Lyn Harding Movies
A gesticulating, barnstormer of the Old School, Welsh-born actor
Lyn Harding had been a stage star for nearly forty years when he first stepped before a film camera in 1920. Harding's most memorable silent-film appearances was as King Henry VIII in the
Marion Davies vehicle
When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922). He is best known for his stage and film portrayals of perennial Sherlock Holmes nemesis Professor Moriarty. Lyn Harding remained in harness until 1942, essaying such scene-stealing roles as Bismarck in
Sins of Napoleon (1936) and the title character's first headmaster in
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
