Lyn Harding
Biography
Lyn Harding was a Welsh actor whose four decades on stage preceded work in British silent films, talkies and radio. Born in 1867 at St. Brides Wentloog, Monmouthshire, he first acted professionally in 1890, stepping in for a sick performer in The Grip Of Iron, staged at the Theatre Royal in Bristol. He toured the provinces before his London debut at the Shakespeare Theatre, Clapham, in 1897. His imposing, menacing presence led to villain roles, and he became known for playing Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes dramatizations. In 1910 he appeared as Dr Grimesby Rylott in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Speckled Band. He toured the United States, Japan, India and Burma, worked with John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Anthony Quayle, and made his last stage appearance in 1941 as Abu Hassan in Chu Chin Chow. Close to 80, he took the role of Owain Glyndŵr in Shakespeare's Henry IV on BBC radio. He died in 1952.
85years old at death
- Born St Brides Wentloog
- Died London
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- David Llewellyn Harding (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 4 years1935 to 1939
Every film, newest first
- 1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsIMDb rating 7.9
- 1937Fire Over EnglandIMDb rating 6.4
- 1936The Man Who Lived AgainIMDb rating 6.6
- 1935The Triumph of Sherlock HolmesIMDb rating 5.7
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Worked with
Lyn Harding shares two films with Donald Calthrop, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Sam WoodDirector, 1 film, 1939
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William K. HowardDirector, 1 film, 1937
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Robert StevensonDirector, 1 film, 1936
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