Lyn Harding
Date of birth: 1876-10-12
Place of birth: St Brides Wentlooge, Wales, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: David Llewellyn Harding
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lyn Harding,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936-09-11
Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul.
Fire Over England
1937-03-05
The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the E
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939-07-28
Over several decades throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping ris
Silver Blaze
1937-07-01
Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he s
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
1935-03-24
Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an A
The Pearls of the Crown
1937-05-12
The story of the seven pearls of the English Crown, from Henry VIII to 1937 – three of them missing.
The Invader
1936-01-02
A bumbling yachtsman sails to the South of Spain with a fiery seductress, only to become the pawn in
When Knighthood Was in Flower
1922-09-15
Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She convinces her brother Kin
Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant
1928-09-10
'Shanghai. Lieutenant escapes from spies and regains stolen plans.' (British Film Catalogue)
Wild Boy
1934-01-01
This film is a caper story of greyhound racing and the efforts of a crooked dog owner to stop a riva
The Constant Nymph
1933-12-01
Second of three versions of Margaret Kennedy’s novel about a sickly, sensitive Belgian schoolgirl, T
Please Teacher
1937-01-01
Tommy Deacon learns that a gift bequeathed by his aunt is hidden in her house inside a bust of Napol
The Missing People
1939-05-01
27 well-to-do people have all vanished under similar circumstances. J.G. Reeder, an elderly gentlema
Knight Without Armour
1937-07-23
British agent working in Russia is forced to remain longer than planned once the revolution begins.
The Man Who Changed His Name
1934-03-01
A young woman begins to suspect that her wealthy, respectable husband may be an escaped Canadian mur
The Lash
1934-10-21
One of John Mills' earliest roles as a wastrel playboy.
The Barton Mystery
1932-11-01
British crime film directed by Henry Edwards
The Mutiny Of The Elsinore
1938-04-25
The story of a surly crew, an honest God-fearing captain, a hardboiled-but-loyal Scotch mate, a scou
Moments from "Trilby"
1922-06-29
Backstage, Lyn Harding prepares for his role as Svengali; a brief montage of several scenes from the
Land of Hope and Glory
1927-11-01
A girl saves her fiancé's stabiliser plans from spies.
Sleeping Partners
1930-03-18
A neglected wife spends the night with a roué after drinking a sleeping draught.
The Speckled Band
1931-03-05
After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she fe
Yolanda
1924-09-15
The backdrop is fifteenth century France, and Charles, Duke of Burgundy has promised his daughter, P
Escape Me Never
1935-05-24
Romantic quadrangle involving two brothers, one a burgeoning ballet composer; a willful heiress; and
The Prime Minister
1941-03-04
A biopic of the legendary Benjamin Disraeli, his rise from a foppish young novelist to the Prime Min