Lyn Harding
British actor (1867-1952) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
David Llewellyn Harding, known professionally as Lyn Harding, was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British-made silent films, talkies and radio.
Lyn Harding is read about 11 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
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1952Died26 December 19521941
The Prime MinisterFilm, Bismarck (uncredited)1939
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsFilm, Dr. John Hamilton Wetherby1938
The Mutiny Of The ElsinoreFilm, Mr. Pike1937
Fire Over EnglandFilm, Sir Richard Ingolby1936
The InvaderFilm, Gonzalo Gonzalez1935
Escape Me NeverFilm, Herr Heinrich1934The LashFilm, Branson Haughton1932The Barton MysteryFilm, Beverly1931
The Speckled BandFilm, Dr. Grimesby Rylott1930
Sleeping PartnersFilm, It1928
Further Adventures of the Flag LieutenantFilm, The Sinister Influence1927Land of Hope and GloryFilm, Roger Whiteford1924
YolandaFilm, Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy1922Moments from "Trilby"Film, Svengali1867Born12 October 1867
The Prime MinisterFilm, Bismarck (uncredited)1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsFilm, Dr. John Hamilton Wetherby1938The Mutiny Of The ElsinoreFilm, Mr. Pike1937Fire Over EnglandFilm, Sir Richard Ingolby1936The InvaderFilm, Gonzalo Gonzalez1935Escape Me NeverFilm, Herr Heinrich1934The LashFilm, Branson Haughton1932The Barton MysteryFilm, Beverly1931The Speckled BandFilm, Dr. Grimesby Rylott1930Sleeping PartnersFilm, It1928Further Adventures of the Flag LieutenantFilm, The Sinister Influence1927Land of Hope and GloryFilm, Roger Whiteford1924YolandaFilm, Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy1922Moments from "Trilby"Film, Svengali1867Born12 October 1867People around Lyn
Close ties
Henry Edwards Directed The Barton Mystery and The Lash
Herbert Wilcox Produced Escape Me Never and The Speckled Band
Michael Balcon Produced The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)- Leslie Perrins Also in The Lash (1934)
Laurence Olivier Duets: Professor Moriarty
Christian-Jaque Directed Pearls of the Crown (1937)
Robert G. Vignola Directed When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
Gustav von Seyffertitz Duets: Professor Moriarty- Adrian Brunel Directed The Invader (1935)
Alexander Korda Produced Fire Over England (1937)
John Huston Duets: Professor Moriarty
Robert Donat Also in Knight Without Armour (1937)- James Hilton Wrote Knight Without Armour (1937)
Paul Freeman Duets: Professor Moriarty
Leo McKern Duets: Professor Moriarty- Robert Stevenson Directed The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
Lionel Atwill Duets: Professor Moriarty
Eric Porter Duets: Professor Moriarty
William K. Howard Directed Fire Over England (1937)
Ernest Torrence Duets: Professor Moriarty
Hans Söhnker Duets: Professor Moriarty
Marguerite Moreno Also in Pearls of the Crown (1937)- Victor Saville Produced Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
- Andrews Engelmann Also in Pearls of the Crown (1937)
Also in Français
Filmography 25
Media & music
About this person
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.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1867 to 1952 · aged 85
Where to find them
In the same film or series as Lyn
Isabel JeansAlso in Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant (1928)
Seymour HicksAlso in Sleeping Partners (1930)Donald CalthropAlso in The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
Forrest StanleyAlso in When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)Bobby HowesAlso in Please Teacher (1937)
Charles CarsonAlso in Fire Over England (1937)