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Home/People/Lyn Harding
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Born
Oct 12, 1876Died: Dec 26, 1952
Lived 76 years
Place of Birth
St Brides Wentlooge, Wales, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

25
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
David Llewellyn Harding
IMDb Profile

Lyn Harding

Acting

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.
The Prime Minister poster

The Prime Minister

as Bismarck (uncredited)
1941
Goodbye, Mr. Chips poster

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Dr. John Hamilton Wetherby
1939
The Missing People poster

The Missing People

as Joseph Bronstone
1939
The Mutiny Of The Elsinore poster

The Mutiny Of The Elsinore

as Mr. Pike
1938
Knight Without Armour poster

Knight Without Armour

as Bargee
1937
Silver Blaze poster

Silver Blaze

as Professor Moriarty
1937
The Pearls of the Crown poster

The Pearls of the Crown

as John Russell / Henry VIII
1937
Fire Over England poster

Fire Over England

as Sir Richard Ingolby
1937
Please Teacher poster

Please Teacher

as Wing Foo
1937
The Man Who Changed His Mind poster

The Man Who Changed His Mind

as Prof. Holloway
1936
The Invader poster

The Invader

as Gonzalo Gonzalez
1936
Escape Me Never poster

Escape Me Never

as Herr Heinrich
1935
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

as Prof. Moriarty
1935
The Lash poster

The Lash

as Branson Haughton
1934
The Man Who Changed His Name poster

The Man Who Changed His Name

as Selby Clive
1934
Wild Boy poster

Wild Boy

as Frank Redfern
1934
The Constant Nymph poster

The Constant Nymph

as Albert Sanger
1933
The Barton Mystery poster

The Barton Mystery

as Beverly
1932
The Speckled Band poster

The Speckled Band

as Dr. Grimesby Rylott
1931
Sleeping Partners poster

Sleeping Partners

as It
1930