 1930-12-23 |
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Rough Romance | Chick Carson | 1930-06-15 |
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Captain of the Guard | Le Bruin | 1930-03-28 |
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The Right of Way | Rouge's Henchman | 1930-12-11 |
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The Squall | Peter | 1929-05-09 |
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Christina | Dick Torpe | 1929-12-15 |
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The Isle of Lost Ships | Gallagher | 1929-10-16 |
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The Last Command | Revolutionist (uncredited) | 1928-01-21 |
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The Patriot | Stefan | 1928-09-01 |
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Daredevil's Reward | Second Heavy | 1928-01-15 |
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Sins of the Fathers | The Hijacker | 1928-12-28 |
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Black Jack | Haskins | 1927-09-25 |
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The Knockout | Steve McKenna | 1925-08-23 |
