Lyn Harding October 12, 1867 to December 26, 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. October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Professor Moriarty, illustration by Sidney Paget which accompanied the original publication of The Final Problem Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character who is the best known antagonist of the detective Sherlock Holmes. ... Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th century, created by British author and physician Arthur Conan Doyle. ...

He was born in 1867 at St. Brides Wentlooge, Wales into a strict Congregationalist Welsh-speaking family. 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation indepedently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

He started his career as an apprentice draper in Newport, Wales and but he was drawn to an acting career . He began giving readings from Shakespeare at a chapel in Cardiff. In 1890 a chance meeting with a touring group on a train led to him standing in for a sick actor and his first professional engagement. He opened on the 28th of August 1890 in 'The Grip Of Iron' at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd, from caer, fort, and dydd, Aulus Didius) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ... The Coopers Hall (right) became the theatre foyer in the 1970s The Bristol Old Vic is a theatre complex and theatrical company in the centre of Bristol, England. ... Bristol is a city in south-western England, through which flows the River Avon. ...

He toured the Provinces and eventually made his London debut at the Shakespeare Theatre Clapham on the 19th of July 1897.

He later changed his name to "Lyn" to make it more acceptable to English audiences who found "Llewellyn" difficult to pronounce.

His career spanned stage, silent screen, talkies and radio productions and he toured in the USA, Japan, India and Burma. He worked at different times with John Gielgud Ralph Richardson and Anthony Quayle. John Gielgud as photographed in 1936 by Carl Van Vechten Sir Arthur John Gielgud OM CH (April 14, 1904–May 21, 2000) was an English theatre and film actor, regarded by many as one of the greatest of his time. ... Sir Ralph David Richardson (December 19, 1902 - 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, did their best to make the transition to film. ... Sir John Anthony Quayle (7 September 1913 – 20 October 1989) was an English actor and director. ...

His last stage appearance was as Abu Hassan in Chu Chin Chow in the West End in 1941 when he was 74 years old. West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ...

At the age of nearly 80 he played Owain Glyndwr in Shakespeare's Henry VII for BBC radio. Owain Glyndŵr, sometimes anglicised as Owen Glendower (1359–c. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ...

He lived for many years in Hemel Hempstead and died in London. Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of 81,143 at the 2001 Census. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

Lyn Harding Filmography

• 1920 Bachelor Husband
• 1922 When Knighthood Was in Flower
• 1924 Yolanda
• 1927 Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant
• 1927 Land of Hope and Glory
• 1930 Sleeping Partners
• 1931 The Speckled Band
• 1932 The Barton Mystery
• 1933 The Constant Nymph
• 1934 The Lash
• 1934 The Man Who Changed His Name
• 1934 Wild Boy
• 1935 Escape Me Never
• 1935 The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
• 1936 An Old Spanish Custom
• 1936 Spy of Napoleon
• 1936 The Man Who Changed His Mind
• 1937 Fire over England
• 1937 Knight without Armour
• 1937 Les Perles De La Couronne
• 1937 Murder at the Baskervilles
• 1937 Please Teacher
• 1937 Silver Blaze
• 1937 The Mutiny on the Elsinore
• 1937 Underneath the Arches
• 1939 Goodbye, Mr. Chips
• 1939 The Missing People
• 1941 The Prime Minister
• 1941 Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Blaze