Lyn Harding

Lyn Harding

Born: October 12, 1876
Died: December 26, 1952
in St Brides Wentlooge, Wales, UK
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Lyn Harding (12 October 1867 – 26 December 1952) (real name David Llewellyn Harding) was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British made silent films, talkies and radio. He had an imposing and menacing stage presence and came to be cast as the villain in many films, notably Professor Moriarty in dramatisations of the Sherlock Holmes stories.

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Title: Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Character: Dr. John Hamilton Wetherby
Released: July 28, 1939
Type: Movie
A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.
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The Missing People
Title: The Missing People
Character: Joseph Bronstone
Released: May 1, 1939
Type: Movie
27 well-to-do people have all vanished under similar circumstances. J.G. Reeder, an elderly gentleman who fancies himself a detective, decides to investigate the matter.
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The Mutiny Of The Elsinore
Title: The Mutiny Of The Elsinore
Character: Mr. Pike
Released: September 2, 1937
Type: Movie
The story of a surly crew, an honest God-fearing captain, a hardboiled-but-loyal Scotch mate, a scoundrelly second-mate, and then a mutiny, the fight and the final voyage to a safe harbor. But not before the Captain has been murdered, his pretty daughter in peril, her rescue by the single passenger on board, and a member of the crew thrown overboard by another crew member.
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Knight Without Armour
Title: Knight Without Armour
Character: Bargee
Released: July 23, 1937
Type: Movie
British agent working in Russia is forced to remain longer than planned once the revolution begins. After being released from prison in Siberia he poses as a Russian Commissar. Because of his position among the revolutionaries, he is able to rescue a Russian countess from the Bolsheviks.
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Silver Blaze
Title: Silver Blaze
Character: Professor Moriarty
Released: July 1, 1937
Type: Movie
Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a double-murder mystery. Now he's got to find Professor Moriarty and the horse Silver Blaze before the great cup final horse race.
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The Pearls of the Crown
Title: The Pearls of the Crown
Character: John Russell / Henry VIII
Released: May 12, 1937
Type: Movie
The story of the seven pearls of the English Crown, from Henry VIII to 1937 – three of them missing.
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Fire Over England
Title: Fire Over England
Character: Sir Richard Ingolby
Released: March 5, 1937
Type: Movie
The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
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Please Teacher
Title: Please Teacher
Character: Wing Foo
Released: January 1, 1937
Type: Movie
Tommy Deacon learns that a gift bequeathed by his aunt is hidden in her house inside a bust of Napoleon. However, the house has been sold, and is now a girls school and to gain admission Tommy has to pose as the elder brother of Anne, one of the pupils. His arrival in the school results in a variety of escapades, but Tommy resolutely persists in his search for the missing legacy...
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The Man Who Changed His Mind
Title: The Man Who Changed His Mind
Character: Prof. Holloway
Released: September 11, 1936
Type: Movie
Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. The science community rejects him, and he risks losing everything for which he has worked. He begins to use his discoveries to save his research and further his own causes, thereby becoming... a Mad Scientist, almost unstoppable...
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The Invader
Title: The Invader
Character: Gonzalo Gonzalez
Released: January 2, 1936
Type: Movie
A bumbling yachtsman sails to the South of Spain with a fiery seductress, only to become the pawn in her dangerous game of love.
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Escape Me Never
Title: Escape Me Never
Character: Herr Heinrich
Released: May 24, 1935
Type: Movie
Romantic quadrangle involving two brothers, one a burgeoning ballet composer; a willful heiress; and a waif.
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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
Title: The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
Character: Prof. Moriarty
Released: March 24, 1935
Type: Movie
Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Holmes' methods baffle Watson and Lestrade, but his results astonish them. In a long flashback, the victim's wife tells the story of the sinister Vermissa Valley.
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The Lash
Title: The Lash
Character: Branson Haughton
Released: October 21, 1934
Type: Movie
One of John Mills' earliest roles as a wastrel playboy.
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The Man Who Changed His Name
Title: The Man Who Changed His Name
Character: Selby Clive
Released: March 1, 1934
Type: Movie
A young woman begins to suspect that her wealthy, respectable husband may be an escaped Canadian murderer.
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Wild Boy
Title: Wild Boy
Character: Frank Redfern
Released: January 1, 1934
Type: Movie
This film is a caper story of greyhound racing and the efforts of a crooked dog owner to stop a rival's dog, Wild Boy, from running in the Greyhound Derby.
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The Constant Nymph
Title: The Constant Nymph
Character: Albert Sanger
Released: December 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Second of three versions of Margaret Kennedy’s novel about a sickly, sensitive Belgian schoolgirl, Tessa (Victoria Hopper), in love with world-famous composer Lewis Dodd (Brian Aherne), who marries her wealthy cousin Florence (Leonora Corbett). Undermining the already delicate Tessa’s health, the composer realises that life without Tessa is unbearable and leaves his unloving wife – but sadly too late.
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The Barton Mystery
Title: The Barton Mystery
Character: Beverly
Released: November 1, 1932
Type: Movie
British crime film directed by Henry Edwards
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The Speckled Band
Title: The Speckled Band
Character: Dr. Grimesby Rylott
Released: March 5, 1931
Type: Movie
After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.
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Sleeping Partners
Title: Sleeping Partners
Character: It
Released: March 18, 1930
Type: Movie
A neglected wife spends the night with a roué after drinking a sleeping draught.
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Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant
Title: Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant
Character: The Sinister Influence
Released: September 10, 1928
Type: Movie
'Shanghai. Lieutenant escapes from spies and regains stolen plans.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Land of Hope and Glory
Title: Land of Hope and Glory
Character: Roger Whiteford
Released: November 1, 1927
Type: Movie
A girl saves her fiancé's stabiliser plans from spies.
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Yolanda
Title: Yolanda
Character: Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
Released: September 15, 1924
Type: Movie
The backdrop is fifteenth century France, and Charles, Duke of Burgundy has promised his daughter, Princess Mary, that she can marry the man she loves, Prince Maximilian of Styria. But when the Swiss threaten war, the duke is compelled to take back his word and he arranges for Mary to wed the half-witted dauphin of France's King Louis XI .
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When Knighthood Was in Flower
Title: When Knighthood Was in Flower
Character: Henry VIII
Released: September 15, 1922
Type: Movie
Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She convinces her brother King Henry VIII to make him his Captain of the Guard. Meanwhile, Henry is determined to marry her off to the aging King Louis XII of France as part of a peace agreement.