Lyn Harding

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Lyn Harding
Harding in 1915
Born	David Llewellyn Harding (1867-10-12)12 October 1867 St. Brides Wentloog, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died	26 December 1952(1952-12-26) (aged 85) Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1890–1947
Spouse	Maria Frieda Reidacher ​ ​ (m. 1895)​

David Llewellyn Harding (12 October 1867 – 26 December 1952), 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. 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.