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